# US 10,118,586 B2 · Cyclist protection apparatus for vehicle and vehicle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,118,586 B2 - Document ID: US10118586B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/435,187 - Filed: 2017-02-16 - Published: 2017-10-05 - Granted: 2018-11-06 - Earliest claimed: 2016-03-31 - Assignees: Subaru Corporation - Applicants: Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha - Inventors: Isamu Nagasawa; Takao Kondo - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10118586B2 ## CPC - B60R 21/36: using airbags - B60R 21/0134: responsive to imminent contact with an obstacle {, e.g. using radar systems} - B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## 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. ## Claims ### Claim 1 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. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The cyclist protection apparatus for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the airbags deployed adjacently in the front-rear direction comprises a front airbag and a rear airbag, and wherein the front airbag is configured to lie over the rear airbag in a case where a load of a cyclist is applied from a front side. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The cyclist protection apparatus for a vehicle according to claim 2, wherein, with respect to the upper surface of the front section, the rear airbag is deployable with a higher height than the front airbag. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The cyclist protection apparatus for a vehicle according to claim 3, wherein the airbags comprises three or more airbags. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The cyclist protection apparatus for a vehicle according to claim 4, further comprising a nose cone, wherein the upper surface of the front section comprises a hood constituting the upper surface of the front section, and wherein the nose cone is configured to be disposed in front of the hood. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The cyclist protection apparatus for a vehicle according to claim 3, further comprising a nose cone, wherein the upper surface of the front section comprises a hood constituting the upper surface of the front section, and wherein the nose cone is configured to be disposed in front of the hood. ### Claim 7 (depends on 2) The cyclist protection apparatus for a vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the airbags comprises three or more airbags. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The cyclist protection apparatus for a vehicle according to claim 7, further comprising a nose cone, wherein the upper surface of the front section comprises a hood constituting the upper surface of the front section, and wherein the nose cone is configured to be disposed in front of the hood. ### Claim 9 (depends on 2) The cyclist protection apparatus for a vehicle according to claim 2, further comprising a nose cone, wherein the upper surface of the front section comprises a hood constituting the upper surface of the front section, and wherein the nose cone is configured to be disposed in front of the hood. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The cyclist protection apparatus for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the airbags comprises a front airbag and a rear airbag, and wherein, with respect to the upper surface of the front section, the rear airbag is deployable with a higher height than the front airbag. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The cyclist protection apparatus for a vehicle according to claim 10, wherein the airbags comprises three or more airbags. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The cyclist protection apparatus for a vehicle according to claim 11, further comprising a nose cone, wherein the upper surface of the front section comprises a hood constituting the upper surface of the front section, and wherein the nose cone is configured to be disposed in front of the hood. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The cyclist protection apparatus for a vehicle according to claim 10, further comprising a nose cone, wherein the upper surface of the front section comprises a hood constituting the upper surface of the front section, and wherein the nose cone is configured to be disposed in front of the hood. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The cyclist protection apparatus for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the airbags comprises three or more airbags. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The cyclist protection apparatus for a vehicle according to claim 14, further comprising a nose cone, wherein the upper surface of the front section comprises a hood constituting the upper surface of the front section, and wherein the nose cone is configured to be disposed in front of the hood. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The cyclist protection apparatus for a vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising a nose cone, wherein the upper surface of the front section comprises a hood constituting the upper surface of the front section, and wherein the nose cone is configured to be disposed in front of the hood. ### Claim 17 A vehicle, comprising: a front section that protrudes forward from a boarding section; and 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. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The vehicle according to claim 17, further comprising a nose cone, wherein the upper surface of the front section comprises a hood constituting the upper surface of the front section, and wherein the nose cone is configured to be disposed in front of the hood. ### Claim 19 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.