# US 11,440,499 B2 · Side airbag device

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- Number: US 11,440,499 B2
- Document ID: US11440499B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/211,929
- Filed: 2021-03-25
- Published: 2021-09-30
- Granted: 2022-09-13
- Earliest claimed: 2020-03-30
- Assignees: Mazda Motor Corporation; Ashimori Industry Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Mazda Motor Corporation; Ashimori Industry Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Taei Shibahara; Toshihiro Takebayashi; Yuichi Sugimura; Motoharu Hirata; Hidetaka Azuma; Yuta Minami; Yoshitaka Okagami; Kazuya Hashimoto
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11440499B2

## CPC

- B60R 21/23138: {specially adapted for side protection (B60R21/23184, B60R21/232 take precedence)}
- 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 2021/0006: {Lateral collision}
- B60R 2021/0044: {Chest}
- B60R 2021/0048: {Head}
- B60R 2021/0055: {Pelvis}
- B60R 2021/23146: {seat mounted}
- B60R 2021/23161: {specially adapted for protecting at least two passengers, e.g. preventing them from hitting each other}
- B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

A side airbag device includes an inflator; and a bag-shaped airbag inflatable and deployable in response to a gas upon activation of the inflator. The airbag includes a torso protection portion inflatable and deployable in a space beside a torso of the occupant, a support portion provided on a console box side of the torso protection portion and configured to be pushed onto a top surface of the console box in an inflated and deployed state, and a hip protection portion inflatable and deployable between a hip of the occupant and a lateral portion of the console box. The support portion and the hip protection portion are defined by a continuous chamber. The inflator is positioned from above to below the support portion in a side view of the vehicle. The airbag is mounted on a lateral portion of the vehicle seat via the inflator.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A side airbag device comprising:
an inflator configured to generate a gas; and
a bag-shaped airbag inflatable and deployable in a space above a console box and beside an inner side in a vehicle width direction relative to a vehicle seat in response to the gas upon activation of the inflator, the console box provided on an inner side in a vehicle width direction relative to the vehicle seat,
the airbag including a torso protection portion, a support portion provided on a console box side of the torso protection portion and configured to be pushed onto a top surface of the console box in an inflated and deployed state, and a hip protection portion inflatable and deployable close by a lateral portion of the console box,
the support portion and the hip protection portion being defined by a continuous chamber,
the inflator being positioned from above to below the support portion in a side view of the vehicle,
the airbag being mounted on a lateral portion of the vehicle seat via the inflator, and
the airbag further comprising a middle base fabric piece that is on a front side in the vehicle and has a shape extending along the top surface and side surface of the console box in a front-rear view of the vehicle.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The side airbag device according to claim 1,
wherein in an inflated and deployed state, the support portion and the hip protection portion extend along the top surface and side surface of the console box, respectively, in a front-rear view of the vehicle, and a portion of the support portion and a portion of the hip protection portion respectively opposing the top surface and side surface of the console box are defined by a continuous single base fabric piece.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The side airbag device according to claim 1,
wherein in an inflated and deployed state, the support portion is pushed onto half or more of the top surface of the console box in a front-rear view of the vehicle.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The side airbag device according to claim 3,
wherein in an inflated and deployed state, the support portion is pushed onto an entire top surface of the console box in a front-rear view of the vehicle.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The side airbag device according to claim 1,
wherein the torso protection portion, the support portion, and the hip protection portion are defined by a continuous chamber, and
in an inflated and deployed state, there is no depression on a portion between an upper end of the torso protection portion and an end on the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the support portion in a front-rear view of the vehicle.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The side airbag device according to claim 1,
wherein the airbag further includes a head protection portion provided on an upper side of the torso protection portion.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The side airbag device according to claim 1,
wherein an area of contact between the support portion in an inflated and deployed state and the top surface of the console box decreases toward a rear side of the vehicle.