Air bag apparatus for passenger seat and bag folding method used therefor
First Claim
1. An air bag apparatus for a passenger seat, comprising:
- an air bag cover provided at a top portion of an instrument panel disposed on a passenger seat side of a vehicle, such that said air bag cover is capable of deploying;
an air bag case disposed below said air bag cover and closed by said air bag cover;
a bag accommodated in said air bag case in a folded state;
an inflator disposed in said bag and adapted to inflate said bag toward the passenger seat by ejecting a gas at a time of a collision;
wherein said inflator is disposed in a state of being offset toward said air bag cover with respect to a depthwise intermediate portion of said air bag case, and a portion of said bag is disposed at a side of said inflator which is opposite to a side thereof facing said air bag cover; and
rectifying means constructed and arranged to direct the gas ejected from said inflator in a direction predominantly toward a rear side of the vehicle.
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Abstract
An air bag apparatus for a passenger seat includes: an air bag cover provided at a top portion of an instrument panel disposed on a passenger seat side of a vehicle, such that the air bag cover is capable of deploying; an air bag case disposed below the air bag cover and closed by the air bag cover; a bag accommodated in the air bag case in a folded state; and an inflator disposed in the bag and adapted to be inflated toward the passenger seat by ejecting a gas at a time of a collision, wherein the inflator is disposed in a state of being offset toward the air bag cover with respect to a depthwise intermediate portion of the air bag case, the inflator is provided such that the gas ejected from the inflator blows out in a direction toward a rear side of the vehicle, and a portion of the bag is disposed at a side of the inflator which is opposite to a side thereof facing the air bag cover.
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25 Claims
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1. An air bag apparatus for a passenger seat, comprising:
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an air bag cover provided at a top portion of an instrument panel disposed on a passenger seat side of a vehicle, such that said air bag cover is capable of deploying; an air bag case disposed below said air bag cover and closed by said air bag cover; a bag accommodated in said air bag case in a folded state; an inflator disposed in said bag and adapted to inflate said bag toward the passenger seat by ejecting a gas at a time of a collision; wherein said inflator is disposed in a state of being offset toward said air bag cover with respect to a depthwise intermediate portion of said air bag case, and a portion of said bag is disposed at a side of said inflator which is opposite to a side thereof facing said air bag cover; and rectifying means constructed and arranged to direct the gas ejected from said inflator in a direction predominantly toward a rear side of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An air bag apparatus for a passenger seat, comprising:
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an air bag cover provided at a top portion of an instrument panel disposed on a passenger seat side of a vehicle, such that said air bag cover is capable of deploying; an air bag case disposed below said air bag cover and closed by said air bag cover; a bag accommodated in said air bag case in a folded state; an inflator disposed in said bag and adapted to inflate said bag toward the passenger seat by ejecting a gas at a time of a collision; and rectifying means disposed around said inflator and constructed and arranged to direct the gas ejected by said inflator in a direction predominantly toward a rear side of the vehicle, said rectifying means having a rectifying port for rectifying the gas ejected from said inflator, said rectifying port being disposed at a position offset toward a rear side of the vehicle with respect to a top surface portion of said rectifying means, wherein said inflator is disposed in a state of being offset toward said air bag cover with respect to a depthwise intermediate portion of said air bag case, said inflator is provided such that the gas ejected from said inflator blows out in a direction toward the rear side of the vehicle, and a portion of said bag is disposed at a side of said inflator which is opposite to a side thereof facing said air bag cover. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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