Multi-chamber airbag with pinch valve
US-9272684-B1 · Mar 1, 2016 · US
Airbag device
US9550469B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9550469-B2 |
| Application number | US-201514961079-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Dec 7, 2015 |
| Priority date | Dec 5, 2014 |
| Publication date | Jan 24, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jan 24, 2017 |
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An airbag device includes a main airbag unit with a main bag body that is inflated and deployed from a front side of a front seat when impact is input, and a supplemental airbag unit with a supplemental bag body that is inflated and deployed from a side portion of the main airbag unit when impact is input. The supplemental bag body comes into contact with the main bag body when inflated and deployed and restricts inflation and deployment of the main bag body.
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What is claimed is: 1. An airbag device for a vehicle, comprising: a main airbag unit installed to a front panel side in a position facing a front seat in the vehicle and provided with a main bag body configured to be inflated and deployed from the front panel side to the front seat in response to input of collision impact; and a supplemental airbag unit installed to the front panel side in a side position adjacent to the position of the main airbag unit in a vehicle width direction and provided with a supplemental bag body configured to be inflated and deployed from the side position in response to the input of the collision impact, wherein the supplemental bag body is configured to fully be inflated and deployed before the main bag body is fully inflated and deployed when the collision impact is input, and wherein the supplemental bag body is configured to be inflated and deployed to a position where the supplemental bag body comes into contact with the main bag body, thereby restricting a position of the main bag body during the inflation and deployment thereof. 2. The airbag device according to claim 1 , wherein the main airbag unit is installed in the position which faces at least one of a driver seat and a passenger seat, and the supplemental airbag unit is installed in the position such that the supplemental bag body is inflated and deployed toward a position between the driver seat and the passenger seat. 3. The airbag device according to claim 2 , wherein the main bag body is configured to be inflated and deployed to a position where the main bag body comes into contact with a side panel of the vehicle in a manner that restricts the position of the main bag body between the supplemental bag body and the side panel during the inflation and deployment of the main bag body. 4. The airbag device according to claim 2 , wherein the supplemental airbag unit is installed in each side position adjacent to each side of the main airbag unit in the vehicle width direction, and each supplemental bag body is configured to be inflated and deployed from each side position. 5. The airbag device according to claim 2 , wherein the main airbag unit is installed in the position which faces the passenger seat, and the supplemental bag body is configured to be inflated and deployed to a position where the supplemental bag body comes into contact with the main bag body and with a steering wheel arranged at the front panel side facing the driver seat. 6. The airbag device according to claim 1 , wherein the main bag body and the supplemental bag body have respective vent holes and have surfaces which contact each other when inflated and deployed, the respective vent holes being provided to respective surface regions other than said surfaces to contact each other. 7. The airbag device according to claim 1 , wherein the main bag body and the supplemental bag body have surfaces contacting each other when inflated and deployed, and said surfaces to contact each other have a member with high frictional resistance. 8. The airbag device according to claim 1 , wherein a volume of the supplemental bag body is smaller than a volume of the main bag body.
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characterised by their venting means · CPC title
the bag being integrated in a multi-bag system · CPC title
comprising a plurality of individual compartments; comprising two or more bag-like members, one within the other (B60R21/232 takes precedence) · CPC title
in dashboards · CPC title
Position of passenger · CPC title
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- What does patent US9550469B2 cover?
- An airbag device includes a main airbag unit with a main bag body that is inflated and deployed from a front side of a front seat when impact is input, and a supplemental airbag unit with a supplemental bag body that is inflated and deployed from a side portion of the main airbag unit when impact is input. The supplemental bag body comes into contact with the main bag body when inflated and dep…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Honda Motor Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B60R21/231. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Jan 24 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 6 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).