CUSHION OF PASSENGER AIR-BAG APPARATUS

• US 20170113646A1
• Filed: 10/20/2016
• Published: 04/27/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/21/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: HWANGBO, Sang Won, LEE, Seok Min, PARK, Hae Kwon
• Granted Patent: US 9,771,049 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2021/0044 Chest
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2021/0048 Head
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2021/161 characterised by additional means for controlling deployment trajectory
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2021/23324 Inner walls crating separate compartments, e.g. communicating with vents
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2021/23382 Internal tether means
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2021/23386 External tether means
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/213 in vehicle roof frames or pillars
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/214 in roof panels
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/231 characterised by their shape, construction or spatial configuration
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/232 Curtain-type airbags deploying mainly in a vertical direction from their top edge
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/233 comprising a plurality of individual compartments; comprising two or more bag-like members, one within the other B60R21/232 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/2338 Tethers

Abstract

A cushion of a passenger air-bag apparatus includes a cushion body section including an upper chamber portion that is deployed downwardly along a windscreen from a roof, and a lower chamber portion that is formed to be connected with a lower portion of the upper chamber portion, is formed to be in contact with an upper portion of a crush pad, and formed to be deployed toward a seated person; and an inner tether section installed inside the cushion body section to divide the upper chamber portion and the lower chamber portion, and configured to have a communication hole portion forming a path through which the air is introduced from the upper chamber portion to the lower chamber portion.

Claims

1. A cushion of a passenger air-bag apparatus, comprising:

a cushion body section comprising;

an upper chamber portion that is deployed downwardly along a windscreen from a roof; and

a lower chamber portion that is formed to be connected with a lower portion of the upper chamber portion, is formed to be in contact with an upper portion of a crush pad, and formed to be deployed toward a seated person; and

an inner tether section installed inside the cushion body section to divide the upper chamber portion and the lower chamber portion, and configured to have a communication hole portion forming a path through which the air is introduced from the upper chamber portion to the lower chamber portion.

2. The cushion of a passenger air-bag apparatus of claim 1, wherein the cushion body section comprises:

a front portion comprising a front part of the upper chamber portion in contact with the windscreen and a lower part of the lower chamber portion in contact with the crush pad;

a rear portion comprising a rear part of the upper chamber portion and an upper part of the lower chamber portion; and

a loading portion configured to connect the front portion and the rear portion of the cushion body section, and formed to face the seated person between the front portion and the rear portion.

3. The cushion of a passenger air-bag apparatus of claim 2, wherein the front portion of the cushion body section comprises:

an upper front portion formed at a front portion of the upper chamber portion, and configured to extend to be inclined downwardly toward the front of a vehicle along the windscreen; and

a lower front portion formed in succession with the upper front portion at a lower portion of the lower chamber portion, and configured to have a bent shape toward the seated person while being in contact with the crush pad and a lower portion of the loading portion.

4. The cushion of a passenger air-bag apparatus of claim 3, wherein a portion connecting the upper front portion and the lower front portion of the cushion body section is inserted between the windscreen and the crush pad at a time of deployment of the cushion body section.

5. The cushion of a passenger air-bag apparatus of claim 2, wherein the rear portion of the cushion body section comprises:

an upper rear portion formed at a rear portion of the upper chamber portion and guided by a housing installed at the roof to extend toward the windscreen; and

a lower rear portion formed at an upper portion of the lower chamber portion in succession with the upper rear portion, configured to face the upper rear portion, and connected with an upper portion of the loading portion.

6. The cushion of a passenger air-bag apparatus of claim 1, wherein the inner tether section comprises an inner tether installed at a boundary between the upper chamber portion and the lower chamber portion, and

a gap hole portion, forming the communication hole portion, is formed between an edge portion of the inner tether and the cushion body section configured to be opened.

7. The cushion of a passenger air-bag apparatus of claim 6, wherein the inner tether comprises:

a tether body part formed in a shape of a panel and installed across the interior of the cushion body section;

a front coupling part formed at a front end of the tether body part and coupled to the front portion of the cushion body section; and

a rear coupling part formed at a rear end of the tether body part and coupled to a rear portion of the cushion body section,

wherein the gap hole portion is formed between the front coupling part and the rear coupling part by disposing the inner tether to be spaced apart from the cushion body section.

8. The cushion of a passenger air-bag apparatus of claim 7, wherein the gap hole portion comprises:

a first gap hole portion formed between a left side of the inner tether and the cushion body section; and

s a second gap hole portion formed between a right side of the inner tether and the cushion body section.

9. The cushion of a passenger air-bag apparatus of claim 6, wherein the inner tether section comprises a vent hole portion formed to penetrate the inner tether, and configured to form the communication hole portion at a location spaced apart from the gap hole portion.

10. The cushion of a passenger air-bag apparatus of claim 1,

wherein the inner tether section comprises:

an inner tether formed in a shape of a panel and installed at a boundary portion between the upper chamber portion and the lower chamber portion; and

a vent hole portion formed to penetrate the inner tether and configured to form the communication hole portion.

11. The cushion of a passenger air-bag apparatus of claim 1,

further comprising an outer tether section disposed at an upper portion of the lower chamber portion and connected to the lower chamber portion to constrain sagging of the lower chamber portion.

12. The cushion of a passenger air-bag apparatus of claim 11, wherein the outer tether section comprises:

an upper extension portion disposed inside the housing;

a lower extension portion formed in succession with the upper extension portion and configured to extend to outside of the housing;

an assembly portion formed at an end of the upper extension portion and coupled to a fastening portion between an inflator and the housing; and

a bonding portion formed at an end of the lower extension portion and bonded to the lower chamber portion.

13. The cushion of a passenger air-bag apparatus of claim 11, wherein the outer tether section comprises:

an extension portion disposed at an upper portion of the lower chamber portion;

an upper bonding portion formed at an upper portion of the extension portion and bonded to the upper chamber portion; and

a lower bonding portion formed at a lower portion of the extension portion and bonded to the lower chamber portion.