Abstract: A vehicle passenger-restraining device has a rollover detection device that detects or predicts a rollover of the vehicle, a front airbag that deploys in front of the passenger when the rollover detection device detects or predicts the rollover of the vehicle, and a pushing device that pushes the passenger forward when the rollover detection device detects or predicts the rollover of the vehicle.

Abstract: An air bag apparatus is installed along the front-to-rear axis of the interior-facing side roof rail of a vehicle. The air bag has an air bag body, an inflator and a fluid body supply device. The air bag body has a plurality of inflatable chambers with at least one specific chamber and at least one general chamber. When in the deployed state, the specific chamber is positioned adjacent a structural pillar member of a vehicle side portion of the vehicle body. When in the deployed state the general chamber is located adjacent the vehicle side portion. In use, the inflator supplies a high-pressure fluid to the air bag body thereby inflating each of the chambers and the fluid supply delay device selectively delays the high-pressure fluid to the specific chamber relative to the general chamber.

Abstract: An occupant restriction device includes a shock absorbing body that is installed in a lower portion of a dashboard of a vehicle in front of an occupant's seat and arranged to be generally in front of left and right kneecaps of an occupant when the occupant sits on the occupant seat. The occupant restriction device is configured such that a rigidity of a transverse center portion of the shock absorbing body is higher than a rigidity of left and right side portions of the shock absorbing body. As a result, when the vehicle undergoes an offset collision or other collision in which the occupant's legs form a closed leg sitting posture, the highly rigid transverse center portion is configured to hold the occupant's kneecaps moderately open to prevent the occupant's legs from forming the closed leg sitting posture. Thus, the occupant restriction device can provide a stable shock alleviation effect.

Abstract: A vehicle passenger-restraining device has a rollover detection device that detects or predicts a rollover of the vehicle, a front airbag that deploys in front of the passenger when the rollover detection device detects or predicts the rollover of the vehicle, and a pushing device that pushes the passenger forward when the rollover detection device detects or predicts the rollover of the vehicle.

Abstract: An airbag apparatus for a vehicle is provided with an airbag whose upper end portion is fixed to a vehicle body over a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body between an upper portion of the vehicle body and an interior member in a vehicle compartment and which is adapted to develop in a curtain-like shape downwardly, an inflator adapted to generate gas fed to the airbag, a folded portion formed by folding the airbag, and a turned-back portion formed by turning back a portion of the airbag positioned between the upper end portion and the folded portion so as to be provided with a first turned-back portion positioned on the side of the vehicle compartment and a second turned-back portion positioned between the first turned-back portion and the folded portion. At least one of the first turned-back portion and the second turned-back portion is turned in between the folded portion and the vehicle body.

Abstract: An air bag apparatus is installed along the front-to-rear axis of the interior-facing side roof rail of a vehicle. The air bag has an air bag body, an inflator and a fluid supply delay device. The air bag body has a plurality of inflatable chambers with at least one specific chamber and at least one general chamber. When in the deployed state, the specific chamber is positioned adjacent a structural pillar member of a vehicle side portion of the vehicle body. When in the deployed state the general chamber is located adjacent the vehicle side portion. In use, the inflator supplies a high-pressure fluid to the air bag body thereby inflating each of the chambers and the fluid supply delay device selectively delays the high-pressure fluid to the specific chamber relative to the general chamber.

Abstract: An occupant restriction device includes a shock absorbing body that is installed in a lower portion of a dashboard of a vehicle in front of an occupant's seat and arranged to be generally in front of left and right kneecaps of an occupant when the occupant sits on the occupant seat. The occupant restriction device is configured such that a rigidity of a transverse center portion of the shock absorbing body is higher than a rigidity of left and right side portions of the shock absorbing body. As a result, when the vehicle undergoes an offset collision or other collision in which the occupant's legs form a closed leg sitting posture, the highly rigid transverse center portion is configured to hold the occupant's kneecaps moderately open to prevent the occupant's legs from forming the closed leg sitting posture. Thus, the occupant restriction device can provide a stable shock alleviation effect.

Abstract: An airbag apparatus for a vehicle is provided with an airbag whose upper end portion is fixed to a vehicle body over a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body between an upper portion of the vehicle body and an interior member in a vehicle compartment and which is adapted to develop in a curtain-like shape downwardly, an inflator adapted to generate gas fed to the airbag, a folded portion formed by folding the airbag, and a turned-back portion formed by turning back a portion of the airbag positioned between the upper end portion and the folded portion so as to be provided with a first turned-back portion positioned on the side of the vehicle compartment and a second turned-back portion positioned between the first turned-back portion and the folded portion. At least one of the first turned-back portion and the second turned-back portion is turned in between the folded portion and the vehicle body.

Abstract: In an airbag 3, a rear end 6a of a partitioning wall cloth 6 is positioned in the vicinity of the shoulder S of a vehicle occupant M, and the partitioning wall cloth 6 extends forward at a more downward angle &thgr;1 than a perpendicular direction Y to the longitudinal direction of an inflator 4. As the partitioning wall cloth 6 is formed downwardly, the volume of a chest protecting portion A is small, so that a speed of the chest protecting portion A spread forward by gas G is increased.

Abstract: A vehicle occupant protecting apparatus at a time of lateral collision of an automobile is structured wherein, since a bottom face (13) of an airbag (8) contacts with an upper face (5) of an armrest (6), an upward reaction force F from the upper face (5) of the armrest (6) can act on the airbag (8) which has been pressed downward during development, whereby a developing speed of the airbag (8) can be improved.

Abstract: An air bag apparatus for a seat of a vehicle according to the present invention has a side bracket disposed in the outer portion of a seat back in the widthwise direction of the vehicle and secured to a seat back frame and an air bag module attached to the side bracket. The seat back has a side pad portion in the outer portion in the widthwise direction of the vehicle, while the air bag module has an inflator for generating gas and an air bag body arranged to be unfolded in the forward direction by the gas generated by the inflator. The air bag module is structured to allow deformation of the side pad portion depressed by a person who sits on the seat. Therefore, even if the side pad portion of the seat back is pressed rearwards, satisfactory rearward deformation of the side bracket portion is permitted. Thus, the cushioning characteristic of the side pad portion is not inhibited and comfort sitting feeling can be obtained.

Abstract: An air bag apparatus for a vehicle according to the present invention includes a bracket secured to an arbitrary position of a vehicle and an air bag module attached to the bracket. The air bag module is provided with an inflator for generating gas, an air bag body arranged to be unfolded with gas generated by the inflator, a container and a resin cover. The container has a main opening and sub-openings formed at the two ends of the main opening. The air bag body is accommodated in the container and arranged to be unfolded at the main opening, and the cover has a main cover for covering the main opening of the container and arranged to be split and opened when the air bag body is unfolded and sub-covers for covering the sub-openings of the container. Therefore, a cover having rigidity can be provided for a container which can be molded by extruding.

Abstract: An air bag apparatus for a vehicle according to the present invention includes a bracket secured to an arbitrary position of the vehicle and an air bag module attached to the bracket. The air bag module has a base attached to the bracket, an inflator for generating gas, an air bag body which is unfolded with gas generated by the inflator and a guide for restricting a direction in which the air bag body is unfolded. The base and the guide are individual elements arranged to be assembled to create a space. The base and the guide are arranged to be assembled so as to be disposed in the space created by the base and the guide. Therefore, the guide can be disposed in a limited space in the air bag module without obstructing the other units. Moreover, the guide is able to appropriately guide the direction in which the air bag body is unfolded.