Autoliv Development Ab

Ebara Corporation

Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute

Ebara Research Co., Ltd.

Hiroyuki Shima

Yuto Kobayashi

Takayuki Saito

Takanobu Sugo

Kunio Fujiwara

Tsutomu Sakurai

Toshihiko Yamada

Ken Nakajima

Yukio Ikeda

Hiroyoshi Shimono

Hidenobu Arimitsu

Yoki Iwase

Yoko Iwase

Akira Ishimae

An airbag device is provided with a bag-shaped airbag cushion in a prescribed rolled or folded stowed form, and a cover member for covering an outer periphery of the airbag cushion in stowed form formed of a ductile fabric material containing a plurality of polymer fibers. The cover member has a hard portion in a state in which at least a portion of the plurality of polymer fibers are melted together, and a soft portion that bends more readily than the hard portion in which the percentage of the plurality of polymer fibers that are melted is at least lower than that of the hard portion. The airbag device is characterized by a state in which the cover member is bent along the soft portion, covering at least a portion of the outer periphery of the airbag cushion in stowed form.

Airbag device

The present invention is provided with an inflator arranged on the occupant side of the side frame positioned on the side portion inside the seatback that generates expansion gas and an airbag that is expanded by the expansion gas and protects an occupant seated on the vehicle seat. The airbag includes a main chamber that deploys toward the front of the seatback, and a pre-chamber that houses the inflator inside and is connected to the occupant side of the main chamber. In addition, an internal tether having a front end part connected to the front portion of the pre-chamber and a rear end part connected to the rear portion of the pre-chamber are provided inside the pre-chamber.

Side airbag device

The present invention is a side airbag device stowed in a seatback of a vehicle seat, comprising: an inflator arranged on the occupant side of a side frame which is positioned on a side part inside the seatback, that generates expansion gas, and an airbag which expands due to said expansion gas and protects the occupant seated in the vehicle seat. The airbag includes a main chamber that deploys toward the front of the seatback, and a pre-chamber that houses the inflator inside and is connected to the occupant side of the main chamber. Furthermore, an integral joint without gaps is formed by sewing between at least the front edge part of the pre-chamber and the main chamber.

Side airbag device and method for manufacturing airbag used in same

This invention relates to a side airbag device stored inside a vehicle seat and fixed to a side frame. The device includes an airbag that expands and deploys to restrict an occupant; an inflator that supplies expansion gas to the airbag; and a bracket connected to the side frame that holds the airbag and the inflator. The airbag includes a prepush chamber having an inflator stored therein and mainly deploys inside of the side frame; and a main chamber connected to the prepush chamber and mainly deploys forward of the side frame. The bracket includes a first surface oriented in the forward direction of the vehicle; and a second surface oriented to the inside of the seat in the width direction of the vehicle. When the airbag is stored by being folded and/or rolled, at least the main chamber is disposed on the first surface of the bracket.

Side airbag device, vehicle seat provided with same, and method for manufacturing side airbag device

A frame side plate part of a frame member of a seat along a side surface of a backrest; and a bracket attached to the frame side plate part in a condition where an airbag cushion and an inflator are secured. The frame side plate part has a notch region where a predetermined range of a front edge is cut out The bracket has: a base part which is fitted into the notch region of the frame side plate part and to which the airbag cushion and the inflator are secured; and a reaction force plate bent from a front side of the base part and extends to one side in a vehicle width direction. Guide grooves are formed on an upper edge and lower edge of the notch region, and the base part can be inserted into the notch region from the front along the guide grooves.

A side airbag device that is stowed inside a vehicle seat and protects an occupant seated in the seat, including an airbag that restrains the occupant by expanding and deploying, and an inflator that supplies expansion gas to the airbag. The airbag includes a pre-push chamber that contains the inflator inside and deploys mainly on the occupant side (inside), and a main chamber that is connected to the pre-push chamber and deploys mainly toward the front of the vehicle. When the airbag is in the stowed state, the pre-push chamber forms the first folded part and the main chamber forms the second folded part. At the portion where the first folded part and the second folded part overlap, a sewn part joins the first folded part and at least a portion of the pre-chamber, and the sewn part is configured to break during deployment of the airbag.

Side airbag device and method for manufacturing side airbag device

[Problem] To provide: a side airbag device capable of quickly and properly restraining a passenger in the initial stage of deploying an airbag; and a vehicle seat provided with the side airbag device. [Resolution Means] A side airbag device is provided with: an airbag disposed inside a side supporting part of a seat, that restrains an occupant by expanding and deploying in the event of a vehicle collision; and an inflator that supplies an expansion gas to the airbag. Furthermore, the airbag is folded and stored in the side supporting part in an extended condition such that the vertical direction is the longitudinal direction. Furthermore, a lower part of the airbag in the stored condition is folded a plurality of times in the longitudinal direction to form a lower compressed part.

Side airbag device and vehicle seat provided with same

Separation functional fibers are produced by exposing fibers with a core/sheath structure to an ionizing radiation and then grafting a polymerizable monomer to the fibers. Ion-exchange fibers are produced by introducing, through radiation-initiated graft polymerization, ion-exchange groups into the sheath of each of composite fibers the core and the sheath of which are composed of different kinds of high-polymer components. The separation functional fibers and the ion-exchange fibers are useful in various applications such as the production of pure water in electric power, nuclear, electronic and pharmaceutical industries and the demineralization of high-salt content solutions in the production of foods and chemicals. The fibers are also useful in removing harmful components from gases, as well as odorous components such as ammonia.

Process for producing separation functional fibers and ion-exchange

Ultrapure water is formed by a process employing a simple system for safely and easily removing oxygen from water containing dissolved oxygen; which process comprises dissolving a reducing agent in water containing dissolved oxygen and irradiating the resulting water with ultraviolet rays. The ultrapure water is particularly utilized as a rinsing water in the electronics industry.

Process for removing dissolved oxygen from water and system therefor

Ultrapure water of extremely high purity, i.e. a so-called ultra-ultrapure water is formed by the present system for purifying a pure water or ultrapure water, (1) the TOC component which was contained in pipes, etc. and which was subsequently dissolved in a pure water or ultrapure water to be treated, is decomposed and the pure water or ultrapure water is simultaneously sterilized, by the combined use of an oxidizing agent and ultraviolet irradiation, (2) the DO contained in the water to be treated and the DO derived from the addition of the oxidizing agent are decomposed into H.sub.2 O and simultaneous sterilization is effected, by the combined use of H.sub.2 gas and ultraviolet irradiation, (3) the remaining H.sub.2 gas is removed by a membrane degassing unit, and (4) the resulting water is subjected to an ion exchange treatment and an ultrafiltration treatment, in the above order, whereby the pure water or ultrapure water whose purity has been reduced by, for example, the dissolution of the impurities contained in pipes can be purified and converted to an ultrapure water of extremely high purity. The resulting ultrarapure water is particularly utilized as a rinsing water in the electronics industry where ultrahigh density integrated circuits (ULSI circuits) represented by 4 megabit dynamic memory are produced.

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