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Child seat with deployable side airbags

  • US 7,293,828 B2
  • Filed: 04/23/2004
  • Issued: 11/13/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A child seat for protecting a child, comprising:

  • a seat body having a seat portion, a rear portion, and left and right side panels,an airbag provided on an inner upper side of at least one of the side panels of the seat body defined between the left and right side panels, anda cushion having a hollow body disposed on an inner surface of at least one of the side panels under the airbag inside seat body, said cushion being filled with gas and connected to the airbag so that when the cushion is pushed above a predetermined value, said cushion provides gas filled in the hollow body to the airbag to inflate the airbag,wherein said cushion is disposed below an area where the airbag is inflated and projects inwardly from one of the side panels in a state that the airbag is not inflated;

    said airbag and cushion are provided on each inner side of the side panels; and

    said airbags provided on the side panels are connected together horizontally through a duct, said duct being inflated when the airbags are inflated.

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