JP2011046370A - Airbag device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an airbag device which inflates an airbag while suppressing an amount of use of a base cloth for the airbag and suppressing rebound. <P>SOLUTION: The airbag 30 for the airbag device M includes a bottom wall 32 and a peripheral wall 41 extended so as to be narrower toward an apex 42 side from an outer peripheral edge of the bottom wall 32, making an inflation completion shape as an approximately square pyramid shape. A flatly deployed bottom wall constitution part 51 for forming the bottom wall 32 is made to an approximately rhombus shape and includes a mounting seat 35 mounted to a case 15 while being pressed by a retainer 11 near a center. The mounting seat 35 is mounted/fixed to a flat surface-like mounting surface 15a of the case 15 while being pressed by the retainer 11. Further, both ends 52a, 52b of a long distance side diagonal line 52 of the airbag 30 press a mounting side PR of the airbag device M more than both ends of the other diagonal line of the approximately rhombus-like bottom wall constitution part 51 at the completion of inflation of the airbag 30. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an airbag device mounted on a vehicle that includes an airbag that protrudes from a storage portion that is folded and stored when an inflating gas flows, and is mounted on a vehicle. The present invention relates to an airbag device suitable for a seat or the like.

  In the conventional airbag device, when the inflation of the airbag is completed, it is rebounded (after protruding from the storage part of the airbag, after hitting the mounting side part around the storage part, the reaction part moves away from the mounting side part. In addition, the inner bag is used so that the air bag can be quickly and stably maintained in an inflation-completed shape by suppressing it from returning and then returning again, hitting the mounting-side part, and repeating it. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1). In this airbag device, the airbag is composed of an outer bag and an inner bag disposed in the outer bag, and the inner bag is inflated so as to deform downwardly at both ends extended long when the inflation is completed. The completed shape was set, and the inner peripheral surface of the outer bag was suppressed at both ends when the expansion was completed, and the rebound of the outer bag was suppressed.

JP 2008-273486 A

  However, in the conventional airbag device, in addition to the outer bag that forms the outer peripheral wall of the airbag, a bag-like inner bag provided inside the outer bag is required, and the amount of base fabric used for the airbag is reduced. There were many.

  This invention solves the above-mentioned subject, and it aims at providing the airbag apparatus which can suppress the usage-amount of the base fabric for airbags, can suppress an rebound, and can inflate an airbag. .

An airbag apparatus according to the present invention is an airbag apparatus configured to include an airbag that protrudes from a storage part that is folded and stored when inflating gas flows, and completes expansion,
The airbag has a substantially quadrangular pyramid shape, and includes a bottom wall portion attached to the storage portion, and a peripheral wall portion extending so as to narrow from the outer peripheral edge of the bottom wall portion to the top side,
The bottom wall component in the flatly deployed state of the bottom wall portion of the airbag is a rhombus having two diagonal lines arranged so as to be orthogonal to each other, and is held by the retainer near the center. It has a mounting seat that can be attached to
As a structure where the mounting seat is pressed by the retainer and fixed to the flat mounting surface of the storage part,
A straight line is formed from both ends of each of the two diagonal lines in the bottom wall constituting part to the apex of the top part of the peripheral wall part, and the total linear distance from both ends of the two diagonal lines between the apexes is long and short. Is provided,
Peripheral walls along the orthogonal direction of the mounting seat when the airbag is completely inflated from both ends of the long-distance diagonal, which is the diagonal with the longer straight distance, than the opposite ends of the short-distance, which is the diagonal with the shorter linear distance It is comprised so that the mounting side site | part of the airbag apparatus in the circumference | surroundings of a storage site | part may be pressed in the direction away from the top part.

  In the airbag device according to the present invention, when the inflation gas is introduced and the airbag is inflated, both ends of the long-distance diagonal line of the bottom wall constituting portion of the airbag are aligned with the short-distance diagonal line of the bottom wall constituting portion. When the airbag is completely inflated from both ends, the mounting side portion of the airbag device around the storage portion is pressed in a direction away from the top of the peripheral wall portion along the orthogonal direction of the mounting seat. Therefore, when the airbag protrudes from the storage part and completes the inflation, the bottom wall part of the airbag moves both ends of the diagonal on the long distance side to the mounting side part, and the peripheral wall part of the airbag including the top part Fluctuation can be suppressed, and lifting from the mounting portion side of the bottom wall portion of the airbag when inflation is completed is regulated, and rebound of the airbag is quickly suppressed.

  And, the rebound suppressing action of such an air bag provides a difference in length between the total linear distances from both ends of the two diagonal lines of the bottom wall constituting part with the apex of the peripheral wall top part in between, and In addition, a flat mounting seat is provided near the center of the substantially rhombus bottom wall component of the airbag, and the entire surface of the mounting seat is pressed against the mounting surface of the storage portion by the retainer, and the airbag has a fully expanded shape. This is easily achieved by adopting a substantially quadrangular pyramid shape narrowed from the outer peripheral edge of the bottom wall portion to the top side. That is, when the inflation of the airbag is completed, a ridge line connecting both ends of the long-distance diagonal line passing through the top of the peripheral wall portion in a side view as viewed from the direction orthogonal to the direction in which the long-distance diagonal line of the bottom wall extends. However, it becomes a convex shape, and the film length is longer than the film length directly connecting both ends of the long-distance diagonal line of the bottom wall portion on the mounting seat side. Therefore, due to the difference in the membrane length, the force to inflate to the outside of the peripheral wall portion connecting both ends of the long-distance diagonal line passing through the apex when the inflation of the airbag is completed is the long-distance diagonal line on the mounting seat side It is better than the spreading force of the bottom wall part connecting both ends of the bottom, and the both ends of the long-distance diagonal line of the bottom wall part press the mounting side part so that it bends from the mounting seat of the bottom wall part. An inhibitory action can be exhibited. In particular, when the airbag is inflated, the mounting seat in the center of the bottom wall portion is not sandwiched and inflated between the retainer and the mounting surface of the storage portion, and the expansion force of the bottom wall portion on the mounting seat side can be secured. Since the area (area receiving the internal pressure) is further narrowed, the spreading force of the peripheral wall part including the top part on the side facing the mounting seat is further superior to the spreading force of the bottom wall part on the mounting seat side. It will be. In addition, the center mounting seat of the bottom wall portion of the airbag is fixed and is easily bent from the edge portion. It is easy to arrange on the side in the direction away from the side, that is, in the position lowered along the side in the direction of pressing the mounting side portion.

  In addition, even on the short-distance diagonal side of the bottom wall portion of the airbag, when the airbag is completely inflated, the top of the peripheral wall portion is viewed in a side view as viewed from the direction orthogonal to the direction in which the short-distance diagonal extends. The ridge line connecting the opposite ends of the short-distance diagonal line has a convex shape, and the film length becomes longer than the film length directly connecting the both ends of the short-distance diagonal line of the bottom wall portion on the mounting seat side. . However, in the airbag of the present invention, the linear distance that is the substantial length dimension of the ridge line connecting the opposite ends of the long-distance diagonal line that passes through the apex of the top of the peripheral wall portion is a short distance that passes through the apex of the peripheral wall portion It is longer than the linear distance that is the substantial length dimension of the ridge line connecting both ends of the side diagonal line. Therefore, the pressing force in the direction away from the tops of both ends of the short-distance side diagonal line is the reaction force accompanying the pressing force in the direction away from the tops of both ends of the long-distance side diagonal line (perpendicular to the long-distance side diagonal line on the mounting seat side) The opposite ends of the short-distance diagonal line that is perpendicular to the long-distance diagonal line are lifted to the top side. It becomes a state. By the way, the straight line from the both ends of each of the two diagonal lines orthogonal to the apex of the top of the peripheral wall portion is not provided with the length, and the straight line from the both ends of each of the two diagonal lines to the apex of the top portion of the peripheral wall portion. If the distances are equal to each other, both ends of the long-distance diagonal line and both ends of the short-distance diagonal line cancel each other out of the pressing force in the direction away from the top, and both ends of the long-distance diagonal line and the short-distance side All the ends of the diagonal line are lifted to the top side, the bottom wall part is swollen so that it is lifted from the mounting seat, and all the end parts of the two diagonal lines of the bottom wall part are mounted side parts It becomes difficult to displace in the direction to hold down.

  As a result, by providing a difference in the linear distance from the opposite ends of each diagonal line of the bottom wall constituting portion to the apex of the peripheral wall portion, the airbag device of the present invention maintains the inflated complete shape. In the meantime, both ends of the long-distance diagonal line on the bottom wall portion can easily exhibit a strong strong pressing force, and rebound can be suppressed accurately.

  And in the airbag apparatus of this invention, since the rebound can be suppressed only by the airbag which comprises an outer peripheral wall, without using an inner bag, the usage-amount of the base fabric for airbags can be reduced reliably.

  Therefore, in the airbag device according to the present invention, it is possible to suppress the amount of the airbag fabric used and to inflate the airbag while suppressing rebound.

  In the airbag device according to the present invention, if the inflow opening through which the inflation gas of the airbag flows is opened at the center of the mounting seat, the inflow flows into other parts of the bottom wall of the airbag. Compared with the case where the opening for opening is provided, the mounting seat including the opening for inflow can be stably mounted and fixed to the storage part, so that the leakage of the inflation gas can be prevented and the opening for inflow can be stably It can be connected to an inflation gas source.

  Further, the airbag device according to the present invention can be configured as an airbag device for a steering wheel mounted on a central boss portion of the steering wheel, and in that case, the bottom wall constituting portion of the airbag is square. If the two diagonals are set so that the vicinity of both ends of each of the diagonal lines contacts the upper surface side of the ring portion gripped when the steering wheel is steered when the airbag is completely inflated, the bottom wall of the airbag when the inflation is completed Part is stably supported on the upper surface side of the ring part, and the airbag can be more stably maintained in the inflation completed shape. The driver can be accurately received by stably supporting the ring portion.

  In this case, when the inflation is completed, both ends of the long-distance diagonal line of the bottom wall constituting part are arranged in the storage part so as to be arranged on both the front and rear sides of the ring part during the straight steering of the steering wheel, It is desirable to form the top portion by providing a flat portion extending in the left-right direction along the upper surface of the ring portion with the apex arranged at the center in the left-right direction.

  In such a configuration, the bottom wall portion of the airbag at the completion of the inflation lifts both ends of the short-distance side diagonal line in the square bottom wall constituent portion, narrows the width dimension in the left-right direction, and increases the length of the bottom wall constituent portion. The length dimension in the front-rear direction where the distance-side diagonal line is arranged is longer than the width dimension in the left-right direction to complete the expansion. Therefore, the airbag that has been inflated is supported by the ring portion of the steering wheel and can accurately catch the head and chest of the driver who moves forward in a wide range in the front-rear direction. By narrowing the width dimension, it is possible to suppress the pressing force on the left and right hands of the driver who holds the ring portion during operation. Further, a flat portion extending in the left-right direction along the upper surface of the ring portion is disposed at the top of the airbag when the inflation is completed, and immediately inclines toward the front side from the center to both sides in the left-right direction. It is not a peak protruding in a mountain shape, but a flat surface along the left-right direction (not only a completely flat surface, but also a curved surface that swells gently with a reduced curvature, or a gentle angle close to the surface. The flat portion (including the mountain shape) can catch the driver's head and the like, and can receive the driver as softly as possible. In addition, when receiving the driver's head, etc. at the top of the airbag, the flat part of the top is a flat shape extending in the left-right direction along the upper surface of the ring part, so the received head, etc. Without shifting, that is, the head or the like can be received without being removed from the flat portion, and the airbag can secure the cushion effect and accurately receive the head or the like.

  In the airbag having the above-described configuration, the portion of the bottom wall constituting portion of the airbag at the time of completion of the inflation from the end of the diagonal on the short distance side to the apex passing through the half of the flat portion is the air forming the airbag. When forming the connecting edges for forming the ridge lines on the corresponding short distance side diagonal line in the base fabric for the bag, the connecting edge for forming the ridge line on the short distance side diagonal line is flat from the end of the short distance side diagonal line. The length of the edge of the flat part (left and right) is composed of an end-side coupling edge that forms the outer edge in the horizontal direction of the part and a flat part edge that forms from the outer edge to the apex of the flat part in the flat part. It is desirable to set the substantial length dimension along the direction) within a range of 0.25 to 0.5 times the length dimension of the short-distance diagonal line of the bottom wall constituting portion. That is, within this range, the length dimension in the left-right direction of the flat portion is set within a range from half the length dimension of the short-distance side diagonal line arranged in the left-right direction of the bottom wall constituting part to the same. it can. If the flat portion has a length in the left-right direction that is at least half the length of the short-distance diagonal line arranged in the left-right direction of the bottom wall component, the flat portion has a sufficient length in the left-right direction. The head can be stably received without shifting to the left or right. In addition, if the flat portion has a length dimension in the left-right direction equal to the length dimension of the short-distance side diagonal line, it does not exceed the length dimension of the short-distance side diagonal line itself. The cross-sectional shape at the portion of the flat portion does not become an inversely tapered shape (a shape in which the width dimension in the left-right direction of the flat portion is larger than the bottom wall portion). Therefore, when catching the head, etc., the flat part does not shake from side to side, and the airbag can quickly obtain reaction force from the ring part of the steering wheel, secure cushioning, and catch the head etc. it can. By the way, if the cross-sectional shape at the flat part is an inversely tapered shape, the flat part will be blurred by causing the peripheral wall near the end-side coupling edge to cause wrinkles when the head or the like is received by the flat part. In that case, it is difficult for the airbag to secure a reaction force from the ring portion.

  In addition, when the airbag device is mounted on the steering wheel, the airbag that forms the airbag from the end portion of at least one of the long-distance diagonal lines of the bottom wall constituent portion of the airbag at the time of completion of inflation. As a configuration in which the connecting edges for forming the ridge lines on the corresponding long distance diagonal line in the base fabric are combined, and the connecting edges for forming the ridge lines on the long distance diagonal side are curved to bulge outward, You may set to the shape which bulges.

  In this case, if the part of the shape that bulges is set to the part that hangs from the front end of the long-distance side diagonal line of the bottom wall constituent part in the airbag when the inflation is completed, to the ridge line part on the upper side of the airbag, The bulging part which swells thick can be formed, and the driver | operator's head which approachs into an airbag can be received with improved cushioning properties. Of course, the part of the shape that bulges may be set to a part that extends from the rear end of the long-distance diagonal line of the bottom wall component of the airbag at the time of completion of inflation to the airbag. The driver's chest and abdomen can be received with enhanced cushioning.

  Further, in the present invention, when the airbag is inflated, the separation distance from the mounting seat of the top portion is determined by the pressing force in the direction away from the top portion at both ends of the long-distance diagonal line of the bottom wall constituting portion of the airbag. Because it can be regulated, the airbag can be configured without using a tether that regulates the separation distance from the mounting seat to the top, and the amount of fabric used including the airbag base fabric can be further increased by not using the tether. Can be reduced.

  Further, the airbag base fabric forming the airbag is configured to include a bottom wall constituent part and a peripheral wall constituent part that is arranged around the bottom wall constituent part and constitutes the peripheral wall part. Then, the peripheral wall constituting part extends from four sides connecting the ends of the two diagonal lines in the outer peripheral edge of the bottom wall constituting part, and is substantially triangular between the ridge lines extending from the end of each diagonal line to the apex in the peripheral wall part. It consists of four side wall components. Further, the edge for forming the ridge line on the short distance side diagonal line extending from the end of the short distance side diagonal line to the apex corresponding to each side wall component and the long distance extending from the end of the long distance side diagonal line to the apex. The connecting edges for forming the ridge lines on the side diagonal lines are formed into flat shapes that can be flattened.

  In such a configuration, the airbag fabric is folded in the long-distance side diagonal, folded in half from the center, and the long-distance diagonal ridge line forming edges are overlapped and joined together. To do. Next, fold the short-distance diagonal line and fold it in two so that it can be inserted into the bottom wall component side. For example, the airbag can be formed in a bag shape, and then the airbag can be manufactured by using an inflow opening or the like so as not to expose the coupling allowance on the outer surface side. In other words, the airbag of the present invention can be easily manufactured by simply performing two planar joining operations when the airbag base fabric having the shape as described above is used.

It is a top view of the steering wheel by which the airbag apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention is mounted. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the steering wheel in which the airbag apparatus of embodiment is mounted, and respond | corresponds to the II-II site | part of FIG. It is the longitudinal cross-sectional view along the left-right direction of the inflated airbag in the state which assembled | attached the retainer and inflator which are used for embodiment. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view along the front-back direction of the inflated airbag in the state which assembled | attached the retainer and inflator which are used for embodiment. It is a schematic bottom view at the time of the expansion | swelling with the single-piece | unit of the airbag used for embodiment. It is a schematic perspective view at the time of the expansion | swelling with the single-piece | unit of the airbag used for embodiment. It is a figure explaining the basic composition of the outer peripheral wall of the airbag of an embodiment. It is an expanded view of the base fabric for airbags which comprises the airbag used for embodiment. It is a figure explaining the time of the action | operation of the airbag apparatus of embodiment. It is a figure explaining the manufacturing process of the airbag used for embodiment. It is an expanded view of the base fabric for airbags of the other shape of the airbag used for embodiment. It is a figure explaining the manufacturing process which manufactures an airbag using the base fabric for airbags shown in FIG. It is a schematic perspective view at the time of the expansion | swelling by the single body of the airbag manufactured with the manufacturing process demonstrated in FIG. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the time of the single body expansion | swelling of the airbag which shows the modification of embodiment. FIG. 15 is a schematic side view and a schematic plan view of the airbag shown in FIG. 14. It is an expanded view of the base fabric for airbags which comprises the airbag shown in FIG. It is an expanded view of the modification of the base fabric for airbags which comprises the airbag shown in FIG.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. An airbag device M according to an embodiment is mounted on a steering wheel W as shown in FIGS. The steering wheel main body 1 and the airbag apparatus M arrange | positioned at the upper part of the center boss | hub part B of the steering wheel main body 1 are comprised. The steering wheel body 1 connects an annular ring portion R that is gripped during steering, a boss portion B that is disposed at the center of the ring portion R and fastened to the steering shaft SS, and the boss portion B and the ring portion R. And four spoke portions S.

  In the embodiment of the present specification, unless otherwise specified, the vertical direction corresponds to the vertical direction along the axial direction of the steering shaft SS, and the front-rear direction is the axial direction of the steering shaft SS during straight-ahead steering of the vehicle. The left-right direction corresponds to the left-right direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the steering shaft SS during straight-ahead steering of the vehicle.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the steering wheel body 1 is arranged to connect the ring part R, the boss part B, and the spoke part S, and includes a metal core 2 such as an aluminum alloy. ing. A portion of the ring portion R of the core metal 2 and a portion of each spoke portion S on the ring portion R side are covered with a synthetic resin coating layer 5. A steel boss 3 for inserting the steering shaft SS and fixing the nut N is disposed at the boss portion B of the core metal 2. A lower cover 7 made of synthetic resin is provided below the steering wheel body 1 so as to cover the lower part of the boss B.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the airbag apparatus M includes an airbag 30 that is folded and stored, an inflator 13 that supplies inflation gas to the airbag 30, an airbag cover 21 that covers the folded airbag 30, The air bag 30 and the inflator 13 are housed and held, and the case 15 that holds the air bag cover 21 and the retainer 11 for attaching the air bag 30 to the case 15 together with the inflator 13 are configured.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the retainer 11 is configured to have a cylindrical body portion 13 a of the inflator 13 that is a square ring having a substantially square outer shape that can be inserted from below, and includes bolts 11 a that protrude downward at the four corners. Has been. The retainer 11 is housed in the airbag 30 with the bolts 11a protruding, and when attached to the case 15, each bolt 11a is connected to a through hole 16b (see FIG. 1) in the bottom wall portion 16 of the case 15. The airbag 30 and the inflator 13 are attached and fixed to the bottom wall portion 16 of the case 15 by passing through the flange portion 13c of the inflator 13 and fastening the nut 12 to each bolt 11a.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the inflator 13 includes a columnar main body portion 13 a having a plurality of gas discharge ports 13 b in the upper portion, and a flange portion 13 c protruding from the outer peripheral surface of the main body portion 13 a. Has been. A through-hole (not shown) through which each bolt 11a of the retainer 11 passes is formed in the flange portion 13c.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the case 15 is made of sheet metal including a rectangular plate-like bottom wall portion 16 and a side wall portion 17 extending vertically from the outer peripheral edge of the bottom wall portion 16. It is arranged on the upper part of the boss part B and constitutes a storage part for storing the folded airbag 30. The bottom wall portion 16 is formed with an insertion hole 16a that is circularly opened so that the main body portion 13a of the inflator 13 can be inserted from below, and four through holes 16b that allow the bolts 11a of the retainer 11 to penetrate therethrough. Is formed. That is, the periphery of the insertion hole 16a on the upper surface side of the bottom wall portion 16 is such that a bolt 11a for attaching the airbag 30 passes through each through hole 16b and the airbag 30 is attached. The surface 15a will be constituted.

  A mounting piece 17a extending outward is formed at the upper end of the side wall portion 17, and a mounting board for a horn switch mechanism (not shown) is attached to the mounting piece 17a. Is attached and fixed to the metal core 2 of the steering wheel W, and the airbag device M is mounted on the upper portion of the boss portion B of the steering wheel body 1 that is already attached to the steering shaft SS.

  A side wall 23 of the airbag cover 21 is attached to the side wall 17 of the case 15 using a rivet 19 (see FIG. 2) or the like.

  The airbag cover 21 is made of synthetic resin, and includes a ceiling wall portion 22 that covers the upper portion of the stored airbag 30, and a substantially rectangular tube-shaped sidewall portion 23 that extends downward from the vicinity of the outer peripheral edge of the ceiling wall portion 22. Configured. The ceiling wall portion 22 is formed with two door portions 22a that are pushed by the inflating airbag 30 and open to both the front and rear sides.

  The airbag 30 is disposed on the outer peripheral wall 31 and the inner peripheral surface thereof as shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, with the inflation completion shape being substantially a quadrangular pyramid shape as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIGS. And a reinforcing cloth 48. And the outer peripheral wall 31 is provided with the bottom wall part 32 attached to the attachment surface 15a of case 15 as a storage part, and the peripheral wall part 41 extended so that it may narrow toward the top part 42 side from the outer periphery of the bottom wall part 32. It is configured.

  When the expansion is completed, the bottom wall portion 32 itself has a substantially rhombus shape in which a long and short difference is provided between two diagonal lines (long axis and short axis) 33 and 34 arranged so as to be orthogonal to each other (solid line in FIG. 5). reference). However, the bottom wall constituting part 51 that forms the bottom wall part 32 in a flatly developed state has a longer length on the short axis 34 side with a short diagonal as shown in the two-dot chain line of FIG. 5 and FIG. As the square of the state, the two diagonal lines 52 and 53 orthogonal to each other have the same length. Then, near the center of the bottom wall portion 32 (bottom wall constituting portion 51) (in the case of the embodiment, the center (center) of the bottom wall portion 32), the bottom wall of the case 15 is pressed by the retainer 11. An attachment seat 35 attached to the attachment surface 15a of the portion 16 is formed. In the center of the mounting seat 35, an inflow opening 37 that is opened in a circular shape for allowing the inflation gas G to flow into the airbag 30 is disposed. In the embodiment, as described above, the upper side provided with the gas discharge port 13b in the cylindrical main body portion 13a of the inflator 13 is inserted into the inflow opening 37. Around the inflow opening 37 of the mounting seat 35, mounting holes 35a through which the bolts 11a of the retainer 11 are inserted are opened at four radial positions.

  That is, the mounting seat 35 is an area pressed by the retainer 11, and corresponds to the outer shape of the retainer 11, and the length dimension L1 along the long axis 33 (diagonal line 52) on the long diagonal side of the bottom wall portion 32. And a flat surface having a width W1 along the short axis 34 (diagonal line 53) on the short side of the diagonal, and is held by the retainer 11 and fixed to the flat mounting surface 15a of the case 15. In the case of the embodiment, since the retainer 11 has a substantially square outer shape, the mounting seat 35 has a substantially square annular shape having a circular inflow opening 37 at the center as a substantially square outer shape that matches the retainer 11. It is said.

  In the case of the embodiment, when the airbag device M is mounted on the steering wheel W and the airbag 30 is completely inflated at the time of straight steering of the vehicle of the steering wheel W, the bottom wall portion 32 The long diagonal 33 (diagonal line 52) side has both ends (front end 33a and rear end 33b, or front end 52a and rear end 52b) arranged in the front-rear direction, and a short diagonal 34 with a short diagonal line ( On the diagonal 53) side, the airbag device M is mounted on the steering wheel W so that both ends (the left end 34a and the right end 34b, or the left end 53a and the right end 53b) are arranged along the left-right direction. Furthermore, in the case of the embodiment, the bottom wall portion 32 has the front end 33a and the rear end 33b of the long shaft 33 and the left end 34a and the right end 34b of the short shaft 34 when the airbag 30 is completely inflated when mounted on the steering wheel W. Is formed in contact with the upper surface PR of the ring portion R. In other words, the bottom wall constituting portion 51 is configured such that the vicinity of the end portions 52a, 52b, 53a, 53b of the diagonal lines 52, 53 is brought into contact with the upper surface PR of the ring portion R.

  Further, the mounting seat 35 of the airbag 30 is mounted on the steering wheel W, corresponding to the retainer 11, with the length direction LD along the front-rear direction and the width direction WD along the left-right direction. .

  In the case of the embodiment, a disk-shaped reinforcing cloth 48 disposed on the inner peripheral surface of the outer peripheral wall 31 is coupled to the mounting seat 35, and the inflow opening 37 and the mounting hole 35 a are also connected to the reinforcing cloth 48. And are formed.

  In addition, vent holes 39, 39 are formed in the bottom wall portion 32 (bottom wall constituting portion 51) in the vicinity of the front ends 33a, 52a.

  Further, the peripheral wall portion 41 of the airbag 30 is configured to include a front side portion 41a disposed on the front side and a rear side portion 41b disposed on the rear side when the inflation is completed, and the front side portion 41a and the rear side portion are configured. The vicinity of the center in the left-right direction at the boundary portion with 41b is a top portion 42 that protrudes upward from the upper surface PR of the ring portion R. In the embodiment, this top portion 42 extends in the left-right direction along the upper surface PR of the ring portion R. It is formed so as to provide a flat portion 43 along the side. In addition, although the structure of this top part 42 is comprised in the substantially linear form along the left-right direction in the cross section along the left-right direction of the peripheral wall part 41 at the time of expansion | swelling, it is the top part 42 in the longitudinal cross-section along the front-back direction. The apex 42a is the most swollen position, and the apex 42a is arranged at the center in the left-right direction of the apex 42.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the outer peripheral wall 31 and the reinforcing cloth 48 constituting the airbag 30 of the embodiment are based on airbag base cloths 50 and 80 made of flexible woven cloth such as polyester and polyamide. Is formed. The airbag base fabrics 50 and 80 are appropriately formed with a coating layer made of silicon rubber or the like on the inner peripheral surface side of the airbag 30 in order to improve heat resistance.

  As described above, the airbag base fabric 80 that forms the reinforcing fabric 48 has a disk-like shape with the inflow openings 37 that are opened in a circular shape and the attachment holes 35a that are formed at four locations around the openings. It is prepared for.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the airbag base fabric 50 forming the outer peripheral wall 31 has, as a basic configuration, a substantially rhombus-shaped bottom wall in a state where the bottom wall portion 32 is flatly deployed when the airbag 30 is completely inflated. The structure part 51 and the surrounding wall structure part 61 which forms the surrounding wall part 41 are provided and comprised. Furthermore, the peripheral wall constituting part 61 has four substantially triangular side wall constituting parts 63 extending from the four sides of the peripheral edge of the rhombus-shaped (square shape in the embodiment) bottom edge constituting part 51 to the vertex 42a of the top part 42 as its basic structure. , 64, 65, 66.

  In the case of the embodiment, the two diagonal lines 52 and 53 in the bottom wall constituting portion 51 are straight from both ends (front end 52a and rear end 52b, left end 53a and right end 53b) to the vertex 42a of the top portion 42 of the peripheral wall portion 41. In addition, the total straight distances Lfb and Lrl from both ends of the two diagonal lines 52 and 53 with the vertex 42a in between are long and short. In the case of the embodiment, the straight line distance Lfb on the side of the diagonal line 52 extending in the front-rear direction is the straight line distance Lf of the straight line Sf connecting the front end 52a and the vertex 42a and the straight line distance Lb of the straight line Sb connecting the rear end 52b and the vertex 42a. And the total amount (Lfb = Lf + Lb). The straight line distance Lrl on the diagonal 53 side extending in the left-right direction is the sum of the straight line distance Lr of the straight line Sr connecting the left end 53a and the vertex 42a and the straight line distance Ll of the straight line S1 connecting the right end 53b and the vertex 42a ( Lrl = Lr + Ll). In the case of the embodiment, (the linear distance Lfb on the diagonal line 52 side along the front-rear direction)> (the linear distance Lrl on the diagonal line 53 side along the left-right direction). Therefore, the diagonal line on the long linear distance Lfb side becomes the long distance side diagonal line 52, and the diagonal line on the short linear distance Lrl side becomes the short distance side diagonal line 53.

  Further, the configuration of the linear distance Lfb> the linear distance Lrl is based on the perpendicular bisector VH on each side of the peripheral edge of the bottom wall constituting portion 51 when the apex 42a coincides with the central axis of the inflow opening 37. If the vertex 42a is set so as to be arranged on the side where the linear distance is shortened, it can be configured.

  In the airbag base fabric 50 of the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, the bottom wall constituting portion 51 is appropriately provided with a coupling allowance (a stitching allowance in the case of the embodiment) 58 around the left and right sides. It is composed of two divided bottom forming portions 55 and 56 which are divided. The division | segmentation bottom formation parts 55 and 56 are comprised by dividing the bottom wall structure part 51 into the part of the long distance side diagonal 52, and the edge along the long distance diagonal 52 is used as the coupling allowance 58 which couple | bonds together. They will be stitched together. On the edge side, opening recesses 55a and 56a that form the inflow opening 37 when they are connected to each other are arranged. The surrounding hole is an attachment hole 35a.

  Further, in the airbag fabric 50 according to the embodiment, the side wall constituting parts 63, 64, 65, 66 of the peripheral wall constituting part 61 are appropriately provided with a joining margin (stitching margin) 75 around the divided bottom forming part. The two side wall constituent parts 63 and 64 are configured as merged constituent parts 67 connected to each other while being configured to project from the peripheral edges of 55 and 56. The merged component 67 constitutes the front side portion 41 a of the peripheral wall portion 41. The outer peripheral edge of the merging component 67 forms a ridge 45 of the peripheral wall 41 provided with the flat portion 43 by connecting the left and right ends (left end 53a, right end 53b) of the short-distance diagonal line 53 with the apex 42 in between. It is configured to include ridge-line-forming connecting edges 69 and 70 that respectively form a left ridge line 45a and a right ridge line 45d that are divided into left and right at the vertex 42a. The ridge-line-forming connecting edge 69 includes an end-side connecting edge 69a corresponding to the left edge 53a of the short-distance-side diagonal line 53 in the left ridge line 45a and an outer edge (left edge) 43a in the horizontal direction of the flat portion 43, and an outer edge of the flat portion 43. And a flat portion edge 69b corresponding to the portion from 43a to the vertex 42a. The ridge line forming connection edge 70 includes an end side connection edge 70 a corresponding to the right edge 53 b of the short-distance diagonal line 53 on the right ridge line 45 b and an outer edge (right edge) 43 b in the horizontal direction of the flat portion 43, and an outer edge of the flat portion 43. The flat portion edge 70b corresponding to the portion 43b to the vertex 42a.

  The merged component 67 constitutes the front side portion 41a of the peripheral wall portion 41, and the front ridge line 46a of the ridge line 46 extending from the front end 52a of the long-distance side diagonal line 52 to the vertex 42a of the top portion 42 has a side wall configuration in advance. It will be comprised from the site | part which continued the parts 63 and 64 continuously.

  On the other hand, in the side wall constituent parts 65 and 66, the outer peripheral edges respectively include ridge line forming connecting edges 73 that form the rear ridge line 46b of the ridge line 46 that connects the front and rear ends (52a and 52b) of the long distance side diagonal line 52. , Ridge line forming connecting edges 69 and 70 for forming a left ridge line 45a and a right ridge line 45d, respectively. The ridge line forming coupling edges 73 of the side wall constituting portions 65 and 66 can be overlapped with each other and stitched using the peripheral coupling margin 75 to form the rear ridge line 46b. The edge forming joint edges 69 and 70 of the side wall constituent parts 65 and 66 are overlapped with the corresponding edge forming joint edges 69 and 70 of the merged constituent part 67 by using the peripheral joint allowance 75. If stitched, the ridgeline 45 provided with the flat portion 43 can be formed.

  To manufacture the airbag 30, first, airbag base fabrics 50 and 80 cut into a predetermined shape are prepared. And as shown to A, B of FIG. 10, it folds into the upper left side 51a and the lower right side 51b of the outer periphery of the bottom wall structure part 51 in the base fabric 50 for airbags, folds, and a division | segmentation bottom formation part When the portions 55 and 56 are brought close to each other, the long-distance diagonal lines 52 are overlapped with each other and stitched using the coupling allowance 58 to form the bottom wall constituting portion 51 (see FIG. 10B). This is a state reversed from the state of A in FIG. Further, the airbag base fabric 80 is stitched to the periphery of the inflow opening 37 formed by the opening recesses 55a and 56a. At this time, since the merged component 67 is disposed below (on the back side) of the suture site, the stitching operation is performed by floating from the merged component 67.

  Next, as shown in FIGS. 10B and 10C, the left and right side wall constituting portions 65 and 66 are overlapped so that the edge forming joint edges 73 and 73 overlap each other while being folded at the front edge line 46a. Then, the overlapping edges 73 and 73 for forming the ridgeline are stitched together using the coupling allowance 75.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIGS. 10C and 10D, the short-distance diagonal line 53 is overlapped with both ends (front end 52a and rear end 52b) of the long-distance diagonal line 52 while folding the short-distance diagonal line 53. Folds are inserted between both ends (front end 52a and rear end 52b) of the long-distance side diagonal line 52, and the corresponding edge-forming connecting edges 69, 70 between the side wall constituent parts 63, 65 and the side wall constituent parts 64, 66 are inserted. If they are overlapped and stitched together using the coupling allowance 75, the airbag 30 can be formed into a bag shape. The airbag 30 can be manufactured by using the inflow opening 37 and turning it over so that the coupling allowances 58 and 75 do not appear on the outer surface.

  When the airbag device M is assembled and mounted on the steering wheel W, the retainer 11 is inserted into the airbag 30 so that each bolt 11a protrudes from the mounting hole 35a, and the airbag 30 is folded. Then, the airbag 30 is wrapped with a predetermined collapse preventing material so as not to collapse. Next, the airbag 30 is housed on the bottom wall portion 16 in the case 15 so that each bolt 11a protrudes from the through hole 16b, and the main body portion 13a of the inflator 13 is inserted into the insertion hole of the bottom wall portion 16 from below. If the bolts 11a are inserted through the flange portions 13c and the nuts 12 are fastened to the respective bolts 11a, the airbag 30 and the inflator 13 are stored in the case 15 as a storage part, and The airbag 30 and the inflator 13 can be attached using the retainer 11. Further, the case 15 is covered with the airbag cover 21, the rivets 19 and the like are used to connect the side wall portions 17, 23, the airbag cover 21 is attached to the case 15, and the case 15 is attached to the attachment piece 17 a. If the horn switch mechanism (not shown) is assembled, the airbag apparatus M can be assembled. And the mounting of the airbag apparatus M on the vehicle is performed by attaching the airbag apparatus M to the steering wheel body 1 fastened to the steering shaft SS in advance using an attachment board (not shown) of the horn switch mechanism. The airbag apparatus M can be mounted on a vehicle.

  In the airbag apparatus M for the steering wheel W, as shown in FIG. 2, when the inflation gas G flows into the airbag 30 through the inflow opening 37, the airbag 30 is inflated and the airbag cover is operated. The door portion 22a, 22a of 21 is pushed open so that the airbag 30 protrudes from the case 15 as a storage part and covers the upper surface PR side of the ring portion R as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. Complete the expansion. At that time, if the inflation gas G is introduced and the airbag 30 is inflated, the long distance side of the bottom wall constituting portion 51 of the airbag 30 as shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 4 and FIG. Both ends of the diagonal line 52 (front end 52a and rear end 52b) are orthogonal to the mounting seat 35 when the airbag 30 is completely inflated from both ends (left end 53a and right end 53b) of the short-distance diagonal line 53 of the bottom wall constituting portion 51. In the direction away from the top 42 of the peripheral wall portion 41 along the mounting portion of the airbag device M around the case 15 as a storage portion, that is, the front end PRf and the rear end PRb on the upper surface PR of the ring portion R, Press. Therefore, when the airbag 30 protrudes from the case 15 to complete the inflation, the bottom wall portion 32 of the airbag 30 connects both ends (the front end 52a and the rear end 52b) of the long distance side diagonal line 52 to the ring on the mounting side portion side. The movement of the peripheral wall portion 41 of the airbag 30 including the top portion 42 can be suppressed by moving to the upper surface PR side of the portion R, and the upper surface PR side of the ring portion R in the bottom wall portion 32 of the airbag 30 when inflation is completed As a result, the rebound of the airbag 30 is quickly suppressed.

  Then, the rebound suppressing action of the airbag 30 is such that both ends of the two diagonal lines 52 and 53 of the bottom wall constituting portion 51 (front end 52a and rear end 52b, Alternatively, the total linear distances Lfb and Lrl from the left end 53a and the right end 53b) are different from each other in length, and a planar shape is provided in the vicinity of the approximate center of the substantially rhombic bottom wall constituting portion 51 of the airbag 30. A mounting seat 35 is provided, and the entire surface of the mounting seat 35 is pressed against the mounting surface 15a of the case 15 by the retainer 11, and the inflation completion shape of the airbag 30 is narrowed from the outer peripheral edge of the bottom wall portion 32 to the top portion 42 side. This is easily achieved by having a substantially quadrangular pyramid shape. That is, when the inflation of the airbag 30 is completed, as shown in FIG. 4, the top portion 42 of the peripheral wall portion 41 in a side view as viewed from the direction orthogonal to the direction in which the long-distance diagonal line 52 of the bottom wall portion 32 extends. The ridge line 46 connecting both ends (the front end 52a and the rear end 52b) of the long-distance diagonal line 52 that has passed through has a convex shape, and its film length L2 is the long-distance side of the bottom wall portion 32 on the mounting seat 35 side. Both ends 52a and 52b of the diagonal line 52 are longer than the film length L3 that directly connects them. Therefore, due to the difference between the membrane lengths L2 and L3, the force EP1 that tends to swell outward of the peripheral wall 41 connecting the ends 52a and 52b of the long-distance diagonal 52 through the apex 42 when the airbag 30 is completely inflated. However, it exceeds the spreading force EP2 of the bottom wall portion 32 connecting both ends 52a, 52b of the long distance side diagonal line 52 on the mounting seat 35 side, and both ends 52a, 52b of the long distance side diagonal line 52 of the bottom wall portion 32 are The upper surface PR of the ring portion R is pressed so as to be bent from the mounting seat 35 of the wall portion 32, and the rebound suppressing action can be exhibited. In particular, when the airbag 30 is inflated, the mounting seat 35 in the center of the bottom wall portion 32 (bottom wall constituting portion 51) is not sandwiched and inflated between the retainer 11 and the mounting surface 15a of the case 15, so that the mounting seat Since the area (area receiving the internal pressure) in which the spreading force EP2 of the bottom wall portion 32 on the 35 side can be ensured is substantially further reduced, the peripheral wall portion 41 including the top portion 42 on the side facing the mounting seat 35 is further reduced. The spreading force EP1 is greater than the spreading force EP2 of the bottom wall portion 32 on the mounting seat 35 side. Further, in combination with the fact that the center mounting seat 35 of the bottom wall portion 32 of the airbag 30 is fixed and easily bent from the edge portions 36, 36, the long-distance diagonal line 52 of the bottom wall portion 32 of the airbag 30. The both ends 52a and 52b of the mounting member 35 are easily disposed on the side in the direction away from the top 42, that is, in the position lowered along the direction in which the upper surface PR side of the ring portion R of the mounting side portion is pressed. .

  As shown in FIG. 3, when the airbag 30 is completely inflated, the bottom wall portion 32 of the airbag 30 is also viewed from a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the short-distance diagonal 53 extends. When viewed from the side, the ridge line 45 connecting the opposite ends 53a and 53b of the short-distance diagonal line 53 passing through the apex 42 of the peripheral wall portion 41 has a convex shape, and its film length L4 is on the mounting seat 35 side. Both ends 53a and 53b of the short-distance diagonal line 53 of the bottom wall portion 32 are longer than the film length L5 directly connected. However, in the airbag 30, the linear distance Lfb that is the substantial length dimension of the ridge line 46 that connects the both ends 52 a and 52 b of the long-distance diagonal line 52 that passes through the apex 42 a of the top portion 42 of the peripheral wall portion 41 is the peripheral wall portion. It is longer than the linear distance Lrl which is the substantial length dimension of the ridge line 45 connecting the both ends 53a, 53b of the short distance side diagonal line 53 passing through the vertex 42a of the top portion 42 of 41. Therefore, the pressing force DF2 in the direction away from the top portions 42 of both ends 53a and 53b of the short-distance side diagonal line 53 is the reaction force accompanying the pressing force DF1 in the direction away from the top portions 42 of both ends 52a and 52b of the long-distance side diagonal line 52. (Pushing force generated so as to push both ends 53a, 53b of the short-distance diagonal line 53 orthogonal to the long-distance diagonal line 52 on the mounting seat 35 side to the top 42 side) On the contrary, both ends 53a and 53b of the short distance side diagonal line 53 orthogonal to the diagonal line 52 are in a state of being lifted to the top part 42 side.

  Incidentally, the airbag 30 is not provided with any length in the linear distances Lfb, Lrl from the opposite ends 52a, 52b, 53a, 53b of the two diagonal lines 52, 53 to the apex 42a of the top 42 of the peripheral wall 41. If the two linear distances Lfb and Lrl are equal to each other, both ends 52a and 52b of the long distance side diagonal 52 and both ends 53a and 53b of the short distance side diagonal 53 are separated from each other in the direction away from the top 42. By canceling the pressing force, both ends 52a and 52b of the long-distance diagonal line 52 and both ends 53a and 53b of the short-distance diagonal line 53 are lifted to the top 42 side, and are lifted from the mounting seat 35. As described above, the bottom wall portion 32 swells, and all the end portions 52a, 52b, 53a, 53b of the two diagonal lines 52, 53 of the bottom wall portion 32 are ring portions of the mounting side portion. A direction for pressing the upper surface PR side, becomes hard to displace.

  As a result, in the airbag 30 of the airbag apparatus M of the embodiment, the strong pressing force DF1 in which both ends 52a and 52b of the long-distance diagonal line 52 in the bottom wall portion 32 are easily and stably maintained while maintaining the inflated shape. The rebound can be suppressed accurately (see C in FIGS. 4 and 9).

  And in the airbag apparatus M of embodiment, since the rebound can be suppressed only by the airbag 30 which comprises the outer peripheral wall 31, without using an inner bag, the usage-amount of the airbag base fabric 50 is ensured. Less.

  Therefore, in the airbag apparatus M of the embodiment, the amount of the airbag fabric 50 can be suppressed, and the airbag 30 can be inflated while suppressing rebound.

  In the airbag apparatus M of the embodiment, the inflow opening 37 through which the inflating gas G of the airbag 30 flows is opened at the center of the mounting seat 35, and other bottom wall portions 32 of the airbag 30 are provided. Compared with the case where the inflow opening 37 is provided at the site, the mounting seat 35 including the inflow opening 37 can be stably mounted and fixed to the case 15. The opening 37 can be stably connected to the inflator 13 serving as a predetermined inflation gas source.

  The airbag device M of the embodiment is configured for the steering wheel W mounted on the central boss portion B of the steering wheel W, and has two diagonal lines with the bottom wall constituting portion 51 of the airbag 30 as a square. 52 and 53 are set so that their respective ends 52a, 52b, 53a and 53b are in contact with the upper surface PR side of the ring portion R gripped when the steering wheel W is steered when the airbag 30 is completely inflated. (See FIG. 1). Therefore, the bottom wall portion 32 of the airbag 30 when the inflation is completed is stably supported on the upper surface PR side of the ring portion R, and the airbag can be more stably maintained in the inflation completed shape. The airbag 30 that has been completely inflated can support the driver accurately by stably supporting the bottom wall portion 32 side on the upper surface PR of the ring portion R.

  Further, in the airbag 30 of the embodiment, when the inflation is completed, both ends 52a and 52b of the long-distance diagonal line 52 of the bottom wall constituting portion 51 are disposed on both the front and rear sides of the ring portion R when the steering wheel W is linearly steered. The top portion 42 is formed with a flat portion 43 extending in the left-right direction along the upper surface PR of the ring portion R. Yes.

  Therefore, in the embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the bottom wall portion 32 of the airbag 30 at the completion of the inflation lifts both ends 53 a and 53 b of the short-distance diagonal line 53 in the square bottom wall constituting portion 51. The width dimension W0 in the left-right direction (see FIG. 5) is narrowed, and the length dimension L0 in the front-rear direction where the long-distance diagonal line 52 of the bottom wall constituting portion 51 is arranged is made longer than the width dimension W0 in the left-right direction. To complete the expansion. Therefore, the airbag 30 that has been completely inflated is supported by the ring portion R of the steering wheel W, and can accurately receive the head and chest of the driver moving forward in a wide range in the front-rear direction. Further, by reducing the width dimension W0 in the left-right direction, it is possible to suppress the pressing force on the left and right hands of the driver holding the ring portion R during operation. Further, a flat portion 43 extending in the left-right direction along the upper surface PR of the ring portion R is disposed on the top portion 42 of the airbag 30 when the inflation is completed, and immediately toward the front side from the center to both sides in the left-right direction. In addition to the top portion 42 that protrudes in a mountain shape that inclines toward the surface, it is a flat surface that is flat along the left-right direction (not only a completely flat surface, but also a curved surface that is gently swelled with a reduced curvature, or a flat surface It is possible to catch the driver's head or the like by the flat portion 43 having a mountain shape (see FIG. 15) having a gentle angle close to, and the driver can be received as softly as possible. Further, when the driver's head or the like is received at the top portion 42 of the airbag 30, the flat portion 43 of the top portion 42 is flat because it extends in the left-right direction along the upper surface PR of the ring portion R. The head 30 can be received without shifting the head or the like from side to side, that is, without removing the head from the flat portion 43, and the airbag 30 can accurately receive the head with a cushioning effect. Can do.

  Further, in the embodiment, when the airbag 30 is inflated, the separation distance SL (see FIG. 4) from the mounting seat 35 of the top portion 42 is set to both ends of the long-distance diagonal line 52 of the bottom wall constituting portion 51 of the airbag 30. 52a, 52b can be regulated by the pressing force DF1 in the direction away from the top 42, so that the airbag 30 can be configured without using a tether that regulates the separation distance from the mounting seat 35 to the top 42, Since the tether is not used, the amount of the fabric including the airbag fabric 50 can be further reduced.

  In addition, although the airbag 30 of the airbag apparatus M of embodiment shown the case where it manufactured using the base fabric 50 for airbags which divided | segmented the bottom wall structure part 51, as shown to FIG. From the respective sides (the upper left side 51a, the lower right side 51b, the lower left side 51c, and the lower right side 51d) of the single-piece bottom wall constituting portion 51 that is not divided, like the airbag base fabric 50A shown in FIG. You may use what protruded each side wall structure part 63, 64, 65, 66 which forms the surrounding wall part 41, respectively.

  That is, in the airbag fabric 50A, the peripheral wall constituting portion 61 has four sides (upper left side 51a) that connect the end portions 52a, 53a, 52b, 53b of the two diagonal lines 52, 53 on the outer peripheral edge of the bottom wall constituting portion 51. , Lower right side 51b, lower left side 51c, lower right side 51d), and a substantially triangular shape between ridges 45, 46 extending from end portions 52a, 53a, 52b, 53b of each of the diagonal lines 52, 53 to the apex 42a in the peripheral wall portion 41. It is comprised from the four side wall structure parts 63, 64, 65, 66. Further, the side wall constituting portions 63, 64, 65, 66 are respectively connected to the edge ridge forming coupling edges 69 on the short-distance diagonal 53 side extending from the ends 53a, 53b of the short-distance diagonal 53 to the apex 42a. 70 and the edge forming joint edges 72, 73 on the long-distance diagonal 52 side extending from the ends 52a, 52b of the long-distance diagonal 52 to the apex 42a can be flattened and overlapped with each other. The shape is formed.

  When the airbag 30A (see FIG. 13) is manufactured using the airbag base fabric 50A, first, as shown in FIG. 12A, first, the periphery of the inflow opening 37 of the airbag base fabric 50A. Then, the airbag base fabric 80 is sewn and bonded, and then, as shown in FIGS. 12A and 12B, a long-distance diagonal 52 is folded and folded in half from the center, and the long-distance diagonal 52 The side edge forming joint edges 72, 72 and the edge forming joint edges 73, 73 are overlapped with each other, and are joined together by stitching together using the joint allowance 75. The connecting edges 72, 72 for forming the ridge line are disposed on the side wall constituting parts 63, 64 that form the front side part 41a of the peripheral wall part 41, and the front ridge line that extends from the front end 52a of the long distance side diagonal line 52 to the vertex 42a. 46a is formed, and the edge forming joint edges 73 and 73 are disposed on the side wall constituting parts 65 and 66 forming the rear side part 41b of the peripheral wall part 41, and the rear end of the long distance side diagonal line 52 This is a part that forms a rear ridge line 46b that extends from 52b to the vertex 42a.

  Next, as shown in FIGS. 12B and 12C, a crease is formed in the short distance side diagonal line 53 and folded in two so as to be inserted into the bottom wall constituting part 51 side to form a ridge line on the short distance side diagonal line 53 side. The joining edges 69 and 69 and the joining edges 70 and 70 for forming ridge lines are overlapped with each other, and the joining margin 75 is used to sew together to join. The edge forming joint edges 69 and 69 are disposed on the side wall constituting parts 63 and 65, and are portions that form the left edge line 45a continuous from the left end 53a of the short distance side diagonal line 53 to the vertex 42a of the flat part 43. The edge forming joint edges 70 and 70 are disposed on the side wall constituting parts 64 and 66, and are portions that form the right edge line 45b continuous from the right end 53b of the short distance side diagonal line 53 to the apex 42a of the flat part 43. is there.

  Then, if the ridgeline forming connecting edges 69 and 70 are connected to each other, the airbag 30A can be formed in a bag shape, and then reversed using the inflow opening 37 so that the connecting margin 75 is not exposed to the outer surface side. Then, the airbag 30A can be manufactured. That is, if the airbag base fabric 50A having the above-described shape is used, the airbag base fabric 50A is simply manufactured by two planar joining operations (planar stitching operations) shown in FIGS. be able to. Incidentally, when the airbag base fabric 50 shown in FIG. 8 is used, three joint operations (stitching operations) shown in B, C, and D of FIG. 10 are required. In the illustrated sewing operation, the front side portion 41a of the peripheral wall portion 41 is a binding portion (a stitching portion that forms the bottom wall constituting portion 51 by connecting the divided bottom forming portions 55 and 56 to each other, and is a portion of the long-distance diagonal line 52. ), The plane stitching operation could not be performed, and it was difficult to manufacture easily.

  However, in the airbag 30A manufactured using the airbag fabric 50A, as shown in FIG. 13, the dividing lines PL of the side wall constituting parts 63, 64, 65, 66 appear on the ridge lines 45, 46, respectively. In the airbag 30 manufactured using the airbag fabric 50, as shown in FIG. 6, the dividing line PL appears on the rear ridge line 46b other than the front ridge line 46a and the ridge line 45 in the left-right direction. It was.

  Further, when the airbag apparatus M is mounted on the steering wheel W, as in the airbag 30B shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, at the end of the expansion, at least one end portion of the long distance side diagonal line 52 of the bottom wall constituting portion 51. A bulging portion 47 that bulges out may be provided on a part of the front ridge line 46a and the rear ridge line 46b from the top to the vertex 42a. In the case shown by the solid line in the figure, the bulging portion 47 is disposed on the front ridge line 46 a near the top 42.

  As the airbag 30B, an airbag base fabric 50B shown in FIG. 16 is used. Unlike the airbag fabric 50 for manufacturing the airbag 30 of the embodiment, the airbag fabric 50B has side wall components 63 and 64 constituting the front side portion 41a of the peripheral wall portion 41 separated into left and right. Thus, side wall constituting portions 65 and 66 constituting the rear side portion 41b of the peripheral wall portion 41 are formed in a row. The airbag base fabric 50B has a ridge-line-forming connecting edge 72B extending from the front end 52a of the long-distance diagonal line 52 so that the front ridge line 46a is formed on each of the side wall constituent parts 63 and 64 at the time of mutual connection. 72B, and these ridge-line-forming connecting edges 72B and 72B are formed in a curved shape that swells outward from the straight line Sf connecting the front end 52a and the vertex 42a of the long-distance diagonal line 52 as a left-right symmetric shape. Yes. When the airbag base fabric 50B is used to manufacture the airbag 30B, the divided bottom forming portions 55 and 56 are connected to the long-distance diagonal line 52, as in the step shown in FIG. The airbag base fabric 80 is stitched while forming the bottom wall constituting portion 51, and then the edge forming joint edges 72B and 72B of the side wall constituting portions 63 and 64 are flatly overlapped to form a plane. Next, the edge forming joint edges 69 and 69 and the edge forming joint edges 70 and 70 between the side wall constituting parts 63 and 65 and the side wall constituting parts 64 and 66 are respectively sewn and inflowed. What is necessary is just to invert using the opening 37 for work.

  In the airbag 30B, as shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, a bulging portion 47 that swells thickly can be formed at the portion of the ridge line 46 (front ridge line 46a) on the upper side, and enters the airbag 30B. The driver's head can be received with improved cushioning.

  In addition, as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 15A, such a bulging portion 47 extends from the rear end 52b of the long-distance-side diagonal line 52 of the bottom wall constituting portion 51 of the airbag at the time of completion of inflation to the vertex 42a. It may be set at the portion to be applied (rear ridge line 46b). In this case, the chest and abdomen of the driver entering the airbag can be received with enhanced cushioning properties.

  Further, also in the airbag 30B, as in the airbag 30 of the embodiment, half of the flat portion 43 is formed from the end portions 53a and 53b of the short-distance diagonal line 53 of the bottom wall constituting portion 51 in the airbag 30B when the inflation is completed. The portion up to the apex 42a passes through the edge-forming connecting edges 69, 69 on the corresponding short-distance diagonal 53 side of the airbag base fabric 50B forming the airbag 30B and the connecting edges 70, 70 for forming the ridge lines. It is formed by bonding. Further, the ridge line forming connecting edges 69 and 70 on the short-distance diagonal line 53 side form end sides from the end parts 53a and 53b of the short-distance diagonal line 53 to the left and right outer edges 43a and 43b of the flat part 43. The connecting edge 69a, 70a and the flat part edge 69b, 70b forming the outer edge 43a, 43b of the flat part 43 from the outer edge 43a, 43b to the vertex 42a. In this airbag 30B, the length L7 of the flat portion edges 69b and 70b (the length dimension in a substantially projected state from the vertex 42a to the outer edges 43a and 43b in the left-right direction) is the bottom wall configuration. It is set to about 0.45 times within a range of 0.25 to 0.5 times the length dimension WL of the short-distance diagonal line 53 of the portion 51, and the flat portion 43 can be quickly moved without shifting from side to side. The cushioning property can be secured and the head can be received.

  That is, if the length dimension L7 is in the range of 0.25 to 0.5 times the length dimension WL, the length dimension L6 (L6 = 2 × L7) in the left-right direction of the flat portion 43 is set to the bottom wall configuration. It can be set within a range from half the length dimension WL of the short distance side diagonal line arranged in the left-right direction of the part 51 to the same. And if the flat part 43 makes the length dimension L6 of the left-right direction more than half of the length dimension WL of the short distance side diagonal 53 arrange | positioned in the left-right direction of the bottom wall structure part 51, the flat part 43 will be A sufficient length in the left-right direction can be ensured, and the head or the like can be stably received without shifting left and right. Further, if the flat portion 43 has the length dimension L6 in the left-right direction equal to the length dimension WL of the short distance side diagonal line 53 of the bottom wall constituting part 51, the length dimension WL itself of the short distance side diagonal line 53 is Since it does not exceed, the cross-sectional shape of the flat portion 43 of the airbag 30B at the time of completion of inflation does not become an inversely tapered shape (a shape in which the width of the flat portion 43 in the left-right direction is larger than the bottom wall portion 32). . Therefore, when receiving the head or the like, the flat portion 43 does not sway from side to side, and the airbag 30B quickly obtains a reaction force from the ring portion R of the steering wheel W, ensures cushioning, and the head etc. It will be possible to catch. Incidentally, if the cross-sectional shape of the flat portion 43 is an inversely tapered shape, the peripheral walls near the end-side coupling edges 69a and 70a may cause wrinkles when the head or the like is received by the flat portion 43. Further, there is a possibility that the flat portion 43 may be shaken, and in that case, it is difficult for the airbag to secure a reaction force from the ring portion R.

  In the airbag 30 of the embodiment, the length dimension L7 of the flat portion edges 69b and 70b is set to about 0.25 times the length dimension WL of the short-distance diagonal line 53 of the bottom wall constituting portion 51. In the flat portion 43 of the embodiment, the length dimension L6 in the left-right direction is about half of the length dimension WL of the short-distance diagonal 53 arranged in the left-right direction of the bottom wall constituting portion 51, and the flat portion of the embodiment Even with 43, the cushioning property can be secured quickly and the head or the like can be received without shifting from side to side.

  14 and 15, when the airbag 30B shown in FIGS. 14 and 15 is manufactured, the bottom wall constituting portion 51 is not divided like the airbag base fabric 50C shown in FIG. Similarly to the base fabric 50A, the airbag (the airbag in which the dividing line PL is disposed in the entire area of the ridge lines 45 and 46 of the airbag 30B) may be formed by two times of plane sewing.

  Moreover, although the case where the bottom wall constituting part 51 of the airbag 30 is a square rhombus is shown in the embodiment, the bottom wall constituting part 51 may be a substantially rhombus having orthogonal diagonal lines. In addition to a square or rhombus, it may be a pentagon or more polygon or an ellipse, and the airbag 30 has a substantially quadrangular pyramid shape or an elliptical pyramid shape in addition to a strict square pyramid shape. Is included.

  Further, in the embodiment, the airbag apparatus M for the steering wheel W mounted on the steering wheel W has been described. However, both ends on the long axis side of the bottom wall portion of the airbag are pressed against the instrument panel in front of the passenger seat. If formed, the present invention can be used as an airbag device for a passenger seat.

11 ... Retainer,
15 ... (storage part) case,
15a ... Mounting surface,
30, 30A, 30B ... airbags,
32 ... bottom wall,
35 ... mounting seat,
37 ... opening for inflow,
41 ... peripheral wall,
42 ... top,
42a ... apex,
43 ... flat part,
43a, 43b ... outer edge,
45, 46 ... Ridge line,
47 ... bulge site,
50, 50A, 50B, 50C ... Base fabric for airbag,
51 ... bottom wall component,
52 ... (long distance side) diagonal line,
52a ... (end) front end,
52b ... (end) rear end,
53 ... (short distance side) diagonal line,
53a ... (end) left end,
53b (End) right end,
61 ... peripheral wall component,
63, 64, 65, 66 ... side wall components,
69, 70 ... edge for forming a ridge line (on the short-distance side diagonal side),
69a, 70a ... end side coupling edge,
69b, 70b ... edge for flat part,
72, 73 ... edge for forming a ridge line (on the long-distance side diagonal side),
W ... Steering wheel,
R ... Ring part,
PR ... (Ring part / Mounting side part) Upper surface,
B ... Boss part.

Claims (9)

An airbag device configured to include an airbag that protrudes from a storage portion that is folded and stored when inflating gas flows to complete expansion,
The airbag has a substantially quadrangular pyramid shape, and includes a bottom wall portion attached to the storage portion, and a peripheral wall portion extending so as to narrow from the outer peripheral edge to the top side of the bottom wall portion. ,
The bottom wall constituting portion of the bottom wall portion of the airbag in a flatly deployed state is pressed by a retainer near the center as a substantially rhombus having two diagonal lines arranged so as to be orthogonal to each other. A mounting seat attached to the storage part is provided,
The mounting seat is fixed to the flat mounting surface of the storage part by being pressed by the retainer,
The total linear distance from both ends of the two diagonal lines that are linearly connected from both ends of each of the two diagonal lines in the bottom wall constituting section to the vertex of the top of the peripheral wall section. There are long and short,
When the airbag is completely inflated from both ends of the long-distance diagonal line, which is the diagonal line on the long side of the linear distance, from both ends of the short-distance side diagonal line, which is the diagonal line on the short side of the linear distance, An airbag device configured to press a mounting side portion of the airbag device around the storage portion in a direction away from the top of the peripheral wall portion along the orthogonal direction.   2. The airbag device according to claim 1, wherein an inflow opening through which an inflation gas of the airbag flows is opened at a center of the mounting seat. It is configured as an airbag device for a steering wheel that is mounted on the central boss of the steering wheel,
The bottom wall constituting part of the airbag is square, and both ends of the two diagonal lines are in contact with the upper surface side of the ring part gripped when the steering wheel is steered when the inflation of the airbag is completed. The air bag device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the air bag device is set.   When the inflation is completed, the airbag is disposed at the storage site such that both ends of the long-distance diagonal line of the bottom wall constituting portion are disposed on both front and rear sides of the ring portion when the steering wheel is linearly steered. The top portion is formed with a flat portion extending in the left-right direction along the upper surface of the ring portion with the apex being arranged at the center in the left-right direction. The airbag apparatus as described. The portion of the bottom wall constituting portion of the airbag at the time of completion of the inflation from the end of the diagonal on the short distance side to the apex passing through half of the flat portion corresponds to the airbag base fabric forming the airbag The short-distance-side diagonal-side ridge line-forming connecting edges are joined together,
The edge for forming the ridge line on the short-distance side diagonal line is an end-side coupling edge that forms from the end of the short-distance side diagonal line to the outer edge in the left-right direction of the flat part, and the flat part in the flat part A flat portion edge that forms from the outer edge to the apex, and
The length dimension of the edge for the flat part is set within a range of 0.25 to 0.5 times the length dimension of the diagonal on the short distance side of the bottom wall constituting part. 4. The airbag device according to 4.   The portion of the bottom wall constituting portion of the airbag at the time of completion of inflation corresponding to the long distance corresponding to the portion of the long-distance diagonal line that extends from the end to the apex corresponds to the airbag base fabric forming the airbag. It is formed by joining the connecting edges for forming the ridge lines on the side diagonal lines, and is set to a shape that bulges as a curved shape that bulges the connecting edges for forming the ridge lines on the long distance side diagonal lines. The airbag device according to claim 4, wherein   The portion of the shape that bulges is set to a portion that extends from the front end of the long-distance side diagonal of the bottom wall constituting portion of the airbag at the time of completion of inflation to the apex. The airbag apparatus as described.   When the airbag is completely inflated, the separation distance from the mounting seat of the top portion is set to a pressing force in the direction away from the top portion at both ends of the long-distance diagonal line of the bottom wall constituting portion of the airbag. The airbag device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the airbag device is regulated by the above. An airbag base fabric that forms the airbag includes the bottom wall constituent part, and a peripheral wall constituent part that is disposed around the bottom wall constituent part to constitute the peripheral wall part,
The peripheral wall constituting portion extends from four sides connecting the two end portions of the diagonal lines on the outer peripheral edge of the bottom wall constituting portion, and between the ridge lines extending from the end portions of the diagonal lines to the apex in the peripheral wall portion. It consists of four side wall components, which are roughly triangular,
The short-distance diagonal ridge line forming edges extending from the end of the short-distance diagonal line to the apex corresponding to each side wall component, and the apex from the end of the long-distance diagonal line 9. The long-distance-side diagonal ridge-line-forming connecting edges that extend to each other are formed in a shape that can be flattened and overlapped with each other. The air bag device according to claim 1.

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