Airbag and airbag device

• US 9,340,177 B2
• Filed: 09/10/2013
• Issued: 05/17/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Joyson Safety Systems Japan GK
• Original Assignee: Takata Corporation (Ningbo Junsheng Investment Group Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Hiruta, Teruhiko, Koshikawa, Kimihiro
• Primary Examiner(s): TO, TOAN C
• Application Number:
  US14/429,975
• Publication Number:
  US 20150239421A1
• Time in Patent Office: 980 Days
• Field of Search: 280/743.1, 280/743.2, 280/731
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2021/2395 comprising means to control the venting
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/23 Inflatable members B60R21/18 takes precedence; connection to inflation fluid source retainers B60R21/217
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/239 characterised by their venting means

Abstract

In an airbag, an airbag main body is formed into a bag so as to comprise at least a front panel and a rear panel in an inflated and deployed state, vent holes are formed on the rear panel, vent covers that open and close the vent holes are attached to an outer surface of the rear panel, patch members are attached to the vent covers, and opening degrees of the vent holes are regulated by the vent covers and the patch members inflating in cooperation using a portion of the pressurized gas supplied to the interior of the airbag main body when the airbag main body inflates and deploys.

Claims

1. An airbag comprising:

an airbag main body formed into a bag so as to comprise at least a first panel on a side facing an occupant and a second panel on a side not facing the occupant in an inflated and deployed state;

at least one vent hole formed on said second panel;

at least one vent cover that is attached to an outer surface of said second panel and opens and closes said vent hole; and

at least one patch member that is joined to said vent cover between said second panel and said vent cover and has an opening that communicates with said vent hole, and,

wherein said vent cover comprises a hinge part joined with said second panel on one side and a regulating member that regulates an opening degree of said vent cover on the other side.

2. The airbag according to claim 1, wherein:

said patch member communicates with said vent hole by a hole facing said vent hole serving as said opening, and is joined to said vent cover in an area that surrounds an outer circumference side of said hole.

3. The airbag according to claim 1, wherein:

said vent cover is formed into a substantially fan shape that is larger than said vent hole, with an arc-shaped part of one side thereof serving as said hinge part;

said patch member is a substantially V-and strip-shaped member that extends along the other two sides of said vent cover; and

an area near an outer edge of said strip-shaped member is joined with said vent cover and an inner edge side of said strip-shaped member is set as a free end.

4. The airbag according to claim 3, wherein:

said vent cover is joined with said second panel so that an interior angle formed by line segments connecting a center of said vent hole and both ends of said hinge part is 180°

or less.

5. An airbag device comprising:

an airbag according to claim 1; and

an inflator that supplies a pressurized gas to said airbag.