Passenger protective device

• US 7,318,600 B2
• Filed: 05/18/2006
• Issued: 01/15/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Inventors: Utsumi, Hidetoshi, Nakamura, Takashi, Takemura, Naoki
• Primary Examiner(s): Dickson; Paul N.
• Assistant Examiner(s): To; Toan C.
• Application Number:
  US11/419,075
• Publication Number:
  US 20060267316A1
• Time in Patent Office: 607 Days
• Field of Search: 280/728.2, 280/728.3, 280/730.2
• US Class Current: 280/728.2
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2021/23107 the bag being integrated in a multi-bag system
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2021/2615 for diverting the gas into a plurality of bags
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2021/2617 Curtain bag nozzles
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/213 in vehicle roof frames or pillars
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/232 Curtain-type airbags deploying mainly in a vertical direction from their top edge
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/26 characterised by the inflation fluid source or means to control inflation fluid flow arrangement or mounting thereof to the vehicle B60R21/20; blasting cartridges for producing gas under pressure in general F42B3/04; initiators or igniters therefor F42B3/10

Abstract

Curtain-shaped bag bodies 26, 27 are expanded and developed inside a vehicle room on windows of a vehicle. The bag bodies 26, 27 are expanded and developed by a plurality of inflaters 26, 27, and the plurality of inflaters 26, 27 are arranged in the same interior material being well organized.

Claims

1. A passenger protective device comprising:

a plurality of bag bodies to be expanded and developed into a curtain-shape inside a vehicle room on a plurality of windows of the vehicle, wherein the plurality of bag bodies are provided in a vehicle side portion corresponding to the plurality of windows arranged in a longitudinal direction;

a plurality of inflaters for expanding and developing the bag bodies, wherein the plurality of bag bodies correspond to the plurality of inflaters, and wherein the plurality of inflaters are provided between the plurality of windows on a pillar; and

an interior material for arranging the plurality of inflaters well organized therein.

2. The passenger protective device according to claim 1, wherein

the plurality of inflaters are integrally attached to the pillar between the plurality of windows by a common bracket.

3. The passenger protective device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a plurality of pipes for connecting the plurality of inflaters with the bag bodies crossing each other.

5. The passenger protective device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of pipes includes a first pipe and a second pipe.

6. The passenger protective device according to claim 5, wherein the plurality of bag bodies includes a front bag body and a rear bag body.

7. The passenger protective device according to claim 6, wherein the plurality of inflaters includes a front inflater and a rear inflater.

8. The passenger protective device according to claim 7, wherein the first pipe connects the front bag body to the rear inflater, and the second pipe connects rear bag body to the front inflater.

4. A passenger protective device comprising:

bag bodies to be expanded and developed into a curtain-shape inside a vehicle room on a window of the vehicle;

a plurality of inflaters for expanding and developing the bag bodies;

a plurality of pipes for connecting the plurality of inflaters with the bag bodies, wherein the plurality of pipes cross each other; and

an interior material for arranging the plurality of inflaters well organized therein.