Airbag apparatus for a small size vehicle
US6971666B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 4, 2003 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 4, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2021/23504
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An airbag apparatus for a small size vehicle that includes an airbag, for constraining a driver on a seat from forward motion through an inflation expansion, that reduces the number of parts and achieves miniaturization of the apparatus while constraining the driver on the seat. The airbag includes a main bag portion and an auxiliary bag portion communicating with the inside of the main bag portion through a connecting hole. The auxiliary bag portion is inflated and expanded with gas exhausted from the main bag portion through the connecting hole.
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