Driver airbag device for vehicle
AssigneeHyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
InventorsMin June SONG, Seok Hoon KO
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Abstract
Provided is a driver airbag device for a vehicle deploying to the front of a steering wheel while avoiding an obstacle in the rear of the steering wheel on which the obstacle is positioned at a center portion, the driver airbag device comprising an airbag cushion deploying to the front of the steering wheel by passing between the obstacle and the steering wheel when gas is injected inside; a gas injection device positioned under the airbag cushion to inject gas into the airbag cushion through a gas outlet; and a diffuser positioned inside the airbag cushion and configured to partially or entirely cover the gas outlet from above to deploy by the gas injected through the gas outlet and induce the gas to flow to an opening opened toward the front of the steering wheel
Claims15
A driver airbag for a vehicle positioned at a rear of a steering wheel and configured to deploy toward a front of the steering wheel while avoiding an obstacle positioned at a center portion of the steering wheel, the driver airbag comprising:
- an airbag cushion configured to deploy toward the front of the steering through a space between the obstacle and the steering wheel when gas is injected into the airbag cushion;
- a gas injection device positioned under the airbag cushion and configured to inject the gas into the airbag cushion through a gas outlet;
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- a diffuser positioned within the airbag cushion, at least partially covering the gas outlet and having an opening formed toward the front of the steering wheel,
- wherein, when the gas is injected to the diffuser through the gas outlet, the diffuser directs the injected gas to flow toward the opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.