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SIDE AIRBAG SYSTEM

  • US 20170028958A1
  • Filed: 07/12/2016
  • Published: 02/02/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A side airbag system comprising:

  • an airbag that is folded up to be accommodated in an accommodating portion that is formed in a seatback of a seat of a vehicle and which is configured to inflate while projecting to the front by allowing an inflation gas to enter an interior thereof; and

    a wrapping material that is disposed around a folded-up airbag body into which the airbag is folded so as to prevent the collapse of neatly arranged folds of the folded-up airbag body, the folded-up airbag body being configured as an elongated body having an external shape that is disposed so that a longitudinal direction thereof substantially follows an up-to-down direction, wherein;

    the wrapping material is formed of a flexible sheet material and is disposed so as to wrap around the folded-up airbag body, including a brake planned portion capable of breaking when the airbag inflates which is provided on a front surface side of the folded-up airbag body so as to substantially follow the up-to-down direction; and

    the break planned portion comprises a low-strength portion where a break strength thereof is set low and a high-strength portion where the break strength is set high.

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