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US 7,731,225 B2Granted
Airbag apparatus for vehicle
AssigneeNihon Plast Co., Ltd.
InventorMitsuhiro Yoshida
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Abstract
In an airbag provided in a folded condition, a front end of the airbag includes a pulled-out section provided by pulling out the end of the airbag. In the airbag in a stored condition, an oblique path from a front end of the airbag to a fixed point of a front pillar can be reached by the pulled-out section. In the developed condition of the airbag, the pulled-out section can further draw the position of the front end of the airbag to the front side, thereby providing an increased protection range by the airbag.
Claims7
An airbag apparatus for a vehicle comprising:
- an airbag that is installed at an upper part of a vehicle body in a folded condition and into which gas from an inflator is to be injected when a vehicle is subjected to an impact to develop the airbag in a downward direction;
- and
- wherein the airbag is folded to form a folded section in the folded condition,
- a front end or a rear end of the airbag is connected to a fixed point on a pillar,
- the front end or the rear end of the airbag in the folded condition includes a pulled-out section formed by pulling out the front end or the rear end of the airbag in the folded condition, and
- the pulled-out section extends along the pillar when the airbag is installed at the upper part of the vehicle body.
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