Curtain airbag system and guide mechanism thereof
First Claim
1. A guide mechanism for a curtain airbag for guiding a longitudinal end of the curtain airbag, the curtain airbag configured to be able to deploy downward along a side of an interior of a vehicle, the guide mechanism comprising:
- a guide member for the curtain airbag, configured to be vertically mounted to a pillar of the vehicle and configured to guide the airbag over a length of the guide member; and
a pillar garnish configured to be mounted to the pillar and to cover the guide member,wherein the guide member and pillar garnish are configured to be mounted to the pillar so that a shortest distance between the guide member along said length and an interior surface of the pillar is less than or equal to a shortest distance between a side of the pillar garnish and said interior surface of the pillar,wherein longitudinal edges of the pillar garnish remain stationary during deployment of the curtain airbag.
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Abstract
A guide mechanism for a curtain airbag for guiding a longitudinal end of the curtain airbag, the curtain airbag configured to be able to deploy downward along a side of an interior of a vehicle, includes: a guide member for the curtain airbag, configured to be vertically mounted to a pillar of the vehicle and configured to guide the airbag over a length of the guide member; and a pillar garnish configured to be mounted to the pillar and to cover the guide member, where the guide member and pillar garnish are configured to be mounted to the pillar so that a shortest distance between the guide member along the length and an interior surface of the pillar is less than or equal to a shortest distance between a side of the pillar garnish and the interior surface of the pillar.
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1. A guide mechanism for a curtain airbag for guiding a longitudinal end of the curtain airbag, the curtain airbag configured to be able to deploy downward along a side of an interior of a vehicle, the guide mechanism comprising:
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a guide member for the curtain airbag, configured to be vertically mounted to a pillar of the vehicle and configured to guide the airbag over a length of the guide member; and a pillar garnish configured to be mounted to the pillar and to cover the guide member, wherein the guide member and pillar garnish are configured to be mounted to the pillar so that a shortest distance between the guide member along said length and an interior surface of the pillar is less than or equal to a shortest distance between a side of the pillar garnish and said interior surface of the pillar, wherein longitudinal edges of the pillar garnish remain stationary during deployment of the curtain airbag. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A guide mechanism for a curtain airbag for guiding a longitudinal end of the curtain airbag, the curtain airbag configured to be able to deploy downward along a side of an interior of a vehicle, the guide mechanism comprising:
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a guide member connected to the airbag and configured to be vertically mounted to a pillar of the vehicle and configured to guide said longitudinal end of the airbag over the guide member during deployment of the airbag; and a pillar garnish having edges and configured to be mounted to the pillar and to cover the guide member; wherein the guide member and pillar garnish are configured to be mounted to the pillar so that said longitudinal end of the airbag is movable along the guide member without either the airbag or the pillar garnish being bent during deployment of the airbag. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A curtain airbag system, comprising:
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a pillar having an interior surface and configured to connect a main body of an automobile to a roof of the automobile; a curtain airbag configured to connect to the automobile and configured to deploy downward along an interior side of the automobile; a guide member connected to the pillar and configured to guide a longitudinal end of the airbag over the guide member during deployment of the airbag; and a pillar garnish connected to the pillar and configured to cover the guide member, the pillar garnish having edges, wherein the pillar garnish and guide member are arranged so that the pillar garnish is not deformed by the downwardly deploying airbag. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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