Pedestrian airbag cushion
AssigneeHyundai Motor Company
InventorJae Ho Choi
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Abstract
Disclosed is a pedestrian airbag cushion. The pedestrian airbag cushion includes a cushion inflated to cover a windshield glass by an inflator, with a vent hole formed in the cushion. A tether is provided on a portion of the cushion corresponding to a driver's seat and is connected at a first end to an upper portion of the cushion. The tether extends downwards and is connected at a second end to a lower portion of the cushion. The tether has a contractive force to pull the portion of the cushion corresponding to the driver's seat downwards after the cushion is deployed.
Claims11
A pedestrian airbag cushion for a vehicle including a windshield glass, an inflator, and a driver seat, comprising:
- a cushion inflated to cover the windshield glass by the inflator, with a vent hole formed therein;
- and
- a tether provided on a portion of the cushion corresponding to the driver seat, connected at a first end thereof to an upper portion of the cushion, extending downwards and connected at a second end thereof to a lower portion of the cushion, the tether having a contractive force to pull the portion of the cushion corresponding to the driver seat downwards after the cushion is deployed,
- wherein the portion of the cushion corresponding to the driver seat independently forms a driver seat chamber, and the tether is provided in the driver seat chamber, so that only the driver seat chamber is contracted after internal gas is vented, and
- wherein separating lines are provided at both sides of the driver seat chamber to separate the driver seat chamber from the portion of the cushion corresponding to the driver seat.
A pedestrian airbag cushion for a vehicle including a windshield glass, an inflator, a driver seat, and a passenger seat, comprising:
- a cushion inflated to cover the windshield glass by the inflator, with a vent hole formed therein;
- and
- a tether provided on a portion of the cushion corresponding to the driver seat, connected at a first end thereof to an upper portion of the cushion, extending downwards and connected at a second end thereof to a lower portion of the cushion, the tether having a contractive force to pull the portion of the cushion corresponding to the driver seat downwards after the cushion is deployed,
- wherein the portion of the cushion corresponding to the driver seat and the portion of the cushion corresponding to the passenger seat are independently configured to form independent chambers, and the tether is provided in each of the independent chambers so that only the independent chambers are contracted after internal gas is vented, and
- wherein separating lines are provided at both outer sides of the independent chambers to separate the independent chambers from the portion of the cushion corresponding to the driver seat and the portion of the cushion corresponding to the passenger seat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.