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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2008
Akihiro Tomitaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazumasa Misawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Mitsuru Mochiduki, Aichi, JP;
Toyota Motor East Japan, Inc., Miyagi, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi, JP;
Abstract
At the inflation thereof, an airbag () has a three-dimensional shape composed of a front face (), a back face (), left and right side faces (L,R), a ceiling face (), and a bottom face (). The front face () and the back face () have a trapezoidal shape in which the upper bottom is wider than the lower bottom. The upper edge of the front face () is formed to be wider than the upper edge of the back face (). At a side collision, the airbag () inflates between seats (L,R) so that the airbag face opposed to an occupant (P) falls to the occupant side. This can allow, when the occupant (P) moves to the collision side, the shoulder of the occupant to strike the airbag while simultaneously or substantially simultaneously allowing the head to strike the airbag. An airbag can be provided that blocks, at a side collision, the move due to the impact of the side collision of the occupant in the lateral direction.