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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 01, 1999
Tokuzo Hirose, Ashiya-shi, Hyogo, JP;
Other;
Abstract
An airbag apparatus for vehicles, provided to protect a vehicle occupant by instantaneously inflating an airbag at the time of an accident such as a collision of a vehicle or automobile, and which is capable of securely holding and protecting the occupant and reducing injury to the occupant. The airbag apparatus includes an airbag which is inflated by being filled with gas, an airbag inflator for jetting gas and filling the airbag with the gas, and an acceleration sensor for detecting acceleration, the airbag apparatus being installed on the seat belt worn by the occupant. Since the direction of the gas jetted by the airbag inflator when the airbag is inflated is nearly parallel to an imaginary plane including a surface of a seat belt, the airbag apparatus does not strongly press the occupant, but securely holds the occupant whereby injury to the occupant can be minimized.
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