Curtain shield airbag mounting structure

• US 8,727,373 B2
• Filed: 08/27/2013
• Issued: 05/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Company Limited (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Company Limited (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Inventors: Mori, Minako, Kimura, Fuminori, Kashio, Atsushi
• Primary Examiner(s): BROWN, DREW J
• Application Number:
  US14/010,939
• Publication Number:
  US 20140062066A1
• Time in Patent Office: 266 Days
• Field of Search: 280/730.2, 280/728.2, 280/730.1
• US Class Current: 280/728.2
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/213 in vehicle roof frames or pillars
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/216 comprising tether means for limitation of cover motion during deployment
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/23138 specially adapted for side protection B60R21/23184, B60R21/232 take precedence

Abstract

In a curtain shield airbag mounting structure for mounting a curtain shield airbag to a side upper portion of a vehicle body, the curtain shield airbag includes an airbag main body and a resin case which holds the airbag main body. A base end portion of a folded-back portion of the airbag main body is disposed to oppose a boundary portion between a rear pillar garnish and a ceiling member, or in the vicinity thereof. A guide wall portion is provided at a rear end portion of the resin guide case. The guide wall portion opposes a rear end side of a base end portion of the folded-back portion and prevents the folded-back portion from colliding with the rear pillar garnish when the folded-back portion opens while pushing out a part of the ceiling member.

Claims

1. A curtain shield airbag mounting structure comprising:

a curtain shield airbag which is mounted to a side upper portion of a vehicle body, and which comprises;

an airbag main body which inflates for deployment in response to a vehicle collision; and

a resin guide case which holds the airbag main body to mount the airbag main body to the vehicle body,

wherein the airbag main body comprises a general portion and a folded-back portion provided on a rear side of the general portion, the folded-back portion being formed by folding back a rear end portion of the airbag main body toward a front side and fastened to the general portion,

wherein a base end portion of the folded-back portion is disposed to oppose a boundary portion or in a vicinity thereof, the boundary portion being defined between a rear pillar garnish mounted on a vehicle interior side of the vehicle body at a rear portion of the side upper portion of the vehicle body and a ceiling member mounted on the vehicle interior side of the vehicle body in a position on a front side of the rear pillar garnish, and

wherein a guide wall portion is provided at a rear end portion of the resin guide case, the guide wall portion opposing a rear end side of the base end portion of the folded-back portion and preventing the folded-back portion of the airbag main body from colliding with the rear pillar garnish when the folded-back portion opens while pushing out a part of the ceiling member.

2. The curtain shield airbag mounting structure according to claim 1,

wherein the guide wall portion is bent from the rear end portion of the resin guide case toward the vehicle interior side.

3. The curtain shield airbag mounting structure according to claim 1,

wherein an end portion of the guide wall portion situated on the vehicle interior side thereof contacts a rear surface of the ceiling member.

4. The curtain shield airbag mounting structure according to claim 1,

wherein the guide wall portion has a shape of a vessel formed by a plate portion such that an interior thereof becomes hollow.

6. The curtain shield airbag mounting structure according to claim 2,

wherein an end portion of the guide wall portion situated on the vehicle interior side thereof contacts a rear surface of the ceiling member.

7. The curtain shield airbag mounting structure according to claim 2,

wherein the guide wall portion has a shape of a vessel formed by a plate portion such that an interior thereof becomes hollow.

5. A curtain shield airbag mountable to a vehicle body, comprising:

an airbag main body which inflates in response to a vehicle collision and which comprises a general portion and a folded-back portion provided on a rear side of the general portion, the folded-back portion being folded back toward a front side and fastened to the general portion; and

a resin guide case which holds the airbag main body and which is mountable to an upper side portion of the vehicle body such that a base end portion opposes a boundary portion or in a vicinity thereof, the boundary portion being defined between a rear pillar garnish mounted on a vehicle interior side of the vehicle body at a rear portion of the side upper portion of the vehicle body and a ceiling member mounted on the vehicle interior side of the vehicle body in a position on a front side of the rear pillar garnish,

wherein the resin guide case comprises a guide wall portion provided at a rear end portion of the resin guide case, and

wherein the guide wall portion opposes a rear end side of the base end portion of the folded-back portion, whereby when the curtain shield airbag is mounted to the vehicle body, the guide wall portion prevents the folded-back portion of the airbag main body from colliding with the rear pillar garnish when the folded-back portion opens while pushing out a part of the ceiling member.