Occupant Restraining Apparatus and Seat

• US 20090289479A1
• Filed: 10/23/2006
• Published: 11/26/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Takata Corporation (Ningbo Junsheng Investment Group Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Takata Corporation (Ningbo Junsheng Investment Group Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Kumagai, Masayoshi
• Application Number:
  US12/090,998
• Publication Number:
  US 20090289479A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 297/216.100
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/42718 with anti-submarining systems
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/42763 with anti-submarining systems
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2021/022 mounted on seats
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/207 in vehicle seats

Abstract

An occupant restraining apparatus 10 that provides a high degree of freedom in the arrangement of a bag and a gas generator includes an inflatable bag 12 for pressing a front portion of the seat cushion from below and a gas generator 14 for inflating the bag 12. The bag 12 is stored in a retainer 16 in a folded state. The gas generator 14 is disposed at an intermediate position of the retainer 16 in the front-rear direction thereof. The retainer 16 has a space in each of a region in front of the gas generator 14 and a region behind the gas generator 14. The gas generator 14 may also be disposed in a front area or a rear area of the retainer 16.

Claims

1. An occupant restraining apparatus comprising:

an inflatable bag for pressing a seat cushion from below; and

a gas generator for inflating the bag in case of vehicle emergency,

wherein the bag and the gas generator are disposed in a storage section provided under the seat cushion,

wherein the bag storage section has a space capable of storing the bag in at least one of a region in front of the gas generator and a region behind the gas generator, and

wherein at least a portion of the bag is stored in the space in a folded state.

2. The occupant restraining apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the bag is folded in a roll style, an accordion style, or a combination thereof.

3. The occupant restraining apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the space is provided in each of the regions in front of and behind the gas generator, each space storing a portion of the bag.

4. The occupant restraining apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the space is provided in only one of the regions in front of and behind the gas generator.

5. The occupant restraining apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the storage section includes a recess of a retainer attached to a seat pan of a seat.

6. The occupant restraining apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the retainer is shaped like a container with an open top.

7. The occupant restraining apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the gas generator is disposed inside the bag.

8. A seat of a vehicle comprising a seat cushion and the occupant restraining apparatus according to claim 1.