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Head protecting airbag device

US6811184B2 · kind B2 · utility

36Cited by
6References
11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 12, 2002
Grant dateNov 2, 2004
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 15, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60R2021/23316
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A head protecting airbag device comprises an airbag folded and housed above the upper edge of a window on the interior side. The airbag includes an airbag body and a current regulating cloth. The airbag body includes: an inflation shielding portion; a gas feed passage portion arranged in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle above the upper edge of the inflation shielding portion; and one gas inlet port protruded upward from a portion of the gas feed passage portion removed from the front end and the rear end. The current regulating cloth includes an inlet side portion and an outlet side portion. The outlet side portion includes first and second gas outlet holes capable of releasing the inflating gas from the inflator to the front and the rear along the gas feed passage portion.

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