Occupant restaining apparatus

• US 20070262568A1
• Filed: 07/18/2007
• Published: 11/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/07/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Takata Corporation (Ningbo Junsheng Investment Group Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Takata Corporation (Ningbo Junsheng Investment Group Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Itoga, Yasuo, Murakami, Yoshiki
• Application Number:
  US11/826,732
• Publication Number:
  US 20070262568A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 280/728.200
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/42718 with anti-submarining systems
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/688 Particular seat belt attachment and guiding
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/18 the inflatable member formed as a belt or harness or combined with a belt or harness arrangement
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/207 in vehicle seats

Abstract

A gas generator is arranged in a vacant space around the seat to achieve effective utilization of a space for the seat. An inflatable seat bag is arranged above a seat pan. A seat cushion is installed above the seat bag. A gas introduction port is provided at a longitudinal end (the side of a side frame) of the seat bag, and a gas supply duct from a manifold at a distal end of an inflator is connected to the gas introduction port. The gas supply duct is disposed along the lower side of an S-spring. The inflator is mounted to a spindle with a bracket. A distal end of a gas introduction duct is connected to an end portion of a lap bag on the side of an anchor. A proximal end of the duct is connected to another gas outlet of the manifold.

Claims

1. An occupant restraining apparatus for restraining an occupant seated on a seat, comprising:

an inflatable bag; and

a gas generator for inflating the bag,

wherein the gas generator is mounted to a shaft for supporting a seatback of the seat.

2. The occupant restraining apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the inflatable bag is selected from the group consisting of an inflatable belt, a seat bag, and a side airbag.

3. The occupant restraining apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a second inflatable bag, and wherein the second inflatable bag is inflated by the gas generator.

4. The occupant restraining apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the gas generator is mounted to the rotatable shaft with a bracket, the bracket including a shaft portion and a gas generator holding portion, and wherein the shaft portion is wound around a portion of the shaft and the gas generator holding portion holds the gas generator.

5. The occupant restraining apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the bracket further includes a manifold provided with two gas outlets.