Snowmobile with airbag system
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1. A snowmobile with an airbag system comprising:
- a vehicle body extending in a longitudinal direction of a snowmobile;
a handle bar provided at an intermediate upper portion of the vehicle body for steering a steering skid;
an engine hood for covering the front portion of the vehicle body at a front side of the handle bar;
a windshield provided at a rear portion of the engine hood;
an engine mounted inside the engine hood;
a vehicle body frame provided so as to extend in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body;
an airbag system provided for the vehicle body, the airbag system comprising;
an airbag body formed into a bag-shape;
a storage housing for storing the airbag body;
an impact detection device for detecting a collision of the vehicle body;
an airbag expanding device for expanding the airbag body upon the collision of the vehicle body; and
a controller for controlling the impact detection device and expansion of the airbag body,wherein the airbag body includes a first airbag body expanding from a portion near the handle bar and extending rearward of the vehicle body over the handle bar and outward of the vehicle body over both ends of the handle bar, and a second airbag body expanding from an upper surface of the engine hood toward the windshield and utilizing an oblique surface of the windshield as an expanding guide slope.
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Abstract
A snowmobile is provided with airbag systems including airbag bodies expanding from a portion near a steering handle bar respectively, one of the airbag bodies expanding rearward of a handle bar and outward of both the ends of the handle bar, and the other airbag body expanding toward a front side of rider'"'"'s knees. Another airbag system includes an airbag body expanding from an upper surface of an engine hood on the front portion of a vehicle body frame and blowing up toward a windshield of the engine hood. The respective airbag systems are detachable from the vehicle body, and hence, can be stored indoors.
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1. A snowmobile with an airbag system comprising:
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a vehicle body extending in a longitudinal direction of a snowmobile; a handle bar provided at an intermediate upper portion of the vehicle body for steering a steering skid; an engine hood for covering the front portion of the vehicle body at a front side of the handle bar; a windshield provided at a rear portion of the engine hood; an engine mounted inside the engine hood; a vehicle body frame provided so as to extend in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body; an airbag system provided for the vehicle body, the airbag system comprising;
an airbag body formed into a bag-shape;
a storage housing for storing the airbag body;
an impact detection device for detecting a collision of the vehicle body;
an airbag expanding device for expanding the airbag body upon the collision of the vehicle body; and
a controller for controlling the impact detection device and expansion of the airbag body,wherein the airbag body includes a first airbag body expanding from a portion near the handle bar and extending rearward of the vehicle body over the handle bar and outward of the vehicle body over both ends of the handle bar, and a second airbag body expanding from an upper surface of the engine hood toward the windshield and utilizing an oblique surface of the windshield as an expanding guide slope. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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