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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2013
Applicant:
Takata Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Teruhiko Hiruta, Tokyo, JP;
Kimihiro Koshikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
TAKATA CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/16 (2006.01); B60R 21/239 (2006.01); B60R 21/23 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/239 (2013.01); B60R 21/23 (2013.01); B60R 2021/2395 (2013.01);
Abstract
In an airbag, an airbag main body is formed into a bag so as to comprise at least a front panel and a rear panel in an inflated and deployed state, vent holes are formed on the rear panel, vent covers that open and close the vent holes are attached to an outer surface of the rear panel, patch members are attached to the vent covers, and opening degrees of the vent holes are regulated by the vent covers and the patch members inflating in cooperation using a portion of the pressurized gas supplied to the interior of the airbag main body when the airbag main body inflates and deploys.