Curtain Airbag
First Claim
1. A curtain airbag that is housed in an upper portion of a side surface inside a vehicle cabin and is adapted to be inflated and deployed upon deployment along the side surface for protecting an occupant, comprising:
- a main chamber having a protection area to protect the occupant, the main chamber receiving an inflation and deployment gas and being inflated and deployed mainly along a side window of a vehicle; and
a first chamber that overlaps an upper edge of the side window of the vehicle when inflated and deployed upon receiving the inflation and deployment gas, whereinthe first chamber is configured to extend by being inflated and deployed toward an upper side of the main chamber along the upper portion of the side surface inside the vehicle cabin during the deployment of the curtain airbag, andthe main chamber includes a second chamber that is positioned adjacent a below portion of the first chamber so as to overlap a vehicle beltline when inflated and deployed upon receiving the inflation and deployment gas.
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Abstract
A curtain airbag capable of applying tension in a vertical direction to improve occupant ejection mitigation performance. The curtain airbag is housed in an upper portion of a side surface inside a vehicle cabin and deployed along the side surface. The curtain airbag includes: a main chamber having a protection area for the occupant, and receiving an inflation gas and being inflated along a side window of a vehicle; a first chamber that overlaps an upper edge of the side window of the vehicle, the first chamber extends by being deployed toward an upper side of the main chamber along the upper portion of the side surface inside the vehicle cabin. The main chamber includes a second chamber positioned in a below portion of the first chamber to overlap the vehicle beltline upon deployment.
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21 Claims
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1. A curtain airbag that is housed in an upper portion of a side surface inside a vehicle cabin and is adapted to be inflated and deployed upon deployment along the side surface for protecting an occupant, comprising:
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a main chamber having a protection area to protect the occupant, the main chamber receiving an inflation and deployment gas and being inflated and deployed mainly along a side window of a vehicle; and a first chamber that overlaps an upper edge of the side window of the vehicle when inflated and deployed upon receiving the inflation and deployment gas, wherein the first chamber is configured to extend by being inflated and deployed toward an upper side of the main chamber along the upper portion of the side surface inside the vehicle cabin during the deployment of the curtain airbag, and the main chamber includes a second chamber that is positioned adjacent a below portion of the first chamber so as to overlap a vehicle beltline when inflated and deployed upon receiving the inflation and deployment gas. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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6. A curtain airbag that is housed in an upper portion of a side surface inside a vehicle cabin and is inflated and deployed along the side surface for protecting an occupant, comprising:
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a main chamber having a protection area to protect the occupant, the main chamber receiving an inflation and deployment gas and being inflated and deployed mainly along a side window of the vehicle; and a first chamber that is inflated and deployed upon receiving the inflation and deployment gas, wherein the first chamber is provided at such a position that, when inflated upon receiving the inflation and deployment gas, the first chamber covers at least a portion of a coupling portion to which a roof side rail that is positioned between a ceiling of the vehicle and the side window above the main chamber so as to extend in a vehicle front-rear direction and a roof front rail that is positioned on a vehicle front side of the ceiling so as to extend in a vehicle width direction are connected. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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