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US 12,612,005 · App. 19/073,555 · Granted Apr 28, 2026

Three-dimensional air bag

Inventors: Daisuke Kitamura (Aichi, JP); Akira Yamashita (Aichi, JP)
Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
B60R21/231B60R21/205
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Patent No.
US 12,612,005
App. No.
19/073,555
Granted
Apr 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A three-dimensional air bag includes a first three-dimensional sewn portion in which the main panel and the first side panel portion are sewn together, and a second three-dimensional sewn portion in which the main panel and the second side panel portion are sewn together. A part of the first three-dimensional sewn portion and a part of the second three-dimensional sewn portion are located at an upper surface of the deployed and inflated air bag. A shape of the first three-dimensional sewn portion of the main panel in a natural state is different from a shape of the first three-dimensional sewn portion of the first side panel portion in a natural state. A shape of the second three-dimensional sewn portion of the main panel in the natural state is different from a shape of the second three-dimensional sewn portion of the second side panel portion in a natural state.

Claims (36)

1 . A three-dimensional air bag in which a main panel and a side panel including a first side panel portion and a second side panel portion are sewn together, the air bag comprising:

a first three-dimensional sewn portion in which the main panel and the first side panel portion are sewn together, and a second three-dimensional sewn portion in which the main panel and the second side panel portion are sewn together, wherein

at least a part of the first three-dimensional sewn portion and at least a part of the second three-dimensional sewn portion are located at an upper surface of the air bag when the air bag is deployed and inflated,

a shape of the first three-dimensional sewn portion of the main panel in a natural state is different from a shape of the first three-dimensional sewn portion of the first side panel portion in the natural state,

a shape of the second three-dimensional sewn portion of the main panel in the natural state is different from a shape of the second three-dimensional sewn portion of the second side panel portion in the natural state,

wherein

a plane sewn portion in which the first side panel portion and the second side panel portion are sewn together,

at least a part of the plane sewn portion is at a lower surface of the air bag when the air bag is deployed and inflated,

a shape of the plane sewn portion of the first side panel portion in the natural state and a shape of the plane sewn portion of the second side panel portion in the natural state are same,

the main panel in the natural state has a line-symmetrical shape with a midline between the first three-dimensional sewn portion and the second three-dimensional sewn portion as an axis of symmetry, and

a cut portion having a tapered slit shape is provided between the plane sewn portion of the first side panel portion in the natural state and the plane sewn portion of the second side panel portion in the natural state.

2 . The three-dimensional air bag according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an overlapped sewn portion in which a part of the main panel, a part of the first side panel portion, and a part of the second side panel portion are overlapped and sewn together, wherein

at least a part of the overlapped sewn portion is at a front surface of the air bag when the air bag is deployed and inflated, and

a shape of the overlapped sewn portion of the main panel in the natural state, a shape of the overlapped sewn portion of the first side panel portion in the natural state, and a shape of the overlapped sewn portion of the second side panel portion in the natural state are same.

3 . The three-dimensional air bag according to claim 2 , wherein

the first side panel portion of the side panel in the natural state and the second side panel portion in the natural state have a same shape.

4 . The three-dimensional air bag according to claim 1 , wherein

the first side panel portion of the side panel in the natural state and the second side panel portion in the natural state have a same shape.

5 . A three-dimensional air bag in which a main panel and a side panel including a first side panel portion and a second side panel portion are sewn together, the air bag comprising:

a first three-dimensional sewn portion in which the main panel and the first side panel portion are sewn together, and a second three-dimensional sewn portion in which the main panel and the second side panel portion are sewn together, wherein

at least a part of the first three-dimensional sewn portion and at least a part of the second three-dimensional sewn portion are located at an upper surface of the air bag when the air bag is deployed and inflated,

a shape of the first three-dimensional sewn portion of the main panel in a natural state is different from a shape of the first three-dimensional sewn portion of the first side panel portion in the natural state, and

a shape of the second three-dimensional sewn portion of the main panel in the natural state is different from a shape of the second three-dimensional sewn portion of the second side panel portion in the natural state,

further comprising:

an overlapped sewn portion in which a part of the main panel, a part of the first side panel portion, and a part of the second side panel portion are overlapped and sewn together, wherein

at least a part of the overlapped sewn portion is at a front surface of the air bag when the air bag is deployed and inflated,

a shape of the overlapped sewn portion of the main panel in the natural state, a shape of the overlapped sewn portion of the first side panel portion in the natural state, and a shape of the overlapped sewn portion of the second side panel portion in the natural state are same,

a plane sewn portion in which the first side panel portion and the second side panel portion are sewn together,

at least a part of the plane sewn portion is at a lower surface of the air bag when the air bag is deployed and inflated, and

a shape of the plane sewn portion of the first side panel portion in the natural state and a shape of the plane sewn portion of the second side panel portion in the natural state are same,

wherein

the main panel in the natural state has a line-symmetrical shape with a midline between the first three-dimensional sewn portion and the second three-dimensional sewn portion as an axis of symmetry, and

a cut portion having a tapered slit shape is provided between the plane sewn portion of the first side panel portion in the natural state and the plane sewn portion of the second side panel portion in the natural state.

6 . The three-dimensional air bag according to claim 5 , wherein

the first side panel portion of the side panel in the natural state and the second side panel portion in the natural state have a same shape.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 7, 2025
From: KITAMURA, DAISUKE; YAMASHITA, AKIRA
To: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 070441/0059 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2024-047370 · Mar 22, 2024 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250296526A1 · Sep 25, 2025
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