Airbag and airbag apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9555764-B2
Application number	US-201514966876-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 11, 2015
Priority date	Dec 12, 2014
Publication date	Jan 31, 2017
Grant date	Jan 31, 2017

Abstract

An airbag includes an airbag body formed by joining front and rear panels, an inlet of pressurized fluid, a vent hole communicating inside and outside of the airbag body, a regulation portion regulating discharge of the pressurized fluid from the vent hole and a coupling portion temporarily joining the front and rear panels. The inlet and the vent hole are formed on the rear panel. The regulation portion includes a connecting member, a vent hole cover and a link member. The connecting member regulates a thickness of the airbag body in the inflated state. The vent hole cover covers the vent hole and has one end portion supported by the rear panel and the other end portion joined to the coupling portion. The link member has one end portion joined to the vent hole cover and the other end portion joined to the connecting member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An airbag comprising:
an airbag body that is formed in a bag shape by joining a peripheral edge of a passenger-facing surface facing a passenger in an inflated state and a peripheral edge of a passenger-opposite surface opposite to the passenger-facing surface in the inflated state;
an inlet of pressurized fluid that is formed on the passenger-opposite surface;
a vent hole that is formed on the passenger-opposite surface and that is configured to communicate inside and outside of the airbag body;
a regulation portion that is provided inside of the airbag body and that is configured to regulate discharge of the pressurized fluid from the vent hole; and
a coupling portion that is configured to temporarily join the passenger-facing surface and the passenger-opposite surface and that is breakable,
wherein the regulation portion comprises:
a connecting member that is configured to regulate a thickness of the airbag body in the inflated state;
a vent hole cover that is configured to cover the vent hole and that has one end portion which is supported by the passenger-opposite surface and an other end portion which is joined to the coupling portion; and
a link member that has one end portion which is joined to the vent hole cover and the other end portion which is joined to the connecting member, and

wherein the link member is supported by a support portion which is provided on the opposite side of a portion where the vent hole cover is supported by the passenger-opposite surface, with respect to the vent hole.

2. The airbag according to claim 1 ,
wherein the regulation portion further comprises:
a holding member that has one end portion and an other end portion, the one end portion being supported on the passenger-opposite surface, and a portion near the other end portion being positioned so as to cover a part of the other end portion of the vent hole cover,
wherein the support portion is provided near the other end portion of the holding member.

3. An airbag apparatus comprising:
the airbag according to claim 1 ; and
an inflator that introduces pressurized fluid into the airbag.

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd
• Hiruta Teruhiko
• Maruoka Mitsuo
• Yoshikawa Hiromichi
• Takata Corp

Inventors

• Hiruta Teruhiko
• Maruoka Mitsuo
• Yoshikawa Hiromichi
• Nagai Makoto
• Tosa Yoshiyuki

Classifications

• B60R2021/2395

  comprising means to control the venting · CPC title

• B60R2021/23382

  Internal tether means · CPC title

• B60R21/239 Primary

  characterised by their venting means · CPC title

• B60R21/2342

  Tear seams · CPC title

• B60R21/217 Primary

  Inflation fluid source retainers, e.g. reaction canisters; Connection of bags, covers, diffusers or inflation fluid sources therewith or together · CPC title