EP0900704A2
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Head-protecting air bag apparatus
Assignee: Toyota Motor Corp
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Filing: 1998-09-03
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2018-09-03
Abstract
Abstract A head-protecting air bag apparatus comprising: an air bag which is adapted to be fixed to a vehicle body so that the air bag extends from a pillar along a roof side rail and one of a front end and a rear end of which is fixed to an inflator, characterized in that the air bag comprises: at an intermediate portion thereof, a plurality of noninflatable portions which intersect a tension line connecting the front and rear ends when the air bag is expanded, extend in a substantially vertical direction, and are located at a roof side region corresponding to the roof side rail; and a pillar guide portion comprising a portion corresponding to the pillar and an extended portion extending to a noninflatable portion of the plurality of noninflatable portions which is adjacent to the one end.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroki Nakajima
- 👤 Choko c/o Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. Terazawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 14:12
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R21/00; B60R21/02; B60R21/16; B60R21/23; B60R21/231; B60R21/232; B60R21/20; B60R21/213; B60R21/215
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
138 words
A head-protecting air bag apparatus comprising: an air bag
which is adapted to be fixed to a vehicle body so that said air bag
extends from a pillar along a roof side rail, and one of a front end and a
rear end of which is fixed to an inflator, characterized in that: said air
bag comprises: at an intermediate portion thereof, a plurality of
noninflatable portions which intersect a tension line connecting said
front and rear ends when said air bag is expanded, extend in a
substantially vertical direction, and are located at a roof side region
corresponding to the roof side rail; and a pillar guide portion
comprising a portion corresponding to the pillar and an extended
portion extending to a noninflatable portion of said plurality of
noninflatable portions which is adjacent to said one end.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
35 words
The head-protecting air bag apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein said head-protecting air bag is covered by a pillar garnish and
by a cover made of a material which is softer than the pillar garnish.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The head-protecting air bag apparatus according to claim 2,
wherein said cover is a roof head lining.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
46 words
The head-protecting air bag apparatus according to claim 3,
wherein an end portion of said extended portion continuous with said
one of said noninflatable portions is disposed in a vicinity of a fixing
portion at which the roof head lining is fixed to the vehicle body.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
45 words
The head-protecting air bag apparatus according to claim 4,
wherein another end portion of said extended portion continuous with
said portion corresponding to the pillar is disposed in a vicinity of a
fixing portion at which the pillar garnish is fixed to the vehicle body.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
The head-protecting air bag apparatus according to any one of
claims 1 to 5, wherein a shape of said air bag, when expanded, is
substantially of a parallelogram.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
117 words
The head-protecting air bag apparatus according to any one of
claims 1 to 6, wherein said air bag has a lower noninflatable portion in
a region located below said portion of said pillar guide portion
corresponding to the pillar when said air bag is expanded, and has a
connecting portion which is in a region located below said extended
portion of said pillar guide portion when said air bag is expanded,
which connects said lower noninflatable portion and said one of said
noninflatable portions, and which is a noninflatable portion, and has
an inflatable portion which is in a region located below said connecting
portion when said air bag is expanded, and which intersects said
tension line.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
The head-protecting air bag apparatus according to any one of
claims 1 to 7, wherein said pillar is one of a front pillar and a quarter
pillar.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
39 words
The head-protecting air bag apparatus according to any one of
claims 1 to 8, wherein said extended portion extends substantially
parallel to the roof side rail, and said one of said noninflatable portions
is inclined toward said extended portion.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
38 words
The head-protecting air bag apparatus according to claim 9,
wherein each of other noninflatable portions of said plurality of
noninflatable portions is formed in a bow shape in which a central
portion bulges toward said pillar guide portion.
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