Air bag for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10759374-B2
Application number	US-201815942869-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 2, 2018
Priority date	Dec 8, 2017
Publication date	Sep 1, 2020
Grant date	Sep 1, 2020

Abstract

an airbag for a vehicle is provided. In particular, a deployment position of an airbag cushion is changed to correspond to the occupant's seating position or the occupant's lying position in response to the vehicle collision. Accordingly, the occupant is more safely protected regardless of seating position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An airbag for a vehicle, comprising:
a protective cushion disposed at a side of a seatback,
wherein the protective cushion is deployed in a forward direction to be disposed at a side of a head of an occupant when inflated, and is formed gradually wider toward an occupant side such that deployment is stopped by coming into contact with a seat belt when inflated to secure bearing capacity, and
wherein the protective cushion includes:
a first cushion portion disposed on a vehicle body side by protruding forward from the seatback and configured to be inflated by being supplied with gas from an inflator;
a second cushion portion adapted to be disposed in front of the head of the occupant by extending from the first cushion portion toward the occupant side and configured to be inflated by being supplied with gas from the first cushion portion; and
a third cushion portion adapted to be disposed in front of the head of the occupant along with the second cushion portion by extending from the second cushion portion in a lateral direction.

2. The airbag of claim 1 , wherein each of front portions of the first cushion portion and the second cushion portion is formed to protrude with a connection portion therebetween that is concave, and wherein the airbag includes a support panel connected to the front portion of the first cushion portion and to the front portion of the second cushion portion to come into contact with the seat belt when inflated.

3. The airbag of claim 1 , wherein an inner diaphragm is disposed within the protective cushion and the inner diaphragm crosses between the first cushion portion and the second cushion portion and includes a vent aperture.

4. The airbag of claim 3 , wherein the vent aperture is disposed at a front of the inner diaphragm.

5. The airbag of claim 1 , wherein each of the first cushion portion and the second cushion portion extends such that a surface thereof facing the occupant side is inclined toward the occupant side.

6. The airbag of claim 1 , wherein the protective cushion further includes a contact panel connected to both an end portion of the third cushion portion and a surface of the second cushion portion facing the occupant side and configured to have a planar cross-section.

7. The airbag of claim 1 , wherein the protective cushion further includes a fourth cushion portion adapted to be disposed in front of the head of the occupant by extending downward from the second cushion portion.

8. An airbag for a vehicle, comprising:
a protective cushion disposed at a side of a seatback,
wherein the protective cushion is deployed in a forward direction to be disposed at a side of a head of an occupant when inflated, and is formed gradually wider toward an occupant side such that deployment is stopped by coming into contact with a seat belt when inflated to secure bearing capacity, wherein the protective cushion further includes:
a panel tether having a planar cross-section to surround an upper portion of the protective cushion; and
a pulling wire with a first end thereof connected to opposite ends of the panel tether and a second end thereof connected to a lower portion of the seatback.

9. The airbag of claim 8 , wherein the second end of the pulling wire is connected to a seatback tilting mechanism configured to adjust a position of the seatback and when the seatback is tilted backward, the pulling wire is operated in conjunction with a rotational motion of the seatback tilting mechanism, thereby receiving a pulling force.

10. The airbag of claim 8 , further comprising:
an adjustment mechanism disposed at the lower portion of the seatback with the second end of the pulling wire connected thereto,
wherein the adjustment mechanism is configured to cut the pulling wire based on a position of the seatback.

11. The airbag of claim 10 , wherein the pulling wire is configured to have a length that allows the protective cushion to be maintained tilted downward, and the adjustment mechanism is configured to not cut the pulling wire when the seatback is tilted backward and to cut the pulling wire when the seatback is disposed forward.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Yoo Joo Seon
• Kwon Hyock In

Classifications

• B60R21/2338

  Tethers · CPC title

• B60R21/264

  using instantaneous generation of gas, e.g. pyrotechnic (B60R21/268 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60R21/207 Primary

  in vehicle seats · CPC title

• B60R21/239

  characterised by their venting means · CPC title

• B60R21/23138 Primary

  specially adapted for side protection (B60R21/23184, B60R21/232 take precedence) · CPC title