Front passenger seat airbag device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9434344-B2
Application number	US-201514795120-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 9, 2015
Priority date	Jul 11, 2014
Publication date	Sep 6, 2016
Grant date	Sep 6, 2016

Abstract

There is provided a front passenger seat airbag device including a front passenger seat airbag that receives a supply of gas and inflates and deploys in front of a front passenger seat, and that is formed with a vehicle rear-facing first head contact face at a vehicle up-down direction upper portion in an inflated and deployed state, and a center airbag that is integrally formed to the front passenger seat airbag, that receives a supply of gas and inflates and deploys on a vehicle width direction center side of the front passenger seat airbag, and that is formed in an inflated and deployed state with a second head contact face extending from a vehicle width direction center side end portion of the first head contact face toward the vehicle rear, and facing both the vehicle rear and the vehicle width direction outside.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A front passenger seat airbag device comprising:
a front passenger seat airbag that receives a supply of gas and inflates and deploys in front of a front passenger seat, and that is formed with a vehicle rear-facing first head contact face at a vehicle up-down direction upper portion in an inflated and deployed state; and
a center airbag that is integrally formed with the front passenger seat airbag, that receives a supply of gas and inflates and deploys on a vehicle width direction center side of the front passenger seat airbag, and that is formed in an inflated and deployed state with a second head contact face extending from a vehicle width direction center side end portion of the first head contact face toward the vehicle rear and facing both the vehicle rear and the vehicle width direction outside.

2. The front passenger seat airbag device of claim 1 , wherein:
the second head contact face has an arc shape forming a recess that is open toward the head of an occupant of the front passenger seat in plan view.

3. The front passenger seat airbag device of claim 1 , wherein:
the second head contact face is formed in the inflated and deployed state of the center airbag, by connecting a plan view central portion of a base cloth at a portion forming the second head contact face with a portion of the center airbag further to the front side than the central portion, using a tension member.

4. The front passenger seat airbag device of claim 1 , wherein:
the front passenger seat airbag and the center airbag are formed with an upper body contact face that is positioned further to the vehicle front than the second head contact face in the inflated and deployed state and that contacts at least the shoulder region of an occupant of the front passenger seat.

5. The front passenger seat airbag device of claim 2 , wherein:
the front passenger seat airbag and the center airbag are formed with an upper body contact face that is positioned further to the vehicle front than the second head contact face in the inflated and deployed state and that contacts at least the shoulder region of the occupant of the front passenger seat.

6. The front passenger seat airbag device of claim 3 , wherein:
the front passenger seat airbag and the center airbag are formed with an upper body contact face that is positioned further to the vehicle front than the second head contact face in the inflated and deployed state and that contacts at least the shoulder region of an occupant of the front passenger seat.

7. The front passenger seat airbag device of claim 1 , wherein:
the front passenger seat airbag comprises an inner bag, that is adjacent to the center airbag, and an outer bag;
the inner bag and the outer air bag are configured to inflate and deploy so as to form a substantially left-right symmetrical shape in plan view; and
in the inflated and deployed state of the front passenger seat airbag, rear ends of the inner bag and the outer bag are positioned in front of respective corresponding shoulders of an occupant of the front passenger seat, and a nook formed between the rear ends of the inner bag and the outer bag is positioned in front of a head of the occupant.

8. The front passenger seat airbag device of claim 1 , wherein the second head contact face of the center airbag is disposed at an angle within a range of from 25° to 40° with respect to a vehicle width direction center line of the front passenger seat.

9. The front passenger seat airbag device of claim 3 , wherein, in the inflated and deployed state of the center airbag:
a plan view central portion of the second head contact face forms a nook face recessed to form a nook that opens toward a head of an occupant of the front passenger seat;
a maximum depth portion of the nook face configures a connection portion with the tension member; and
an angle formed between a straight line connecting together the maximum depth portion and the center of gravity of the head of the occupant prior to movement due to a collision, and a vehicle width direction center line of the front passenger seat, is within a range of from 25° to 40°.

10. The front passenger seat airbag device of claim 4 , wherein:
the center airbag comprises a main body portion and a head restraint portion in the inflated and deployed state of the center airbag,
a front-rear direction position of a rear end face of the main body portion is substantially aligned with the front-rear direction position of the first head contact face,
the upper body contact face is formed at the main body portion, and
the head restraint portion projects out from an upper rear end of the main body portion.

11. The front passenger seat airbag device of claim 10 , wherein:
the head restraint portion is formed with a bag structure in which an upper base cloth, a lower base cloth, and a side base cloth are stitched together,
the upper base cloth includes a portion forming an upper wall of the head restraint portion,
the lower base cloth includes a portion forming a lower wall of the head restraint portion, and
the side base cloth includes a portion forming an outside wall, a rear wall and an inside wall of the head restraint portion, the inside wall configuring the second head contact face.

12. The front passenger seat airbag device of claim 11 , wherein:
the head restraint portion further includes a first auxiliary cloth,
a front end side of the first auxiliary cloth is stitched to the outside wall, and a rear end side of the first auxiliary cloth is stitched to the inside wall, and
in the inflated and deployed state of the center airbag, the first auxiliary cloth extends between the upper wall and the lower wall substantially along a vehicle up-down direction.

13. The front passenger seat airbag device of claim 11 , wherein:
the head restraint portion further includes a second auxiliary cloth,
the second auxiliary cloth is stitched to the outside wall, the rear wall and the inside wall, and
in the inflated and deployed state of the center airbag, the second auxiliary cloth is extended within the head restraint portion on a plane substantially parallel to the upper wall and the lower wall.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Fukawatase Osamu

Classifications

• B60R21/2338

  Tethers · CPC title

• B60R2021/23107

  the bag being integrated in a multi-bag system · CPC title

• B60R2021/23382

  Internal tether means · CPC title

• B60R21/231 Primary

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

• B60R2021/23316

  Inner seams, e.g. creating separate compartments or used as tethering means · CPC title