US 12,151,638 B2
Side airbag device
Yuto Kobayashi, Kanagawa (JP); and Takaki Shibuya, Kanagawa (JP)
Assigned to Autoliv Development AB, Vargarda (SE)
Appl. No. 18/546,235
Filed by Autoliv Development AB, Vargarda (SE)
PCT Filed Jan. 27, 2022, PCT No. PCT/JP2022/003153
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 11, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/176561, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 25, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 2021-023393 (JP), filed on Feb. 17, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0116471 A1, Apr. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. B60R 21/231 (2011.01); B60R 21/217 (2011.01); B60R 21/235 (2006.01); B60R 21/237 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 21/23138 (2013.01) [B60R 21/217 (2013.01); B60R 21/235 (2013.01); B60R 21/237 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23146 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23509 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23538 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A side airbag device provided with a bag-like cushion that expands and deploys to the side of an occupant of a vehicle seat, comprising:
a seat frame arranged within the seatback of the vehicle seat; and
an inflator arranged on the occupant side of the seat frame and inserted into the cushion to supply gas to the cushion,
wherein the cushion is stowed in the seatback in a folded state, the folded cushion containing a first portion positioned on the occupant side of a seat frame side part, and a second portion that is continuous with the first portion and positioned on the side opposite the occupant side of the seat frame side part, and wraps from the first portion toward the vehicle front side of the seat frame to sandwich the seat frame side part together with the first portion,
wherein the side airbag device further includes a support plate that supports the second portion, the support plate including a main body part that overlaps the second portion and supports the second portion, and a rearward extending part extending from the main body part toward the rear of the vehicle relative to the second portion and having a through-hole formed therein through which a stud bolt of the inflator can pass through, and
wherein the main body part of the support plate is provided on a side surface of the second portion of the cushion on the occupant side.