Airbag and seat apparatus for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11148563-B2
Application number	US-202016937728-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 24, 2020
Priority date	Aug 8, 2019
Publication date	Oct 19, 2021
Grant date	Oct 19, 2021

Abstract

An airbag includes plural bag portions respectively including two sheet members which are attached to each other, the plural bag portions arranged to be overlapped with each other in a thickness direction of the sheet member, and a welded portion at which the sheet members being in contact with each other are attached to each other. The welded portion includes a communication hole penetrating the sheet members which are in contact with each other to communicate the bag portions which are arranged to be overlapped with each other, and a rib portion arranged radially outward of the communication hole, the rib portion protruding in the thickness direction from a welded surface of the welded portion. The rib portion includes an annular rib surrounding the communication hole, and a cutout portion provided at the annular rib.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An airbag, comprising:
a plurality of bag portions respectively including two sheet members which are attached to each other, the plurality of bag portions arranged to be overlapped with each other in a thickness direction of the sheet member; and
a welded portion at which the sheet members being in contact with each other are attached to each other, the sheet members of the bag portions arranged to be overlapped with each other in the thickness direction of the sheet member; wherein
the welded portion includes
a communication hole penetrating the sheet members which are in contact with each other to communicate the bag portions which are arranged to be overlapped with each other; and
a rib portion arranged radially outward of the communication hole, the rib portion protruding in the thickness direction from a welded surface of the welded portion, and the rib portion includes
an annular rib surrounding the communication hole; and
a cutout portion provided at the annular rib.

2. The airbag according to claim 1 , wherein the rib portion includes a plurality of radial ribs which is arranged radially inward of the annular rib, the plurality of radial ribs radially surrounding the communication hole and extending in a radial direction of the communication hole.

3. The airbag according to claim 2 , wherein the cutout portion is arranged at a position displaced in a circumferential direction of the annular rib relative to the radial rib.

4. The airbag according to claim 2 , wherein the radial rib protrudes in the thickness direction relative to the annular rib.

5. The airbag according to claim 4 , wherein the radial rib is configured to increase a protruding amount thereof in the thickness toward radially inward thereof.

6. A seat apparatus for a vehicle comprising an airbag arranged inside a seat surface of a seat, the airbag including;
a plurality of bag portions respectively including two sheet members which are attached to each other, the plurality of bag portions arranged to be overlapped with each other in a thickness direction of the sheet member; and
a welded portion at which the sheet members being in contact with each other are attached to each other, the sheet members of the bag portions arranged to be overlapped with each other in the thickness direction of the sheet member; wherein
the welded portion includes
a communication hole penetrating the sheet members which are in contact with each other to communicate the bag portions which are arranged to be overlapped with each other; and
a rib portion arranged radially outward of the communication hole, the rib portion protruding in the thickness direction from a welded surface of the welded portion, and the rib portion includes
an annular rib surrounding the communication hole; and
a cutout portion provided at the annular rib.

7. The seat apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein
the rib portion protrudes in one direction of the thickness direction; and
the airbag is arranged inside the seat surface in a state where the welded surface including the rib portion faces the seat surface.

Assignees

• Aisin Seiki

Inventors

• Masuda Satoshi
• Mizuno Ryosuke
• Sakai Makoto

Classifications

• B60N2/976

  massaging systems · CPC title

• B60R21/207 Primary

  in vehicle seats · CPC title

• B60N2/914

  Hydro-pneumatic adjustments of the shape · CPC title

• B60R2021/23146

  seat mounted · CPC title

• B60R21/231

  characterised by their shape, construction or spatial configuration · CPC title