Vehicle airbag system
First Claim
1. A vehicle airbag system comprising:
- a front passenger side airbag that is stored on a front passenger seat side of an instrument panel of a host vehicle, and that inflates and deploys toward the front passenger seat side by a first inflator being activated and gas being supplied;
a curtain airbag that is stored between a roof side rail portion and a roof head lining, and that is inflated and deployed inward with respect to a side door in a vehicle width direction of the host vehicle by a second inflator being activated and gas being supplied;
a side airbag that is stored in a door trim of the host vehicle or a side portion on a side door side of a seat back of the host vehicle, and that is inflated and deployed toward a seat front side of the host vehicle by a third inflator being activated and gas being supplied;
a small overlap collision detection sensor configured to;
detect that another vehicle that is different from the host vehicle has frontally collided with a narrow region that is on the outside in the vehicle width direction of the host vehicle, of a front side member of the host vehicle as a small overlap collision, andwhen the small overlap collision is detected, transmit a signal indicating detection of the small overlap collision; and
a controller that;
is connected to the small overlap collision detection sensor, the first inflator, the second inflator, and the third inflator, andwhen the signal indicating detection of the small overlap collision is received, activates the first inflator, the second inflator, and the third inflator in this order, wherein after inflation and deployment of the front passenger side airbag is complete, the second inflator is activated, and after the second activator is activated, the third inflator is activated.
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Abstract
A vehicle airbag system (10) includes a front passenger side airbag (40) that is stored on a front passenger seat (28) side of an instrument panel 26, and that inflates and deploys toward the front passenger seat (28) side by a first inflator (38) being activated and gas being supplied; a curtain airbag (62) that is stored between a roof side rail portion (56) and a roof head lining (58), and that is inflated and deployed to an inside of a front side door (88) by a second inflator (64) being activated and gas being supplied; and a controller (82) that is connected to the first inflator (38) and the second inflator (64), and that, when a small overlap collision occurs, activates the first inflator (38), and then after inflation and deployment of the front passenger side airbag (40) is complete, activates the second inflator (64).
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6 Claims
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1. A vehicle airbag system comprising:
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a front passenger side airbag that is stored on a front passenger seat side of an instrument panel of a host vehicle, and that inflates and deploys toward the front passenger seat side by a first inflator being activated and gas being supplied; a curtain airbag that is stored between a roof side rail portion and a roof head lining, and that is inflated and deployed inward with respect to a side door in a vehicle width direction of the host vehicle by a second inflator being activated and gas being supplied; a side airbag that is stored in a door trim of the host vehicle or a side portion on a side door side of a seat back of the host vehicle, and that is inflated and deployed toward a seat front side of the host vehicle by a third inflator being activated and gas being supplied; a small overlap collision detection sensor configured to; detect that another vehicle that is different from the host vehicle has frontally collided with a narrow region that is on the outside in the vehicle width direction of the host vehicle, of a front side member of the host vehicle as a small overlap collision, and when the small overlap collision is detected, transmit a signal indicating detection of the small overlap collision; and a controller that; is connected to the small overlap collision detection sensor, the first inflator, the second inflator, and the third inflator, and when the signal indicating detection of the small overlap collision is received, activates the first inflator, the second inflator, and the third inflator in this order, wherein after inflation and deployment of the front passenger side airbag is complete, the second inflator is activated, and after the second activator is activated, the third inflator is activated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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