Center airbag module for vehicle
A center airbag module for a vehicle, may include a center console provided between a pair of seats, and an airbag cushion provided in the center console to be deployed in the event of a side collision, and having a lower chamber configured to support a body of a passenger, and an upper chamber including a left chamber and a right chamber which fluid-branch from an upper end of the lower chamber and configured to protect a head of the passenger.
1. A center airbag module for a vehicle, comprising:
a center console provided between a pair of seats; and
an airbag cushion provided in the center console to be deployed in the event of a side collision, and including:
a lower chamber configured to support a body of a passenger; and
an upper chamber including a left chamber and a right chamber which fluid-branch from an upper end of the lower chamber and configured to protect a head of the passenger;
wherein a predetermined space is formed between the left and right chambers to absorb a shock.
2. The center airbag module as set forth in claim 1 , wherein each of the left and right chambers is deployed while being spaced apart from a corresponding seat by a predetermined distance.
3. The center airbag module as set forth in claim 1 , wherein a width of the lower chamber is smaller than a width of the upper chamber.
4. The center airbag module as set forth in claim 3 , wherein facing inner surfaces of the lower chamber are partially connected to each other by a tether or by sewing to form a fluid communication to the upper chamber.
5. The center airbag module as set forth in claim 1 , wherein upper ends of the left and right chambers are connected to each other by sewing along a first seam or by a tether.
6. The center airbag module as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the upper and lower chambers are separated from each other by a second seam or a tether.