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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2018
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Kiyosu-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Ning Zhang, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Shiro Ohara, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Aviral Shrivatri, Livonia, MI (US);
TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD., Aichi-pref., JP;
Abstract
An airbag apparatus includes an airbag and an inflator. The airbag is configured to be deployed and inflated by the inflation gas at a position forward of a vehicle seat. The airbag includes a main bag member, an auxiliary bag member, and a tether. The main bag member is configured to be attached to a base member located at a position forward of the vehicle seat in the vehicle. The inflation gas is supplied from the inflator to the main bag member. The auxiliary bag member has a smaller volume than the main bag member and projects rearward from the main bag member. The tether extends across a boundary portion between the main bag member and the auxiliary bag member. A communicating portion, which allows communication between the main bag member and the auxiliary bag member, is provided around the tether in the boundary portion.