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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2010
Takeki Hayashi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Shigeyuki Suzuki, Aichi-ken, JP;
Michio Inoue, Aichi-ken, JP;
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd, Aichi-pref., JP;
Abstract
An air bag system Mis installed in a vehicle having front side doorswhich are installed adjacent to the rear of front pillarsand which each have an outside rearview mirror. An air bagincludes a pillar covering portionwhich is disposed to cover a front surfaceof the front pillarwhen it completes its inflation and a fitting cell portionwhich is installed below the pillar covering portionand which is disposed so that when it completes its inflation, a rear end side portion thereof fits in a space defined between the outside rearview mirrorand a lateral side of the vehicle on an upper surface side of the outside rearview mirror. The fitting cell portionis connected to a lower edge side of the pillar covering portionover substantially the whole area in a front-rear direction thereof.