Cover and airbag device

US8955874B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8955874-B2
Application numberUS-201213980163-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJan 17, 2012
Priority dateJan 17, 2011
Publication dateFeb 17, 2015
Grant dateFeb 17, 2015

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A cover used for an airbag device capable of accurately and easily adjusting a deployment direction of an airbag during a side collision according to a deployment position. The cover includes a protecting portion formed along a rolled airbag, and a plurality of attachment portions formed so as to be attached to a body of a vehicle. The protecting portion includes a slit capable of controlling the deployment direction of the airbag by changing a position through which the tab passes toward the body of the vehicle in a rolling direction of the airbag.

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What is claimed is: 1. An airbag device for attachment to a body of a vehicle, the airbag device comprising: an airbag that is configured to be rolled from a first end to a second end and deployed upon receiving gas; and a cover disposed between the airbag and the body of the vehicle to which the airbag is attached, wherein the cover including: a protecting portion that is formed axially along the airbag; and a plurality of attachment portions extending from the protecting…

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What does patent US8955874B2 cover?
A cover used for an airbag device capable of accurately and easily adjusting a deployment direction of an airbag during a side collision according to a deployment position. The cover includes a protecting portion formed along a rolled airbag, and a plurality of attachment portions formed so as to be attached to a body of a vehicle. The protecting portion includes a slit capable of controlling t…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kim Minhun, Piao Jinhua, Yamada Atsushi, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B60R21/213. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 17 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).