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Occupant protection apparatus

An occupant protection and occupant technology, which is applied in the field of occupant protection devices, can solve the problem that the occupant's waist cannot be fully prevented from moving forward.

Active Publication Date: 2009-06-03
TOYODA GOSEI CO LTD
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This results in less lift of the occupant's lower thighs, which does not adequately prevent the occupant's lumbar from moving forward

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[0010] Below, refer to Figure 1 to Figure 10 , illustrating an occupant protection device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the traveling direction of the vehicle is defined as the front. With reference to the front, define rear, top, bottom, left and right. In each drawing, "inside" and "outside" refer to the inside and outside of the vehicle, respectively.

[0011] First, a vehicle seat to which the occupant protection device of the present embodiment is applied will be schematically described.

[0012] Figure 1 and image 3 As shown, the vehicle seat S includes: a seat portion 10 ; a backrest 21 disposed at the rear end of the seat portion 10 and capable of reclining; and a headrest 22 disposed at the top end of the backrest 21 .

[0013] As shown in FIG. 1 , the occupant P is an object restrained by the occupant protection device, and the occupant P is seated on the seat portion 10 . The seat portion 10 includes a seat cushion 11 and a ...

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An occupant protection apparatus includes an airbag module (AM) installed in a seat portion (10) of a vehicle seat (S). The airbag module AM includes an inflator (61) and an airbag (40). High pressure inflation gas G ejected from the inflator (61) inflates the airbag (40), so that a seat surface (10A) of the seat portion (10) is raised. This inhibits forward movement of the lumbar region Pp of an occupant P, who is seated on the seat portion (10) and restrained to the vehicle seat S by a seat belt apparatus (30). The outer shape of the airbag (40) is formed by an airbag body (41). The airbag body (41) includes a rear inflating portion (48), which is inflated below the upper thighs Pf of the occupant P, and a front inflating portion (47), which is inflated below the lower thighs Pn of the occupant P up to a position above the rear inflating portion (48).

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to an occupant protection device applied to a vehicle seat. Specifically, the present invention relates to an occupant protection device that inflates an airbag installed in a seat portion of a seat by an inflation fluid (such as inflation gas) to raise the seat surface, thereby preventing the occupant restrained by the seat belt device from Move your waist forward. Background technique [0002] When an impact is applied to a vehicle due to a frontal collision, a "submarine phenomenon" may occur even if an occupant is restrained by a seat belt device. Specifically, the occupant is restrained by the vehicle seat, and when the submarine phenomenon occurs, the occupant's waist is disengaged from the lap belt of the seat belt device, and moves forward in a sinking manner. Various measures have been proposed against this submarine phenomenon. [0003] For example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2007-168599 discloses an occupant prote...

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IPC IPC(8): B60R21/02B60R21/207B60N2/42B60R21/20
Inventor 川边仁志增田泰士
Owner TOYODA GOSEI CO LTD
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