Vehicle airbag apparatus
US7401364B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 9, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jul 22, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S2/03
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A wearing type airbag apparatus that is worn by a passenger in advance of a collision, wherein the passenger is not prevented from normal movement during normal travel of a vehicle. Upon the vehicle having a collision, an airbag body is immediately inflated and deployed so that an impact against the passenger is effectively and adequately absorbed. The airbag body and an inflator are provided on a wearing member. An ELR device is provided on a vehicle body, a connecting cable drawn therefrom. The connecting cable is connected to the inflator by an activation switch, so that when a tensile strength of a predetermined value or higher is exerted to the connecting cable, the activation switch is activated to inflate and deploy the airbag body.
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