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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2011
Hideki Kato, Nissin, JP;
Yosuke Shimizu, Toyota, JP;
Yuuki Nakamura, Kasumigaura, JP;
Yutaka Nakajima, Tsukuba, JP;
Hideki Kato, Nissin, JP;
Yosuke Shimizu, Toyota, JP;
Yuuki Nakamura, Kasumigaura, JP;
Yutaka Nakajima, Tsukuba, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Autoliv Development AB, Vargarda, SE;
Abstract
With the curtain air bag system according to this aspect, if the vehicle ends up rolling over, the main deployment portion receives a supply of gas and consequently inflates and deploys in a curtain shape. Also, the auxiliary deployment portion inflates and deploys by receiving a supply of gas from this main deployment portion via the gas passage. The head of an occupant seated in the front seat is protected against a rollover by the main deployment portion and the auxiliary deployment portion. Here, with the curtain air bag system described above, the upper end portion of the auxiliary deployment portion is connected to the front pillar via the connecting portion. Therefore, it is possible to prevent or effectively suppress the upper end of the auxiliary deployment portion from becoming offset in the vehicle width direction with respect to the front pillar when protecting the head of an occupant, which improves occupant head protection performance forward of the seat.