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Air bag apparatus

  • US 5,092,628 A
  • Filed: 08/18/1989
  • Issued: 03/03/1992
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/23/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An air bag apparatus for inflating an air bag of an air bag body when an acceleration exceeding a predetermined value has acted on said air bag body, comprising:

  • mechanically movable locking means for preventing said air bag from being inflated when said acceleration on said air bag body exceeds said predetermined value;

    mounting means for mounting said air bag body on a chassis; and

    unlocking means having an actuating member which is pushed into said air bag body by an operation of an operator for releasing said locking means, and a stopper for preventing the movement of said actuating member in an opposite direction after being pushed in, for canceling the actuation of said locking means by an operation after the mounting of said air bag body on said chassis by said mounting means and permitting subsequently the inflation of said bag when said acceleration on said air bag body exceeds said predetermined value,whereby the inflation of said air bag is prevented prior to the mounting of said air bag body on said chassis and after the mounting of said air bag body on said chassis until said operation is performed.

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