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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013
Filed:
May. 14, 2008
Makoto Higano, Kanagawa, JP;
Takayoshi Saegusa, Kanagawa, JP;
Makoto Higano, Kanagawa, JP;
Takayoshi Saegusa, Kanagawa, JP;
Autoliv Development AB, Vargarda, SE;
Abstract
In at least one embodiment of the present invention, an airbag capable of maintaining a stable attachment to a vehicle for a long period and a method of manufacturing the airbag are provided. The curtain airbag device comprises an airbag body accommodated to a window upper edge of a vehicle for expanding and inflating toward inside of the vehicle in a compressed state when it is deployed. A plurality of strip-shaped coupling members are coupled with the airbag body. A plurality of brackets are coupled with the airbag body for fixing the airbag body to the vehicle. Each bracket has a coupling hole through which each strip-shaped coupling member is inserted and a fixing hole into which a tightening member is inserted. The airbag body is coupled with the brackets by the strip-shaped coupling members as well as the airbag body is fixed to the vehicle through the brackets by the tightening members.