Roof-mounted airbag
View Patent ↗Provided is a roof-mounted airbag configured to reduce the risk of injury to a passenger by minimizing movement of a cushion when the passenger is placed on the cushion. The roof-mounted airbag includes a cushion, formed in a cylindrical shape and configured to be deployed downwards between passengers facing each other while left and right upper ends thereof are fixed to a roof part, and an inflator configured to provide gas to an inside of the cushion.
1. A roof-mounted airbag comprising:
a cushion configured to be deployed downwards between passengers facing each other while left and right upper ends of the cushion are fixed to a roof part, the cushion once deployed forming an empty space in a middle of the cushion; and
an inflator configured to provide gas to an inside of the cushion,
wherein the cushion is formed in a shape with an open top toward the roof part, and the cushion comprises side support parts respectively formed on left and right sides of the cushion, a bottom support part forming a bottom of the cushion, and passenger support parts respectively formed on front and rear sides of the cushion,
wherein the side support parts, the bottom support part, and the passenger support parts form the empty space,
wherein each of the side support parts and the bottom support part have an inactive zone not filled with gas and an edge portion formed around the inactive zone, the edge portion comprising a fill chamber that is filled with gas,
wherein each of the passenger support parts comprises the fill chamber that is filled with gas,
wherein when the cushion is deployed, the inflator injects gas into the fill chambers of the side support parts, the bottom support part, and the passenger support parts,
wherein the inflator is connected to one of the side support parts, and
wherein gas injected through the inflator forms a flow which is branched by the inactive zone of the one of the side support parts,
wherein the roof part comprises a cushion cover coupled to the roof part, and
wherein the cushion integrally formed between the roof part and the cushion cover is distributed and accommodated on left and right sides.
2. The roof-mounted airbag according to claim 1 , wherein the left and right upper ends of the cushion are fixed to front and rear sides of the roof part.
3. The roof-mounted airbag according to claim 1 , wherein the cushion and the roof part are connected to each other using a mounting tab.
4. The roof-mounted airbag according to claim 1 , wherein the cushion is formed in a tubular shape with an open top.
5. The roof-mounted airbag according to claim 1 , wherein each of the side support parts has an upper end comprising the fill chamber that is filled with gas.
6. The roof-mounted airbag according to claim 1 , wherein:
each of the side support parts has a central portion comprising the inactive zone that is not filled with gas.
7. The roof-mounted airbag according to claim 1 , wherein the bottom support part has front and rear ends respectively facing passengers, each of the front and rear ends comprising the fill chamber that is filled with gas.
8. The roof-mounted airbag according to claim 1 , wherein:
the bottom support part has a central portion comprising the inactive zone that is not filled with gas.
9. The roof-mounted airbag according to claim 1 , wherein each of the passenger support parts has a panel structure made of a fabric material.
10. The roof-mounted airbag according to claim 9 , wherein:
the side support parts and the bottom support part are integrally formed,
the passenger support parts have lower ends, each of the lower ends being connected to a corresponding one of front and rear sides of the bottom support part, and
the passenger support parts have left and right sides, each of the left and right sides being connected to a corresponding one of front and rear sides of the side support parts.
11. The roof-mounted airbag according to claim 10 , wherein gas injected through the inflator is first supplied to the one of the side support parts and then the gas is supplied to the bottom support part.
12. The roof-mounted airbag according to claim 10 , wherein the side support parts are in a quadrangular shape.
13. The roof-mounted airbag according to claim 1 , wherein each of the passenger support parts forms a corresponding one of front and rear sides of the cushion.
14. The roof-mounted airbag according to claim 13 , wherein:
the side support parts, the bottom support part, and the passenger support parts are integrally formed, and
the passenger support parts have left and right sides, each of the left and right sides being connected to a corresponding one of front and rear sides of the side support parts.
15. The roof-mounted airbag according to claim 14 , wherein gas injected through the inflator is first supplied to the one of the side support parts and then the gas is supplied to the bottom support part and the passenger support part.
16. The roof-mounted airbag according to claim 1 , wherein the cushion is configured to be installed with respect to seats disposed in a left-and-right width direction.
17. The roof-mounted airbag according to claim 1 , wherein the cushion has a side surface formed in a cylindrical shape having one of a trapezoidal shape, a hemispherical shape, and a rectangular shape.
18. The roof-mounted airbag according to claim 1 , wherein each of front and rear surfaces of the cushion comprises the fill chamber that is filled with gas, the fill chamber forming a “U” shape.
19. A vehicle comprising the roof-mounted airbag according to claim 1 .