Driverseat airbag device
US11993220B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 27, 2021 |
| Grant date | May 28, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 27, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R21/231
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A driver seat airbag device includes an airbag cushion installed at a center portion 108 of a steering wheel of a vehicle which is configured to expand and deploy toward an occupant in a driver seat; and an inflator that supplies gas to the airbag cushion. The airbag cushion includes a steering side panel provided on the steering wheel side and an occupant side panel joined to the occupant side of the steering side panel. The shape of the expanded and deployed airbag cushion is such that the portion, which is the largest area of the cross section orthogonal to the axis of rotation of the steering wheel, is formed further toward the front side of the vehicle than the center portion between the frontmost portion of the steering side panel and the rearmost portion of the occupant side panel.
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