AIRBAG APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE
First Claim
1. An airbag apparatus for a vehicle comprising:
- a vent hole formed on an airbag cushion to discharge an expanding gas inside of the airbag cushion;
a cover attached on the outside of the airbag and selectively covering the vent hole;
a rope, one end of which is fixed to the inside of the airbag cushion and the other end of which is fixed to the cover through the vent hole to provide a tensile force to the cover such that the cover opens or closes the vent hole according to the tensile force applied to the cover via the rope; and
a rope-guide attached to the inside of the airbag cushion and upholding the rope to the airbag cushion, wherein the rope is slidably engaged to the rope-guide and a section of the rope is aligned longitudinally in the airbag cushion.
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Abstract
An airbag apparatus for a vehicle may include a vent hole formed on an airbag cushion to discharge an expanding gas inside of the airbag cushion, a cover attached on the outside of the airbag and selectively covering the vent hole, a rope, one end of which may be fixed to the inside of the airbag cushion and the other end of which may be fixed to the cover through the vent hole to provide a tensile force to the cover such that the cover opens or closes the vent hole according to the tensile force applied to the cover via the rope, and a rope-guide attached to the inside of the airbag cushion and upholding the rope to the airbag cushion, wherein the rope may be slidably engaged to the rope-guide and a section of the rope may be aligned longitudinally in the airbag cushion.
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10 Claims
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1. An airbag apparatus for a vehicle comprising:
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a vent hole formed on an airbag cushion to discharge an expanding gas inside of the airbag cushion; a cover attached on the outside of the airbag and selectively covering the vent hole; a rope, one end of which is fixed to the inside of the airbag cushion and the other end of which is fixed to the cover through the vent hole to provide a tensile force to the cover such that the cover opens or closes the vent hole according to the tensile force applied to the cover via the rope; and a rope-guide attached to the inside of the airbag cushion and upholding the rope to the airbag cushion, wherein the rope is slidably engaged to the rope-guide and a section of the rope is aligned longitudinally in the airbag cushion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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