Head protecting airbag device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9539976-B2
Application number	US-201615053269-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 25, 2016
Priority date	Mar 31, 2015
Publication date	Jan 10, 2017
Grant date	Jan 10, 2017

Abstract

A head protecting airbag device includes: an airbag configured to cover a window of a vehicle; a winding band wound around a folded body which is formed by folding the airbag, the winding band including: an attachment portion being pressed and locked to an attachment target portion; a band body wound around the folded body; an engaging claw portion formed at one end of the band body; and an engaging target portion disposed at the other end of the band body; and a pressing portion, having a pressing operation surface configured to press-fit the engaging claw portion into an engaging concave portion, disposed at a claw-side end of the band body, wherein the attachment portion is disposed at a concave-side end of the band body so that the press-fit direction to the attachment target portion at the time of locking is substantially perpendicular to the pressing operation surface.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A head protecting airbag device comprising:
an airbag configured to cover a window of a vehicle when the airbag is unfolded and inflated, the airbag being folded and received on a vehicle-inside upper edge side of the window;
a winding band, formed of flexible synthetic resin, configured to prevent folding collapse of the airbag, wound around a folded body which is formed by folding the airbag so as to release a wound state of the airbag in unfolding and inflating the airbag, the winding band including:
attachment portion being pressed and locked to an attachment target portion to attach the folded body to the attachment target portion;
a band body having a belt-like shape, the band body being wound around the folded body;
an engaging claw portion formed at one end of the band body; and
an engaging target portion disposed at the other end of the hand body, the engaging target portion including an engaging concave portion into which the engaging claw portion is inserted to engage therewith; and

a pressing portion having a pressing operation surface configured to press-fit the engaging claw portion into the engaging concave portion, the pressing portion being disposed at a claw-side end of the band body so that the pressing operation surface is substantially perpendicular to a press-fit direction of the engaging claw portion, wherein
the attachment portion is disposed at a concave-side end of the band body so that the press-fit direction to the attachment target portion at the time of locking is substantially perpendicular to the pressing operation surface so as to press and lock the pressing operation surface to the attachment target portion.

2. The head protecting airbag device according to claim 1 , wherein
the winding band is configured to release an engaged state of the engaging claw portion and the engaging target portion in releasing the wound state around the airbag.

3. The head protecting airbag device according to claim 2 , wherein the winding band is formed of thermoplastic elastomer.

4. The head protecting airbag device according to claim 3 , further comprising
a claw piece formed on an inner circumferential surface of at least one of the engaging claw portion and the engaging concave portion, wherein
the claw piece is configured to retain an engaged state at the time of engagement, and is bent to release the wound state around the airbag at the time of release.

5. The head protecting airbag device according to claim 4 , wherein
the claw piece is disposed along a length direction of the folded body.

6. The head protecting airbag device according to claim 5 , wherein
the claw piece is disposed between a folded-body-side surface on the inner circumference side of the engaging concave portion and the engaging claw portion.

7. The head protecting airbag device according to claim 4 , wherein
the claw piece is disposed between a folded-body-side surface on the inner circumference side of the engaging concave portion and the engaging claw portion.

8. The head protecting airbag device according to claim 1 , wherein
the winding band is configured to release the wound state around the airbag by breaking the band body.

Assignees

• Toyoda Gosei Kk

Inventors

• Jinnai Ryosuke
• Hotta Naoki

Classifications

• B60R21/213 Primary

  in vehicle roof frames or pillars · CPC title

• B60R21/23138

  specially adapted for side protection (B60R21/23184, B60R21/232 take precedence) · CPC title

• B60R21/201

  Packaging straps or envelopes for inflatable members · CPC title

• B60R21/237

  characterised by the way they are folded · CPC title