Snowmobile with airbag system
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1. A snowmobile with an airbag system comprising:
- a vehicle body extending in a longitudinal direction of a snowmobile;
a handle bar provided at an intermediate upper portion of the vehicle body for steering a steering skid;
an engine hood for covering a front portion of the vehicle body on a front side of the handle bar;
an engine mounted inside the engine hood;
a driver'"'"'s seat provided behind the handle bar; and
an airbag system provided for the vehicle body, the airbag system comprising;
an airbag body formed into a bag-shape;
a storage housing for storing the airbag body;
an impact detection device for detecting a collision of the vehicle body;
an airbag expanding device for expanding and blowing up the airbag body upon the collision of the vehicle body; and
a controller for controlling the impact detection device and expansion of the airbag body, the airbag system including a first airbag body to be expanded from a portion near the handle bar and blown up rearward of the handle bar and outward of both ends of the handle bar, and a second airbag body to be expanded from a portion near the handle bar and blown up to a front side of rider'"'"'s knees.
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Abstract
A snowmobile is provided with airbag systems including airbag bodies expanding from a portion near a steering handle bar respectively, one of the airbag bodies expanding rearward of a handle bar and outward of both the ends of the handle bar, and the other airbag body expanding toward a front side of rider'"'"'s knees. Another airbag system includes an airbag body expanding from an upper surface of an engine hood on the front portion of a vehicle body frame and blowing up toward a windshield of the engine hood. The respective airbag systems are detachable from the vehicle body, and hence, can be stored indoors.
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1. A snowmobile with an airbag system comprising:
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a vehicle body extending in a longitudinal direction of a snowmobile;
a handle bar provided at an intermediate upper portion of the vehicle body for steering a steering skid;
an engine hood for covering a front portion of the vehicle body on a front side of the handle bar;
an engine mounted inside the engine hood;
a driver'"'"'s seat provided behind the handle bar; and
an airbag system provided for the vehicle body, the airbag system comprising;
an airbag body formed into a bag-shape;
a storage housing for storing the airbag body;
an impact detection device for detecting a collision of the vehicle body;
an airbag expanding device for expanding and blowing up the airbag body upon the collision of the vehicle body; and
a controller for controlling the impact detection device and expansion of the airbag body, the airbag system including a first airbag body to be expanded from a portion near the handle bar and blown up rearward of the handle bar and outward of both ends of the handle bar, and a second airbag body to be expanded from a portion near the handle bar and blown up to a front side of rider'"'"'s knees. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A snowmobile with an airbag system comprising:
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a vehicle body extending in a longitudinal direction of a snowmobile;
a handle bar provided at an intermediate upper portion of the vehicle body for steering a steering skid;
an engine hood for covering the front portion of the vehicle body at a front side of the handle bar;
a windshield provided at a rear portion of the engine hood;
an engine mounted inside the engine hood;
a vehicle body frame provided so as to extend in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body;
an airbag system provided for the vehicle body, the airbag system comprising;
an airbag body formed into a bag-shape;
a storage housing for storing the airbag body;
an impact detection device for detecting a collision of the vehicle body;
an airbag expanding device for expanding the airbag body upon the collision of the vehicle body; and
a controller for controlling the impact detection device and expansion of the airbag body; and
an airbag holding device provided for the vehicle body frame for expanding the airbag body from an upper surface of the engine hood toward the windshield, the windshield having an inclined surface acting as a guide slope at the time of expansion and blowing-up of the airbag body. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A snowmobile with an airbag system comprising:
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a vehicle body extending in a longitudinal direction of a snowmobile;
a handle bar provided at an intermediate upper portion of the vehicle body for steering a steering skid;
an engine hood for covering the front portion of the vehicle body at a front side of the handle bar;
a windshield provided at a rear portion of the engine hood;
an engine mounted inside the engine hood;
a driver'"'"'s seat provided behind the handle bar;
a vehicle body frame provided so as to extend in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body; and
an airbag system provided for the vehicle body, the airbag system comprising;
an airbag body formed into a bag-shape;
a storage housing for storing the airbag body;
an impact detection device for detecting a collision of the vehicle body;
an airbag expanding device for expanding the airbag body upon the collision of the vehicle body; and
a controller for controlling the impact detection device and expansion of the airbag body,the airbag system including a first airbag body to be expanded from a portion near the handle bar and blown up rearward of the handle bar and outward of both ends of the handle bar, a second airbag body to be expanded from a portion near the handle bar and blown up to a front side of rider'"'"'s knees, and a third airbag body to be expanded from an upper surface of the engine hood toward the windshield having an inclined surface as a guide slop for the blowing-up of the third airbag. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A snowmobile with an airbag system comprising:
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a vehicle body extending in a longitudinal direction of a snowmobile;
a handle bar provided at an intermediate upper portion of the vehicle body for steering a steering skid;
an engine hood for covering a front portion of the vehicle body at a front side of the handle bar;
an engine mounted inside the engine hood; and
an airbag system provided for the vehicle body, the airbag system comprising;
an airbag body formed into a bag-shape;
a storage housing for storing the airbag body;
an impact detection device for detecting a collision of the vehicle body;
an airbag expanding device for expanding the airbag body upon the collision of the vehicle body; and
a controller for controlling the impact detection device and expansion of the airbag body,wherein the engine is inclined rearward so as to provide a space between the engine hood and the engine, and at least the airbag body and the storage housing are disposed in the space. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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