Air bag apparatus
First Claim
1. An air bag apparatus comprising a bag body in a retracted condition disposed along a curved portion of a vehicle with both ends supported and inflated and expanded by gas injected from an inflator to an internal portion thereof, wherein said air bag apparatus comprises:
- a strap disposed in the internal portion of said bag body and having one end supported at a vehicle body; and
drawing operation means for drawing the other end of said strap so as to extend said strap along said curved portion of the vehicle.
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Abstract
The present invention provides an air bag apparatus in which an inflator is set to be extended in a predetermined use position with no need to make the inflator large. A bag body of the air bag apparatus in a retracted state is disposed along a curved portion of the vehicle, a long strap is disposed within the bag body, and one end portion of the bag body and one end portion of the strap are fixed to the vehicle. In this structure, the other end of the strap is drawn by the activation of an inflator module so as to extend along the curved portion of the vehicle, and, further, gas is injected into the internal space of the bag body which is limited in motion by the strap so as to inflate and expand.
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17 Claims
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1. An air bag apparatus comprising a bag body in a retracted condition disposed along a curved portion of a vehicle with both ends supported and inflated and expanded by gas injected from an inflator to an internal portion thereof, wherein said air bag apparatus comprises:
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a strap disposed in the internal portion of said bag body and having one end supported at a vehicle body; and drawing operation means for drawing the other end of said strap so as to extend said strap along said curved portion of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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