US 11,987,200 B2
Pedestrian protection airbag apparatus
Isamu Nagasawa, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Jul. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/872,517.
Claims priority of application No. 2021-146700 (JP), filed on Sep. 9, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0073588 A1, Mar. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. B60R 21/36 (2011.01); B60R 21/216 (2011.01)
CPC B60R 21/36 (2013.01) [B60R 21/216 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pedestrian protection airbag apparatus comprising:
an exterior front side airbag disposed in a front portion of a side sill of a vehicle, and configured to, upon being supplied with gas, be expanded and deployed along a side surface of the vehicle; and
an exterior rear side airbag disposed in a rear portion of the side sill of the vehicle, and configured to, upon being supplied with gas, be expanded and deployed along the side surface of the vehicle,
wherein an upper end portion of the exterior front side airbag is disposed lower than an upper end portion of the exterior rear side airbag when expanded and deployed, and
wherein the exterior front side airbag is supported from below at a level lower than a level of a support from below the exterior rear side airbag.