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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2011
Tomohisa Ohmori, Hiroshima, JP;
Taei Shibahara, Hiroshima, JP;
Hideharu Saiki, Hiroshima, JP;
Junichi Yoshinaga, Settsu, JP;
Miwa Matsuoka, Settsu, JP;
Tomoki Hashizume, Settsu, JP;
Tomohisa Ohmori, Hiroshima, JP;
Taei Shibahara, Hiroshima, JP;
Hideharu Saiki, Hiroshima, JP;
Junichi Yoshinaga, Settsu, JP;
Miwa Matsuoka, Settsu, JP;
Tomoki Hashizume, Settsu, JP;
Mazda Motor Corporation, , JP;
Ashimori Industry Co., Ltd., , JP;
Abstract
A curtain airbag device for a vehicle has a curtain airbag main bodythat is disposed along a longitudinal direction of a vehicle body while covered with an A pillar trimand roof trim, and folded in an A pillarand a roof side rail partof the vehicle body so as to be able to deploy downward within a cabin. The curtain airbag main bodyis provided with a twisted partthat is twisted such that an initial deployment force, generated upon inflation and deployment of the curtain airbag main bodylocated in a vicinity of the A pillar trim, is acted in a separation direction in which the A pillar trimis parted away from the A pillar part, to push open the A pillar trimtoward an inside of the cabin. At least an upper surface of the twisted partis regulated by a supporting bracketand disposed in the vehicle body.