Vehicle occupant restraint system
First Claim
1. A vehicle occupant restraint system comprising:
- a seatbelt device comprising a shoulder belt portion for restraining a part of a vehicle occupant from a shoulder of the vehicle occupant to a chest of the vehicle occupant, and a lap belt portion for restraining a waist of the vehicle occupant;
an upper airbag provided in the shoulder belt portion and configured to be deployed forward from the shoulder belt portion when a collision of the vehicle is detected or predicted;
a lower airbag provided in the lap belt portion and configured to be deployed forward from the lap belt portion when the collision of the vehicle is detected or predicted, the deployed upper and lower airbags coming into contact with each other in a vertical direction; and
a movement restraining portion for restraining relative movement of the deployed upper and lower airbags in a front-rear direction, the movement restraining portion extending downward from a lower side of the deployed upper airbag, and abutting a rear of the deployed lower airbag.
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Abstract
A vehicle occupant restraint system including: a seatbelt device including a shoulder belt portion restraining a part of a vehicle occupant from one of shoulders to a chest, and a lap belt portion restraining a waist of the vehicle occupant; an upper airbag provided in the shoulder belt portion, and configured to be deployed forward from the shoulder belt portion; a lower airbag provided in the lap belt portion, and configured to be deployed forward from the lap belt portion, the deployed upper and lower airbags coming into contact with each other in a vertical direction; and a movement restraining portion restraining relative movement of the deployed upper and lower airbags in a front-rear direction, extending downward from a lower side of the deployed upper airbag, and positioned in the rear of the deployed lower airbag.
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11 Claims
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1. A vehicle occupant restraint system comprising:
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a seatbelt device comprising a shoulder belt portion for restraining a part of a vehicle occupant from a shoulder of the vehicle occupant to a chest of the vehicle occupant, and a lap belt portion for restraining a waist of the vehicle occupant; an upper airbag provided in the shoulder belt portion and configured to be deployed forward from the shoulder belt portion when a collision of the vehicle is detected or predicted; a lower airbag provided in the lap belt portion and configured to be deployed forward from the lap belt portion when the collision of the vehicle is detected or predicted, the deployed upper and lower airbags coming into contact with each other in a vertical direction; and a movement restraining portion for restraining relative movement of the deployed upper and lower airbags in a front-rear direction, the movement restraining portion extending downward from a lower side of the deployed upper airbag, and abutting a rear of the deployed lower airbag. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11)
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2. The vehicle occupant restraint system according to claim wherein:
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the shoulder belt portion extends from an anchor portion to a buckle portion, the anchor portion arranged on one of right and left sides of the seated vehicle occupant near a level of the shoulders, the buckle portion arranged on the other side of the vehicle occupant, and the movement restraining portion joins a part of the lower side of the upper airbag on the side where the anchor portion is arranged, to a part of the lower side of the upper airbag on the side where the buckle portion is arranged. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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7. A vehicle occupant restraint system comprising:
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a seatbelt device including a shoulder belt portion for restraining a part of a vehicle occupant from a shoulder of the vehicle occupant to a chest of the vehicle occupant, and a lap belt portion for restraining a waist of the vehicle occupant; an upper airbag provided in the shoulder belt portion and configured to be deployed forward from the shoulder belt portion when a collision of the vehicle is detected or predicted; a lower airbag provided in the lap belt portion and configured to be deployed forward from the lap belt portion when the collision of the vehicle is detected or predicted, the deployed upper and lower airbags coming into contact with each other in a vertical direction; and a movement restraining means for restraining relative movement of the deployed upper and lower airbags in a front-rear direction, the movement restraining means extending downward from a lower side of the deployed upper airbag, and abutting a rear of the deployed lower airbag.
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