SIDE-COLLISION AIRBAG APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A side-collision airbag apparatus comprising:
- a side-collision airbag configured to inflate and deploy toward a side portion of an occupant;
an inflator configured to inject gas for inflating and deploying said side-collision airbag; and
an inflator holder configured to support said inflator;
wherein;
said inflator comprises;
an inflator main body portion that is substantially cylindrical in shape and produces said gas;
an injecting portion that protrudes from a tip end of said inflator main body portion; and
a clasp portion positioned between said inflator main body portion and said injecting portion;
said inflator holder comprises;
a holding portion configured to hold said inflator; and
a diffuser portion provided to a tip end portion of said holding portion and having a diffuser tube that has a cross-section substantially elliptical in shape; and
said diffuser tube comprises a contraction opening at an end portion in an injection direction of said gas, and is provided so that an end portion opposite the injection direction of said gas faces to said radial outer peripheral side of said clasp portion.
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Abstract
This disclosure discloses a side-collision airbag apparatus comprising: a side-collision airbag; an inflator configured to inject gas; and an inflator holder configured to support the inflator; wherein: the inflator comprises: an inflator main body portion that is substantially cylindrical in shape and produces the gas; an injecting portion that protrudes from a tip end of the inflator main body portion; and a clasp portion positioned between the inflator main body portion and the injecting portion; the inflator holder comprises: a holding portion configured to hold the inflator; and a diffuser portion having a diffuser tube that has a cross-section substantially elliptical in shape; and the diffuser tube comprises a contraction opening at an end portion in an injection direction of the gas, and is provided so that an end portion opposite the injection direction of the gas faces to the radial outer peripheral side of the clasp portion.
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4 Claims
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1. A side-collision airbag apparatus comprising:
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a side-collision airbag configured to inflate and deploy toward a side portion of an occupant; an inflator configured to inject gas for inflating and deploying said side-collision airbag; and an inflator holder configured to support said inflator;
wherein;said inflator comprises; an inflator main body portion that is substantially cylindrical in shape and produces said gas; an injecting portion that protrudes from a tip end of said inflator main body portion; and a clasp portion positioned between said inflator main body portion and said injecting portion; said inflator holder comprises; a holding portion configured to hold said inflator; and a diffuser portion provided to a tip end portion of said holding portion and having a diffuser tube that has a cross-section substantially elliptical in shape; and said diffuser tube comprises a contraction opening at an end portion in an injection direction of said gas, and is provided so that an end portion opposite the injection direction of said gas faces to said radial outer peripheral side of said clasp portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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