Airbag device
First Claim
1. An airbag device for protecting a vehicle occupant in a vehicle seat of a motor coach or bus, comprising:
- an airbag cushion that functions as a side airbag and as a curtain airbag so as to cover an area of a portion of an interior side wall of the motor coach or bus, a portion of a window glass, or a combination thereof upon deployment;
wherein the airbag cushion has a width in fore and aft directions and a height which result in the portion of window glass, the portion of the interior side wall, or the combination thereof being covered in a vicinity of the vehicle occupant such that a thorax, a pelvis, a shoulder and a head of the vehicle occupant are protected from directly contacting adjacent interior side surfaces of the motor coach or bus during a crash event,wherein the airbag device is configured to be seat mounted,wherein the height of the airbag cushion upon deployment is configured to span a distance from a top surface of a sitting pad of the vehicle seat to a point substantially near a roof of the motor coach or bus, andwherein the width of the airbag cushion upon deployment is a distance spanning from a substantially vertical rear surface of a back support of the vehicle seat to a second substantially vertical rear surface of a second back support of a second vehicle seat located in front of the vehicle seat.
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Abstract
The disclosed airbag device may protect a vehicle occupant in a vehicle seat of a motor vehicle. The airbag device may comprise an airbag cushion that functions as a side airbag and as a curtain airbag so as to cover an area of a portion of an interior side wall of the vehicle, a portion of a window glass, or a combination thereof upon deployment. The airbag cushion may have a width in fore and aft directions and a height which result in the portion of window glass, the portion of the interior side wall, or the combination thereof being covered in a vicinity of the vehicle occupant such that a thorax, a pelvis, a shoulder and a head of the vehicle occupant are protected from directly contacting adjacent interior side surfaces of the motor vehicle during a crash event.
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18 Claims
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1. An airbag device for protecting a vehicle occupant in a vehicle seat of a motor coach or bus, comprising:
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an airbag cushion that functions as a side airbag and as a curtain airbag so as to cover an area of a portion of an interior side wall of the motor coach or bus, a portion of a window glass, or a combination thereof upon deployment; wherein the airbag cushion has a width in fore and aft directions and a height which result in the portion of window glass, the portion of the interior side wall, or the combination thereof being covered in a vicinity of the vehicle occupant such that a thorax, a pelvis, a shoulder and a head of the vehicle occupant are protected from directly contacting adjacent interior side surfaces of the motor coach or bus during a crash event, wherein the airbag device is configured to be seat mounted, wherein the height of the airbag cushion upon deployment is configured to span a distance from a top surface of a sitting pad of the vehicle seat to a point substantially near a roof of the motor coach or bus, and wherein the width of the airbag cushion upon deployment is a distance spanning from a substantially vertical rear surface of a back support of the vehicle seat to a second substantially vertical rear surface of a second back support of a second vehicle seat located in front of the vehicle seat. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A vehicle, comprising:
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a vehicle seat comprising a back support and a sitting pad; and a seat mounted airbag device for protecting a vehicle occupant in the vehicle seat, wherein the airbag device comprises an airbag cushion that functions as a side airbag and as a curtain airbag so as to cover an area of a portion of window glass, a portion of an interior side wall of the vehicle, or a combination thereof upon deployment; wherein the airbag cushion has a width in fore and aft directions and a height which result in the portion of window glass, the portion of the interior side wall, or the combination thereof being covered in a vicinity of the vehicle occupant such that a thorax, a pelvis, a shoulder and a head of the vehicle occupant are protected from directly contacting adjacent interior side surfaces of the vehicle during a crash event, wherein the vehicle is a motor coach or bus, and wherein the width of the airbag cushion upon deployment is a distance spanning from a substantially vertical rear surface of the back support to a second substantially vertical rear surface of a second back support of a second vehicle seat located in front of the vehicle seat. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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