IP Library Granted Patent US 8,302,989
Granted Patent B2
US 8,302,989 · App. 12/162,969 · Granted Nov 6, 2012

Airbag and airbag system

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Patent No.
US 8,302,989
App. No.
12/162,969
Granted
Nov 6, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

An airbag having an inflator therein and an airbag system equipped with the airbag are provided, the inflator having a harness taken to the outside through a harness through opening, and the airbag having high inflation durability. An airbag has an inflator therein. Three stud bolts project from an inflator holder attached to the inflator. The bottom of the airbag has three bolt insertion holes through which the stud bolts are passed. A harness through opening is provided between adjacent bolt insertion holes, the harness through opening being for taking a harness for passing electric current to the initiator of the inflator out of the airbag. The harness through opening is shaped like a slit, which extends in the direction substantially orthogonal to the line connecting the bolt insertion holes.

Claims (9)

1. An airbag system comprising:

an airbag having a plurality of bolt insertion holes;

an inflator disposed in the airbag;

bolts passed through the bolt insertion holes of the airbag, for fixing the inflator;

a harness insertion opening for passing a harness connected to the inflator therethrough and being disposed between the bolt insertion holes; and

said harness connecting to the inflator and taken out of the airbag through the harness insertion opening,

wherein at least one of the bolts projects from the inflator or an inflator holder, the harness insertion opening is shaped like a slit that extends in a direction orthogonal to a line connecting the bolt insertion holes, the inflator or the inflator holder overlaps with most of the harness insertion opening to form an overlapping region, and a first end of the harness insertion opening extends out of the overlapping region.

2. The airbag system according to claim 1 , wherein the airbag has a small hole connecting to the first end of the harness insertion opening, and the harness is taken out of the airbag through the small hole.

3. The airbag system according to claim 1 , wherein the airbag is housed in a case and the bolts are fixed to the case with nuts.

Assignments (4)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 12, 2021
From: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS SECURITY AGENT FOR THE SECURED PARTIES
To: JOYSON SAFETY SYSTEMS JAPAN K.K.
Reel/Frame 057775/0655 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 1, 2018
From: JOYSON SAFETY SYSTEMS JAPAN K. K.
To: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
Reel/Frame 046286/0789 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 13, 2018
From: TAKATA CORPORATION
To: JOYSON SAFETY SYSTEMS JAPAN K.K.
Reel/Frame 045938/0931 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 31, 2008
From: TAKIMOTO, TAKAYUKI; KOBAYASHI, YOSHIHIRO
To: TAKATA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 021325/0509 →