Ramp of curtain airbag device and curtain airbag device having the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11220232-B2
Application number	US-202017000347-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 23, 2020
Priority date	Sep 26, 2019
Publication date	Jan 11, 2022
Grant date	Jan 11, 2022

Abstract

A ramp of a curtain airbag device including: a ramp body part on or into which a folded cushion is seated or inserted; one or more vehicle body mounting parts formed at a lower part of the ramp body part, and coupled to a vehicle body; one or more tab through-hole parts formed through the ramp body part, such that a mounting tab part of the cushion is passed through the tab through-hole part; and one or more locking hook parts formed at an upper part of the ramp body part, such that an end of the mounting tab part extended upward between the vehicle body and the ramp body part through the tab through-hole part is locked to the locking hook part.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A ramp of a curtain airbag device, comprising:
a ramp body part on or into which a folded cushion is seated or inserted;
one or more vehicle body mounting parts arranged at a lower part of the ramp body part, and coupled to a vehicle body;
one or more tab through-hole parts formed in the ramp body part and configured to pass a mounting tab part of the cushion through the tab through-hole part; and
one or more locking hook parts formed at an upper part of the ramp body part and configured to lock an end of the mounting tab part extended upward between the vehicle body and the ramp body part through the tab through-hole part to the locking hook part.

2. The ramp of the curtain airbag device of claim 1 , wherein the ramp body part comprises:
a ramp base part facing the vehicle body and having the tab through-hole part formed therethrough;
a cushion support part formed at a lower part of the ramp base part and protruding toward an inside of the vehicle, and having the cushion seated thereon; and
a cushion holding part arranged at an upper part of the ramp base part and protruding toward the inside of the vehicle; and
the cushion holding part is configured to form a space between the cushion support part and the cushion holding part, into which the cushion is inserted, and to abut on an upper part of the cushion.

3. The ramp of the curtain airbag device of claim 2 , wherein:
the cushion holding part is disposed at a middle portion of the ramp base part in a front-to-rear direction; and
the locking hook part is disposed on at least one side of a front side and a rear side of the ramp base part so as to be spaced apart from the cushion holding part.

4. The ramp of the curtain airbag device of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle body mounting part comprises:
a mounting body formed at the lower part of the ramp body part and extending downward, and abutting the vehicle body; and
a fixing hole formed through the mounting body, and fastened by a fastening member so as to be fixed to the vehicle body.

5. The ramp of the curtain airbag device of claim 1 , wherein the tab through-hole part comprises:
a tab extension hole formed through the ramp body part; and
one or more upward guides formed on at least one part of an upper part and a lower part of the tab extension hole and arranged to be upward inclined toward the vehicle body.

6. The ramp of the curtain airbag device of claim 1 , wherein:
the locking hook part comprises:
a locking bump arranged at an upper part of the ramp body part and protruding to an inside of the vehicle; and
an unfolding prevention bump arranged at an end of the locking bump and protruding downward; and

an end of the mounting tab part is fitted and locked between the locking bump and the ramp body part.

7. The ramp of the curtain airbag device of claim 1 , further comprising one or more contact protrusions arranged on the ramp body part, protruding toward the vehicle body, and abutting on the vehicle body under the tab through-hole part.

8. A curtain airbag device having a ramp of a curtain airbag device comprising:
one or more ramps each comprising one or more vehicle mounting parts arranged at a lower part of a ramp body part, one or more tab through-hole parts formed through the ramp body part, and one or more locking hook parts formed at an upper part of the ramp body part; and
a cushion comprising a cushion body part folded and seated on or fitted into the ramp body part, and one or more mounting tab parts each extended between a vehicle body and the ramp through the tab through-hole part, and locked to the locking hook part.

9. The curtain airbag device having the ramp of the curtain airbag device of claim 8 , wherein the mounting tab part comprises:
a tab body coupled to the cushion body part, and extended upward between the ramp and the vehicle body through the tab through-hole part; and
a locking hole formed through an end of the tab body, and locked to the locking hook part.

10. The curtain airbag device having the ramp of the curtain airbag device of claim 8 , wherein the cushion further comprises one or more strap parts coupled to the cushion body part, and configured to cover a circumference of the cushion body part folded with the mounting tab.

11. The curtain airbag device having the ramp of the curtain airbag device of claim 10 , wherein the strap part comprises:
a strap body coupled to the cushion body part, extended to cover one side of the cushion body part, facing an inside of the vehicle, and crossing the mounting tab part extended toward the tab through-hole part; and
a tab cross hole formed through a portion of the strap body, which crosses the mounting tab part, such that the mounting tab part passes through the tab cross hole.

12. The curtain airbag device having the ramp of the curtain airbag device of claim 8 , wherein the cushion further comprises one or more fabric ramps coupled to the cushion body part, and extended to cover one side of the cushion body part, exposed to an outside of the ramp.

Assignees

• Hyundai Mobis Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Ju Kyung
• Je Hyung Ho

Classifications

• B60R21/215

  characterised by the covers for the inflatable member {(B60R21/2176 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B60R2021/23509

  Fabric · CPC title

• B60R21/213 Primary

  in vehicle roof frames or pillars · CPC title

• B60R21/232 Primary

  Curtain-type airbags deploying mainly in a vertical direction from their top edge · CPC title

• B60R21/237

  characterised by the way they are folded · CPC title