Curtain air bag for a car

• US 6,877,769 B2
• Filed: 12/23/2002
• Issued: 04/12/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hyndai Mobis Company Limited
• Inventors: Kim, Gun-Woo, Kim, Ik-Hwan, Kim, Joon-Ho, Cho, Byong-Ryong
• Primary Examiner(s): Ilan, Ruth
• Application Number:
  US10/326,066
• Publication Number:
  US 20030230877A1
• Time in Patent Office: 841 Days
• Field of Search: B60/R02.1/22, 280/730.2, 280/730.1, 280/728.1, 280/743.1
• US Class Current: 280/730.2
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2021/2612 Gas guiding means, e.g. ducts
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/232 Curtain-type airbags deploying mainly in a vertical direction from their top edge

Abstract

A curtain air bag includes a diffuser having an opening that emits operation gas, placed at a predetermined area along an inner side of a roof rail, a first cushion divided into first and second areas that limits a front seat and a rear seat, a third area that forms a front area of the first area, and a fourth area placed between the first area and the second area. The curtain airbag further includes a plurality of cushion holders that fix the first cushion into the roof rail by coupling to the top of the first cushion, a first downwardly extended portion of the first cushion connected to a lower surface of the first area and providing a predetermined area to protect ribs of a passenger sitting in the front seat, a second downwardly extended portion of the first cushion connected to a lower part of the second area and providing a predetermined area to protect ribs of a passenger sitting in the rear seat.

Claims

1. A curtain air bag, comprising:

a diffuser having an opening that emits operation gas, placed at a predetermined area along an inner side of a roof rail;

a first cushion divided into a first area and a second area that limit a front seat and a rear seat, a third area that forms a front area of the first area, and a fourth area placed between the first area and the second area, the first cushion being connected to the opening and covering tightly around the diffuser over a predetermined area;

a plurality of cushion holders that fix the first cushion into the roof rail by coupling to the top of the first cushion;

a first downwardly extended portion of the first cushion connected to a lower surface of the first area and providing a predetermined area to protect ribs of a passenger sitting in the front seat;

a second downwardly extended portion of the first cushion connected to a lower part of the second area and providing a predetermined area to protect ribs of a passenger sitting in the rear seat; and

an inflator unit connected to one part of the first cushion to provide operation gas for the diffuser,

wherein the fourth area has at least a non-expanding area where expanding is restricted when the first cushion is spread, and the first cushion and the first and second downwardly extended portions are configured to simultaneously spread by operation gas provided by the inflator unit.

2. The curtain air bag according to claim 1, wherein the third area has at least a non-expanding area where expanding is restricted by limiting the amount of an inner operation gas coming in and out when the first cushion is expanded.