Airbag device

• US 8,657,331 B2
• Filed: 10/31/2011
• Issued: 02/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/25/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ashimori Industry Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Ashimori Industry Company Limited
• Inventors: Hashizume, Tomoki, Matsuoka, Miwa, Minami, Yuta
• Primary Examiner(s): TO, TOAN C
• Application Number:
  US13/989,576
• Publication Number:
  US 20130249194A1
• Time in Patent Office: 848 Days
• Field of Search: 280/728.2, 280/730.2
• US Class Current: 280/730.2
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/20 Arrangements for storing inflatable members in their non-use or deflated condition; Arrangement or mounting of air bag modules or components
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/213 in vehicle roof frames or pillars

Abstract

In an airbag device to be mounted to a vehicle-body side wall, an airbag and a mounting bracket are temporarily, but securely, attached to each other, so that mounting of the airbag to the vehicle-body side wall can be easily performed.

A bolt (50) is inserted through a plurality of mounting tabs (11) provided on an airbag (10) of an airbag device (1), a mounting bracket (40) having inner and outer plates (41) and (42), and an annular member (44) provided in the inner plate (41). In this state, a toothed washer (70) is fitted and temporarily attached to the bolt (50). The annular member (44) is fastened by screwing the bolt (50) into a nut (55) attached to the vehicle-body side wall (15) when the airbag (10) is mounted to a vehicle-body side wall (15).

Claims

1. An airbag device to be disposed at an upper part inside a vehicle, along a front-rear direction of the vehicle, the airbag device comprising:

a plurality of mounting tabs that are provided on an airbag of the airbag device, each mounting tab having an insertion hole;

a mounting bracket including inner and outer plates that have an insertion hole;

an annular member that has a predetermined thickness and is to be disposed inside the insertion hole in the mounting tab; and

a bolt and a nut, the bolt having a shaft portion penetrating through the inner hole in the annular member and the insertion hole in the inner and outer plates, the bolt serving to attach the mounting bracket to a vehicle-body side wall,

wherein the bolt is fitted to a toothed washer for temporary attachment, the toothed washer temporarily attaching the bolt to the mounting bracket to which the mounting tab is fitted, and

wherein the annular member restricts the distance between the inner and outer plates to the predetermined thickness when the airbag is mounted to the vehicle-body side wall.

2. The airbag device according to claim 1, wherein the inner hole and the insertion hole are formed in the shape of an elongated hole.

3. The airbag device according to claim 1, wherein the annular member is formed integrally with the mounting bracket.

4. The airbag device according to claim 1, wherein the annular member is formed separately from the mounting bracket.

5. The airbag device according to claim 1, wherein the annular member is a circular member.