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US6022046A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Air bag apparatus

Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co Ltd
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Filing: 1997-09-26
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Granted: 2000-02-08
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Expires: 2017-09-26
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Abstract

Abstract An air bag apparatus including an air bag to be inflated with inflation gas flowing therein through a gas inlet, a tether structure disposed inside the air bag for limiting inflation thereof, a diffuser disposed inside the air bag for limiting and directing flow of inflation gas and having a gas in-flowing hole corresponding to the air bag gas inlet, a retainer disposed inside the air bag about the periphery of the air bag gas inlet, and a bag holder disposed outside and beneath the air bag and extending about the periphery of the air bag gas inlet. The bag holder is fastened to the retainer such that a portion of the air bag is retained between the bag holder and the retainer. The retainer is connected to the diffuser so that the retainer and the diffuser constitute a sub-assembly, thus allowing the sub-assembly to be inserted into the air bag through the gas inlet. The diffuser also includes connecting portions attaching to the retainer to prevent the diffuser from disconnecting from the retainer.

Inventors

  • 👤 Motoi Isomura
  • 👤 Yoshiyuki Fujita
  • 👤 Hiroyuki Kobayashi

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 09:54
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R21/00; B60R21/02; B60R21/16; B60R21/23; B60R21/231; B60R21/233; B60R21/20; B60R21/217; B60R21/2334; B60R21/2338; B60R21/2346; B60R2021/23382

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 100 words
An air bag apparatus comprising: an inflatable air bag; a tether disposed inside of the air bag constructed and arranged to limit the shape of the air bag when the air bag is inflated; a diffuser disposed inside the air bag constructed and arranged to limit flow of inflation gas; a retainer disposed inside the air bag, the diffuser being connected to the retainer; and a bag holder disposed adjacent to the air bag and the retainer being fastened to the bag holder such that a portion of the air bag is retained between the bag holder and the retainer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 100 words
An air bag apparatus comprising: an inflatable air bag; a tether disposed inside of the air bag constructed and arranged to limit the shape of the air bag when the air bag is inflated; a diffuser disposed inside the air bag constructed and arranged to limit flow of inflation gas; a retainer disposed inside the air bag, the diffuser being connected to the retainer; and a bag holder disposed adjacent to the air bag and the retainer being fastened to the bag holder such that a portion of the air bag is retained between the bag holder and the retainer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 27 words
The air bag apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the diffuser includes connecting portions attached to the retainer thereby preventing the diffuser from disconnecting from the retainer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 41 words
The air bag apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the diffuser is generally cylindrical when the air bag is inflated and openings are formed at opposite ends of the cylindrical diffuser thereby allowing inflation gas to flow into the air bag.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 17 words
The air bag apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the air bag is made of woven cloth.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 26 words
The air bag apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the retainer has a securing device constructed and arranged to fasten the retainer to the bag holder.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 17 words
The air bag apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the securing device is a plurality of bolts.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 86 words
The air bag apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the diffuser includes connecting portions attached to the retainer thereby preventing the diffuser from disconnecting from the retainer and further comprising: mounting holes on the diffuser through which the plurality of bolts are inserted, locking holes on the connecting portions through which the plurality of bolts are inserted, mounting holes on the air bag through which the plurality of bolts are inserted, and mounting holes on the bag holder through which the plurality of bolts are inserted.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US5573270A Cited
JPH08104195A Cited
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US5848805A Cited

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