Protective cushion for vehicle occupant's head
First Claim
1. A protective cushion for a vehicle occupant'"'"'s head which is disposed in the vicinity of a corner between a ceiling and a side surface of a vehicle cabin so that it is adapted to be inflated with introduced gas downwardly along the side surface, the protective cushion comprising:
- an occupant-side sheet and a body-side sheet which are superposed on each other and joined together so as to form a plurality of vacant chambers between said sheets into which gas is filled, wherein said chambers are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and wherein the cushion has a gas passage at an upper portion thereof extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, said protective cushion being characterized in that said gas passage comprises a cylindrical member provided separately from said sheets wherein said gas passage is provided with at least one opening between first and second ends thereof.
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Abstract
To provide a protective cushion for a vehicle occupant'"'"'s head which can introduce gas into chambers simultaneously or with desired time lags among the chambers. A cushion 1 comprises an occupant-side sheet 2 and a body-side sheet 3 which are superposed on each other and sewn together so as to form vacant chambers 11 through 14 between the sheets 2 and 3. A cylindrical member 20 is disposed between upper portions of the sheets 2, 3. Gas supplied through a rear end 21 of the cylindrical member 20 is introduced into the chambers 11 through 14 through openings 22, 23 and a front end 24 of the cylindrical member 20.
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18 Claims
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1. A protective cushion for a vehicle occupant'"'"'s head which is disposed in the vicinity of a corner between a ceiling and a side surface of a vehicle cabin so that it is adapted to be inflated with introduced gas downwardly along the side surface, the protective cushion comprising:
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an occupant-side sheet and a body-side sheet which are superposed on each other and joined together so as to form a plurality of vacant chambers between said sheets into which gas is filled, wherein said chambers are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and wherein the cushion has a gas passage at an upper portion thereof extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, said protective cushion being characterized in that said gas passage comprises a cylindrical member provided separately from said sheets wherein said gas passage is provided with at least one opening between first and second ends thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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