Airbag Device
First Claim
1. An airbag device for restraining an occupant on a passenger seat of a vehicle, the airbag device comprising:
- a passenger bag which expands upon deployment on a front side of the passenger seat;
a center bag which expands upon deployment on an inner side in a vehicle width direction of the passenger bag;
a slit which separates the passenger bag upon deployment from the center bag upon deployment on a vehicle rearward side; and
a tether belt which has a band shape and which is connected to a first connecting part in an upper part of the center bag upon deployment on a vehicle rear side and to a second connecting part in an upper part of the passenger bag upon deployment, whereinthe tether belt is tensioned as the passenger bag and the center bag expand during the deployment such that the first connecting part and the second connecting part move in directions separating from each other, and the center bag is positioned to restrain a side of the head of the occupant while being supported by the tether belt.
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Abstract
An airbag device for restraining an occupant even during an oblique collision and suppressing head injury values. An airbag device 100 includes: a passenger bag 112 which deploys on a front side of a passenger seat 104; a center bag 114 which deploys on an inner side in a vehicle width direction; a slit 128 which separates the passenger bag 112 and the center bag 114 from each other on a vehicle rearward side; and a tether belt 122 which which is connected to a first connecting part 124 on the center bag 114 and a second connecting part 126 on the passenger bag 112. The tether belt 122 is tensioned as the passenger bag 112 and the center bag 114 expand and deploy, and the center bag 114 restrains a side of the occupant head E1a while being supported by the tether belt 122.
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24 Claims
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1. An airbag device for restraining an occupant on a passenger seat of a vehicle, the airbag device comprising:
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a passenger bag which expands upon deployment on a front side of the passenger seat; a center bag which expands upon deployment on an inner side in a vehicle width direction of the passenger bag; a slit which separates the passenger bag upon deployment from the center bag upon deployment on a vehicle rearward side; and a tether belt which has a band shape and which is connected to a first connecting part in an upper part of the center bag upon deployment on a vehicle rear side and to a second connecting part in an upper part of the passenger bag upon deployment, wherein the tether belt is tensioned as the passenger bag and the center bag expand during the deployment such that the first connecting part and the second connecting part move in directions separating from each other, and the center bag is positioned to restrain a side of the head of the occupant while being supported by the tether belt. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An airbag device which restrains an occupant inside a vehicle, the airbag device comprising:
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an airbag which expands upon deployment due to expansion gas during an occurrence of a collision of the vehicle, wherein the airbag includes; a main bag area which upon deployment deploys to the front of an occupant seated on a seat and which restrains a forward movement of the occupant; a sub bag area which is positioned in a side part on at least one side of the main bag area and which is capable of suppressing a rotation of the head of the occupant when deployed; and a tether which joins an upper part of the main bag area upon deployment and an upper part of the sub bag area upon deployment with each other, and the tether functions to prevent the main bag area and the sub bag area from moving in directions separating from each other when upon deployment of the airbag. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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Specification