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Airbag for a front passenger's seat

US7806431B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD. · JP

Inventors

Ikuo Yamada · Osaka, JP
Shinichi Ishida · Yokohama, JP
Yasushi Okada · Wako, JP
Tsuyoshi Furuno · Kiyosu, JP

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 28, 2008
Grant date	Oct 5, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 18, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60R2021/23324
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An airbag for a front passenger's seat includes a left outer panel, right outer panel, left inner panel and right inner panel. The left and right outer panels are prepared as laterally symmetrical separate entities. Each of the left and right inner panels includes at the upper front end at full inflation a crossing edge that extends in a transverse direction on the airbag at full inflation. Each of the left and right outer panels includes at the upper periphery a central extended region that includes a joint edge for joint with the crossing edge of each of the inner panels. The central extended regions of the left and right outer panels are coupled together at their circumferences except the joint edges.

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