Air bag device

• US 7,540,533 B2
• Filed: 07/27/2006
• Issued: 06/02/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/28/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Inventors: Kai, Takeshi, Tonooka, Daiei
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen; John Q.
• Assistant Examiner(s): VERLEY, NICOLE T
• Application Number:
  US11/460,437
• Publication Number:
  US 20070024039A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,041 Days
• Field of Search: 280/739, 280/743.1
• US Class Current: 280/739
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/239 characterised by their venting means

Abstract

An air bag device of the present invention includes an bag member formed by a circular front-side cloth and a circular reverse-side cloth which are sewn together at their outer peripheral edge portions. The air bag device is provided with an annular lid member for closing a plurality of gas discharge portions formed in the reverse-side cloth. Therefore, in this air bag device, the bag member can be instantaneously inflated and expanded to effectively restrain the passenger and also to effectively absorb an impact energy acting on the passenger.

Claims

1. An air bag device, comprising:

a bag member comprising;

a front-side cloth; and

a reverse-side cloth, of which an outer peripheral edge is sewn to the front-side cloth; and

an inflator that feeds gas into the bag member to inflate and expand the bag member,

wherein the reverse-side cloth of the bag member comprises;

a gas inlet port that is connected to the inflator;

a plurality of gas discharge ports disposed on the reverse-side cloth so as to surround the gas inlet port; and

an annular lid member that closes the plurality of gas discharge ports, wherein the annular lid member has an inner edge and an outer edge, said outer edge being attached to the reverse-side cloth at a location between the gas discharge ports and the outer peripheral edge of the reverse-side cloth, said inner edge being freely movable relative to said reverse-side cloth so as to permit said annular lid member to move away from the reverse-side cloth and thereby expose said gas discharging ports.

2. The air bag device according to claim 1, wherein the annular lid member is formed of a cloth, and

an outer peripheral edge portion of the annular lid member is sewn to the reverse-side cloth.

3. The air bag device according to claim 1, wherein the lid member is substantially circular annular shape.

7. The air bag device according to claim 1, wherein the annular lid member is formed of a cloth, and

a part of an outer peripheral edge portion of the annular lid member is sewn to the reverse-side cloth.

8. The air bag device according to claim 1, wherein the lid member is substantially square annular shape.

9. The air bag device according to claim 8, wherein the substantially square annular shaped lid member is adapted to be curved inwardly or concavely.

4. An air bag device, comprising:

a front-side cloth;

a reverse-side cloth having an inner surface facing toward the front-side cloth and an outer surface facing away from the front side cloth, said reverse-side cloth having an outer peripheral edge that is connected to the front-side cloth, wherein the reverse-side cloth defines an opening for receipt of an inflator and a plurality of discharge ports, said discharge ports being disposed between the opening and the outer peripheral edge; and

an annular lid with an inner edge that allows for passage of the inflator and an outer edge that is connected to the reverse-side cloth at a location between the gas discharge ports and the outer peripheral edge of the reverse-side cloth, wherein the annular lid is secured to the outer surface of the reverse-side cloth.

5. The air bag device according to claim 4, wherein the annular lid is formed of a cloth, and

the outer diameter of the annular lid is sewn to the reverse-side cloth.

6. The air bag device according to claim 4, wherein the annular lid is substantially circular annular shape.