Patent · US Expired

Air bag apparatus for a scooter type motorcycle

US7048299B2 · kind B2 · utility

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21Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 24, 2003
Grant dateMay 23, 2006
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Expiry dateDec 7, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB62K2202/00
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An air bag apparatus for a compact vehicle, having an air bag that is capable of restraining an operator on a seat from a front direction, in response to an expansion of the air bag, wherein it is possible to securely restrain the operator on the seat without a need for enlarging the expansion volume of the air bag, even if a yaw behavior and/or a rolling behavior of the vehicle body are/is large. The air bag and the vehicle to the rear of the seat are linked via a pair of restraining belts at the right and left, which are stored in the vehicle body, when the air bag is in a state of being folded, and which come into a state of tension, at the right and left exterior sides of the operator on the seat, when the air bag expands.

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