Side impact airbag apparatus

Details Side impact airbag apparatus Side impact airbag apparatus

2011-03-15

2011-03-15

Dickson, Paul N (Department: 3616)

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Attachment

C280S729000, C280S743100

Reexamination Certificate

active

07905513

ABSTRACT:
A side impact airbag apparatus includes an inflator41that discharges inflation gas, an airbag20that incorporates the inflator in a rear portion and is folded to form a storage state, and a storage portion located in the vicinity of an outer side of an occupant seated on a vehicle seat. The storage portion stores the inflator41and the airbag20when in the storage state. Inflation gas discharged from the inflator41in response to a side collision inflates and deploys the airbag20into a space between a body side portion of the vehicle and the vehicle seat while unfolding the airbag20. A front portion of the airbag20in a deployed state that is forward of the inflator41is folded from the front toward the rear, so that the airbag20is made into a transitional form elongated in an up-down direction. A lower portion37of the airbag20in the transitional form below the inflator41is folded in a bellows-like manner from the bottom toward the top such that folded sections37A are perpendicular to the up-down direction. Accordingly, the airbag20is made into a storage state.

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