JP6052077B2 - Airbag device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention is mounted on a vehicle in which a console box is disposed between a driver's seat and a passenger seat, and from the collision side in the driver's seat or the passenger's seat at the time of a side collision from one side in the left-right direction during traveling. The present invention relates to an airbag device configured to be able to protect a remote occupant seated in a remote remote seat.

  Conventionally, as a device for protecting a separated occupant seated in a separated seat, the first airbag is inflated so as to close a region above the console box between the driver seat and the passenger seat, At the time of a collision, the separated occupant who is seated on the separated side seat and moves to the collision side is moved by the first airbag to the second airbag side that is inflated ahead of the adjacent side seat that is the collision side. Thus, there is an occupant protection device configured to receive the separated occupant by the second airbag (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  Conventionally, there has also been an airbag device including an airbag that inflates so as to fill a gap between a console box and a driver seat and a passenger seat (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

JP 2009-234537 A JP 2008-155904 A

  However, in the occupant protection device described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, in the event of a side collision, the first passenger airbag that is inflated above the console box is used to move the separated occupant that moves to the collision side to the front of the proximity seat. Therefore, there is room for improvement in that the movement amount of the occupant on the separation side is large, and the movement amount is suppressed to protect the occupant on the separation side. Further, in the airbag device described in Patent Document 2, since the inflated airbag is arranged so as to cover only the side of the console box, the separated occupant heads toward the collision side at the time of a side collision. Thus, when moving diagonally forward, it is difficult to accurately protect the occupant on the separated side with the airbag.

  This invention solves the above-mentioned subject, and provides the airbag apparatus which can protect the separation side passenger | crew who moves toward diagonally forward at the time of a side collision accurately by suppressing the movement amount. Objective.

The airbag device according to the present invention is mounted on a vehicle in which a console box is disposed between a driver seat and a passenger seat, and at the time of a side collision from one side in the left-right direction during traveling, in the driver seat or the passenger seat An airbag device configured to protect a remote occupant seated in a remote seat far from the collision side,
It is configured to include an airbag that inflates so as to fill the gap between the remote occupant and the console box by allowing the inflation gas to flow inside.
Airbag
The support for supporting the waist of the occupant on the remote side is arranged so that the front end at the completion of the expansion is substantially coincident with the front end of the seat in the remote seat and the rear end at the completion of the expansion is substantially coincident with the rear end of the console box While being configured to include an inflating portion ,
The console box is housed on the side surface of the remote seat side so as to be covered by the cover panel, and is configured to protrude from the side surface of the console box so that the cover panel is removed during expansion. To do.

  In the airbag device of the present invention, at the time of a side collision, the airbag is inflated so as to fill a gap between the remote occupant seated in the remote seat and the console box. The support inflating part that covers the collision side of the remote occupant widely in the front and rear and supports the waist of the remote occupant so that the front end substantially coincides with the front end of the seat and the rear end substantially coincides with the rear end of the console box When the side occupant moves toward the diagonally forward side, which is the collision side, the waist portion of the remote occupant that moves diagonally forward is connected to the console box at the support inflating part. It can be supported by a portion projecting further forward. At this time, in the airbag device of the present invention, the portion disposed on the side of the console box in the support inflating portion is inflated while being firmly held so as to enter between the console box and the seat portion. The waist part of the remote occupant moving obliquely forward can be stably and accurately restrained by the support inflating part. Therefore, it can suppress that the separation side passenger | crew moves largely toward the collision side.

Therefore, in the airbag apparatus according to the present invention, it is possible to accurately protect the separation-side occupant moving obliquely forward at the time of a side collision by suppressing the movement amount.
Further, in the airbag device of the present invention, the airbag is accommodated on the side face of the remote seat side of the console box so as to be covered by the cover panel, and the cover panel is removed during deployment, so that the console box Although it is the structure which makes it project from the side of, and it is the composition which interposes a cover panel, an airbag can be stored compactly, and between the console box and the seat part of a remote side seat, It can be expanded and expanded quickly and smoothly.

Further, in the airbag device of the present invention, the airbag is configured to include an upper inflating portion formed to extend upward from the console box when the inflation is completed,
It is preferable that the upper inflating part is configured to communicate with the supporting inflating part via a valve mechanism that is opened when the inflating supporting inflating part is pressed against the console box.

  If the airbag device has the above-described configuration, when the separation side occupant moves toward the collision side (console box side) instead of diagonally forward at the time of a side collision, the support inflating portion comes into contact with the supporting inflating portion. When strongly pressed, the valve mechanism is opened, the expansion gas flows into the upper expansion portion, and the upper expansion portion expands so as to protrude upward from the console box. When the remote occupant moves to the console box side at the time of a side collision, first, the waist is received by the support inflating part, but at this time, the upper half of the remote occupant located above the console box, in particular, The rib part is strongly pressed against the console box side together with the waist part to interfere with the corner part of the upper edge of the console box. However, in the airbag device configured as described above, the upper inflating portion is inflated so as to protrude upward from the console box above the support inflating portion, so that the corner portion of the upper edge of the console box is separated from the separation side. Interference with the ribs of the occupant can be accurately prevented, and the remote occupant moving toward the console box can also be properly protected.

1 is a schematic partial enlarged plan view of a vehicle on which an airbag device according to an embodiment of the present invention is mounted as viewed from above. It is the side view of the state which looked at the airbag device of an embodiment from the collision side. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the airbag apparatus of embodiment, and respond | corresponds to the III-III site | part of FIG. It is a side view of the airbag used for the airbag apparatus of embodiment. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a state where the airbag of FIG. 4 is inflated alone, corresponding to the VV portion of FIG. 4. It is sectional drawing of the state which expanded the airbag of FIG. 4 alone, and respond | corresponds to the VI-VI site | part of FIG. In the airbag apparatus of embodiment, it is the schematic explaining the action | operation state of the valve mechanism arrange | positioned in an airbag. In the airbag apparatus of embodiment, it is a side view of the state seen from the collision side which shows the state which only the support expansion part in the airbag completed the expansion | swelling. In the airbag apparatus of embodiment, it is the side view of the state seen from the collision side which shows the state which the whole airbag completed the expansion | swelling. In the airbag apparatus of embodiment, it is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the expansion completion state of an airbag. In the airbag apparatus of embodiment, it is a general | schematic partial enlarged plan view which shows the completion state of expansion | swelling of an airbag. In the airbag apparatus of embodiment, it is a general | schematic fragmentary enlarged plan view explaining the state which the airbag completed the expansion | deployment supports the separation side passenger | crew, and has suppressed movement. In the airbag apparatus of embodiment, it is the schematic seen from the vehicle front side which shows the expansion completion state of an airbag.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the embodiment, the front-rear, up-down, left-right directions coincide with the front-rear, up-down, left-right directions of the vehicle unless otherwise specified.

  In the embodiment, a case where the vehicle V is subjected to a side collision (when receiving an impact force) from the right side (driver's seat DS side) during traveling will be described as an example. That is, in the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the driver's seat DS located on the right RW is a close side seat close to the collision side (impact force acting side), and the passenger seat PS located on the left LW is the collision side ( The airbag apparatus M that protects the passenger seat mounter MP seated in the passenger seat PS as the remote side seat far from the impact force acting side) will be described as an example. In the embodiment, not only a simple side collision that receives an impact force from only the right side RW (side) but also an oblique projection that receives an impact force from the diagonally forward right side is included in the side collision.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the airbag apparatus M according to the embodiment is disposed on the left side surface 7 b side (surface on the passenger seat PS side) of the console box 7 disposed between the driver seat DS and the passenger seat PS. The airbag 15 is folded and stored, and the inflator 10 is configured to supply the inflation gas to the airbag 15, and the left side is covered with the cover panel 8. The cover panel 8 is configured to cover the entire left side surface 7b of the console box 7, and is made of synthetic resin and attached to the console box 7 using a locking claw or the like (not shown). It is set as the structure which remove | deviates from the console box 7 at the time of expansion | deployment of this, and the airbag 15 protrudes.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the inflator 10 is configured as a cylinder type whose outer shape is a substantially cylindrical shape, and is arranged at a position near the bottom on the left side surface 7b side of the console box 7, It is attached to a bracket 2 extending from the body 1 side of the vehicle. In the embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the inflator 10 includes a substantially cylindrical main body 11 and a mounting bracket 12 arranged so as to cover the outer peripheral side of the main body 11. The main body 11 is arranged so that the axial direction is substantially along the front-rear direction, and in the case of the embodiment, the gas discharge port 11a is arranged at a small diameter portion arranged on the front end side, and on the rear end side, A lead wire 11b that is electrically connected to an airbag operating circuit (not shown) is connected. The mounting bracket 12 includes a substantially cylindrical holding portion 12a capable of holding the main body 11, and a mounting bolt 12b protruding rightward from the holding portion 12a. The mounting bolts 12b are formed at two locations along the axial direction (front-rear direction) of the holding portion 12a.

  In the case of the embodiment, the inflator 10 supports the airbag 15, which will be described later, by causing a mounting bolt 12 b to protrude from a mounting hole 19, which will be described later, formed in the airbag 15, and the lead wire 11 b to protrude outside. In this state, the mounting bolt 12b protruding from the airbag 15 is fixed to the bracket 2 together with the airbag 15 by fastening the nut 13 to the bracket 2 on the body 1 side.

  In the embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, the airbag 15 is seated on the console box 7 and the passenger seat PS as the separation side occupant. It is set as the structure expand | swelled in substantially plate shape so that the clearance gap between the passenger seat mounting person MP which was made may be filled. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the airbag 15 is disposed on the support inflation portion 16 that supports the waist MW of the passenger seat mounter MP when the inflation is completed, and on the upper side of the support inflation portion 16 when the inflation is completed. An upper inflatable portion 21. In the case of the embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the airbag 15 has substantially the same outer shape, and is disposed on the inner side (left side) on the passenger seat mounter MP side when the inflation is completed. 15a and an outer wall portion 15b arranged on the outer side (right side) on the console box 7 side, and the peripheral edges of the inner wall portion 15a and the outer wall portion 15b are joined (sewn), It is a bag. In the case of the embodiment, the airbag 15 is formed from a coated cloth in which a coating agent such as silicon is applied to the surface of a flexible woven cloth made of polyamide yarn or polyester yarn. Further, in the embodiment, the airbag 15 is reduced in width in the front and rear, left and right directions from the state where the inner wall portion 15a and the outer wall portion 15b are flattened so as to overlap each other. It is mounted on the vehicle V so that the left side is covered with the cover panel 8 while being folded so as to cover substantially the entire surface (see FIG. 2).

  The support inflatable portion 16 has the front end 16a substantially aligned with the front end 4a of the seat portion 4 in the passenger seat PS and the rear end 16b substantially aligned with the rear end 7c of the console box 7 when the expansion is completed (FIG. 8). , 9), and has a long shape along the front-rear direction. Further, in the case of the embodiment, the support inflating portion 16 is configured so that the upper end 16c at the completion of the expansion substantially coincides with the upper surface 7a of the console box 7 (see FIG. 9). Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the support inflating portion 16 extends forward from the rear portion 17 and the rear portion 17 interposed between the console box 7 and the passenger seat mounter MP. A front portion 18 (see the difference between FIGS. 8 and 9) disposed so as to cover the right side RW of the thigh MT of the passenger seat mounter MP when the inflation is completed (projecting forward from the console box 7). is there. And this support expansion part 16 expand | swells so that the lower end side part 17a of the rear side part 17 may enter between the console box 7 and the seat part 4 in the side of the console box 7 (refer FIG. 10). When the expansion is completed, the lower end side portion 17 a of the rear side portion 17 is firmly held by the console box 7 and the seat portion 4. Mounting holes 19 for inserting the mounting bolts 12b of the inflator 10 are formed at two positions on the front and rear sides in the portion of the outer wall 15b on the lower end side of the support expansion portion 16 (see FIG. 4).

  The upper inflating part 21 is arranged so as to extend above the console box 7 when the inflation of the airbag 15 is completed. In the case of the embodiment, only the position above the rear part 17 in the supporting inflating part 16. (Only the upper region of the console box 7) is formed (see FIGS. 4 and 9). The upper inflating portion 21 is arranged to suppress the interference between the passenger seat MP MP moving to the console box 7 side and the console box 7 at the time of a side collision. Is set to a dimension capable of suppressing interference with the rib portion of the passenger seat mounter MP at the upper left corner 7d of the console box 7. Further, the upper inflating portion 21 is configured so that the upper end 21a at the completion of the inflation is positioned below the belt line BL of the vehicle V (see FIG. 13). The upper inflating portion 21 communicates with the supporting inflating portion 16 via a valve mechanism 24 that is opened when the inflating supporting inflating portion 16 is pressed against the console box 7 side. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the upper inflating portion 21 and the rear portion 17 in the support inflating portion 16 are partitioned from each other by a partition wall portion 23 having a valve mechanism 24.

  Similar to the airbag 15, the partition wall portion 23 is composed of a coated fabric obtained by applying a coating agent such as silicon on the surface of a flexible woven fabric made of polyamide yarn or polyester yarn. In this case, the outer peripheral edge 23a is coupled (sewn) to the inner wall portion 15a and the outer wall portion 15b constituting the airbag 15 over the entire circumference so as to partition the upper inflatable portion 21 and the rear portion 17. The valve mechanism 24 and a communication portion 25 that is opened when the valve mechanism 24 is opened are provided. The partition wall portion 23 also regulates the separation distance between the inner wall portion 15a and the outer wall portion 15b of the airbag 15 when the inflation is completed, and the width dimension W1 in the left-right direction is smaller than the length dimension L1 in the front-rear direction. It is made into the substantially strip | belt shape (refer FIG. 6). In the case of the embodiment, the partition wall portion 23 is disposed at a position substantially coincident with the upper surface 7a of the console box 7 when the inflation of the airbag 15 is completed (see FIG. 10).

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, the partition wall portion 23 includes two partition wall base materials 28 </ b> F and 28 </ b> R configured to divide the partition wall portion 23 into two in the front-rear direction. More specifically, the partition wall portion 23 is configured by arranging two partition wall base materials 28F and 28R side by side in the front and rear, and the rear edge 28a of the front partition wall substrate 28F and the rear side In the state where the front edge 28b of the partition wall base material 28R is made to coincide with each other, the rear edge 28a and the front edge 28b are directed upward, and the portions near the rear edge 28a and the front edge 28b are Except for a part near the center, it is configured by sewing (bonding) continuously along the left-right direction using a suture. The non-sewn portions (gap H between the suture portions 30L and 30R) near the left and right centers of the partition wall substrates 28F and 28R constitute the communication portion 25, and the rear edge 28a of the front partition wall substrate 28F. And the peripheral part 29F and 29R used as the periphery of the communication part 25 (gap H) will comprise the valve mechanism 24 in the front edge 28b of the base material 28R for the rear side. That is, in the embodiment, the partition wall portion 23 includes two partition wall base materials 28F and 28R arranged side by side along the longitudinal direction, and the adjacent edge portions (the rear edge 28a and the front edge 28b) are arranged at the left and right centers. The two sewn portions 30L and 30R that are sewn except the vicinity and sewn between the rear edge 28a and the front edge 28b are arranged along the left-right direction so as to have a long shape. ing.

  In the airbag 15 of the embodiment, when the inflation gas G is discharged from the inflator 10, first, the support inflation portion 16 in the airbag 15 is inflated by flowing the inflation gas G into the interior. The partition wall 23 that divides the inflatable portion 16 and the upper inflatable portion 21 has a substantially strip shape that is long in the front-rear direction. A tension T is applied (see A in FIG. 7). That is, when the support inflating portion 16 is inflated, the sewn portions 30L are arranged on the left and right sides of the communicating portion 25 by sewing the rear edges 28a and the front edges 28b of the partition walls 28F and 28R to the partition wall 23. , 30R, the tension T acts, and the tension T maintains the stretched state of the peripheral portions 29F, 29R of the communicating portion 25, and maintains the closed state of the valve mechanism 24.

  And in the airbag 15 of embodiment, the valve mechanism 24 formed in the partition part 23 is the time of the side collision which moves the passenger seat mounting person MP toward the right side RW used as a collision side (impact force action side). In this case, the valve is opened. Specifically, at the time of a side collision receiving an impact force from only the right RW, the passenger seat mounter MP moving toward the right RW is behind the support inflating portion 16 in a state where the right side is supported by the console box 7. The side portion 17 is strongly pressed toward the right side RW (console box 7 side), and a force F acts to compress the rear side portion 17 from both the left and right sides, acting on the partition wall portion 23 and acting as a valve mechanism. When the tension T that has closed the cover 24 disappears and the partition wall portion 23 is compressed from both the left and right sides (when the inner wall portion 15a and the outer wall portion 15b approach each other) as shown in FIG. The peripheral portions 29F and 29R of the communication portion 25 in the base materials 28F and 28R are opened so as to open, the valve mechanism 24 is opened, the communication portion 25 is opened, and the upper expansion is performed via the opened communication portion 25. Inflated in part 21 So that the gas G flows.

  Further, in the vehicle V on which the airbag apparatus M of the embodiment is mounted, a region below the instrument panel (hereinafter abbreviated as “instrument panel”) 3 in front of the passenger seat PS is located from the front side of the vehicle V. An airbag device 33 for the passenger seat that operates when the impact force acts is disposed (see FIG. 1). The airbag device 33 includes an airbag 34 that is folded and housed on the lower surface side of the instrument panel 3, and an inflator (not shown) that supplies inflation gas to the airbag 34. When the impact force is applied from the front, the expansion gas is caused to flow into the interior so as to cover the front of the passenger seat PS (see the two-dot chain lines in FIGS. 8 and 11).

  In the airbag apparatus M of the embodiment, the inflator 10 is activated by receiving an actuation signal from the airbag actuation circuit at the time of a side collision in which a collision object (not shown) collides from the right side RW or right diagonally forward of the vehicle V, The airbag 15 is inflated by inflating an inflating gas into the interior, and is removed from the left side surface 7b of the console box 7 while removing the cover panel 8, and as shown in FIGS. Expansion is completed so as to cover the right side RW (impact force acting side) of the waist part MW. Further, when a collision object (not shown) collides from the right front side of the vehicle V, the airbag device 33 disposed in front of the passenger seat PS is also operated to inflate the airbag 34.

  In the airbag apparatus M according to the embodiment, the gap between the passenger seat mounter MP as the separation side occupant sitting on the passenger seat PS that is the separation side seat and the console box 7 is filled at the time of a side collision. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 11, the airbag 15 is configured such that the front end 16 a substantially coincides with the front end 4 a of the seat portion 4, and the rear end 16 b is the rear end of the console box 7. 7c is configured to cover the collision side (right side RW) of the passenger seat occupant MP widely in the front and rear, and to support the waist portion MW of the passenger seat occupant MP so as to substantially coincide with 7c. In the case of a side collision, in particular, when the front passenger seat MP moves obliquely forward on the collision side, the passenger seat moves obliquely forward to the right. Mounter MP waist MW and a front portion 18 which projects from the console box 7 forward in the inflatable supporting portion 16, can be supported. At this time, in the airbag apparatus M of the embodiment, the lower end side portion 17a of the rear side portion 17 disposed on the side of the console box 7 in the support inflating portion 16 enters between the console box 7 and the seat portion 4. The lumbar part MW of the passenger seat mounter MP moving diagonally right forward is stabilized by the support inflating part 16 (also referred to as a lumbar part receiving part). Can be restrained accurately. Therefore, it can suppress that front passenger seat mounting person MP moves largely toward the collision side.

  Therefore, in the airbag apparatus M of the embodiment, the passenger seat mounter MP that moves obliquely forward in the case of a side collision can be accurately protected while suppressing the movement amount.

  At the time of oblique projection from the right front side, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 10, the airbag device 33 mounted in front of the passenger seat PS is also operated, and the airbag 34 is inflated. In the vehicle V on which the airbag apparatus M of the embodiment is mounted, the passenger seat mounter MP that moves diagonally right forward so that the amount of movement to the right is suppressed by the support inflating portion 16 is the passenger seat PS. The air bag 34 inflated in front of the air bag can be accurately received (see FIG. 12).

  In the airbag device according to the embodiment, the airbag 15 includes an upper inflatable portion 21 formed so as to extend above the console box 7 when the inflation is completed. The upper inflatable portion 21 is inflated. The support expansion part 16 is configured to communicate with the support expansion part 16 via a valve mechanism 24 that is opened when the support expansion part 16 is pressed to the console box 7 side. Therefore, at the time of a mere side collision that receives impact force only from the right RW (side), when the passenger seat rider MP moves toward the right RW that is the collision side (console box 7 side) instead of diagonally forward, The rear part 17 in the support inflating part 16 is pressed strongly against the support inflating part 16 so that the rear part 17 is compressed so as to be compressed by the console box 7 and the waist part MW of the passenger seat mounter MP. Then, the valve mechanism 24 is opened, the expansion gas flows into the upper expansion portion 21, and the upper expansion portion 21 expands as shown in FIGS. When the passenger seat mounter MP moves to the console box 7 side at the time of a side collision, first, the waist MW is received by the support inflating portion 16. At this time, the passenger seat positioned above the console box 7 is received. The upper body of the mounter MP, in particular, the rib portion, is strongly pressed against the console box 7 side together with the waist portion MW so as to interfere with the corner portion (upper left corner 7d) of the console box 7. However, in the airbag apparatus M according to the embodiment, the upper inflating portion 21 is inflated so as to protrude upward from the console box 7 above the support inflating portion 16, so that as shown in FIG. It is possible to accurately prevent the upper left corner 7d of the box 7 from interfering with the rib portion of the passenger seat rider MP, and to properly protect the passenger seat rider MP moving toward the console box 7. Can do. Of course, if such a point is not taken into consideration, an airbag having no upper inflating portion may be used. Further, at the time of the oblique collision from the right front side, the waist part MW of the passenger seat mounter MP moving to the right front side comes into contact with the front part 18 instead of the rear part 17 of the support inflating part 16, and thus the valve mechanism 24. Is not opened quickly, and the upper inflating portion 21 does not inflate rapidly, but the valve mechanism 24 is opened when the internal pressure of the supporting inflating portion 16 increases. After the expansion is completed, the expansion gas is caused to flow into the interior to expand.

  Furthermore, in the airbag apparatus M of the embodiment, the airbag 15 is accommodated in the left side surface 7b on the passenger seat PS side of the console box 7 so as to be covered with the cover panel 8, and the cover panel 8 is expanded during expansion. Since the cover panel 8 is interposed, the airbag 15 can be accommodated in a compact manner and the console box 7 can be accommodated in a compact manner. Even if the gap between the seat portion 4 of the passenger seat PS is narrow, the airbag 15 can be deployed and inflated quickly and smoothly through this gap. Of course, if such a point is not taken into consideration, the airbag may be folded and stored on the bottom side of the console box. In addition, as long as the airbag can be inflated so as to be held between the seat of the passenger seat (separate side seat) and the console box, the airbag is not limited to the console box and is stored in the seat of the passenger seat. It is good.

  In the embodiment, an air bag device that protects a passenger seated passenger seated in a passenger seat as a separated side seat as a separated side occupant at the time of a side collision from the side (right side) of the driver's seat will be described as an example. However, of course, the present invention may be applied to a device that protects a driver seated in a driver's seat as a separated seat as a separated passenger at the time of a side collision from the side (left side) of the passenger seat. .

  4 ... Seat, 4a ... Front end, 7 ... Console box, 7a ... Upper surface, 7b ... Left side, 7c ... Rear end, 7d ... Upper left corner, 8 ... Cover panel, 10 ... Inflator, 15 ... Air bag, 16 ... Support Inflating part, 16a ... front end, 16b ... rear end, 17 ... rear part, 18 ... front part, 21 ... upper inflating part, 23 ... bulk part, 24 ... valve mechanism, 25 ... communication part, MP ... passenger seat passenger (Separate side occupant), MW ... waist, DS ... driver's seat (close side seat), PS ... passenger seat (separate side seat), V ... vehicle, M ... airbag device.

Claims (4)

Mounted in a vehicle with a console box placed between the driver's seat and the passenger's seat, and at the time of a side collision from one side in the left-right direction during travel, the driver's seat or the passenger's seat is far away from the collision side An airbag device configured to be able to protect a remote occupant seated on the vehicle,
It is configured to include an airbag that inflates so as to fill the gap between the remote occupant and the console box by allowing an inflation gas to flow inside.
The airbag is
The front end when the inflating is completed is substantially aligned with the front end of the seat in the remote seat, and the rear end when the inflating is completed is substantially aligned with the rear end of the console box. It is configured to include a support expansion portion to support ,
The console box is housed on the side surface of the remote seat side so as to be covered with a cover panel, and is configured to protrude from the side surface of the console box so that the cover panel is removed when deployed and inflated . An airbag device characterized by that. The airbag includes an upper inflating portion formed to extend upward from the console box when inflation is completed,
The upper inflating part is in communication with the supporting inflating part through a valve mechanism that is opened when the inflated supporting inflating part is pressed against the console box. The airbag apparatus as described. Mounted in a vehicle with a console box placed between the driver's seat and the passenger's seat, and at the time of a side collision from one side in the left-right direction during travel, the driver's seat or the passenger's seat is far away from the collision side An airbag device configured to be able to protect a remote occupant seated on the vehicle,
It is configured to include an airbag that inflates so as to fill the gap between the remote occupant and the console box by allowing an inflation gas to flow inside.
The airbag is
The front end when the inflating is completed is substantially aligned with the front end of the seat in the remote seat, and the rear end when the inflating is completed is substantially aligned with the rear end of the console box. A support inflatable portion to support;
At the time of completion of expansion, the partition wall is arranged at a position substantially coincident with the upper surface of the console box and is provided with a valve mechanism so as to be partitioned from the support expansion portion and to extend upward from the console box. An upper inflating portion that is communicated with the supporting inflating portion by opening the valve mechanism when the inflated supporting inflating portion is pressed against the console box ;
An air bag apparatus comprising: The airbag is accommodated in a side surface of the console box on the side of the separated seat so as to be covered with a cover panel, and protrudes from the side surface of the console box so that the cover panel is removed during deployment. The airbag device according to claim 3 , wherein the airbag device is configured.

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