Head-protecting airbag
First Claim
1. A head-protecting airbag adapted to be mounted on an upper periphery of a window of a vehicle inside the vehicle for deployment downward to cover the window, the airbag comprising:
- a gas admissive portion inflatable with inflation gas by separating an inner panel and an outer panel, the gas admissive portion including;
a primary inflatable portion inflatable in an early stage of airbag deployment, the primary inflatable portion including a protection portion that receives and protects a head of an occupant and a conduit that is tubular in shape and extends from the protection portion; and
a secondary inflatable portion that is communicated with the protection portion of the primary inflatable portion by the conduit and admits inflation gas from the protection portion for restraining a pressure increase of the protection portion; and
a non-admissive portion that admits no inflation gas and keeps the inner panel and outer panel attached together, the non-admissive portion including;
a peripheral portion located on an outer periphery of the gas admissive portion; and
a partitioning portion that defines boundaries of the secondary inflatable portion and the conduit, the partitioning portion including an upper boundary portion that extends from a periphery of the secondary inflatable portion and defines an upper boundary of the conduit,wherein the conduit extends along an anteroposterior direction of the airbag and adjacent a bottom area of the peripheral portion in a lower periphery of the airbag from an inlet port from the protection portion to an outlet port to the secondary inflatable portion;
wherein the conduit includes;
a main region that is located on a side of the outlet port; and
an enlarged-diameter region that is located on a side proximate the inlet port and extends straightly, the enlarged-diameter region having an opening dimension in a vertical direction greater than that of the main region, the opening dimension in a vertical direction being equal to or greater than a length in an anteroposterior direction thereof;
wherein the protection portion includes;
an inlet-side inflatable portion adjoining the inlet port of the conduit in an anteroposterior direction, the inlet-side inflatable portion including an opposing region that is located to oppose and communicated with the inlet port of the conduit and an upper extending region that extends upward from the opposing region up to a higher level relative to the inlet port of the conduit; and
an upper inflatable portion that is located above the conduit and partitioned from the conduit by the upper boundary portion, the upper inflatable portion being communicated with the upper extending region of the inlet-side inflatable portion so as to be inflatable generally simultaneously with the inlet-side inflatable portion upon inflation of the primary inflatable portion and having an opening dimension in a vertical direction that is greater than that of the enlarged-diameter region.
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Abstract
A head-protecting airbag is deployable downward from an upper periphery of a window of vehicle to cover the window. The airbag includes a primary inflatable portion that includes a protection portion for receiving an occupant'"'"'s head and a secondary inflatable portion that admits inflation gas of the primary inflatable portion and is inflatable secondarily for preventing a pressure increase of the primary inflatable portion. The primary inflatable portion and the secondary inflatable portion are, communicated with a tubular conduit that is arranged along the lower periphery of the airbag. The protection portion includes an inlet-side inflatable portion communicated with the conduit and an upper inflatable portion located above the conduit. The conduit includes a main region located facing the outlet port and an enlarged-diameter region that is located facing the inlet port and has a greater opening dimension than the main region.
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Citations
8 Claims
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1. A head-protecting airbag adapted to be mounted on an upper periphery of a window of a vehicle inside the vehicle for deployment downward to cover the window, the airbag comprising:
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a gas admissive portion inflatable with inflation gas by separating an inner panel and an outer panel, the gas admissive portion including; a primary inflatable portion inflatable in an early stage of airbag deployment, the primary inflatable portion including a protection portion that receives and protects a head of an occupant and a conduit that is tubular in shape and extends from the protection portion; and a secondary inflatable portion that is communicated with the protection portion of the primary inflatable portion by the conduit and admits inflation gas from the protection portion for restraining a pressure increase of the protection portion; and a non-admissive portion that admits no inflation gas and keeps the inner panel and outer panel attached together, the non-admissive portion including; a peripheral portion located on an outer periphery of the gas admissive portion; and a partitioning portion that defines boundaries of the secondary inflatable portion and the conduit, the partitioning portion including an upper boundary portion that extends from a periphery of the secondary inflatable portion and defines an upper boundary of the conduit, wherein the conduit extends along an anteroposterior direction of the airbag and adjacent a bottom area of the peripheral portion in a lower periphery of the airbag from an inlet port from the protection portion to an outlet port to the secondary inflatable portion; wherein the conduit includes; a main region that is located on a side of the outlet port; and an enlarged-diameter region that is located on a side proximate the inlet port and extends straightly, the enlarged-diameter region having an opening dimension in a vertical direction greater than that of the main region, the opening dimension in a vertical direction being equal to or greater than a length in an anteroposterior direction thereof; wherein the protection portion includes; an inlet-side inflatable portion adjoining the inlet port of the conduit in an anteroposterior direction, the inlet-side inflatable portion including an opposing region that is located to oppose and communicated with the inlet port of the conduit and an upper extending region that extends upward from the opposing region up to a higher level relative to the inlet port of the conduit; and an upper inflatable portion that is located above the conduit and partitioned from the conduit by the upper boundary portion, the upper inflatable portion being communicated with the upper extending region of the inlet-side inflatable portion so as to be inflatable generally simultaneously with the inlet-side inflatable portion upon inflation of the primary inflatable portion and having an opening dimension in a vertical direction that is greater than that of the enlarged-diameter region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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