VEHICLE AIRBAG SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A vehicle airbag system comprising:
- a front passenger side airbag that is stored on a front passenger seat side of an instrument panel, and that inflates and deploys toward the front passenger seat side by a first inflator being activated and gas being supplied;
a curtain airbag that is stored between a roof side rail portion and a roof head lining, and that is inflated and deployed inward with respect to a side door in a vehicle width direction by a second inflator being activated and gas being supplied;
a controller that is connected to the first inflator and the second inflator, and that, when a small overlap collision occurs, activates the first inflator, and then after inflation and deployment of the front passenger side airbag is complete, activates the second inflator; and
a side airbag that is stored in a door trim or a side portion on a side door side of a seat back, and that is inflated and deployed toward a seat front side by a third inflator being activated and gas being supplied, whereinthe controller activates the third inflator after activating the second inflator.
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Abstract
A vehicle airbag system (10) includes a front passenger side airbag (40) that is stored on a front passenger seat (28) side of an instrument panel 26, and that inflates and deploys toward the front passenger seat (28) side by a first inflator (38) being activated and gas being supplied; a curtain airbag (62) that is stored between a roof side rail portion (56) and a roof head lining (58), and that is inflated and deployed to an inside of a front side door (88) by a second inflator (64) being activated and gas being supplied; and a controller (82) that is connected to the first inflator (38) and the second inflator (64), and that, when a small overlap collision occurs, activates the first inflator (38), and then after inflation and deployment of the front passenger side airbag (40) is complete, activates the second inflator (64).
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5 Claims
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1. A vehicle airbag system comprising:
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a front passenger side airbag that is stored on a front passenger seat side of an instrument panel, and that inflates and deploys toward the front passenger seat side by a first inflator being activated and gas being supplied; a curtain airbag that is stored between a roof side rail portion and a roof head lining, and that is inflated and deployed inward with respect to a side door in a vehicle width direction by a second inflator being activated and gas being supplied; a controller that is connected to the first inflator and the second inflator, and that, when a small overlap collision occurs, activates the first inflator, and then after inflation and deployment of the front passenger side airbag is complete, activates the second inflator; and a side airbag that is stored in a door trim or a side portion on a side door side of a seat back, and that is inflated and deployed toward a seat front side by a third inflator being activated and gas being supplied, wherein the controller activates the third inflator after activating the second inflator. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5)
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