IP Library Granted Patent US 11,993,221
Granted Patent B2
US 11,993,221 · App. 17/944,320 · Granted May 28, 2024

Seat airbag apparatus for vehicle

Inventors: Sang Won Hwangbo (Yongin-si, KR); Dong Young Kim (Hwaseong-si, KR)
Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
B60R21/233B60R21/239B60R2021/23146B60R2021/23538
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Patent No.
US 11,993,221
App. No.
17/944,320
Granted
May 28, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a seat airbag apparatus for a vehicle, in which a raw cushion fabric 210 provided in the form of a single flat panel is coupled by sewing to an inner cushion part 110 provided in the form of a flat panel, and a front cushion 200 is formed by using the raw cushion fabric 210 provided in the form of a flat panel. Therefore, the sewing coupling may be easily and smoothly performed, and particularly the tolerance in respect to the sewing coupling may be reduced, thereby improving quality.

Claims (24)

1. A seat airbag for a vehicle, comprising:

a lateral cushion including:

an inner part configured to face in a first direction toward a passenger when the lateral cushion is deployed;

an outer part superimposed with the inner part and configured to face in a second direction opposite to the first direction when the lateral cushion is deployed, wherein an outer periphery of the outer part is coupled to that of the inner part; and

a first inner space between the inner and outer parts, wherein the lateral cushion is configured to inflate and cover a side of the passenger when airbag gas is supplied to the first inner space; and

a front cushion having a second inner space connected to the first inner space of the lateral cushion and configured to inflate and cover a front of the passenger when the airbag gas is supplied to the second inner space,

wherein an outer periphery of a front portion of the lateral cushion is coupled to an outer periphery of the front cushion,

wherein the front cushion includes a raw cushion fabric provided in a form of a flat panel, and

wherein the raw cushion fabric is folded in a pocket shape and is coupled to the inner part.

2. The seat airbag of claim 1 , wherein the first and second inner spaces of the lateral cushion and the front cushion are connected to each other through one or more vent holes disposed between the lateral cushion and the front cushion.

3. The seat airbag of claim 2 , wherein the lateral cushion comprises a tether extending across the one or more vent holes.

4. The seat airbag of claim 2 , wherein:

the one or more vent holes comprise first and second vent holes, and

the lateral cushion has a connection portion extending between the first and second vent holes.

5. The seat airbag of claim 1 , wherein:

a front portion of the inner part has one or more first cushion holes, and

the front cushion has one or more second holes respectively aligned with the one or more first cushion holes.

6. The seat airbag of claim 1 , wherein:

a front portion of the inner part has one or more first vent holes, and

the front cushion has one or more second vent holes respectively aligned with the one or more first vent holes.

7. The seat airbag of claim 6 , wherein the inner part has a tether extending across the one or more first vent holes.

8. The seat airbag of claim 6 , wherein:

the one or more first vent holes comprise a pair of the first vent holes, and

the front portion of the inner part has a connection portion extending between the pair of the first vent holes.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 14, 2022
From: HWANGBO, SANG WON; KIM, DONG YOUNG
To: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 061089/0218 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0131893 · Oct 5, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230106061A1 · Apr 6, 2023