Airbag device for vehicle
AssigneeHyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
InventorMin Seok Koh
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Abstract
An airbag device for a vehicle is provided. The airbag device includes an inflator to generate gas upon activation, a cushion associated with the inflator and to expand as the gas is introduced from the inflator, and inflate toward an occupant of the vehicle, and an inner chamber disposed inside the cushion and to distribute the gas introduced into the cushion, the inner chamber including a tip portion and a portion facing a windshield of the vehicle. The tip portion of the inner chamber is joined to a portion of the cushion that faces the windshield, and the inner chamber pulls the cushion as the cushion unfolds to prevent the cushion from colliding with the windshield.
Claims12
An airbag device for a vehicle, comprising:
- an inflator configured to generate gas upon activation;
- a cushion associated with the inflator and configured to expand as the gas is introduced from the inflator, and inflate toward an occupant of the vehicle;
- and
- an inner chamber disposed inside the cushion and configured to distribute the gas introduced into the cushion, the inner chamber including a tip portion and a portion facing a windshield of the vehicle,
- wherein the tip portion of the inner chamber is joined to a portion of the cushion that faces the windshield,
- wherein the inner chamber is configured to pull the cushion as the cushion unfolds to prevent the cushion from colliding with the windshield,
- wherein the cushion includes:
- a main panel including a mouth portion in which a gas hole through which the gas is introduced is formed and a protrusion corrugated portion;
- and
- a pair of side panels joined to both sides of the main panel,
- wherein the main panel is partitioned into a first section on one side toward the windshield and a second section and a third section on another side toward the occupant when the cushion is expanded with respect to the mouth portion, and
- wherein a width of the third section is greater than a width of the second section and a width of the first section.
An airbag device for a vehicle having a windshield, the airbag device comprising:
- an inflator configured to generate gas upon activation;
- a cushion in communication with the inflator and configured to expand as the gas is introduced from the inflator, and inflate toward an occupant of the vehicle;
- and
- an inner chamber disposed inside the cushion and configured to distribute the gas introduced into the cushion, the inner chamber including a tip portion and a portion facing a windshield of the vehicle,
- wherein the tip portion of the inner chamber is joined to a portion of the cushion that faces the windshield,
- wherein the inner chamber is configured to pull the cushion as the cushion unfolds to prevent the cushion from colliding with the windshield while allowing the cushion to unfold toward the occupant,
- wherein the cushion comprises:
- a main panel including a mouth portion in which a gas hole through which the gas is introduced is formed, and a protrusion corrugated portion;
- and
- a pair of side panels joined to both sides of the main panel,
- wherein the main panel is partitioned into a first section on one side toward the windshield, and a second section and a third section on another side toward the occupant when the cushion is expanded with respect to the mouth portion, and
- wherein a width of the third section is greater than a width of the second section and a width of the first section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.