AIRBAG DEVICE FOR DRIVER'S SEAT

• US 20190308580A1
• Filed: 04/03/2019
• Published: 10/10/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: CHOI, Jung Geun
• Granted Patent: US 11,066,031 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2021/23382 Internal tether means
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/203 in steering wheels or steering columns
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/2035 using modules containing inflator, bag and cover attachable to the steering wheel as a complete sub-unit steering wheel covers with tear lines B60R21/21656; assembling of modules B60R21/217
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/2338 Tethers
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/2342 Tear seams
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/237 characterised by the way they are folded

Abstract

An airbag device for a driver'"'"'s seat may include: a housing mounted on a steering part; an inflator mounted on the housing; and a cushion accommodated in the housing, deployed by gas supplied from the inflator, and having a cushion front part and a cushion rear part, wherein the cushion front part is configured such that an upper portion thereof is expanded and deployed and deployment of a lower portion thereof is partially restricted when the cushion is deployed, and the cushion rear part is disposed opposite the cushion front part to partially restrict the deployment of the lower portion of the cushion front part.

Claims

1. An airbag device for a driver'"'"'s seat, comprising:

a housing mounted on a steering part;

an inflator mounted on the housing; and

a cushion configured to be contained in the housing, and to be deployed by gas supplied from the inflator, and having a cushion front part and a cushion rear part,

wherein the cushion front part further comprises an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion of the cushion front part is configured to be expanded and deployed and deployment of a lower portion of the cushion front part is configured to be partially restricted when the cushion is deployed, and

wherein the cushion rear part is disposed opposite the cushion front part to partially restrict the deployment of the lower portion of the cushion front part.

2. The airbag device of claim 1, wherein the cushion front part comprises a front panel part deployed towards a driver by gas supplied from the inflator,

the front panel part comprises:

a front expansion part formed by folding the front panel part in multiple plies, the front expansion part is configured to be unfolded and expanded when deployed; and

a front restriction part disposed under the front expansion part, formed by folding the front panel part in multiple plies, the front restriction part is configured to be kept folded even when deployed.

3. The airbag device of claim 2, wherein the front expansion part comprises:

an expansion crease part created by folding the front panel part in a zigzag shape; and

an expansion extension part extending from the expansion crease part, and connected with the front panel part outside an area of the front expansion part.

4. The airbag device of claim 2, wherein the front restriction part comprises:

a restriction crease part created by folding the front panel part in a zigzag shape; and

a restriction binding part configured to bind the restriction crease part and to keep the restriction crease part folded when deployed.

5. The airbag device of claim 4, wherein the front restriction part is located in a central portion of the front panel part when the cushion is folded and is configured to create a concave shape at a lower portion of the front panel part when the cushion is deployed.

6. The airbag device of claim 4, wherein the front restriction part is located in each of lower portions of both sides of the front panel part and is configured to create a convex shape when the cushion is deployed.

7. The airbag device of claim 2,

wherein the cushion rear part comprises a rear panel part coupled with the cushion front part to face the cushion front part, and

wherein the rear panel part comprises a rear fold part formed by folding the rear panel part in multiple plies, the rear fold part is configured to be kept folded even when deployed.

8. The airbag device of claim 7, wherein the rear fold part comprises:

a fold crease part created by folding the rear panel part in a zigzag shape; and

a fold binding part configured to bind the fold crease part and to keep the fold crease part folded when deployed.

9. The airbag device of claim 7, further comprising a tether part coupled to the cushion front part and the cushion rear part configured to restrain the deployed cushion.

10. The airbag device of claim 9, wherein the tether part comprises:

an upper tether part coupled at one end of the tether part to the rear panel part above a rear introduction part into which gas is introduced, and coupled at another end of the tether part to the front panel part under the front expansion part; and

a lower tether part coupled at one end of the tether part to the rear panel part between the rear introduction part and the rear fold part, and coupled at another end of the tether part to the front panel part above the front restriction part.