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US 2021/0268987 A1Published application
Vehicle center airbag
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorsJae Ho Choi, Yoon Suk Lim
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Abstract
A vehicle center airbag may include a main cushion and a plurality of sub-cushions. The main cushion is mounted on a lateral surface of a seat back and is deployed in a forward direction, being positioned beside a passenger when a side collision occurs. The sub-cushions are configured to communicate with the main cushion and are deployed upwards from the top portion of the main cushion. When the sub-cushions are deployed, they extend in a forward-backward direction of the vehicle and are positioned above the torso of the passenger.
Claims18
A vehicle center airbag apparatus comprising:
- a main cushion mounted on an inner lateral surface of a seat back of a first seat and configured to be deployed in a forward direction of the first seat so as to be disposed beside a passenger sitting in the first seat when deployed;
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- a plurality of sub-cushions fluidically-communicating with the main cushion and configured to be deployed upwards from a top portion of the main cushion, the plurality of sub-cushions extending in a backward-forward direction of the first seat so as to be disposed above a torso of the passenger when deployed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.