VEHICLE FAR SIDE AIRBAG DEVICE
First Claim
1. A vehicle far side airbag device comprising:
- a bag body that is provided at a side section at a vehicle width direction center side of a seatback of a vehicle seat, that inflates and deploys on being supplied with gas, and that protects an occupant from a head to an abdominal region;
a non-inflation section that is formed at a center side of the bag body in a side view and that faces a shoulder region of the occupant in an inflated and deployed state of the bag body;
a gas generator that is housed inside the bag body at a bag body diagonally rear lower side with respect to the non-inflation section, and that generates gas on operation;
a rear gas flow-path that is formed at the bag body between a rear edge of the non-inflation section and a rear edge of the bag body and that is positioned at a bag body upper side with respect to the gas generator; and
a lower gas flow-path that is formed at the bag body between a lower edge of the non-inflation section and a lower edge of the bag body, that is positioned at a bag body front side with respect to the gas generator, and that is set with a larger minimum cross-section area than the rear gas flow-path.
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Abstract
A vehicle far side airbag device that includes: a gas generator that is housed inside a bag body at a bag body diagonally rear lower side with respect to a non-inflation section, and that generates gas on operation; a rear gas flow-path that is formed at the bag body between a rear edge of the non-inflation section and a rear edge of the bag body and that is positioned at a bag body upper side with respect to the gas generator; and a lower gas flow-path that is formed at the bag body between a lower edge of the non-inflation section and a lower edge of the bag body, that is positioned at a bag body front side with respect to the gas generator, and that is set with a larger minimum cross-section area than the rear gas flow-path.
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8 Claims
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1. A vehicle far side airbag device comprising:
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a bag body that is provided at a side section at a vehicle width direction center side of a seatback of a vehicle seat, that inflates and deploys on being supplied with gas, and that protects an occupant from a head to an abdominal region; a non-inflation section that is formed at a center side of the bag body in a side view and that faces a shoulder region of the occupant in an inflated and deployed state of the bag body; a gas generator that is housed inside the bag body at a bag body diagonally rear lower side with respect to the non-inflation section, and that generates gas on operation; a rear gas flow-path that is formed at the bag body between a rear edge of the non-inflation section and a rear edge of the bag body and that is positioned at a bag body upper side with respect to the gas generator; and a lower gas flow-path that is formed at the bag body between a lower edge of the non-inflation section and a lower edge of the bag body, that is positioned at a bag body front side with respect to the gas generator, and that is set with a larger minimum cross-section area than the rear gas flow-path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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Current AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
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Original AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
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InventorsFUJIWARA, Yusuke
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Application NumberUS14/844,785Publication NumberTime in Patent OfficeDaysField of SearchUS Class Current1/1CPC Class CodesB60R 2021/23146 seat mountedB60R 2021/23576 SewingB60R 21/23138 specially adapted for side ...B60R 21/261 with means other than bag s...
