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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2008
Kazuhiro Abe, Tokyo, JP;
Masayoshi Kumagai, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhiro Abe, Tokyo, JP;
Masayoshi Kumagai, Tokyo, JP;
Takata Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
[Subject] To provide an airbag and an airbag apparatus which are able to absorb an impact of an occupant even when a gas inflator is downsized and to fulfill demands such as downsizing, cost reduction, weight reduction, and the like of the airbag apparatus. [Solving Means] A airbag apparatus in the present invention includes an inflator (gas generator)configured to generate gas under predetermined conditions, an airbagbeing connected to the inflatorand configured to be inflated and deployed, and a retainer (not shown) configured to store the airbag, the airbagincludes a vent holeformed on an outer shell of the airbag 2 and opening and closing meansconfigured to open and close the vent hole, the opening and closing meansis configured to maintain the vent holein a substantially closed state until inflation and deployment of the airbagare completed and bring the vent holeinto a fully-opened state before a flattening amount of the airbagreaches a predetermined reference value.