Side airbag apparatus
US9463768B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 14, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 14, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2021/2078
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A side airbag apparatus can suppress the deformation of the periphery of a storage case by reducing a gas pressure applied to the storage case for storing an airbag when the airbag expands. A side airbag apparatus installed between a vehicle body and a rear seat includes a base storage portion that stores an airbag and an inflator. The upper and lower ends of an opening formed on the front side of the vehicle body in the base storage portion are provided with gas pressure relief portions for relieving the gas pressure generated when the airbag expands and deploys toward the vehicle body front side. The gas pressure relief portions are formed to make their widths narrower sequentially from the upper and lower ends of the opening toward the outside of the opening.
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