# US 10,766,447 B2 · Airbag for table of vehicles > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,766,447 B2 - Document ID: US10766447B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/195,255 - Filed: 2018-11-19 - Published: 2020-04-23 - Granted: 2020-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2018-10-17 - Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Motors Corporation - Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Motors Corporation - Inventors: Yu Mi Jung - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10766447B2 ## CPC - B60N 3/004: {of foldable trays mounted on the back-rest} - B60R 21/207: in vehicle seats - B60R 21/20: Arrangements for storing inflatable members in their non-use or deflated condition; Arrangement or mounting of air bag modules or components - B60R 21/205: in dashboards - B60R 21/2334: Expansion control features - B60R 2021/23386: {External tether means} - B63B 17/00: Vessels parts, details, or accessories, not otherwise provided for {(vehicle fittings for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles in general B60R25/00; propeller guards, line cutters or other means for protecting propellers or rudders B63H5/165; protection of power legs of outboard propulsion units B63H20/36; locking devices for boats, surfboards or parts or accessories thereof E05B73/007)} - B64D 11/06205: {Arrangements of airbags} - B60N: SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - B63B: SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING (arrangements of vessel ventilation, heating, cooling, or air-conditioning B63J2/00; floating substructures as supports of dredgers or soil-shifting machines E02F9/06) - B64D: EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT ## Abstract An airbag system for a vehicle table is provided. The system includes a table disposed in front of a passenger and an airbag cushion that is provided inside the table. The airbag cushion expands while being deployed in a state in which a first end portion of the airbag cushion is fixed to an internal portion of an edge of the table to allow a second end portion to protrude above the table and to cover an upper surface of the table. The airbag cushion also includes a bottom surface portion that faces the table, which is positioned at an interval from the upper surface of the table while the airbag cushion is deployed. An inflator supplies gas to the airbag cushion to deploy the airbag cushion. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An airbag system for a vehicle table, comprising: a table to be disposed in front of a passenger; an airbag cushion disposed inside the table, expands while being deployed in a state in which a first end portion of the airbag cushion is fixed to an internal portion of an edge of the table to allow a second end portion of the airbag cushion to protrude above the table and to cover an upper surface of the table, and includes a bottom surface portion facing the table, which is positioned at an interval from the upper surface of the table while the airbag cushion is deployed; and an inflator configured to supply gas to the airbag cushion, wherein the first end portion of the airbag cushion is fixed to a second edge of the table and the second end portion of the airbag cushion expands up and over the table and beyond a first edge of the table. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The airbag system for a vehicle table of claim 1, wherein the table includes the first edge at a passenger side, the second edge at an opposite side to the first edge, and a pair of opposite edges for connecting the first edge and the second edge to each other and the airbag cushion is fixed into the second edge and the opposite edges of the table. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The airbag system for a vehicle table of claim 2, wherein a tear line for connecting the second edge and the opposite edges to each other is formed on the table and the second end portion of the airbag cushion protrudes above the table as the tear line is torn while the airbag cushion is deployed. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The airbag system for a vehicle table of claim 1, wherein the table includes the first edge at a passenger side, the second edge at an opposite side to the first edge, and a pair of opposite edges for connecting the first edge and the second edge to each other and the airbag cushion is fixed into the second edge of the table. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The airbag system for a vehicle table of claim 4, further comprising: a limiting tether having a first end fixed to a side of the first end portion of the airbag cushion fixed into the second edge of the table and a second end connected to a side of the second end portion of the airbag cushion to limit a deployment distance of the second end portion of the airbag cushion. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The airbag system for a vehicle table of claim 5, wherein a plurality of limiting tethers are provided at the opposite edges of the table, respectively, and each limiting tether connects the first end portion and the second end portion of the airbag cushion to each other at opposite side portions of the airbag cushion. ### Claim 7 An airbag system for a vehicle table, comprising: a table to be disposed in front of a passenger; an airbag cushion disposed inside the table, expands while being deployed in a state in which a first end portion of the airbag cushion is fixed to an internal portion of an edge of the table to allow a second end portion of the airbag cushion to protrude above the table and to cover an upper surface of the table, and includes a bottom surface portion facing the table, which is positioned at an interval from the upper surface of the table while the airbag cushion is deployed; an inflator configured to supply gas to the airbag cushion; and wherein the table includes a first edge at a passenger side, a second edge at an opposite side to the first edge, and a pair of opposite edges for connecting the first edge and the second edge to each other and the airbag cushion is configured in one pair of airbag cushions that are fixed into the pair of opposite edges of the table. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The airbag system for a vehicle table of claim 7, wherein the pair of airbags is deployed in a direction to face each other toward a center of the table while being deployed. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The airbag system for a vehicle table of claim 8, further comprising: a pair of pulling tethers having a first end fixed to the second edge of the table and a second end connected to a lateral surface of a front seat of each of the airbag cushions and configured to deploy the second end portion of each of the airbag cushions toward a center of the table. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The airbag system for a vehicle table of claim 9, wherein the first end of each one of the respective pulling tethers is fixed to a central portion of the second edge of the table and the second respective end is connected to the second end portion of the lateral surface of the front seat of each of the airbag cushions. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The airbag system for a vehicle table of claim 9, wherein the first end of each respective pulling tether is fixed to an edge at the first end portion of each of the airbag cushions and wherein the second end of each respective pulling tether is connected to the lateral surface of the front seat of each of the airbag cushions. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The airbag system for a vehicle table of claim 7, wherein the airbag cushions include concave portions formed at a passenger side. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The airbag system for a vehicle table of claim 1, wherein the table is installed in a rear surface of a front seatback, an arm rest, or a dashboard through a mounting portion. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The airbag system for a vehicle table of claim 13, wherein the inflator is installed in the front seatback, the arm rest, the table, the dashboard, or the mounting portion and is connected to the airbag cushion to provide expansive force to the airbag cushion. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The airbag system for a vehicle table of claim 1, wherein the airbag cushion is deployed when the table is deployed in a use state when a vehicle collision occurs. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The airbag system for a vehicle table of claim 1, further comprising: a sensor unit configured to detect whether the table is deployed and detect a vehicle collision; and a controller configured to operate the inflator when the table is detected to be deployed and the vehicle collision is detected.