Air bag apparatus
US5316336A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 17, 1992 |
| Grant date | May 31, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R21/21
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An air bag is stored in a folded state in a space in a door or an arm rest, laterally of a passenger in a cabin. An inflator for generating a flow of gas is also stored inside the door or the arm rest. When a collision occurs, the inflator discharges a flow of gas directed upward and introduced into the air bag, which causes the air bag to be inflated so that the inflated air bag occupies a space between a passenger and the door or the vehicle body, laterally of passenger. As a result, the passenger is cushioned from any shock caused by the collision, to thereby protect the passenger from injury.
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