# US 2019/0168703 A1 · Rear seat side airbag device

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- Number: US 2019/0168703 A1
- Document ID: US20190168703A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/165,126
- Filed: 2018-10-19
- Published: 2019-06-06
- Earliest claimed: 2017-12-01
- Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Applicants: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Inventors: Masanori SATO
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190168703A1

## CPC

- B60R 21/21: in vehicle side panels, e.g. doors (pillar mounted arrangements B60R21/213)
- B60R 21/23138: {specially adapted for side protection (B60R21/23184, B60R21/232 take precedence)}
- B60R 21/2338: Tethers
- B60R 2021/23153: {specially adapted for rear seat passengers}
- B60R 2021/23388: {having ends which are movable or detachable during deployment}
- B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

A rear seat side airbag device includes: a case provided inside a vehicle cabin side portion in correspondence with a rear seat, the case being open substantially toward a vehicle front side; an inflator accommodated inside the case, the inflator configured to generate gas at a time of vehicle collision; and a side airbag accommodated inside the case and is configured to receive a supply of gas from the inflator and inflates and expands, the side air bag including a distal end portion being fixed to a region of the case or a vehicle body, which region is at a vehicle width direction inner side with respect to the inflator.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A rear seat side airbag device comprising:
a case provided inside a vehicle cabin side portion in correspondence with a rear seat, the case being open substantially toward a vehicle front side;
an inflator accommodated inside the case, the inflator configured to generate gas at a time of vehicle collision; and
a side airbag accommodated inside the case and is configured to receive a supply of gas from the inflator and inflates and expands, the side air bag including a distal end portion being fixed to a region of the case or a vehicle body, which region is at a vehicle width direction inner side with respect to the inflator.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The rear seat side airbag device according to claim 1, wherein
a long hole is formed in the case or vehicle body, a length direction of the long hole being in a substantial vehicle vertical direction, and
the distal end portion is fixed to the vehicle body or case by a fastener that is inserted into the long hole, the fastener is movable along the long hole when an expansion pressure of the side airbag is applied.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The rear seat side airbag device according to claim 1, wherein the distal end portion is fixed to a bracket, the bracket attached to the vehicle body or case.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The rear seat side airbag device according to claim 1, wherein the distal end portion includes a strap that is a separate body, the strap including one end portion fixed to the side airbag and another end portion fixed to the vehicle body or case.