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Vehicle curtain airbag device

  • US 8,967,660 B2
  • Filed: 08/07/2013
  • Issued: 03/03/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/10/2012
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A vehicle curtain airbag device comprising:

  • a curtain airbag includinga main chamber that inflates and deploys to a vehicle width direction inside of a driver'"'"'s seat-side side window due to being supplied with gas from an inflator installed to a vehicle,a delay chamber that is provided at a vehicle front-rear direction front side of the main chamber, and that completes inflation and deployment later than the main chamber upon receipt of the gas supply, anda sub chamber that, due to being inflated and deployed in the vehicle width direction inside of the main chamber, blocks off, from a vehicle front side, a gap formed between the main chamber and a driver'"'"'s seat airbag that is inflated and deployed from a steering wheel; and

    a controller that inflates and deploys the driver'"'"'s seat airbag and actuates the inflator in the event of a small overlap collision.

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