Passenger airbag including a partition wall
An airbag including a first protruding panel configured to protrude toward a passenger seat provided in a vehicle, a second protruding panel disposed on one or more of both side portions of the first protruding panel, and a partition wall disposed in the first protruding panel and the second protruding panel and configured to cover an entrance part of the second protruding panel, the partition wall including an inlet hole defined therein, the inlet hole configured to communicate with the entrance part of the second protruding panel in a state in which the partition wall covers the entrance part of the second protruding panel.
1 . An airbag, the airbag comprising:
a first protruding panel configured to protrude toward a passenger seat provided in a vehicle;
a second protruding panel disposed on one or more of both side portions of the first protruding panel;
a partition wall disposed in the first protruding panel and the second protruding panel and configured to cover an entrance part of the second protruding panel,
wherein the partition wall includes an inlet hole defined therein, the inlet hole configured to communicate with the entrance part of the second protruding panel in a state in which the partition wall covers the entrance part of the second protruding panel; and
a guide panel connected to the partition wall and configured to connect an inner portion of the first protruding panel and an inner portion of the second protruding panel,
wherein the guide panel has a hollow cylindrical shape,
wherein the guide panel includes an entrance end portion connected to the inner portion of the first protruding panel by being connected to the partition wall and an exit end portion connected to the inner portion of the second protruding panel,
wherein the entrance end portion of the guide panel is configured to communicate with the inlet hole of the partition wall,
wherein the partition wall is configured to curve toward the first protruding panel in the state in which the partition wall covers the entrance part of the second protruding panel,
and wherein, when an oblique collision accident occurs and a passenger's head comes into contact with the second protruding panel, the guide panel is configured to be bent.
2 . The airbag of claim 1 , wherein the partition wall comprises a main body portion configured to form an exterior; and
wherein the inlet hole of the partition wall is defined within the main body portion.
3 . The airbag of claim 2 , wherein, in the state in which the partition wall covers the entrance part of the second protruding panel, both side end portions of the main body portion are coupled to a boundary, the boundary being defined between the first protruding panel and the second protruding panel.
4 . The airbag of claim 2 , wherein a first width of the main body portion of the partition wall is greater than a second width of the entrance part of the second protruding panel.
5 . The airbag of claim 1 , wherein the partition wall is configured to reduce an area of the entrance part of the second protruding panel.
6 . An airbag, the airbag comprising:
a first protruding panel configured to protrude toward a passenger seat provided in a vehicle;
a second protruding panel disposed on one or more of both side portions of the first protruding panel;
a partition wall configured to adjust an inflow amount of gas flowing from the first protruding panel toward the second protruding panel, the second protruding panel being configured to be deployed after the first protruding panel is deployed,
wherein the partition wall includes an inlet hole defined therein, the inlet hole configured to pass through a portion of the partition wall to connect an inner space of the first protruding panel to an inner space of the second protruding panel; and
a guide panel connected to the partition wall and configured to connect an inner portion of the first protruding panel and an inner portion of the second protruding panel,
wherein the guide panel has a hollow cylindrical shape,
wherein the guide panel includes an entrance end portion connected to the inner portion of the first protruding panel by being connected to the partition wall and an exit end portion connected to the inner portion of the second protruding panel,
wherein the entrance end portion of the guide panel is configured to communicate with the inlet hole of the partition wall,
wherein the partition wall is configured to curve toward the first protruding panel in a state in which the partition wall covers an entrance part of the second protruding panel, and
wherein, when an oblique collision accident occurs and a passenger's head comes into contact with the second protruding panel, the guide panel is configured to be bent.
7 . The airbag of claim 6 , wherein the partition wall includes a main body portion configured to form an exterior; and
wherein the inlet hole of the partition wall is defined within the main body portion.
8 . The airbag of claim 7 , wherein a first width of the main body portion of the partition wall is greater than a second width of an entrance part of the second protruding panel.
9 . A passenger airbag for a passenger seat in a vehicle, the passenger airbag comprising:
a first protruding panel configured to protrude toward the passenger seat;
a second protruding panel disposed on one or more of both side portions of the first protruding panel;
a partition wall disposed in the first protruding panel and the second protruding panel and configured to cover an entrance part of the second protruding panel; and
a guide panel connected to the partition wall and configured to connect an inner portion of the first protruding panel and an inner portion of the second protruding panel,
wherein the guide panel has a hollow cylindrical shape,
wherein the guide panel includes an entrance end portion connected to the inner portion of the first protruding panel by being connected to the partition wall and an exit end portion connected to the inner portion of the second protruding panel,
wherein the partition wall includes an inlet hole defined therein and configured to connect the inner portion of the first protruding panel and the inner portion of the second protruding panel, and wherein the entrance end portion of the guide panel is configured to communicate with the inlet hole of the partition wall,
wherein the partition wall is configured to curve toward the first protruding panel in a state in which the partition wall covers the entrance part of the second protruding panel, and
wherein, when an oblique collision accident occurs and a passenger's head comes into contact with the second protruding panel, the guide panel is configured to be bent.
10 . The passenger airbag of claim 9 , wherein the guide panel is disposed toward the second protruding panel from the first protruding panel in a state in which the guide panel is connected to the partition wall.
11 . The passenger airbag of claim 9 , wherein the inner portion of the first protruding panel, the inlet hole of the partition wall, and the guide panel define a path through which gas flows to the inner portion of the second protruding panel.
12 . The passenger airbag of claim 9 , wherein both side end portions of a main body portion of the partition wall are coupled to a boundary between the first protruding panel and the second protruding panel in a state in which the partition wall covers the entrance part of the second protruding panel.
13 . The passenger airbag of claim 9 , wherein a first width of a main body portion of the partition wall is greater than a second width of the entrance part of the second protruding panel.
14 . A passenger airbag for a passenger seat in a vehicle, the passenger airbag comprising:
a first protruding panel configured to protrude toward the passenger seat;
a second protruding panel disposed on one or more of both side portions of the first protruding panel;
a partition wall provided in the first protruding panel and the second protruding panel and configured to cover an entrance part of the second protruding panel; and
a guide panel configured to protrude from the partition wall and to guide gas flowing in an inner portion of the first protruding panel to an inner portion of the second protruding panel,
wherein the guide panel has a hollow cylindrical shape,
wherein the guide panel includes an entrance end portion connected to the inner portion of the first protruding panel by being connected to the partition wall and an exit end portion connected to the inner portion of the second protruding panel,
wherein the partition wall includes an inlet hole defined therein, and wherein the entrance end portion of the guide panel is configured to communicate with the inlet hole of the partition wall,
wherein the partition wall is configured to curve toward the first protruding panel in a state in which the partition wall covers the entrance part of the second protruding panel, and
wherein, when an oblique collision accident occurs and a passenger's head comes into contact with the second protruding panel, the guide panel is configured to be bent.
15 . A passenger airbag for a passenger seat in a vehicle, the passenger airbag comprising:
a first protruding panel configured to protrude toward the passenger seat;
a second protruding panel disposed on one or more of both side portions of the first protruding panel; and
a partition wall configured to cover an entrance part of the second protruding panel,
wherein the partition wall and an inner surface of the second protruding panel form two or more inlets in a state in which the partition wall covers the entrance part of the second protruding panel,
wherein the partition wall includes a main body portion forming an exterior of the partition wall and concave portions disposed at corners of the main body portion, and wherein the concave portions and the second protruding panel form the inlets,
wherein the partition wall includes coupling portions disposed between the concave portions, the coupling portions being coupled to a boundary between the first protruding panel and the second protruding panel,
wherein the coupling portions include a first coupling portion including a first sub-coupling portion and a second sub-coupling portion configured to protrude from both side portions of the main body portion and a second coupling portion including a third sub-coupling portion and a fourth sub-coupling portion configured to protrude from the main body portion and to be disposed to intersect the first coupling portion, and
wherein the partition wall is configured to curve toward the first protruding panel in the state in which the partition wall covers the entrance part of the second protruding panel.
16 . The passenger airbag of claim 15 , wherein a first distance from an end portion of the first sub-coupling portion to an end portion of the second sub-coupling portion of the partition wall is greater than a first width of the second protruding panel.
17 . The passenger airbag of claim 15 , wherein a second distance from an end portion of the third sub-coupling portion to an end portion of the fourth sub-coupling portion of the partition wall is greater than a second width of the entrance part of the second protruding panel.
18 . A passenger airbag for a passenger seat in a vehicle, the passenger airbag comprising:
a first protruding panel configured to protrude toward the passenger seat;
a second protruding panel disposed on one or more of both side portions of the first protruding panel; and
a partition wall configured to adjust an inflow amount of gas flowing from the first protruding panel toward the second protruding panel, the second protruding panel being configured to be deployed after the first protruding panel is deployed,
wherein the partition wall comprises a main body portion configured to form an exterior thereof and concave portions disposed at corners of the main body portion,
wherein the concave portions and the second protruding panel form inlets, and
wherein the partition wall is configured to curve toward the first protruding panel in a state in which the partition wall covers an entrance part of the second protruding panel.
19 . The passenger airbag of claim 18 , wherein the partition wall comprises:
a coupling portion disposed between the concave portions and coupled to a boundary between the first protruding panel and the second protruding panel.