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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
May. 26, 2016
Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Takaaki Futai, Nagoya, JP;
Naoki Fujisawa, Okazaki, JP;
Shinya Nakamura, Anjo, JP;
Hiroyuki Suzuki, Okazaki, JP;
Toshihide Nishimura, Kawasaki, JP;
MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A side airbag device includes an airbag which includes a first base fabric and a second base fabric constituting an inflatable envelope, and in the event of a lateral collision of a vehicle, the airbag is deployed between an occupant and a door. The airbag further includes a partition fabric between the first base fabric and the second base fabric. The partition fabric partitions the inflatable envelope into a first inflatable compartment corresponding to a shoulder of the occupant, and a second inflatable compartment. The partition fabric is provided with a valve mechanism which opens to connect the first inflatable compartment and the second inflatable compartment when the first inflatable compartment is fully inflated.