AIRBAG DEVICE FOR DRIVER'S SEAT
First Claim
1. An airbag device for a driver'"'"'s seat, comprising:
- a steering wheel that is rotatably supported at a vehicle body;
a wheel pad portion that is provided at a central portion of the steering wheel, and that does not rotate with respect to the vehicle body;
a main body airbag that is accommodated within the wheel pad portion, and that is configured to receive a supply of gas and to be inflated and deployed at a vehicle rear side of the steering wheel;
a side portion chamber that is provided at a side portion in a vehicle transverse direction of the main body airbag, and that is configured to receive a supply of gas from the main body airbag and to be inflated and deployed from the side portion of the main body airbag toward the vehicle rear side; and
a regulating tether that connects the main body airbag to a rear portion or a front-rear direction intermediate portion of the side portion chamber, and that restricts the side portion chamber from collapsing toward a side removed from a center of the main body airbag in the vehicle transverse direction.
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Abstract
An airbag device for a driver'"'"'s seat, includes: a steering wheel; a wheel pad portion; a main body airbag that is configured to receive a supply of gas and to be inflated and deployed at a vehicle rear side of the steering wheel; a side portion chamber that is provided at a side portion in a vehicle transverse direction of the main body airbag, and that is configured to receive a supply of gas from the main body airbag and to be inflated and deployed from the side portion of the main body airbag toward the vehicle rear side; and a regulating tether that connects the main body airbag to a rear portion or a front-rear direction intermediate portion of the side portion chamber, and that restricts the side portion chamber from collapsing toward a side removed from a center of the main body airbag in the vehicle transverse direction.
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1. An airbag device for a driver'"'"'s seat, comprising:
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a steering wheel that is rotatably supported at a vehicle body; a wheel pad portion that is provided at a central portion of the steering wheel, and that does not rotate with respect to the vehicle body; a main body airbag that is accommodated within the wheel pad portion, and that is configured to receive a supply of gas and to be inflated and deployed at a vehicle rear side of the steering wheel; a side portion chamber that is provided at a side portion in a vehicle transverse direction of the main body airbag, and that is configured to receive a supply of gas from the main body airbag and to be inflated and deployed from the side portion of the main body airbag toward the vehicle rear side; and a regulating tether that connects the main body airbag to a rear portion or a front-rear direction intermediate portion of the side portion chamber, and that restricts the side portion chamber from collapsing toward a side removed from a center of the main body airbag in the vehicle transverse direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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