Airbag apparatus
An airbag apparatus to be applied to a vehicle includes an airbag configured to be deployed forward of a vehicle body front of the vehicle, a collision determiner configured to establish a pre-crash determination in a case where a collision probability with a human body or an object other than a human body is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold, and an airbag deployment controller configured to deploy the airbag in response to the pre-crash determination. The airbag includes a slit portion formed by recessing a front surface rearward of the vehicle, and branches divided by the slit portion. The airbag apparatus further includes a coupling member configured to couple the branches to each other, and a coupling member disabling unit configured to break coupling of the branches by the coupling member in a case where a collision with the human body is predicted.
1. An airbag apparatus to be applied to a vehicle, the airbag apparatus comprising:
an airbag configured to be deployed forward of a vehicle body front of the vehicle;
a collision determiner configured to establish a pre-crash determination in a case a collision probability with a human body or an object other than a human body is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold; and
an airbag deployment controller configured to deploy the airbag in response to the pre-crash determination,
wherein the airbag comprises
a slit portion formed by recessing a front surface rearward of the vehicle, and
branches divided by the slit portion,
the airbag apparatus further comprising:
a coupling member configured to couple the branches to each other; and
a coupling member disabling unit configured to break coupling of the branches by the coupling member in a case where a collision with the human body is predicted.
2. The airbag apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the coupling member comprises a tether made of a flexible material, the tether being attached to an outer surface of the airbag, and
wherein the coupling member disabling unit comprises a tether cutter configured to cut the tether.
3. The airbag apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the slit portion extends vertically and comprises slit portions formed in the front surface of the airbag, the slit portions being distributed in a vehicle width direction.
4. The airbag apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the slit portion extends vertically and comprises slit portions formed in the front surface of the airbag, the slit portions being distributed in a vehicle width direction.
5. An airbag apparatus to be applied to a vehicle, the airbag apparatus comprising:
an airbag configured to be deployed forward of a vehicle body front of the vehicle; and
circuitry configured to
establish a pre-crash determination in a case a collision probability with a human body or an object other than a human body is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold, and
deploy the airbag in response to the pre-crash determination,
wherein the airbag comprises
a slit portion formed by recessing a front surface rearward of the vehicle, and
branches divided by the slit portion,
the airbag apparatus further comprising:
a coupling member configured to couple the branches to each other; and
a coupling member disabling unit configured to break coupling of the branches by the coupling member in a case where a collision with the human body is predicted.