LEG AIRBAG APPARATUS AND AUTOMOBILE
First Claim
1. A leg airbag apparatus comprising:
- an airbag that deploys in an area including a position in front of legs of an occupant of an automobile;
a retainer that stores the airbag in a folded state; and
an inflator that inflates the airbag,wherein the airbag includes a body part that inflates in front of the occupant, and a projecting part that projects outward in a vehicle body width direction from the body part, andwherein, in an inflated state of the airbag, a length from an occupant center line of the airbag to an outer end of the projecting part in the vehicle body width direction is longer than a length to an inner end in the vehicle body width direction.
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Abstract
A leg airbag apparatus can restrain occupant legs from moving obliquely forward in an offset collision and in the leg airbag apparatus, an airbag inflates and deploys early without using a high-output inflator, and an automobile includes the leg airbag apparatus. An airbag includes a body part that inflates in front of an occupant, and a projecting part that projects only outward in a vehicle body width direction from at least an upper portion of the body part. In an inflated state of the airbag, a length from an occupant center line of the airbag to an outer end of the projecting part in the vehicle body width direction is longer than a length to an inner end in the vehicle body width direction. The projecting part is protruded to the vehicle body rear side by being pulled by an outer tether.
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18 Claims
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1. A leg airbag apparatus comprising:
- an airbag that deploys in an area including a position in front of legs of an occupant of an automobile;
a retainer that stores the airbag in a folded state; and
an inflator that inflates the airbag,wherein the airbag includes a body part that inflates in front of the occupant, and a projecting part that projects outward in a vehicle body width direction from the body part, and wherein, in an inflated state of the airbag, a length from an occupant center line of the airbag to an outer end of the projecting part in the vehicle body width direction is longer than a length to an inner end in the vehicle body width direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
- an airbag that deploys in an area including a position in front of legs of an occupant of an automobile;
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