Cyclist protection apparatus for vehicle and vehicle
AssigneeSubaru Corporation
InventorsIsamu Nagasawa, Takao Kondo
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Abstract
Provided is a cyclist protection apparatus for a vehicle that includes a front section that protrudes forward from a boarding section. The cyclist protection apparatus includes a cyclist airbag device that includes airbags, and is configured to be disposed in a front-end area of the front section. The cyclist airbag device is configured to deploy the airbags adjacently in a front-rear direction on an upper surface of the front section.
Claims19
A cyclist protection apparatus for a vehicle comprising a front section that protrudes forward from a boarding section, the cyclist protection apparatus comprising:
- a cyclist airbag device comprising airbags, the cyclist airbag device being configured to be disposed in a front-end area of the front section,
- wherein the cyclist airbag device is configured to deploy the airbags adjacently in a front-rear direction on an upper surface of the front section,
- wherein a volume of the deployed airbags sequentially increases from the front section toward a rear section of the vehicle, in the front-rear direction, as the airbags extend from the front section toward a windshield of the vehicle, and
- wherein a width of the deployed airbags increases in the front-rear direction as the airbags extend toward the windshield of the vehicle.
A vehicle, comprising:
- a front section that protrudes forward from a boarding section;
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- a cyclist airbag device comprising airbags, the cyclist airbag device being configured to be disposed in a front-end area of the front section,
- wherein the cyclist airbag device is configured to deploy the airbags adjacently in a front-rear direction on an upper surface of the front section,
- wherein a volume of the deployed airbags sequentially increases from the front section toward a rear section of the vehicle, in the front-rear direction, as the airbags extend from the front section toward a windshield of the vehicle, and
- wherein a width of the deployed airbags increases in the front-rear direction as the airbags extend toward the windshield of the vehicle.
A cyclist protection apparatus for a vehicle comprising a front section that protrudes forward from a boarding section, the cyclist protection apparatus comprising:
- a cyclist airbag device comprising airbags, the cyclist airbag device being configured to be disposed in a front-end area of the front section,
- wherein the cyclist airbag device is configured to deploy the airbags adjacently in a front-rear direction on an upper surface of the front section,
- wherein a volume of the deployed airbags sequentially increases from the front section toward a rear section of the vehicle, in the front-rear direction, as the airbags extend from the front section toward a windshield of the vehicle, and
- wherein, in a plan view, an entirety of the airbags is located between a front edge of the vehicle and a center of the front section located between the windshield and the front edge of the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.