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Airbag and airbag system

US7281734B2 · kind B2 · utility

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9Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 23, 2004
Grant dateOct 16, 2007
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Expiry dateDec 7, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60R2021/23332
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An airbag to be inflated with gas from a gas generator includes a front panel disposed at a position adjacent to an occupant and a rear panel disposed at a position opposite to the occupant. The rear panel has an opening for the gas generator at the center thereof. An inner panel is provided for dividing an interior of the airbag into a central first chamber and a second chamber around the first chamber. The inner panel has an opening disposed substantially coaxially with the opening of the rear panel. The inner panel has a communication opening at a rear end thereof for communicating the first chamber and the second chamber. When the airbag becomes an inflated state, the communication opening is situated on at extension of a direction that gas is ejected from the gas generator.

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