| Takata Corporation Patent applications |
| Patent application number | Title | Published |
|---|
| 20120091781 | WEBBING-THREADING MEMBER AND SEATBELT DEVICE - Provided are a webbing-threading member and a seatbelt device that can prevent deviation of webbing (a so-called jamming phenomenon) by preventing rotation of the webbing-threading member. A webbing-threading member | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120066843 | INKJET DYEING METHOD - An inkjet dyeing method for dyeing a belt-shape textile by ejecting ink includes a feeding step of feeding the textile to an inkjet dyeing apparatus, a front surface printing step of dyeing the textile by ejecting the ink onto a front surface of the textile, a front surface drying step of drying the front surface of the textile, an inverting step of inverting the textile, a rear surface printing step of dyeing the textile by ejecting ink onto a rear surface of the textile, and a rear surface drying step of drying the rear surface of the textile. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120032016 | Pretensioner, seat belt retractor, seat belt device and method for assembling pretensioner - A plurality of driving force transmitting members, a piston, a spring and a gas generator are inserted into the pipe from the end of the pipe where the gas generator is mounted. The gas generator is press-fitted in the pipe while the flat faces thereof are deformed by a pair of protrusions of the pipe. Accordingly, the gas generator is temporarily held by the protrusions of the pipe. Then, one end of the pipe is firmly pressed and the gas generator is mounted in the pipe. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20110251760 | VEHICULAR COLLISION DETECTION APPARATUS, OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE - A vehicular collision detection apparatus mounted to a vehicle comprises: a door beam that is arranged in a partitioned region partitioned between a door outer panel of a vehicle door, and a door inner panel of the vehicle door, and is displaced in accordance with a deformation of the door outer panel at the time of a vehicular collision; a cylindrical member that is arranged in the partitioned region and is compressed by the door beam at the time of the displacement of the door beam; a sealed cavity provided to the cylindrical member; a pressure sensor configured to detect a pressure fluctuation of the cavity; a deriving portion configured to derive a displacement amount and displacement velocity of the door beam, based on the pressure fluctuation detected by the pressure sensor; and a determining portion configured to determine collision particulars of the vehicle based on the displacement amount and displacement velocity of the door beam derived by the deriving portion. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110120258 | STEERING WHEEL - A steering wheel in which a load exerted on an elastic member constituting a dynamic damper can be reduced, the life of the dynamic damper can be extended, and the assembly operation is readily performed. The steering wheel according to the present invention has a first horn plate ( | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110101652 | AIRBAG AND AIRBAG APPARATUS - An airbag that can inflate without using a high-power inflator, and an airbag apparatus provided with such an airbag are disclosed. In one form, the airbag, when inflating, has a normally open vent hole disposed in a rear panel in a region extending toward the center of a steering wheel from the rim of the steering wheel and an openable vent hole disposed in a region extending toward the outside of the steering wheel from the rim. The openable vent hole is covered by a cover. The cover and a strap inside the airbag are connected to each other with a tether. From the commencement of inflation of the airbag, the cover is placed over the openable vent hole to close the openable vent hole. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110047684 | Airbag Jacket - An airbag jacket having a good fitting performance of an expanded airbag for a body in the airbag jacket where the airbag is expanded along an outer surface of the body of the wearer. An airbag | 03-03-2011 |
| 20100289252 | Airbag and Airbag Device - Provided are an airbag and an airbag device whose size of a package when the airbag is folded can be reduced while demonstrating effects of an inner chamber. An airbag device in the present invention includes a gas generator configured to generate gas under predetermined conditions, an airbag connected to the gas generator to be inflated and deployed, and a retainer configured to accommodate the airbag. The airbag includes an inner panel arranged in the interior thereof and a connection panel having a surface area smaller than the inner panel, and the inner panel includes a center seamed portion connected to an inner surface of the airbag with respect to the direction of thickness and a plurality of outer peripheral seamed portions connected to the connection panel which is arranged on the inner surface of the airbag apart from the portion where the center seamed portion is connected. The outline of the inner panel | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100237596 | Airbag device - [Object] To provide a technique that is effective for allowing a pressurized fluid to pass through smoothly between a plurality of bag-like bodies when inflated and extend, and for improving their extendibility. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100219625 | Tongue Storage Device and Seat Belt Apparatus Having The Same - In a tongue storage device according to the present invention, a pickup portion ( | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100219619 | Seat Device - [Object] To provide a seat device that can provide a smooth and stable deployment performance of an airbag. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100207369 | VEHICLE AIR BAG SYSTEM - A vehicle air bag system, which can facilitate confirmation of a state of an introduction part of an air bag housed in a cover, includes an air bag having an introduction part into which an inflator is inserted, and a general part that inflates and expands vertically downward in a vehicle interior. A cover houses the introduction part and the general part in parallel. An observation window is formed in the cover at a position corresponding to the introduction part. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100194083 | AIRBAG DEVICE - In an airbag device of the present invention, in an inner portion in a car width direction of at least one of adjacent two seats in a vehicle, a central airbag ( | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100176649 | PRETENSIONER AND SEAT BELT APPARATUS - [Object] A pretensioner and a seat belt apparatus are provided that can diffuse the heat of high-temperature gas and prevent the heat from concentrating locally on a wire. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100164210 | Airbag And Airbag Device | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100156078 | AIRBAG, AIRBAG DEVICE, AND VEHICLE - An airbag comprises a right half airbag to be inflated on a front right side of an occupant, a left half airbag to be inflated on a front left side of the occupant, and a base-end chamber that communicates with base-end sides of the right half airbag and the left half airbag. A vertically extended concave portion exists on a surface of the inflated airbag that faces the occupant. The upper parts of the right half airbag and the left half airbag, and the lower parts of the right half airbag and the left half airbag are stitched together by seams, and the intermediate parts of the right half airbag and the left half airbag are stitched together by a seam. The seam is provided at the deepest location. The concave portion is shallow in the upper part and lower part thereof. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100156077 | AIRBAG, AIRBAG DEVICE, AND VEHICLE - An airbag comprises a right half airbag to be inflated on a front right side of an occupant, a left half airbag to be inflated on a front left side of the occupant, and a base-end chamber that communicates with base-end sides of the right half airbag and the left half airbag. A vertically extended concave portion exists on a surface of the inflated airbag that faces the occupant. The concave portion is deepest in the intermediate part and shallow in the upper and lower parts. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100156076 | AIRBAG, AIRBAG DEVICE, AND VEHICLE - An airbag comprises a right half airbag to be inflated on a front right side of an occupant, a left half airbag to be inflated on a front left side of the occupant, and a base-end chamber that communicates with base-end sides of the right half airbag and the left half airbag. The right half airbag and the left half airbag are stitched together by a seam. The interior of each of the bags and communicate with each other by upper part and lower part openings and. A vertically extended concave portion exists on a surface of the inflated airbag that faces the occupant. The concave portion is deepest in the intermediate part and shallow in the upper part and lower part. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100156074 | Airbag and airbag device - An airbag for protecting an occupant includes a panel forming the airbag and having an occupant counter surface with a head counter portion to face a head of the occupant when the airbag is inflated. A recess portion is formed in the head counter portion when the airbag is inflated. The airbag also includes a regulation member for regulating inflation of the head counter portion toward the occupant. The regulation member forms the recess portion by regulating inflation of the head counter portion toward the occupant upon inflation of the airbag. The regulation member is configured to release regulation after a predetermined time from a moment when the airbag starts inflation. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100140913 | SEAT BELT RETRACTOR AND SEAT BELT APPARATUS PROVIDED THERWITH - A seat belt retractor ( | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100140909 | OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEM - An occupant restraint system according to the present invention includes a side airbag device having a first airbag ( | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100140908 | AIRBAG CUSHION AND AIRBAG APPARATUS - There is provided an airbag cushion which is configured to allow the joint between a distal end portion of a lid member and the airbag cushion by a separable joint member to be released easily and rapidly as a whole, and is able to be inflatable rapidly and substantially uniformly as a whole, and an airbag apparatus having the airbag cushion. A rear panel | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100127554 | Seatbelt Retractor and Seatbelt Apparatus Having the Same - A seatbelt retractor according to the present invention is configured in such a manner that a cylindrical rotor ( | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100127482 | Airbag Apparatus - An airbag device where a case and a lid are connected by engaging a hook of the case with a hook hole in the lid and where the hook moves in the hook hole toward the vehicle interior side when the lid recedes. Energy absorption characteristics when the lid recedes are improved by a simple structure. The hook ( | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100123349 | Seat belt retractor and seat belt device using the same - A seat belt retractor for retracting a seat belt includes a spool for retracting the seat belt, a locking mechanism for locking rotation of said spool, and an end-lock preventing mechanism for preventing an end-lock of the seat belt. The end-lock preventing mechanism includes a first speed-reduction portion for largely reducing a seat belt retracting speed of the spool when the spool retracts a substantially full length of the seat belt, and a second speed-reduction portion for reducing the seat belt retracting speed less than that of the first speed-reduction portion so as to provide a delay for the locking mechanism to be brought to a non-lock position at least when retraction of the seat belt is finished. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100123348 | Seat belt retractor and seat belt apparatus having the same - A seat belt retractor for a seat belt includes a spool for winding the seatbelt, a first seat belt load limiting mechanism for limiting load applied on the seat belt in an emergency, a second seat belt load limiting mechanism for limiting the load applied to the seat belt when a predetermined condition based on an emergency situation is satisfied in the emergency, a driving member for actuating the second seat belt load limiting mechanism, and a controller for controlling the driving member. When the predetermined condition is satisfied, the controller sets the second seat belt load limiting mechanism in an operative state by not actuating the driving member. When the predetermined condition is not satisfied, the controller sets the second seat belt load limiting mechanism in an inoperative state by actuating the driving member. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100117437 | Seat belt retractor and seat belt apparatus - A seat belt retractor includes a cylindrical member, a torsionally deformable shaft arranged inside the cylindrical member and having one end side connected to the cylindrical member, a plate mounting member arranged in the cylindrical member and disposed on an outer periphery of the shaft, a locking mechanism for preventing a rotation of the plate mounting member, and a plate member having one end portion fixed to the plate mounting member and the other end portion engaging an inner periphery of the cylindrical member. The plate member is plastically deformable so that the plate member is wound onto the plate mounting member. The plate mounting member includes a first reducing radius portion having a radius gradually decreasing toward a downstream in a winding direction, and a second reducing radius portion located on the downstream side and having a radius reducing rate greater than that of the first reducing radius portion. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100117341 | Passenger Leg Portion Constraining Apparatus - An occupant leg part restraint apparatus including a cover cloth for preventing an air bag inflated and developed under a steering column (steering column cover) from interfering with an auxiliary key, in which the cover cloth can be rapidly projected to the upper side of the air bag. A key device ( | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100116186 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AIRBAG - A method of manufacturing an airbag with which an airbag having a left airbag section and a right airbag section and constituted so that peripheral edge portions of an opening of an opposing face of each bag are sewn together can be easily manufactured. An airbag | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100101364 | Steering Wheel With Pattern And Method For Manufacturing The Same - A steering wheel is provided with a pattern in which design expressiveness can be improved and a method for manufacturing the same. In one form, the steering wheel includes a core metal extending along a substantially ring-shaped rim, a pad, and a spoke provided radially inward of the rim; and a synthetic-resin upper shell and lower shell that are formed of synthetic resin, whose surfaces are given a pattern, and which are provided along the outer circumference of the rim of the core metal so as to engage with each other. In this case, a synthetic resin layer is provided which coats the whole of at least the rim of the core metal by molding is provided, and the upper shell and the lower shell cover the synthetic resin layer that constitutes part of the rim so as to sandwich it therebetween. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100096902 | Seatbelt retractor and seatbelt apparatus having the same - A seatbelt retractor for retracting a seatbelt includes a spool for retracting the seatbelt, a locking mechanism having a locking member rotating together with the spool in a normal state and prevented from rotating in a direction of withdrawal of the seatbelt so as to cause a relative rotation with respect to the spool in case of emergency, and an energy absorbing pin provided to the spool and the locking member for limiting a load applied on the seatbelt at a time of the relative rotation between the spool and the locking member. The energy absorbing pin includes a lubricating coating layer formed thereon. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100052300 | Airbag and airbag device - An airbag for restraining an occupant includes a sheet-shaped web having a predetermined shape and a circumferential edge. The web is folded and arranged such that the circumferential edge is overlapped and gathered substantially in one location of the web and joined together so as to form a substantially sealed inner space inside the airbag. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100050347 | Inkjet dyeing method and apparatus - An inkjet dyeing apparatus for dyeing a belt-shape textile includes a feeding section for feeding the textile, a front surface printing section for dyeing a front surface of the textile by ink ejected thereon, a front surface drying section for drying the front surface of the textile, an inverting section for inverting and feeding the textile to a rear surface printing line, a rear surface printing section for dyeing the rear surface of the textile by ink ejected thereon, and a rear surface drying section for drying the rear surface of the textile. A transporting section is provided to transport the textile for further processing. A control unit controls ink ejection at the front and rear surface printing sections. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100032931 | Airbag and airbag apparatus - An airbag to be inflated by gas for a vehicle includes a base member for the airbag, an opening and closing vent provided in the base member, and a discharging gas control member for restraining gas from discharging from the opening and closing vent. The discharging gas control member closes or slightly opens the opening and closing vent when an occupant does not contact a front surface of the airbag facing the occupant when the airbag is inflated. The discharging gas control member opens or widely opens the opening and closing vent so as to allow the gas to be discharged from the opening and closing vent when the occupant contacts the front surface of the airbag, and the front surface is pushed in a direction opposite to the occupant. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100001503 | Seat belt apparatus and seat belt control method - [Problems] To allow an occupant to easily wear a seat belt without twisting his or her body when the occupant sits in a seat. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20090302584 | Set Mounted Vehicle Occupant Restraint Device - In order to reduce an installation space and to expand the degree of freedom in installation space, a seat mounted vehicle occupant restraint device includes a seat backrest | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090302581 | Curtain airbag bracket and curtain airbag device - A curtain airbag bracket mounts a curtain airbag having an attachment piece provided in an edge portion of the curtain airbag to a vehicle body. The curtain airbag bracket includes a vehicle body attaching portion for attaching the curtain airbag bracket to the vehicle body, and an airbag mounting portion for mounting the attachment piece. The airbag mounting portion has a bent portion or a curved portion extending from the vehicle body attaching portion toward an inside of the vehicle body. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090295136 | Passenger airbag apparatus - A passenger airbag apparatus for a vehicle includes a retainer, an airbag folded and retained in the retainer, a deployment-limiting sheet, and a shape-retaining sheet. The deployment-limiting sheet has one end coupled to the retainer or the rear portion of the airbag, and extends toward the front portion of the airbag while being superposed on the airbag. The deployment-limiting sheet has a first folded part and extends along the rear portion of the airbag during inflation of the airbag. The first shape-retaining sheet is coupled to the retainer or the deployment-limiting sheet for retaining a shape of the folded airbag and a shape of the deployment-limiting sheet. The first shape-retaining sheet has a shape-retainment release portion for releasing a shape of the folded airbag by inflation of the airbag. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090295135 | Passenger airbag apparatus - An airbag apparatus for a vehicle includes an airbag having a left airbag section and a right airbag section inflatable at left and right sides in a front area of an occupant, a retainer for retaining the airbag, and a first deployment-limiting sheet having one end coupled to the airbag or the retainer. The first deployment-limiting sheet at least partly overlaps the airbag and extends along the airbag from a rear portion to a front portion of the airbag. The first deployment-limiting sheet extends along the rear portion of the airbag during inflation thereof. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090289479 | Occupant Restraining Apparatus and Seat - An occupant restraining apparatus | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090284066 | Occupant Restraining Apparatus - An occupant restraining apparatus in which a seat bag and an air belt are inflated by a common inflator and the constitution of which can be simplified. The occupant restraining apparatus includes an inflatable seat bag | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090284065 | Vehicle-Occupant Restraint System - A vehicle-occupant restraint system | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090278394 | Occupant Restraint Apparatus - An occupant restraint apparatus | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090278340 | VEHICLE OCCUPANT PROTECTION SYSTEM - A vehicle occupant protection system includes: a seat belt apparatus including a shoulder belt ( | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090278339 | VEHICLE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEM - A vehicle occupant restraint system including: a seatbelt device including a shoulder belt portion restraining a part of a vehicle occupant from one of shoulders to a chest, and a lap belt portion restraining a waist of the vehicle occupant; an upper airbag provided in the shoulder belt portion, and configured to be deployed forward from the shoulder belt portion; a lower airbag provided in the lap belt portion, and configured to be deployed forward from the lap belt portion, the deployed upper and lower airbags coming into contact with each other in a vertical direction; and a movement restraining portion restraining relative movement of the deployed upper and lower airbags in a front-rear direction, extending downward from a lower side of the deployed upper airbag, and positioned in the rear of the deployed lower airbag. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090278336 | Bracket for use in curtain airbag and curtain airbag apparatus - A curtain airbag bracket is used to assemble a curtain airbag having an attaching piece, and an inflator connected to the curtain airbag, and to attach the same to a vehicle body. The inflator is connected to the curtain airbag for supplying a pressurized fluid for developing the curtain airbag. The curtain airbag bracket includes an airbag bracket having an airbag-attaching portion for attaching the attaching piece of the curtain airbag to hold the curtain airbag, and an inflator bracket coupled with the airbag bracket for holding the inflator so that the inflator is substantially in parallel with and adjacent to the curtain airbag. The airbag-attaching portion faces the inflator bracket with a gap therebetween. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090267331 | Vehicle Occupant Restraint Apparatus - A vehicle occupant restraint apparatus is provided that can restrict the movement of the rear end side of an airbag to the outside of a vehicle. A folded body of the airbag | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090267328 | Bracket for use in curtain airbag and curtain airbag apparatus - A curtain airbag having an attaching piece at an edge portion is attached to a vehicle body through a bracket. The bracket includes a plate portion, and a plurality of airbag-attaching portions attached to the plate portion for attaching the attaching piece. The attaching piece of the curtain airbag is selectively attached to one of the plurality of airbag-attaching portions. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090250913 | Airbag and airbag system - An airbag includes a front portion having an upper part for receiving a head of the occupant, a middle part and a lower part. The upper part has an upwardly protruding curved edge without a linear portion, and two laterally protruding upper curved edges. The middle part has two laterally inwardly curved middle side edges extending smoothly from the laterally protruding upper curved edges. The lower part haw two laterally inwardly and downwardly curved lower side edges, and a downwardly protruding curved edge without a linear portion. The lower part has a lateral width greater than that of the upper and middle parts to thereby form laterally projecting portions for receiving occupant's arms. The downwardly extending curved edge at the lower part has a curvature greater than that of the upwardly extending curved edge at the upper part. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090236836 | Airbag and Airbag Apparatus - An airbag capable of starting a tearing operation of a line-shaped connecting portion on an outer periphery side after entire line-shaped connecting portion on an inner periphery side is torn, and an airbag apparatus provided with the airbag. Each of halfway portions disposed halfway between respective center portion and peripheral edge portion in a front panel | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090212538 | Airbag and airbag apparatus - An airbag device includes an outer shell forming an airbag and having a vent hole, a restriction member for restricting gas flow through the vent hole, a first chamber having the vent hole, a second chamber, the inner panel partitioning the airbag into the first and second chambers and having a communication portion, and a tether member for connecting the restriction member and the inner panel. Gas is introduced into the first chamber and then into the second chamber. When the first chamber is filled with gas and the inner panel is tensioned, the tension exceeding a predetermined value is applied to the restriction member so that the vent hole is substantially closed. When the first chamber is not filled with gas and the inner panel loosens, the tension applied to the restriction member does not reach the predetermined value so that the vent hole is opened. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090206582 | Passenger constraining apparatus - A passenger constraining apparatus configured to limit the amount of upward inflation of a seat bag is provided. A passenger constraining apparatus | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090200775 | Seat-Mounted Occupant Restraining Apparatus - [Object] To provide a seat-mounted occupant restraining apparatus with which it becomes possible to set so that pressurized fluid is supplied in accordance with priority to a plurality of airbags extending to substantially peripheral portions of an occupant when inflated, and a gas supply means for supplying in common the pressurized fluid is enabled to be simplified. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090189372 | Inflator securing structure and airbag system - An inflator securing structure for securing an inflator having substantially cylindrical shape to a retainer in an airbag system includes a fixed shaft having a substantially D-shaped cross section and formed at one end of the inflator along an axial direction of the inflator; and a locking structure forming a locking hole having a substantially D shape and formed in the retainer so that the locking hole is engaged with the fixed shaft. One of the fixed shaft and the locking hole has at least one groove, and other of the fixed shaft and the locking hole has at least one convex portion so as to engage with the groove. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090184503 | Vehicle-Occupant Restraint System - A vehicle-occupant restraint system | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090160164 | Airbag and airbag apparatus - An airbag includes a first and a second inner panel that partition the internal part of the airbag into a first chamber, and a second chamber surrounding the first chamber. Rear-side openings that allow the first chamber to communicate with the second chamber are provided in the second inner panel. Front-side openings are provided in the first inner panel. A sum of the opening areas of the rear-side openings is greater than a sum of the opening areas of the front-side openings. The sum of the opening areas of each of the rear-side openings and the front-side openings is greater than a sum of the opening areas of vent holes. As a result, the gas generated by a gas generator is discharged from the rear-side opening in the radial direction in a large quantity, and the airbag expands quickly in the radial direction. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090152841 | Airbag apparatus - An airbag apparatus includes an airbag, a retainer, a bag ring to sandwich a periphery of an opening of the airbag between the retainer and the bag ring, and a gas-generating device inserted into the airbag for discharging a gas for development of the airbag. The bag ring includes an airbag-holding portion to sandwich the periphery of the base end portion of the airbag, an engaging portion provided at an end portion of the airbag-holding portion adjacent to the stitching portion and engaging the stitching portion when the base cloth panel is displaced from the bag ring, and a gas flow-regulating portion provided on an inner side of the airbag-holding portion. The flow-regulating portion has an inclined portion relative to a gas blowing direction for protecting the stitching portion from the gas ejecting from the gas-generating device. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090134609 | Airbag cover and airbag apparatus - An airbag cover for maintaining a folded shape of an airbag when the airbag is folded and accommodated within a casing, is designed to bulge from an opening formed on a panel constituting a vehicle inner wall for deploying between the panel and an occupant. The airbag cover includes a flat structure for covering at least a side of the airbag facing the opening before a deployment, and a tear line located on the flat structure and facing the opening so as to allow the airbag to bulge from the opening when deployed by cleaving the flat structure. The tear line is located on a side closer to the occupant relative to a center of the airbag cover in a direction of a vehicle length. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133527 | Steering wheel core metal, steering wheel, and steering apparatus - A steering wheel core forming a wheel frame of a steering wheel includes a boss portion to be connected to a steering shaft, a steering portion having a tubular cross section, and a spoke portion connecting the boss portion and the annular portion. The steering portion includes a first half made of metal and having a semicircular cross section, and a second half superimposed on the first half. The second half is made of resin and has a semicircular cross section. A plurality of extending pieces is disposed in a region defined by the first half and the second half to intersect with a plane in which the steering portion extends. Each of the extending pieces has a curved surface corresponding to inner curved surfaces of the first half and the second half. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090127838 | INTERIOR COMPONENT AND AIRBAG APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - An interior component and an airbag apparatus for a vehicle are provided with less limits in terms of the design and which are able to restrain the appearance thereof from being deteriorated due to an environmental deterioration test or the deterioration with time due to a severe environment of usage. An interior component for a vehicle according to one form of the present invention includes a panel portion having a front surface to be exposed in a cabin. A covering member is bonded to the side of the front surface of a body portion which constitutes the panel portion, and a thinned portion having a thickness smaller than that of other portions formed partly on the body portion, and the thinned portion includes a recess which defines a void between the thinned portion and the covering member. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090127836 | Vehicle Occupant Restraint System - There is provided a vehicle-occupant restraint system in which a rear end portion of a curtain airbag is deployed smoothly. A folded unit of an airbag | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090127832 | Occupant Restraining Device - In an occupant restraining device having a bag whose opposite ends are fixed to a seat pan, an inflated state of a gas chamber of the bag is specified. Both ends of a bag | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090121461 | Airbag and airbag apparatus - An airbag is constructed such that a gas-discharging amount from a venthole becomes largest when an occupant contacts a center portion, in the left and right direction, of an occupant-facing surface of the expanded airbag. In the airbag, a hanging strap couples a center portion of a front panel and a rear panel. A lid body covers an open-and-close venthole from outside the airbag, and the hanging strap is coupled by a tether. In a case that the airbag is expanded, the hanging strap and the tether are tensed, and the lid body is brought to a state to close the open-and-close venthole. A loosening amount of the hanging strap and the tether becomes largest when an occupant contacts the center portion of the front panel to retreat, and an opening amount of the open-and-close venthole also becomes largest. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090121460 | Airbag and Airbag Apparatus - An airbag and airbag apparatus in which a venthole is closed or opened by a small amount until an occupant hits the airbag, and the venthole is opened or opened by a large amount when the occupant hits the airbag. Inner panels | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090121457 | Occupant Restraining Device - An occupant restraining device | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090120708 | Airbag for Pedestrian and Airbag Apparatus for Pedestrian - An airbag, in which at least a part of the inside thereof is partitioned into cells, is easily manufactured. An airbag apparatus | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090115179 | Pretensioner and seat belt apparatus - A pretensioner | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090115178 | Tongue Plate Stopper and Seat Belt Apparatus Using the Same - A first member ( | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090115177 | Airbag and Airbag Apparatus - The area of panels used in an airbag that inflates so that a recess extends in the vertical direction between a left chamber and a right chamber. The airbag | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090096198 | Occupant Restraining Device - An occupant restraining device that can maintain the internal pressure of a bag at a high level is provided. A bag | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090096194 | Airbag Apparatus - [Problems] To provide an effective technology to intend an improvement of a deploying capability of an airbag apparatus | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090094807 | Seatbelt buckle apparatus - A seatbelt buckle apparatus for attaching a tongue of a seatbelt includes a buckle projection mechanism having a buckle therein, to which the tongue of the seatbelt is to be inserted, a seating detection portion, and a load transmission-driving device. The buckle projection mechanism locates the buckle inside a seat when an occupant is not seated, and to stand up from the seat when the occupant is seated. The seating detection portion is housed in the seat at a seating position of the occupant and detects a load of the occupant. The seating detection portion has a supporting member. The load transmission-driving device transmits a displacement amount of the supporting member, generated in the seating detection portion when the occupant is seated, to the buckle projection mechanism, and drives the buckle projection mechanism so that the tongue can be inserted into the buckle when the occupant is seated. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090079169 | Side airbag cover and side airbag apparatus - A side airbag cover for holding a folded shape of a side airbag to be stored includes a first cover portion for covering a front inflation portion of the side airbag, the front inflation portion inflating and deploying substantially forward in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle; and a second cover portion for covering a lower inflation portion of the side airbag, the lower inflation portion inflating and deploying substantially downward. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090072523 | Side collision airbag device - A side collision airbag device includes an airbag to inflate and extend between a side wall portion of a vehicle and an occupant seated on a seat disposed in the vehicle. An inflator is connected to the airbag to spout a gas for inflating and extending the airbag from one side thereof in its longitudinal direction. A restricting member is attached for restricting a movement of the inflator toward the other side thereof in its longitudinal direction when the inflator is activated. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090066069 | HOOD AIRBAG DEVICE FOR USE IN A VEHICLE - In a hood airbag device ( | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090066068 | Interior panel assembly and airbag device - There are provided an interior panel assembly in which a base end of a door section is reinforced, and an airbag device including the interior panel assembly. When an inflator | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090045606 | Passenger Restraint Apparatus - A passenger restraint apparatus | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090039631 | Occupant restraint device - An occupant restraint device | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090039627 | Side collision airbag device - A side collision airbag device includes a side collision airbag that inflates and extends between a side wall portion of a body of a vehicle and an occupant seated on a seat disposed in the body, and an inflator that spouts a gas from a spouting portion. The gas inflates and extends the side collision airbag. A tubular base cloth member is provided so as to cover the spouting portion and is folded in a form of accordion or pleats when the inflator is not activated. A shape holding cloth holds the tubular base cloth member in the vicinity of the spouting portion. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090039626 | Side-impact airbag and side-impact airbag apparatus - A side-impact airbag is housed in a casing to be deployed between a side wall portion of a vehicle body and an occupant seated on a seat. The side-impact airbag includes an upper portion, and a lower portion situated below the upper portion. The upper and lower portions are folded opposite to each other in a width direction of the vehicle in housing in the casing. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090039624 | Side-impact airbag and side-impact airbag apparatus - A side-impact airbag is disposed in a space between a side wall portion of a vehicle and a seat. The side-impact airbag includes a plurality of chambers partitioned in the airbag, a communication passageway formed in a front region of the airbag in a front-and-back direction of the vehicle, and a tether disposed between two of the plurality of chambers located at a rear region of the airbag in the front-and-back direction. The communication passageway allows at least two of the plurality of chambers to communicate with each other at the front region. An inflator supplies the gas to expand the side-impact airbag. The gas from the inflator is lead toward the communication passage through one of the partitioned chambers. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090033073 | Airbag-Releasing Structure, Inner Case, And Airbag Device - An airbag-releasing structure capable of smoothly releasing an airbag in the vehicle, an inner case, and an airbag device are provided. In one form, the inner case of the present invention includes the inner panels connected to the inside of the outer panel, and the side walls defining the space for housing the retainer. Each inner panel includes the supporting portion connected to the fixing portion of the outer panel, the flap portion welded to the door portion, and the hinge portion formed between the supporting portion and the flap portion. The hinge portion has the apex section, the connecting section adjacent to the supporting portion, which connects the supporting portion and the apex section, and the connecting section adjacent to the flap portion, which connects the flap portion and the apex section. The connecting section adjacent to the supporting portion and the connecting section adjacent to the flap portion each have a straight section extending in the direction in which the airbag is released. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090033071 | Pedestrian Airbag Apparatus - A pedestrian airbag apparatus in which smooth inflation and deployment of an airbag are achieved without using an inflator having a high output is provided. An opening | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090026744 | Occupant restraint device - An occupant restraint device having a high degree of freedom in attachment of an airbag is provided. A retainer | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090014988 | Pedestrian Airbag Apparatus - A pedestrian airbag apparatus is provided that has a portion, when inflated, extending along a vehicle body's outer surface so as to spread into the surroundings of a case, and connected to the case by means of a tether, and the occurrence of a deformation such as warpage or the like on an airbag is suppressed, the deformation being due to the tension of the tether. Each of both end sides of a cowl masking portion | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090008910 | Airbag And Airbag System - There are provided an airbag having an inflator therein and an airbag system equipped with the airbag, the inflator having a harness taken to the outside through a harness through opening, and the airbag having high inflation durability. An airbag | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090001691 | Airbag Apparatus - An airbag apparatus | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090000847 | Airbag Device for Pedestrian - An airbag device for pedestrian is structured to inflate plural airbags side by side to suppress the impact to the pedestrian hit by the automobile at the area around the abutment portion between the adjacent airbags. An airbag | 01-01-2009 |
| 20080314672 | Airbag Device for Pedestrian - An airbag device | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080303253 | Strechable Webbing, Inflatable Belt, and Inflatable Belt Apparatus - A technology for a stretchable webbing is provided including a long inflatable belt for restraining a vehicle occupant, which is effective in ensuring the webbing rigidity and achieving the reduced product width of the webbing. In one embodiment, the stretchable webbing includes a long inflatable belt for restraining a vehicle occupant, a weft yarn of the stretchable webbing having a first filament element and a second filament element which extend adjacent to and in parallel with one another, where the first filament element and second filament element have different heat-shrinkage ratios. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20080303252 | Strechable Webbing, Inflatable Belt, and Inflatable Belt Apparatus - A technology for a stretchable webbing is provided including a long inflatable belt for restraining a vehicle occupant, which is effective in preventing slippage between yarns and fray while ensuring webbing rigidity. One embodiment includes a stretchable webbing having a long inflatable belt for restraining a vehicle occupant and an inserting yarn of the stretchable webbing having a first filament element and a second filament element which extend adjacent to and parallel with each other, where the second filament element is composed of a low-fusing point fiber having a fusing point lower than that of the first filament element. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20080296944 | Child seat anchoring device and child seat - A child seat anchoring device for anchoring a child seat to a vehicle body includes first and second tether belts, a connecting member connecting the first and second tether belts, a housing of the connecting member, and first and second shafts in the connecting member. One of the first and second shafts is a tension driven shaft movable by a tension. An urging member is provided for urging the tension driven shaft, and a see-through portion is provided with the housing. A tension indicator having an indicating portion faces the see-through portion. The other of the first and second shafts serves as a locking shaft movable toward the tension driven shaft. The housing further includes a pressing member, a clamping portion for clamping the tether belt, and an operating portion for moving the locking shaft. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20080296874 | Interior Panel Assembly and Airbag Device - An interior panel assembly and an airbag device are provided that are equipped with structure for preventing an interior panel and a backing plate from becoming detached from each other. In one form, when an inflator discharges gas, movable door-frame members are moved (lifted) upward by being pushed upward by an inflating airbag. An instrument panel ruptures along a peripheral tear line, causing a door portion to be cut and separated from the surrounding instrument panel. Grooves serving as rupturable sections extend along joint sections between backing plates and leg plates of the movable door-frame members. When the backing plates of the movable door-frame members open outward together with the door portion, the grooves rupture to cause the backing plates to become partially separated from the leg plates. At the sections of the backing plates partially separated from the leg plates, the backing plates become substantially flat as a result of the partial separation from the leg plates. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20080290634 | Curtain side-airbag device - A curtain side-airbag device includes an airbag extending from front to rear of a vehicle, a plurality of inflatable support portions provided in the airbag and communicating with each other, and an inflator. The airbag is maintained in a folded state and secured in a vehicle body so that the airbag extends along an upper edge of an inner side surface of a vehicle cabin. The airbag is deployed in a form of a curtain along the inner side surface of the vehicle cabin. The airbag has an upper edge, a non-inflatable peripheral portion surrounding the inflatable support portions, and a strap provided between the upper edge and the non-inflatable peripheral portion of the airbag. The strap regulates a direction of deployment upon inflation of the inflatable support portions. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080265814 | Method of controlling seatbelt retracting device with motor - In controlling a seatbelt retracting device having a mechanism for retracting a seatbelt with a motor, a current flowing to the motor is detected, and a rate of increase in the current is calculated. The motor is stopped when the rate of increase in the electricity exceeds a predetermined rate and when the electricity exceeds a predetermined value, respectively. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080258439 | Vibration Welding Method, Vibration Welded Structure, and Airbag Apparatus - A vibration welding method, a vibration-welded structure, and an airbag apparatus capable of reducing the positional deviation of junction between workpieces different in the die releasing direction are provided. An airbag apparatus according to one form of the present invention includes an airbag that is normally folded and is inflated and developed at an emergency; an inflator for supplying gas to the airbag; a retainer for accommodating the airbag and the inflator therein; an outer panel mounted on an instrument panel; and an inner case vibration-welded to the inside of the outer panel for retaining the retainer, in which when a die releasing direction of the outer panel differs from a die releasing direction of the inner case, a positioning plane of the inner case is molded to agree with the die releasing direction of the outer panel while the outer panel is provided with a positioning rib formed thereon. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080252059 | Belt Guide Anchor and Seat Belt Unit Including the Same - A belt guide anchor is provided to improve handling operability of a seat belt even when a belt opening angle between a portion of the seat belt adjacent to a retractor and that adjacent to an occupant is increased. A belt guide anchor has a belt insertion hole into which a seat belt is fitted so as to be slidable and expanded portions formed on surfaces of the belt guide anchor facing the interior and exterior, respectively, of the vehicle adjacent to the belt insertion hole. In one form, a thin portion is formed in the expanded portion on the surface facing the interior of the vehicle at a position adjoining a part of the belt insertion hole facing the front side of the vehicle, and a thin part is formed in the expanded portion on the surface facing the exterior of the vehicle at a position adjoining a part of the belt insertion hole facing the rear side of the vehicle. With this, even when a belt opening angle θ is large, the seat belt comes into light contact with the thin portions in the expanded portions. Thus, the friction during drawing of the seat belt is small, and the seat belt can be smoothly drawn out. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080252048 | Occupant Leg Restraining Device and Retatiner - To provide an occupant leg restraining device and a retainer capable of improving flexibility in the layout of a gas generator. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080243343 | Control Method for Occupant Restraint Apparatus and Occupant Restraint Apparatus - A method and apparatus for controlling an occupant restraint apparatus are provided which allow the force applied to a nearby occupant to be optimized in response to collision conditions. In one form, a method for controlling an occupant restraint apparatus includes detecting an obstacle in a travelling direction of a vehicle that may potentially collide with the vehicle; predicting a type of collision between the obstacle detected and the vehicle; setting conditions for expanding an airbag of the vehicle based on the collision type predicted; and controlling the expansion of the airbag and/or gas discharge from the airbag according to the conditions set at the setting step. Detecting the obstacle preferably includes detecting the position and relative speed of the obstacle with respect to the vehicle based on images of views in the travelling direction of the vehicle. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080238051 | Airbag-Releasing Portion Structure, Inner Case, and Airbag Apparatus - An airbag-releasing portion structure, an inner case, and an airbag apparatus are provided that are unsusceptible to a surrounding temperature, and capable of small-sizing for a hinge portion and smoothly releasing an airbag to a vehicle interior. In this form, an inner case is composed of an inner panel connected to an inside of the outer panel, and a side wall that forms a space for housing the retainer. The inner panel is composed of a supporting portion connected to the fixing portion of the outer panel, a flap portion welded to the door portion, and a hinge portion formed between the supporting portion and the flap portion. The hinge portion includes a top portion, a supporting portion side connecting portion for connecting the supporting portion and the top portion, and a flap side connecting portion for connecting the flap portion and the top portion. A thin-walled portion formed to have a smaller wall thickness than the other portion of the hinge portion is provided in the supporting portion side connecting portion. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080203808 | Seat belt retractor and seat belt apparatus employing the same - A seat belt retractor includes a seat belt, a spool for winding the seat belt, an operation member, and a planetary gear mechanism for transmitting a rotation of the spool to the operation member and actuating the operation member. The planetary gear mechanism includes a carrier to which rotation of the spool is transmitted, a planetary gear rotatably supported by the carrier and an internal gear for meshing with the planetary gear and actuating the operation member. The carrier, planetary gear and internal gear are structured as a sub-assembly which is assembled to the seat belt retractor. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080203807 | Seat belt retractor and seat belt apparatus employing the same - A seat belt retractor includes a seat belt; a spool, a locking mechanism, a belt withdrawal sensor, a lock actuating device for actuating the locking mechanism, and a lock gear disposed in the lock actuating device. A movement preventive member is provided at the lock gear for preventing movement of the belt withdrawal sensor, and a movement preventive member control device is also provided at the lock gear for controlling movement of the movement preventive member. The movement preventive member control device includes a movement control member rotating according to a rotation of the spool to control the movement of the movement preventive member, and an intermittent relative rotation device for making the movement control member to intermittently rotate relative to the lock gear. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080197611 | Curtain airbag and curtain airbag apparatus - A curtain airbag includes a non-expanding portion located halfway along the curtain airbag in a front-and-back direction, a front expanding chamber provided at a vehicle front side of the non-expanding portion, a rear expanding chamber provided at a vehicle back side of the non-expanding portion, an upper expanding chamber provided at an upper side of the non-expanding portion, a lower expanding chamber provided at a lower side of the non-expanding portion, and a vertical expanding chamber connected to a halfway portion of the lower expanding chamber in a front-and-back direction. The vertical expanding chamber allows the gas to flow therethrough, and extends upward. The vertical expanding chamber is connected only to the lower expanding chamber to allow the gas to flow therethrough. | 08-21-2008 |
