Airbag device
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1. An airbag device for protecting an occupant in a vehicle, comprising:
- an inflator for providing inflation gas, and an airbag connected to the inflator to be deployed in front of the occupant, said airbag including a lower bag segment for holding shoulders and chest of the occupant having a gas-discharging vent hole on a rear side thereof, an upper bag segment disposed on the lower bag segment for holding a head of the occupant when the airbag is deployed, a partition cloth situated between the upper and lower bag segments for separating the same and having an inner vent hole so that said inflation gas from the inflator is directly supplied to the lower bag segment first to deploy the lower bag segment from the rear side and then to the upper bag segment through the inner vent hole, and a hood formed under the gas-discharging vent hole for closing the gas-discharging vent hole when the airbag contacts an instrument panel upon inflation of the airbag.
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Abstract
An airbag device includes an airbag that is deployed in front of a passenger'"'"'s seat of a car, and an inflator for supplying gas to deploy the airbag. The airbag includes a lower bag segment for holding shoulders and a chest of an adult passenger when it is deployed, an upper bag segment that rises from the lower bag segment so as to hold a head of the adult passenger when it is deployed, and a partition cloth having an inner vent hole for separating the lower and upper bag segments. The inflator supplies the gas directly to the lower bag segment, and then to the upper bag segment through the inner vent hole.
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10 Claims
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1. An airbag device for protecting an occupant in a vehicle, comprising:
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an inflator for providing inflation gas, and an airbag connected to the inflator to be deployed in front of the occupant, said airbag including a lower bag segment for holding shoulders and chest of the occupant having a gas-discharging vent hole on a rear side thereof, an upper bag segment disposed on the lower bag segment for holding a head of the occupant when the airbag is deployed, a partition cloth situated between the upper and lower bag segments for separating the same and having an inner vent hole so that said inflation gas from the inflator is directly supplied to the lower bag segment first to deploy the lower bag segment from the rear side and then to the upper bag segment through the inner vent hole, and a hood formed under the gas-discharging vent hole for closing the gas-discharging vent hole when the airbag contacts an instrument panel upon inflation of the airbag. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An airbag device for protecting an occupant in a vehicle, comprising:
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an inflator for providing inflation gas, and an airbag connected to the inflator to be deployed in front of the occupant, said airbag including a bag segment for holding the occupant having a gas-discharging vent hole on a rear side thereof, said inflation gas from the inflator being directly supplied to the bag segment to deploy the bag segment from the rear side, and a hood formed under the gas-discharging vent hole for closing the gas-discharging vent hole when the airbag contacts an instrument panel upon inflation of the airbag. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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