Airbag and airbag device
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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 by a cover part;
at least one first slit formed near said vent hole in said second panel;
at least one tether disposed so that one side of the tether is connected to said cover part and the other side of the tether is pulled from an exterior into an interior of said airbag main body via said first slit, provided on said vent cover; and
a tether cover attached to an inner surface side of said second panel;
wherein;
at least a portion of said other side of said tether pulled into said interior is pulled through an area between said second panel and said tether cover;
a third panel attached to the an inner surface of said second panel between said second panel and said tether cover;
wherein;
at least one second slit for pulling said other side of said tether from an exterior into an interior of said airbag main body is formed near an end of said third panel, in agreement with said first slit; and
at least a portion of said other side of said tether pulled into said interior is pulled through an area between said third panel and said tether cover.
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Abstract
An airbag comprises an airbag main body formed into a bag by a front panel and a rear panel, a vent hole formed on the rear panel, a vent cover that is attached to an outer surface of the rear panel and opens and closes the vent hole, a tether provided on the vent cover, a vent patch attached to an inner surface of the rear panel, and a tether cover attached to the inner surface of the rear panel, overlapping the vent patch, wherein: the tether is pulled from a slit formed near the vent hole of the rear panel into the interior of the airbag main body and then inserted through an area between the vent patch and the tether cover.
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12 Claims
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1. An airbag comprising:
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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 by a cover part; at least one first slit formed near said vent hole in said second panel; at least one tether disposed so that one side of the tether is connected to said cover part and the other side of the tether is pulled from an exterior into an interior of said airbag main body via said first slit, provided on said vent cover; and a tether cover attached to an inner surface side of said second panel;
wherein;at least a portion of said other side of said tether pulled into said interior is pulled through an area between said second panel and said tether cover; a third panel attached to the an inner surface of said second panel between said second panel and said tether cover;
wherein;at least one second slit for pulling said other side of said tether from an exterior into an interior of said airbag main body is formed near an end of said third panel, in agreement with said first slit; and at least a portion of said other side of said tether pulled into said interior is pulled through an area between said third panel and said tether cover. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An airbag comprising:
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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 on vent cover that is attached to an outer surface of said second panel and opens and closes said vent hole by a cover part; at least one first slit formed near said vent hole in said second panel; at least one tether disposed so that one side of the tether is connected to said cover part and the other side of the tether is pulled from an exterior into an interior of said airbag main body via said first slit, provided on said vent cover; and a tether cover attached to an inner surface side of said second panel;
wherein;at least a portion of said other side of said tether pulled into said interior is pulled through an area between said second panel and said tether cover; a third slit is formed in the center of said tether cover; and said tether is passed through said first slit, then run through the area between said second panel and said tether cover, and subsequently pulled from said third slit into said airbag main body. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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