Airbag and seat apparatus for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11358553-B1
Application number	US-202017121945-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Dec 15, 2020
Priority date	Dec 15, 2020
Publication date	Jun 14, 2022
Grant date	Jun 14, 2022

Abstract

An airbag includes plural bag portions respectively including two sheet members attached to each other, 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 to communicate the bag portions, 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. The rib portion includes plural radial ribs arranged radially inward of the annular rib, the plural radial ribs radially surrounding the communication hole and extending in a radial direction of the communication hole. At least one of the radial ribs is arranged at a position radially away from the communication hole.

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; 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,
the rib portion includes
an annular rib surrounding the communication hole; and
a cutout portion provided at the annular rib,

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, and
at least one of the radial ribs is radially separated from the communication hole by a predetermined distance.

2. The airbag according to claim 1 , wherein all of the radial ribs are radially separated from the communication hole by the predetermined distance.

3. 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; 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,
the rib portion includes
an annular rib surrounding the communication hole; and
a cutout portion provided at the annular rib,

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, the plurality of radial ribs including a first radial rib and a second radial rib;
the first radial rib and the second radial rib each includes a distance from the communication hole, the distances which are different from each other; and
the first radial rib and the second radial rib are arranged alternately along a circumferential direction of the communication hole.

4. The airbag according to claim 1 , wherein the cutout portion is arranged at a position displaced with respect to the at least one of the radial ribs in a circumferential direction of the annular rib.

5. The airbag according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one of the radial ribs protrudes in the thickness direction with respect to the annular rib.

6. The airbag according to claim 5 , wherein the at least one of the radial ribs is configured to increase a protruding amount thereof in the thickness direction toward radially inward thereof.

7. 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; 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,
the rib portion includes
an annular rib surrounding the communication hole; and
a cutout portion provided at the annular rib,
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, and

at least one of the radial ribs is radially separated from the communication hole by a predetermined distance.

8. The seat apparatus according to claim 7 , 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 Corp

Inventors

• Kurematsu Yasuhito
• Masuda Satoshi
• Seki Tomokazu
• Hasegawa Masaaki
• Yamamoto Tsuyoshi
• Mizuno Ryosuke
• Sakai Makoto

Classifications

• B60N2/976

  massaging systems · CPC title

• B60N2/914 Primary

  Hydro-pneumatic adjustments of the shape · CPC title

• B60R21/207 Primary

  in vehicle seats · CPC title

• B60R21/2334

  Expansion control features · CPC title

• B60R2021/01211

  Expansion of air bags · CPC title