Airbag Apparatus And Motorcycle Having The Same
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1. An airbag apparatus to be mounted to a motorcycle, the airbag apparatus comprising:
- an airbag to be deployed and inflated upon detection of a front collision of the motorcycle;
a retainer for housing the airbag in a folded state;
an inflator in the retainer for supplying inflation gas to the airbag; and
a through opening in the retainer for draining liquid from the retainer.
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Abstract
A technique is provided that is effective in easily draining liquid entering the interior of a housing for housing a prefolded airbag of an airbag apparatus mounted to motorcycles. In a first form, an airbag apparatus mounted to a motorcycle has an opening at the bottom of a retainer, through which the water entering a retainer can be drained to the outside of retainer.
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19 Claims
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1. An airbag apparatus to be mounted to a motorcycle, the airbag apparatus comprising:
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an airbag to be deployed and inflated upon detection of a front collision of the motorcycle;
a retainer for housing the airbag in a folded state;
an inflator in the retainer for supplying inflation gas to the airbag; and
a through opening in the retainer for draining liquid from the retainer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An airbag apparatus comprising:
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a retainer having a base portion;
an inflator in the retainer having a predetermined footprint;
a recessed area of the retainer with a predetermined footprint slightly larger than the predetermined footprint of the inflator for generally fitting the inflator therein; and
a through opening in the retainer recessed area underlying the inflator for fluid drainage out from the retainer. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A motorcycle comprising:
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a body;
a seat of the body for supporting a rider seated thereon;
an airbag retainer mounted forwardly of the seat;
an airbag housed in the retainer in a folded state for being deployed and inflated upon detection of a front collision of the motorcycle;
an inflator in the retainer for supplying inflation gas to the airbag;
a plurality of through openings disposed at predetermined locations in the base portion of the retainer such that at least one of the plurality of through openings is oriented at the lowest point of the retainer when the motorcycle is tilted in any of fore, aft, and either lateral direction. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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