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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2006
Applicants:
Takayuki Takimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Takahashi, Aichi, JP;
Inventors:
Takayuki Takimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Takahashi, Aichi, JP;
Assignees:
Takata Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An airbag apparatus for pedestrian protection capable of preventing or suppressing deformation of a case in a width-expanding direction when an airbag is expanded, by means of a simple countermeasure, is provided with a case for housing a folded airbag, an inflator for expanding the airbag, a lid that closes an opening of a hood for passing an airbag, and so forth. In the middle of the case in a longitudinal direction, a tie plate serving as a connecting member connecting a front wall portion and a rear wall portion is provided.