Driver's seat airbag apparatus for vehicles
US11453357B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 14, 2019 |
| Grant date | Sep 27, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2021/23382
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a driver's seat airbag apparatus for vehicles, which includes a driver airbag which is deployed and expanded from a hub region towards a driver's seat via the inner peripheral side of a rim of a steering wheel surrounding this hub region, the driver airbag is configured so as to include: a back panel which is attached and fixed to an inflator provided in the hub region, and a bag body which is provided so as to be bonded to this back panel and deployed and expanded from this back panel towards the driver's seat, and wherein the attachment center S of the inflator to this back panel is set with respect to the center P of the back panel so as to be close to the 6 o'clock direction side in the 12 o'clock direction and the 6 o'clock direction of the steering wheel.
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