IP Library Granted Patent US 10,479,314
Granted Patent B2
US 10,479,314 · App. 15/912,912 · Granted Nov 19, 2019

Curtain airbag and curtain airbag device

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Patent No.
US 10,479,314
App. No.
15/912,912
Granted
Nov 19, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A curtain airbag and device capable of stabilizing a position of a main panel in a vehicle length direction (longitudinal direction) and in a vehicle width direction (lateral direction) at the time of inflation and development. A curtain airbag is provided with a main panel forming an inflatable portion, a guide panel arranged on a rear surface arranged on a side window side of the main panel, and a connecting member which connects the main panel to a vehicle body, the main panel including a folded portion obtained by folding a lower end in a flat development view toward the rear surface side, the guide panel including an upper end connected to the main panel and a lower end connected to the folded portion, and the connecting member including a first end connected to the vehicle body and a second end connected to the folded portion.

Claims (11)

1. A curtain airbag folded to be stored in an upper portion of a vehicle body in normal times and inflated and developed along a side window in an emergency, the curtain airbag comprising:

a main panel forming an inflatable portion;

a guide panel arranged on a rear surface arranged on a side of the side window of the main panel; and

a connecting member which connects the main panel to the vehicle body,

wherein the main panel includes a folded portion obtained by folding a lower end in a flat development view toward the rear surface side,

the guide panel includes an upper end connected to the main panel and a lower end connected to the folded portion, and

the connecting member includes a first end connected to the vehicle body and a second end connected to the folded portion.

2. The curtain airbag according to claim 1 , wherein the first end is connected to an A pillar of the vehicle body, and the second end is connected to a front end of the folded portion.

3. The curtain airbag according to claim 1 , wherein the first end is located above the second end in a state where the main panel is inflated and developed.

4. A curtain airbag device comprising a curtain airbag folded to be stored in an upper portion of a vehicle body in normal times and inflated and developed along a side window in an emergency, and an inflator which supplies gas to the curtain airbag,

wherein the curtain airbag is the curtain airbag according to claim 1 .

Assignments (7)
ASSIGNEE CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jan 5, 2023
From: JOYSON SAFETY SYSTEMS JAPAN G.K.
To: JOYSON SAFETY SYSTEMS JAPAN G.K.
Reel/Frame 062299/0879 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 23, 2022
From: JOYSON SAFETY SYSTEMS JAPAN K.K.
To: JOYSON SAFETY SYSTEMS JAPAN G.K.
Reel/Frame 062218/0618 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 12, 2021
From: JOYSON SAFETY SYSTEMS JAPAN K.K.
To: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS SECURITY AGENT FOR THE SECURED PARTIES
Reel/Frame 057828/0338 →
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 Mar 6, 2018
From: SUGIMORI, SAKAE
To: TAKATA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 045118/0372 →