Airbag apparatus

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2007-01-11

2009-11-03

Dickson, Paul N. (Department: 3616)

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Attachment

C280S728100, C280S730100, C280S730200, C280S736000, C280S740000, C280S742000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07611164

ABSTRACT:
An airbag apparatus comprising an airbag that expands between a vehicle occupant and a side wall of a vehicle body. The airbag is divided into a plurality of expanding chambers that are connected by a plurality of gas flow channels. Among the expanding chambers, the cross-sectional area of the gas flow channel leading to the expanding chamber that expands first is the largest, the cross-sectional area of the gas flow channel leading to the expanding chamber that expands last is the smallest, and the expanding chambers expand in stages.

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