US5664805A
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Air bag
Assignee: Takata Corp
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Filing: 1995-06-06
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Granted: 1997-09-09
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Expires: 2015-06-06
Abstract
Abstract An air bag is structured by superposing a lower panel and an upper panel and sewing up the peripheral portions of the panels. The air bag is provided with an opening for an inflator at its rear portion. Flaps are extended from a peripheral portion of the opening for the inflator.
Inventors
- 👤 Ryoichi Yoshida
- 👤 Noriyuki Kosugi
- 👤 Eiji Yanagi
- 👤 Yoshihiko Tanaka
- 👤 Akira Kokeguchi
- 👤 Tadayuki Atoh
- 👤 Yoshihiko Minami
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 22:34
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R21/00; B60R21/02; B60R21/16; B60R21/23; B60R21/231; B60R2021/23169
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
168 words
An air bag for an air bag device for a passenger seat, comprising: an upper panel and a lower panel superposed together and connected along outer peripheries thereof to form a main portion, said upper and lower panels extending in a longitudinal direction when the air bag is inflated and having a side portion at one longitudinal end extending laterally outwardly from the main portion along the longitudinal direction, said side portion including an upper part extending from the upper panel and having three flaps extending downwardly from the upper part, and said lower panel including one flap, and an opening adapted to introduce gas from an inflator and located at a side opposite to the upper part, said opening being formed in said side portion and oriented downwardly therefrom substantially perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction of the upper and lower panels, said three flaps of the upper panel and said one flap of the lower panel being connected together to form the opening in a rectangular shape.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
168 words
An air bag for an air bag device for a passenger seat, comprising: an upper panel and a lower panel superposed together and connected along outer peripheries thereof to form a main portion, said upper and lower panels extending in a longitudinal direction when the air bag is inflated and having a side portion at one longitudinal end extending laterally outwardly from the main portion along the longitudinal direction, said side portion including an upper part extending from the upper panel and having three flaps extending downwardly from the upper part, and said lower panel including one flap, and an opening adapted to introduce gas from an inflator and located at a side opposite to the upper part, said opening being formed in said side portion and oriented downwardly therefrom substantially perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction of the upper and lower panels, said three flaps of the upper panel and said one flap of the lower panel being connected together to form the opening in a rectangular shape.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
60 words
An air bag according to claim 1, wherein said upper and lower panels have generally rectangular shapes to form the main portion in a rectangular form, and the upper part of the side portion is rectangular to form the side portion in a rectangular form, a width of the side portion being less than a width of the main portion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
An air bag according to claim 2, wherein said air bag is used for a rear seat passenger.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 2000-09-08 | 2001-03-10 | 2001-09-09 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2004-09-08 | 2005-03-10 | 2005-09-09 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2008-09-08 | 2009-03-10 | 2009-09-09 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |