AIRBAG COVER AND MODULE

• US 20130307253A1
• Filed: 11/21/2012
• Published: 11/21/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/15/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Corp.)
• Inventors: SHIN, Hyo Shub, CHOI, Hyeong Ho, LEE, Chang Hyun, YOO, Jae Haeng, KIM, Tae In, JANG, Jung Yeol
• Application Number:
  US13/683,738
• Publication Number:
  US 20130307253A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 280/728.2
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2021/161 characterised by additional means for controlling deployment trajectory
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/205 in dashboards
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/207 in vehicle seats
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/217 Inflation fluid source retainers, e.g. reaction canisters; Connection of bags, covers, diffusers or inflation fluid sources therewith or together

Abstract

An airbag cover includes a housing section which forms an upper part of which is opened and into which a folded airbag cushion is housed; and a guide section which is formed by extending an upper rear end and both ends of the opened housing section to form an additional space for extending a space of the housing section and a front surface of which at a passenger side is opened to guide an initial deployment direction of the airbag cushion toward a passenger side.

Claims

1. An airbag cover, comprising:

a housing section forming an enclosure including an upper part of which is opened and into which a folded airbag cushion is housed; and

a guide section formed by extending an upper rear end and opposing side ends of the housing section to form an additional space for extending a space of the housing section and a front surface of which at a passenger side is opened to guide an initial deployment direction of the airbag cushion toward a passenger side.

2. The airbag cover of claim 1, wherein the guide section covers the upper end of the housing section and forms a space extended from the housing section.

3. The airbag cover of claim 1, wherein an upper surface of the guide section is extended further toward a passenger side than the lower end.

4. The airbag cover of claim 3, wherein the both side surfaces of the guide section form a trapezoid shape wherein the upper end is an upper side and the lower end is a lower side thereof.

5. The airbag cover of claim 1, wherein the guide section covers the upper end of the housing section and forms the space extended from the housing section, and the upper surface thereof is extended toward a passenger side and the both side surfaces form a trapezoid shape wherein the upper end is an upper side and the lower end is a lower side thereof, and the front surface at a passenger side is opened.

6. The airbag cover of claim 1, wherein an extending section extended toward a passenger side is formed on a front end of the upper ends of the housing section so that the airbag cushion is not interrupted with a vehicle panel when the airbag cushion is deployed.

7. The airbag cover of claim 1, wherein the airbag cover is an airbag cover of a passenger seat that is arranged inside a crash pad of a passenger seat.

8. An airbag module, comprising:

a housing section including an upper end of which is opened and into which an airbag cushion is housed, and a guide section that is extended at an upper end of the housing section to form an additional space wherein the front surface thereof is opened to guide the initial deployment direction of the airbag cushion toward a passenger side;

an inflator connection section provided on a lower surface of the housing section; and

a diffuser that covers the inflator connection section at inner space of the housing section and distributes gas left-right ward.

9. The airbag module of claim 8, wherein a height of the diffuser is 0.4-0.6 times as tall as the height of the airbag cover.

10. The airbag module of claim 8, wherein the diffuser is configured as a tunnel form extended left-rightward wherein both side ends thereof are opened and thus the gas is supplied left-rightward through the opened side ends while gas is supplied initially.