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Vehicle occupant protection device

US9925943B2 · kind B2 · utility

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6Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 5, 2016
Grant dateMar 27, 2018
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Expiry dateOct 5, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60R2021/2074
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle occupant protection device including: an airbag constructed as an integrated bag body that is deployed in an area including a front side of a head portion of a vehicle occupant, and in an area including both left and right sides of the head portion of the vehicle occupant; and an airbag case that includes a box-shaped case main body provided on a seat rear side of a headrest main body, in which the airbag is housed in a folded state, and whose upper portion opens up during an inflation and deployment of the airbag, and a reaction force plate that is provided in a lower portion side of the case main body, and is formed by a component having greater rigidity than the case main body, and that supports the airbag from the seat rear side during the inflation and deployment of the airbag.

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