Airbag for vehicle

US8955878B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8955878-B2
Application numberUS-201414253927-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateApr 16, 2014
Priority dateApr 16, 2013
Publication dateFeb 17, 2015
Grant dateFeb 17, 2015

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Abstract

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The present invention relates to an airbag for a vehicle including: an inflator which discharges high-pressure gas; an airbag cushion which has a vent hole so as to discharge a part of the high-pressure gas; a vent hole cover which is installed to shield the vent hole; and an operating unit which allows the vent hole cover to shield the vent hole when a predetermined time has passed at the time of deploying the airbag cushion, and provides advantages in that the severity of a neck injury to an occupant is reduced, and regulation satisfaction by the United States New Car Assessment Program (US-NCAP) is improved.

First claim

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What is claimed is: 1. An airbag for a vehicle, comprising: an inflator which discharges high-pressure gas; an airbag cushion which has a vent hole so as to discharge a portion of high-pressure gas that flows in from the inflator; a vent hole cover which is installed to open or shield the vent hole; and an operating unit which allows the vent hole cover to shield the vent hole when a predetermined time has passed from beginning of deploying the airbag cushion, wherein the…

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What does patent US8955878B2 cover?
The present invention relates to an airbag for a vehicle including: an inflator which discharges high-pressure gas; an airbag cushion which has a vent hole so as to discharge a part of the high-pressure gas; a vent hole cover which is installed to shield the vent hole; and an operating unit which allows the vent hole cover to shield the vent hole when a predetermined time has passed at the time…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Hyundai Mobis Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B60R21/239. 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).