Protective cushion for vehicle occupant's head
First Claim
1. A cushion for protecting a vehicle occupant, the cushion being disposed along the side surface of a vehicle cabin and comprising:
- an occupant-side sheet and a body-side sheet superposed on the occupant side sheet, the sheets being joined together to form a plurality of inflatable chambers between the sheets;
wherein the chambers are positioned along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle;
a gas passage formed by a cylindrical member extending a distance in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle shorter than the entire length of the sheets;
wherein the cylindrical member is separate from and provided between the occupant and body-side sheets;
wherein the cylindrical member includes first and second ends and has at least one opening between said first and second ends for providing fluid communication between the gas passage and at least one of the inflatable chambers.
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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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9 Claims
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1. A cushion for protecting a vehicle occupant, the cushion being disposed along the side surface of a vehicle cabin and comprising:
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an occupant-side sheet and a body-side sheet superposed on the occupant side sheet, the sheets being joined together to form a plurality of inflatable chambers between the sheets;
wherein the chambers are positioned along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle;
a gas passage formed by a cylindrical member extending a distance in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle shorter than the entire length of the sheets;
wherein the cylindrical member is separate from and provided between the occupant and body-side sheets;
wherein the cylindrical member includes first and second ends and has at least one opening between said first and second ends for providing fluid communication between the gas passage and at least one of the inflatable chambers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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