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Air bag for a passenger
Assignee: Takata Corp
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Filing: 1990-12-12
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Granted: 1992-02-25
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Expires: 2010-12-12
Abstract
Abstract The air bag for a passenger includes a plurality of base cloths, and at least a part of the base cloths are in circular, elliptical or oval shape or in the shape similar to a circle or in polygonal shape or in polygonal shape with rounded corners so that they can be automatically sewn by machine. With this arrangement, it is possible that a part of the base cloths in the plurality of base cloths constituting the air bag can be automatically sewn by machine. Therefore, sewing can be done easier, and the time required for the manufacture of the air bag for passenger can be reduced. The air bag for the passenger can flexibly and easily match various complicated shapes in both vertical and lateral directions.
Inventors
- 👤 Kazuo Watanabe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 17:55
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R21/00; B60R21/02; B60R21/16; B60R21/23; B60R21/231
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
81 words
An air bag for a passenger, comprising: a plurality of base cloths protect a passenger in a vehicle when inflated by reaction gas from an inflator operated in an emergency, including an air bag base formed in a shape of a sector, said air bag base fixed on one of said inflator and a fixed portion of a car body, and a passenger receiving unit for receiving the passenger, and said passenger receiving unit is connected to said air bag base.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
81 words
An air bag for a passenger, comprising: a plurality of base cloths protect a passenger in a vehicle when inflated by reaction gas from an inflator operated in an emergency, including an air bag base formed in a shape of a sector, said air bag base fixed on one of said inflator and a fixed portion of a car body, and a passenger receiving unit for receiving the passenger, and said passenger receiving unit is connected to said air bag base.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
An air bag for a passenger according to claim 1, wherein at least a part of the base cloths in said plurality of base cloths are in such shape that they can be automatically sewn by machine.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
An air bag for a passenger according to claim 2, wherein said shape automatically sewable by machine is a polygonal shape or a polygonal shape with rounded corners.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
An air bag for a passenger according to claim 2, wherein said shape automatically sewable by machine is a shape similar to circular shape, i.e. circular, elliptical or oval shape.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
An air bag for a passenger according to claim 1 wherein said passenger receiving unit having a hole eccentrically placed therein to which said air bag base is connected.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
An air bag for a passenger according to claim 1 wherein ends of said sector are sewn together to form a truncated cone.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
An air bag for a passenger according to claim 1 wherein said passenger receiving unit includes a first portion which faces toward the passenger and a second portion to which the air bag base is connected.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
An air bag for a passenger according to claim 7 wherein said second portion is provided with a hole to which the air bag base is connected.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
An air bag for a passenger according to claim 8 wherein said hole has a shape of one of circular, elliptical, oval and polygonal.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
An air bag for a passenger according to claim 8 wherein said hole is centrally located in said second portion.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
An air bag for a passenger according to claim 8 wherein said hole is eccentrically located in said second position.
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