Occupant protection device
First Claim
1. An occupant protection device comprising:
- an airbag that is inflated with gas from an inflator at a side of an occupant to protect the body of the occupant from the shoulder to the lumbar, the airbag having substantially the same vertical dimension as that of a seat back, wherein;
the airbag has a first region that is thinner than other regions in a vehicle width direction in the inflated state, the first region being disposed substantially at the center of the airbag in the vertical direction and extending substantially parallel to the seat back,the first region that is thin in the vehicle width direction in the inflated state is divided into sections in the vertical direction, and a gas passage is provided between the sections.
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Abstract
An occupant protection device includes an airbag 10 that is inflated with gas from an inflator 20 at a side of an occupant B to protect the body of the occupant B from the shoulder Ba to the lumbar Bd, the airbag 10 having substantially the same vertical dimension as that of a seat back Aa. In this occupant protection device, uninflatable sections 12 and 13 are formed in a vertical center portion 10c of the airbag 10, that is, at a position corresponding to the chest Bb and the abdomen Bc of the occupant B. Accordingly, a region which is thinner than an upper portion 10a and a lower portion 10b of the airbag 10 in a vehicle width direction when the airbag 10 is inflated and that extends substantially parallel to the seat back Aa is formed substantially at the center of the airbag 10.
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5 Claims
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1. An occupant protection device comprising:
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an airbag that is inflated with gas from an inflator at a side of an occupant to protect the body of the occupant from the shoulder to the lumbar, the airbag having substantially the same vertical dimension as that of a seat back, wherein; the airbag has a first region that is thinner than other regions in a vehicle width direction in the inflated state, the first region being disposed substantially at the center of the airbag in the vertical direction and extending substantially parallel to the seat back, the first region that is thin in the vehicle width direction in the inflated state is divided into sections in the vertical direction, and a gas passage is provided between the sections. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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