Air bag apparatus for passenger seat and bag folding method used

Details Air bag apparatus for passenger seat and bag folding method used Air bag apparatus for passenger seat and bag folding method used

1996-12-09

1998-09-15

English, Peter C.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

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280732, 280740, B60R 2120, B60R 2122, B60R 2126

Patent

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058068791

ABSTRACT:
An air bag apparatus for a passenger seat includes: an air bag cover provided at a top portion of an instrument panel disposed on a passenger seat side of a vehicle, such that the air bag cover is capable of deploying; an air bag case disposed below the air bag cover and closed by the air bag cover; a bag accommodated in the air bag case in a folded state; and an inflator disposed in the bag and adapted to be inflated toward the passenger seat by ejecting a gas at a time of a collision, wherein the inflator is disposed in a state of being offset toward the air bag cover with respect to a depthwise intermediate portion of the air bag case, the inflator is provided such that the gas ejected from the inflator blows out in a direction toward a rear side of the vehicle, and a portion of the bag is disposed at a side of the inflator which is opposite to a side thereof facing the air bag cover.

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