Vehicle air bag system

• US 8,083,255 B2
• Filed: 10/08/2008
• Issued: 12/27/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Joyson Safety Systems Japan K.K.
• Original Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company), Takata Corporation (Ningbo Junsheng Investment Group Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Okimoto, Kohei, Yokota, Masatoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Ilan, Ruth
• Application Number:
  US12/682,436
• Publication Number:
  US 20100207369A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,175 Days
• Field of Search: 280/736, 280/728.2, 280/730.2
• US Class Current: 280/730.2
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/213 in vehicle roof frames or pillars
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/217 Inflation fluid source retainers, e.g. reaction canisters; Connection of bags, covers, diffusers or inflation fluid sources therewith or together

Abstract

A vehicle air bag system, which can facilitate confirmation of a state of an introduction part of an air bag housed in a cover, includes an air bag having an introduction part into which an inflator is inserted, and a general part that inflates and expands vertically downward in a vehicle interior. A cover houses the introduction part and the general part in parallel. An observation window is formed in the cover at a position corresponding to the introduction part.

Claims

1. A vehicle air bag system comprising:

an air bag that includes an introduction part into which an inflator is inserted and that injects gas, and a general part that inflates and expands vertically downward in a vehicle;

a cover that houses the introduction part and the general part in parallel, wherein

an observation window is formed in the cover at a position corresponding to the introduction part; and

wherein a stitched line that is approximately parallel to an extending direction of the general part is provided with the introduction part at a position observed through the observation window.

2. The vehicle air bag system according to claim 1, wherein a band binding the inflator and the introduction part is disposed at a position observed through the observation window.

3. The vehicle air bag system according to claim 1, wherein marks for indicating an allowable range of a twist of the introduction part are provided at a side edge of the observation window, the side edge intersecting with the stitched line.