WO2014132810A1 - カーテンエアバッグ - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a curtain airbag that inflates and deploys along a side surface in a vehicle compartment for the purpose of protecting an occupant at the time of a frontal collision, side collision, or rollover (rollover) of a vehicle.
- the curtain airbag is an airbag that is installed above the door and inflates and deploys along the side window of the vehicle when an impact occurs.
- the inflating region of the curtain airbag is divided into a plurality of small rooms (chambers).
- Patent Literature 1 describes a curtain airbag including a front seat inflating portion, a rear seat inflating portion, and an upper inflating portion.
- a non-inflatable portion is provided on the vehicle rear side of the upper inflatable portion, and a rear end side fixing point for fixing the non-inflatable portion to the vehicle body is set.
- the curtain airbag when each inflatable portion is inflated when an impact occurs, a tension line is formed at a position connecting the front end side fixing point and the rear end side fixing point for fixing the front seat inflating portion to the vehicle body. Further, when the gas flows in, the upper inflating portion is inflated and deployed to the upper side from the storage position of the rear seat inflating portion and to the outside of the roof of the roof, and is inflated and deployed in the protection area on the side surface of the occupant's head.
- Patent Document 1 a tension line formed when an impact occurs is along a so-called belt line extending in the vehicle front-rear direction, which is the lower edge of a side window, for example. For this reason, according to Patent Document 1, it is said that the release prevention performance outside the vehicle at the time of rollover can be improved.
- the impactor is specified in V. “Proposed Ejection Mitigation Requirements and Test Procedures” of the NPRM (NHTSA-2009-0183) in the vehicle outside emission prevention performance evaluation test stipulated in the US NPRM (NHTSA-2009-0183).
- Impactor impact targets are V. “Proposed Ejection Mitigation Requirements and Test Procedures”, d. “Locations Where the Device would Impact the Ejection Countermeasure To Asses Efficacy”, NPRM (NHTSA-2009-0183). It is specified in the target location (Target location) defined in “for Determining Impactor Target Locations”.
- These hit points are indicated by the hit point positions of the targets described in the NPRM, for example, the points indicated in A1 to A4, B1 to B4, and the like. In the present application, the point indicated as A1 is referred to as “A1 hit point”.
- the present inventors have found that it is important to apply tension in the vertical direction of the vehicle to the curtain airbag in order to improve the out-of-vehicle release prevention performance.
- small overlap small lap
- US IIHS Industry Institute for Highway Safety
- the vehicle In the small overlap collision mode, the vehicle itself rotates in top view while being a front collision (front collision). Accordingly, the behavior of the occupant's body, particularly the head, seated on the front seat moves forward and to the outside of the vehicle. With respect to such movement of the occupant, the conventional front impact airbag, the side impact curtain airbag as described in Patent Document 1, and the side airbag with a built-in seat sufficiently protect the occupant. Has proved difficult. This is because in the small overlap collision mode, the occupant is highly likely to slip through the air bags.
- an occupant particularly the head of the passenger, may collide with the side of the compartment on the front and outside of the vehicle.
- a roof side rail that extends in the vehicle front-rear direction between the vehicle ceiling and the side window, a front pillar that continues to the roof side rail, or a side window, where the occupant's head has moved. Therefore, the passenger's head may collide with these members.
- the roof side rail of the vehicle may be provided with a coupling portion that connects various frames necessary for configuring the ceiling portion (roof) of the vehicle.
- This connecting portion is required to increase the rigidity and strength of the vehicle itself when forming the ceiling portion of the vehicle, and usually has a shape slightly protruding from the vehicle body inside the vehicle. In other words, in the small overlap collision mode, if the occupant's head moves toward such a coupling portion and finally comes into direct contact with the coupling portion, the occupant cannot be sufficiently protected.
- the present invention has been made in view of such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a curtain airbag that can apply a tension in the vertical direction of the vehicle to improve the performance of preventing the release from the vehicle. It is another object of the present invention to provide a curtain airbag that can sufficiently protect an occupant even when the occupant moves irregularly in an irregular collision mode such as a small overlap.
- a typical configuration of a curtain airbag according to the present invention is a curtain airbag that is accommodated in an upper portion of a side surface in a vehicle compartment and that is inflated and deployed along the side surface. And a main chamber having a protection area that mainly expands along the side window of the vehicle and protects the occupant, and a first chamber that overlaps with the upper edge of the side window of the vehicle when inflated by receiving the expansion and deployment gas.
- the first chamber is configured to expand and extend above the main chamber along the upper side of the vehicle interior.
- a second chamber which overlaps with a belt line which is located at a lower portion of the first chamber and which is a lower edge of the side window when expanded.
- the first chamber when gas is supplied to the curtain airbag in the event of an emergency such as a side collision, the first chamber expands and overlaps the upper edge of the vehicle side window. Further, the second chamber expands and overlaps with the belt line which is the lower edge of the vehicle side window. Therefore, even if the weight of the occupant is applied to the curtain airbag, each of the first chamber and the second chamber withstands the upper and lower side surfaces of the side window as a back shield, thereby preventing the occupant from being released from the vehicle.
- the tension line acts as if it were a single rod that spans the upper and lower edges of the side window, preventing the curtain airbag from jumping out of the side window. This further improves the out-of-vehicle release prevention performance.
- the lower part of the first chamber refers to the entire lower part of the region including the vicinity of the first chamber in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. Note that, in order to most effectively apply the vehicle vertical tension to the curtain airbag, it is most preferable that the second chamber is positioned “directly below” of the “lower portion” of the first chamber.
- the first chamber and the second chamber may be set on a vertical line passing through a hitting point that is the center of the assumed collision area overlapping the second chamber.
- a tension in the vertical direction of the vehicle is applied to the curtain airbag along a vertical line passing through the hit point that is the center of the assumed collision area in the event of a vehicle emergency. Therefore, the curtain airbag can reliably improve the out-of-vehicle release prevention performance.
- the first chamber may be expanded so as to overlap the welded portion on the side surface.
- the upper part of the curtain airbag is provided with a tab for hanging the curtain airbag from the upper part of the side surface in the vehicle interior.
- a tab cannot be provided at a portion overlapping the welded portion on the side surface.
- the first chamber is provided instead of the tab, and the expanded first chamber can be overlaid on the welded portion. Therefore, according to the curtain airbag, it is possible to apply tension in the vertical direction of the vehicle at a position overlapping with the welded portion where the tab cannot be provided, and the out-of-vehicle release prevention performance can be improved.
- the first chamber may be expanded so as to overlap the bracket for attaching the assist grip.
- a tab cannot be provided at a location overlapping the bracket fixed to the side surface.
- a first chamber that expands and overlaps the bracket is provided. Therefore, according to the curtain airbag, it is possible to apply tension in the vertical direction of the vehicle to a position overlapping with the brat where the tab cannot be provided, and the out-of-vehicle release prevention performance can be improved.
- the first chamber may be expanded so as to overlap a fixing portion for fixing the roof trim.
- a tab cannot be provided at a portion overlapping the fixing portion formed on the side surface.
- a first chamber that expands and overlaps the fixed portion is provided. Therefore, according to the curtain airbag, it is possible to apply tension in the vertical direction of the vehicle to a position that overlaps the fixed portion where the tab cannot be provided, and it is possible to improve the out-of-vehicle release prevention performance.
- a curtain airbag that is accommodated in an upper portion of a side surface in a vehicle compartment and that is inflated and deployed along the side surface.
- the main chamber is provided with a protection area that receives gas and expands mainly along a side window of the vehicle and protects an occupant, and a first chamber that receives and expands the gas for expansion and deployment.
- a roof side rail located between the vehicle ceiling and the side window and extending in the vehicle longitudinal direction above the main chamber when inflated by receiving the inflation and deployment gas, and located in the vehicle front side of the ceiling in the vehicle width direction It is provided in the position which covers at least one part of the joint part connected with the roof front rail extended in this.
- the connecting portion where the roof side rail and the roof front rail are connected is located, for example, on the vehicle front side and the vehicle outer side in the vehicle interior. That is, the coupling portion is in a position where the passenger's head is likely to move and collide in the small overlap collision mode.
- the small overlap collision mode is a collision mode in a collision safety performance test determined by the US IIHS, for example, 1/4 (25% of the vehicle width located at the driver seat side end of the front of the vehicle) ) It is assumed that a considerable front surface collides with a collision object.
- the first chamber expands so as to cover at least a part of the coupling portion. Therefore, in the small overlap collision mode, when the occupant's head moves toward the coupling portion, the first chamber receives the occupant's head and prevents the occupant's head from directly contacting the coupling portion. Can be protected.
- the main chamber may include a second chamber that is positioned at a lower portion of the first chamber when being expanded by receiving the expansion and deployment gas and overlaps with a belt line that is a lower edge of the side window of the vehicle.
- the first chamber expands to cover the coupling portion, and the second chamber expands below it. Therefore, not only is the occupant's head protected by the inflated first chamber, but the occupant's body is also protected by the second chamber.
- the second chamber is inflated in a state where it overlaps with the belt line, even if the weight of the occupant is applied to the curtain airbag, the first chamber and the second chamber respectively have the coupling portion and the belt line as a back shield. It can withstand and prevent the passengers from being released outside the vehicle.
- the curtain airbag is applied with a vertical tension that connects the upper and lower ends of the curtain airbag with the shortest distance. Therefore, this tension line acts as if it were a single rod spanned between the coupling portion and the belt line, and prevents the curtain airbag from jumping out of the vehicle. This further improves the out-of-vehicle release prevention performance.
- a third chamber that is located at the front of the second chamber and in front of the steering wheel of the vehicle when it expands upon receiving the inflating and developing gas, and is bent and expanded inside the vehicle by the front window of the vehicle. It is good to provide further.
- the third chamber receives the occupant's head, and the occupant is more reliably secured. Can be protected.
- the 3rd chamber it exists in a position lower than a 1st chamber located in the front part of the 2nd chamber under a 1st chamber.
- a third chamber that is located on the front side of the vehicle relative to the vehicle steering wheel and that extends to the vehicle inner side than the second chamber when expanded by receiving the expansion and deployment gas. Even in such a third chamber, in the small overlap collision mode, when the head of the occupant reaches the front side of the steering wheel of the vehicle, the occupant's head can be received and the occupant can be more reliably protected.
- the strap passes through the outside of the third chamber, when the curtain airbag is inflated and deployed, the strap is moved so as to push out the third chamber to the inside of the vehicle. Therefore, in the small overlap collision mode, the expanded third chamber is more reliably located before the occupant's head moves, and the occupant can be reliably protected.
- the first chamber may be folded back to the vehicle interior in the middle of reaching the upper end of the first chamber in a state in which the curtain airbag is stored.
- deploys to the vehicle outer side.
- the upper edge of the side window is located outside the first chamber. Therefore, the first chamber can surely overlap with the upper edge of the side window during expansion and deployment.
- the first chamber is folded into the vehicle interior at a seam portion that divides the first chamber and the second chamber in a state in which the curtain airbag is accommodated, and further on the vehicle outer side on the way from the seam portion to the upper end of the first chamber. It is good to be folded back. Even if it is folded in this way, the portion of the first chamber that is folded to the inside of the vehicle expands to the outside of the vehicle, so that it can be surely overlapped with the upper edge of the side window located on the outside of the vehicle of the first chamber. Can do.
- the present invention it is possible to provide a curtain airbag that can apply a tension in the vertical direction of the vehicle and improve the anti-release performance outside the vehicle.
- the present invention can provide a curtain airbag that can sufficiently protect an occupant even when the occupant moves irregularly in an irregular collision mode such as a small overlap.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an out-of-vehicle release prevention performance evaluation test of the curtain airbag of FIG. 5. It is the schematic which illustrates another curtain airbag. It is the schematic which illustrates another curtain airbag.
- FIG. 9 It is the schematic which illustrates the curtain airbag in 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which illustrates the state which the curtain airbag of FIG. 9 expand
- FIG. 1 is a schematic view illustrating a curtain airbag according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1A illustrates the curtain airbag when it is not deployed (stored).
- the curtain airbag illustrated in FIG. 1A is for the right side of the vehicle, but the curtain airbag for the left side, not shown, has a similar symmetrical structure.
- FIG. 1B is an enlarged view illustrating a part of FIG.
- the curtain airbag 100 includes an inflator 102 that is a gas generator, and the cushion portion 104 is inflated and deployed by the pressure of gas supplied from the inflator 102 to restrain the occupant.
- the cushion part 104 is formed in a bag shape by, for example, sewing a base fabric constituting the surface thereof on the front and back sides, or spinning using OPW (One-Piece Woven).
- the curtain airbag 100 is provided along the side of the vehicle 106 to cover all areas where the passenger's head and upper body may collide even when the vehicle 106 transitions from a side collision to a rollover. Need to be deployed.
- the curtain airbag 100 is mounted and stored on the roof side rail 108 indicated by the imaginary line on the upper side surface in the vehicle compartment in a state of being wound as shown in FIG.
- a plurality of tabs 110 provided at predetermined intervals on the upper end of the cushion portion 104 are fixed to the roof side rail 108.
- the cushion part 104 is suspended from the upper part of the side surface in the vehicle compartment via the tab 110.
- the tab 110 cannot be fixed at a desired position on the roof side rail 108.
- the tab 110 cannot be fixed to the welded portion 112 of the roof side rail 108 shown in FIG.
- the welded portion 112 has a base portion 116 including a plane portion 114 having a dimension L1.
- Panels 118a and 118b, which are part of the roof side rail 108, are overlapped on the vehicle front side and the vehicle rear side of the base portion 116, respectively, and are welded by, for example, spot welds 120a and 120b.
- the dimension L1 of the plane portion 114 is required to be at least about 30-40 mm.
- the actual dimension L1 is about 10 mm, and the tab 110 cannot be fixed.
- the vehicle 106 is a two-row seat vehicle in which a front seat 122 and a rear seat 124 are arranged from the front of the vehicle.
- Side windows 126 and 128 are installed on the side of the vehicle 106 from the front of the vehicle.
- the lower edge 130 of each side window 126, 128 is called a so-called belt line.
- a pillar (column) for supporting a roof (ceiling) is provided in the vehicle front-rear direction of each side window 126, 128. These pillars are called a front pillar 132, a center pillar 134, and a rear pillar 136 from the front of the vehicle 106.
- the curtain airbag 100 includes a strap 138 that is a string-like member. The strap 138 has a front end attached to the front pillar 132 and a rear end attached to the non-inflatable region 140 (see FIG. 2) of the cushion portion 104.
- FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged view illustrating a state where the curtain airbag 100 of FIG. 1 is deployed.
- FIG. 2A is a diagram illustrating the cushion portion 104 in the deployed state.
- FIG. 2B is a diagram showing a positional relationship between the cushion portion 104 and the vehicle 106 in FIG.
- the cushion portion 104 of the curtain airbag 100 includes an inflatable region 142 that inflates in an emergency and the non-inflatable region 140 that does not inflate and partitions the inflated region 142.
- the bracket 144 used when the tab 110 is attached to the roof side rail 108 is shown, but the tab 110 may be directly fixed to the roof side rail 108 without using the bracket 144.
- the expansion region 142 is further partitioned by, for example, a plurality of seam portions 146a, 146b, 146c, and 146d, and includes an auxiliary chamber (first chamber 148), a second chamber 150, and a chamber 152.
- first chamber 148 first chamber 148
- second chamber 150 second chamber 150
- chamber 152 Each of these chambers 148, 150, 152 protects the head of the occupant from a collision with the side window 126, or prevents the occupant from jumping out of the vehicle during a rollover.
- the seam portions 146a, 146b, 146c, and 146d are formed by joining the base fabrics on the front and back of the cushion portion 104, and the like.
- the assumed collision area E is an area defined based on the window frame as a collision target of the impactor 154 (see FIG. 3) in the outside emission prevention performance evaluation test based on FMVSS (US Federal Vehicle Safety Standards).
- the impactor 154 is a test device that simulates an occupant that collides with the airbag to be tested from the inside of the vehicle.
- the impactor 154 which is a test device, is caused to collide with a predetermined hitting point set on the curtain airbag 100 to evaluate the safety of the curtain airbag 100 (external vehicle release prevention performance evaluation test).
- the hit point in the forefront of the side window 126 (the center of the assumed collision area E) is referred to as an A1 hit point.
- A2 hit points, A3 hit points, and A4 hit points are shown as the hit points behind the A1 hit point.
- the first chamber 148 and the second chamber 150 are set on the AA line that is a vertical line passing through the A3 hit point among the hit points.
- the first chamber 148 overlaps the upper edge 156 of the side window 126 of the vehicle 106 when the first chamber 148 is expanded by receiving the expansion and deployment gas. Furthermore, the expanded first chamber 148 also overlaps the welded portion 112 of the roof side rail 108.
- the tab 110 cannot be set at the position overlapping the welded portion 112 as described above. Therefore, in the curtain airbag 100, the first chamber 148 is set in place of the tab 110 so that the expanded first chamber 148 overlaps the welded portion 112.
- the second chamber 150 is located at the lower part of the first chamber 148 when it receives and inflates and expands, and further is a belt that is the lower edge 130 of the side window 126. It overlaps with the line.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram exemplifying an out-of-vehicle release prevention performance evaluation test.
- FIG. 3A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.
- FIG. 3B is a diagram illustrating a state in which the impactor 154 collides with the curtain airbag of FIG.
- the side window 126 is indicated by a virtual line in FIG.
- the side collision test was performed by setting the movement amount of the A3 hit point to the outside of the vehicle to be 80 mm or less as a target value.
- the inflated first chamber 148 overlaps not only the upper edge 156 of the side window 126 of the vehicle 106 but also the welded portion 112 of the roof side rail 108. It becomes. Further, the expanded second chamber 150 is overlapped with the belt line which is the lower edge 130 of the side window 126.
- the belt line is not limited to the lower edge 130 of the side window 126, and may be grasped as the upper end portion 160 of the door trim 158, for example.
- the impactor 154 was made to collide with the A3 hit point, and a side collision test was performed.
- the first chamber 148 and the second chamber 150 withstand the collision by using the portions corresponding to the upper and lower side surfaces of the side window 126, for example, the welded portion 112 of the roof side rail 108 and the upper end portion 160 of the door trim 158 as the back shield. It will be.
- the tension line in the vertical direction of the vehicle acts as a single bar spanned between the upper edge 156 and the lower edge 130 of the side window 126, and the side window 126 of the curtain airbag 100. Prevent jumping out.
- the amount of movement of the A3 hit point to the outside of the vehicle is 65.9 mm, and the target value is 80 mm or less, and the vehicle outside emission prevention performance is improved.
- the lower part of the first chamber 148 means the entire lower part of the area including the vicinity of the first chamber 148 in the front-rear direction of the vehicle.
- the second chamber 150 is positioned “directly below” of the “lower part” of the first chamber 148.
- the lower part of the first chamber 148 and the second chamber 150 may be included as a main chamber provided with a protection area that inflates along the side window 126 of the vehicle 106 and protects the occupant.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic view illustrating a state in which the curtain airbag 100 of FIG. 2 is from the stored state to the deployed state.
- the arrow X in the figure indicates the vehicle outer side.
- the second chamber 150 is wound with the cushion portion 104 shown in the left side of FIG.
- the first chamber 148 is folded to the vehicle exterior along a dotted line 164 located in the middle from the seam portion 146b to the upper end 162 of the first chamber 148.
- the first chamber 148 folded in this manner is in a state of being overlapped with the outer surface of the wound second chamber 150.
- the first chamber 148 is inflated and deployed toward the outside of the vehicle in an emergency.
- the cushion portion 104 is in a state in which the first chamber 148 is inflated and deployed, and the second chamber 150 is inflated and deployed in the lower portion thereof. Then, the first chamber 148 and the second chamber 150 apply tension in the vehicle vertical direction to the cushion portion 104.
- the first chamber 148 is not limited to the folding method shown in FIG. 4A as long as it can expand and deploy toward the outside of the vehicle in an emergency and can be surely overlapped with the upper edge 156 of the side window 126.
- the first chamber 148 may be folded to the vehicle inner side by the seam portion 146b and further folded to the vehicle outer side by the dotted line 164 in a state where the cushion portion 104 shown on the left side of FIG.
- the first chamber 148 folded in this way When the first chamber 148 folded in this way is inflated in an emergency, the first chamber 148 expands to the outside of the vehicle, for example, with the seam 146b as the center, as shown by an arrow C, and is in a state indicated by a chain line in the figure. Thereafter, as shown on the right side of FIG. 4B, the cushion portion 104 is in a state in which the first chamber 148 is inflated and deployed, and the second chamber 150 is inflated and deployed in the lower portion thereof. That is, even the first chamber 148 shown in FIG. 4B can be inflated and deployed toward the outside of the vehicle in an emergency.
- the first chamber 148 when the curtain airbag 100 is deployed, the first chamber 148 is configured to deploy and extend above the main chamber along the upper side surface in the vehicle compartment.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the curtain airbag 10 of the comparative example is deployed.
- FIG. 5 (a) is shown corresponding to FIG. 2 (a).
- FIG. 5B is a diagram showing a positional relationship between the cushion portion 12 and the vehicle 106 in FIG.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an out-of-vehicle release prevention performance evaluation test of the curtain airbag 10 of FIG.
- FIG. 6A is a DD cross-sectional view of FIG. 5B.
- FIG. 6B is a diagram illustrating a state in which the impactor 154 collides with the curtain airbag 10 of FIG.
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- the curtain airbag 10 of the comparative example is different from the curtain airbag 100 in that the first chamber 148 is not provided in the cushion portion 12.
- the cushion portion 12 includes an inflating region 14 that inflates in an emergency, and a non-inflating region 16 that does not inflate and partitions the inflating region 14.
- the inflating region 14 of the cushion portion 12 includes, for example, chambers 20 and 22 that are further partitioned by a plurality of seam portions 18a, 18b, and 18c and set on a vertical line indicated by a DD line passing through the A3 hit point. Yes.
- the chamber 20 has an upper edge 156 of the side window 126 and a welded portion 112 of the roof side rail 108 when expanded in an emergency as shown in FIGS. 5 (b) and 6 (a). It will be in the state which does not overlap with any of these. On the other hand, when the chamber 22 expands, it overlaps with the belt line which is the lower edge 130 of the side window 126.
- the impactor 154 was made to collide with the A3 hit point, and a side collision test was performed.
- the chamber 20 does not overlap the welded portion 112 of the roof side rail 108 even if the chamber 22 tries to withstand a collision by using the upper end 160 of the door trim 158 as a back shield. Cannot be added. Therefore, in the comparative example, it is difficult to prevent the curtain airbag 10 from jumping out of the side window 126.
- the movement amount of the A3 hit point to the outside of the vehicle is 85.7 mm, which exceeds the target value of 80 mm, and it has not been possible to improve the outside release prevention performance. .
- the first chamber 148 and the second chamber 150 that are inflated in the event of an emergency of the vehicle 106 such as a side collision are the upper edge 156 and the lower edge of the side window 126, respectively. It overlaps with 130. For this reason, even if the weight of the occupant is applied to the curtain airbag 100, the first chamber 148 and the second chamber 150 can withstand the upper and lower side surfaces of the side window 126 as back shields, and further tension in the vehicle vertical direction. Can be added to the curtain airbag 100. Therefore, according to the curtain airbag 100, it is possible to improve the out-of-vehicle release prevention performance.
- the tension in the vehicle vertical direction along the vertical line passing through the A3 hit point in the event of an emergency of the vehicle 106 is increased.
- the expanded first chamber 148 is set to overlap the welded portion 112 where the tab 110 cannot be provided. Therefore, in the curtain airbag 100, even if it is a place where the tab 110 cannot be provided, it is possible to apply a tension in the vertical direction of the vehicle by overlapping the inflated first chamber 148 on the place, thereby preventing discharge outside the vehicle. Performance can be improved.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic view illustrating another curtain airbag.
- the cushion portion 104 is suspended from the upper side surface in the vehicle compartment via the tab 110 fixed to the roof side rail 108A.
- assist grip brackets 166a and 166b for attaching an assist grip (not shown) to the roof side rail 108A are fixed.
- the tab 110 cannot be provided at a position overlapping the assist grip brackets 166a and 166b of the roof side rail 108A.
- the assist grip bracket 166a is located on a vertical line passing through the A3 hit point. Therefore, in the curtain airbag 100A, the first chamber 148 that is inflated so as to overlap the assist grip bracket 166a is provided instead of the tab 110.
- the curtain airbag 100A it is possible to apply tension in the vertical direction of the vehicle on the vertical line passing through the A3 hit point including the position overlapping the assist grip brat 166a on which the tab 110 cannot be provided, thus preventing the release from the vehicle. Performance can be improved.
- the cushion portion 104 is suspended from the upper side surface in the vehicle compartment via the tab 110 fixed to the roof side rail 108B.
- fixing portions 168a, 168b, 168c for fixing a roof trim are formed on the roof side rail 108B.
- the tab 110 cannot be provided at a location overlapping the fixing portions 168a, 168b, 168c of the roof side rail 108B.
- the fixing portion 168a is located on a vertical line passing through the A3 hit point. Therefore, in the curtain airbag 100B, the first chamber 148 that is inflated so as to overlap the fixing portion 168a is provided instead of the tab 110.
- the curtain airbag 100B it is possible to apply tension in the vertical direction of the vehicle on the vertical line passing through the A3 hitting point including the position overlapping the fixing portion 168a where the tab 110 cannot be provided, and the anti-release performance outside the vehicle. Can be improved.
- the first chamber 148 and the second chamber 150 are partitioned by the seam portion 146b.
- the present invention is not limited to this.
- a description will be given with reference to FIG.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic view illustrating still another curtain airbag.
- the curtain airbag 100C is different from the curtain airbag 100 in that the seam portion 146b is not formed.
- the inflated first chamber 148 and second chamber 150 are set at positions overlapping the upper edge 156 and the lower edge 130 of the side window 126, respectively. In this way, even in the curtain airbag 100C in which the seam portion 146b is not formed, it is possible to apply tension in the vertical direction of the vehicle in an emergency of the vehicle, and it is possible to improve off-vehicle release prevention performance.
- the first chamber 148 and the second chamber 150 are set on a vertical line passing through the A3 hit point, but the present invention is not limited to this.
- the other hit points are A1 hit points, A2 hit points, and
- the first chamber 148 and the second chamber 150 may be set on a vertical line passing through the A4 hit point. Even in such a case, the curtain airbags 100, 100A, 100B, and 100C can be applied with a tension in the vehicle vertical direction in the event of a vehicle emergency, and the release prevention performance outside the vehicle can be improved.
- FIG. 9 is a schematic view illustrating a curtain airbag according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9A illustrates the curtain airbag when it is not deployed (stored).
- the curtain airbag illustrated in FIG. 9A is for the left side of the vehicle, the curtain airbag for the right side, not shown, has a similar symmetrical structure.
- FIG. 9B is an enlarged view illustrating a part of FIG.
- the curtain airbag 200 includes an inflator 202 that is a gas generator, and the cushion portion 204 is inflated and deployed by the pressure of gas supplied from the inflator 202 to restrain the occupant.
- the cushion portion 204 is formed into a bag shape by, for example, sewing a base fabric constituting the surface thereof on the front and back sides, or spinning using OPW (One-Piece Woven).
- the curtain airbag 200 extends along the side of the vehicle 206 in order to cover all areas where the occupant's head and upper body may collide even when the vehicle 206 transitions from a side collision to a rollover. Need to be deployed.
- the curtain airbag 200 is attached and housed on the roof side rail 208 indicated by the phantom line at the upper side of the vehicle interior in a state of being wound or folded as shown in FIG.
- a plurality of tabs 210 provided at a predetermined interval on the upper end of the cushion portion 204 are fixed to the roof side rail 208. In this manner, the cushion portion 204 is suspended from the upper side surface in the vehicle compartment via the tab 210.
- the tab 210 cannot be fixed at a desired position on the roof side rail 208.
- the tab 210 cannot be fixed to the coupling portion 212 of the roof side rail 208 shown in FIG.
- the coupling portion 212 has a base portion 216 including a flat portion 214 having a dimension L1. Panels 218a and 218b that are part of the roof side rail 208 are overlapped on the vehicle front side and the vehicle rear side of the base portion 216, respectively, and are welded by, for example, spot welding portions 220a and 220b.
- the dimension L1 of the flat portion 214 is required to be at least about 30-40 mm.
- the actual dimension L1 is about 10 mm, and the tab 210 cannot be fixed.
- the connecting portion 212 not only forms the roof side rail 208 by welding the panels 218a and 218b, but also various frames necessary for forming the ceiling (roof) of the vehicle 206, such as the roof front rail 222 (see FIG. 11).
- the coupling portion 212 increases the rigidity and strength of the vehicle 206 itself by connecting various frames by welding or the like.
- the coupling portion 212 is usually shaped to protrude to the vehicle interior side from the structural material portions constituting these bodies.
- the vehicle 206 is a two-row seat vehicle in which a front seat 224 and a rear seat 226 are arranged from the front of the vehicle.
- Side windows 228 and 230 are installed on the side surface of the vehicle 206 from the front of the vehicle.
- the lower edge 232 of each side window 228, 230 is called a so-called belt line.
- the roof side rail 208 is located between the roof of the vehicle 206 and the side windows 228 and 230, and is a member that extends in the vehicle front-rear direction at the upper part of the side surface in the vehicle compartment.
- Pillars that support the roof are provided in the vehicle front-rear direction of the side windows 228 and 230. These pillars are called a front pillar 234, a center pillar 236, and a rear pillar 238 from the front of the vehicle 206.
- the curtain airbag 200 includes a strap 240 that is a string-like member.
- the strap 240 has a front end attached to the front pillar 234 and a rear end attached to the non-inflatable region 242 (see FIG. 10) of the cushion portion 204.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the curtain airbag 200 of FIG. 9 is deployed.
- An arrow X shown in the figure indicates the front side of the vehicle.
- the cushion portion 204 of the curtain airbag 200 includes an inflatable region 244 that inflates in an emergency, and the non-inflatable region 242 that is not inflated and that is indicated by hatching in the drawing that partitions the inflated region 244.
- the non-inflatable region 242 is formed by joining the base fabrics on the front and back of the cushion portion 204 or the like.
- the expansion region 244 is defined by a non-expansion region 242 and includes a first chamber 246, a second chamber 248 and a third chamber 250.
- the strap 240 passes through the vehicle exterior side of the third chamber 250 and is attached to a non-inflatable region 242 that partitions the rear end portion 250a of the third chamber 250, as indicated by a dotted line in the drawing.
- each of the chambers 246, 248, 250 protects the occupant in the event of an emergency of the vehicle 206, but each has a different role.
- the first chamber 246 and the third chamber 250 will be mainly described with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a partially enlarged illustration of the curtain airbag 200 and the vehicle 206 of FIG.
- FIG. 12 is a view as seen from the arrow B of the curtain airbag 200 of FIG.
- An arrow Y shown in FIG. 12 indicates the vehicle interior side.
- Each figure shows a state where gas is supplied to the curtain airbag 200 and each chamber 246, 248, 250 is inflated and deployed.
- the roof front rail 222 is a member that is located on the vehicle front side of the roof of the vehicle 206 and extends in the vehicle width direction, and is one of the frames constituting the roof.
- the third chamber 250 When the third chamber 250 is expanded as shown in FIG. 11, the third chamber 250 is located in front of the second chamber 248 and on the vehicle front side of the steering wheel 252 of the vehicle 206.
- the second chamber 248 is located below the first chamber 246 as shown in FIG.
- the third chamber 250 is bent to the inside of the vehicle and expands.
- the third chamber 250 expands so as to extend further inside the vehicle than the second chamber 248.
- the third chamber 250 expands so as to overlap at least a part of the second chamber 248, the third chamber 250 expands so as to extend to the vehicle interior side.
- the strap 240 passes from the front pillar 234 of the vehicle 206 to the outside of the third chamber 250, and further, as described above, the non-inflatable region 242 (which defines the rear end portion 250a of the third chamber 250). (See FIG. 10).
- the strap 240 is set to be stretched in a straight line when gas is supplied to the curtain airbag 200, as shown in FIGS.
- the third chamber 250 is pushed out to the inside of the vehicle by the strap 240 that passes through the vehicle outside of the third chamber 250 and is stretched linearly. As a result, the third chamber 250 can be bent and expanded to the inside of the vehicle when expanded. However, even if the strap 240 is not provided, when the curtain airbag 200 is inflated and deployed, the third chamber 250 collides with other members such as a front window (not shown) of the vehicle 206, and the reaction force It is also possible to fold and swell inside the vehicle. Although not shown in particular, the second chamber 248 and the non-inflatable region 242 at the upper part of the third chamber 250 are joined so that the third chamber 250 is folded and partially overlaps the second chamber 248. Also, the third chamber 250 is deployed so as to extend to the vehicle interior side. This connection is optimally made by sewing.
- the small overlap collision mode has attracted attention as a collision mode in a collision safety performance test determined by IIHS (Insurer Association for Highway Safety) in the United States.
- IIHS Insurer Association for Highway Safety
- the small overlap collision mode for example, it is assumed that the front surface corresponding to 1/4 (25%) of the vehicle width located at the driver seat side end of the front surface of the vehicle collides with the collision object.
- the vehicle In the small overlap collision mode, the vehicle itself rotates in a top view while being a frontal collision (front collision). As a result, it is known that the occupant's body, particularly the head, seated in the front seat behaves forward and outward.
- the coupling portion 212 is in a position where the passenger's head is likely to move and collide. Further, since the coupling portion 212 is formed by welding, a portion protruding from the body panel of the vehicle body is often formed.
- the first chamber 246 expands so as to cover the coupling portion 212. Therefore, in the curtain airbag 200, even when the occupant's head moves toward the coupling portion 212 in the small overlap collision mode, the first chamber 246 receives the occupant's head, and the occupant's head becomes the coupling portion. It is possible to prevent direct contact with 212 and protect the occupant.
- the third chamber 250 when the third chamber 250 is expanded as shown in FIG. 11, the third chamber 250 is located on the vehicle front side of the steering wheel 252 of the vehicle 206, and is further located below the first chamber 246. At the front of the first chamber, ie, lower than the first chamber 246. In addition, as shown in FIG. 12, the third chamber 250 bends inward and expands.
- the third chamber 250 remains in the occupant's head. The passengers can be protected more reliably.
- the second chamber 248 is not only located at the lower part of the first chamber when expanded by receiving gas, but also a belt line which is the lower edge 232 of the side window 228 of the vehicle 206 as shown by a chain line in FIG. It overlaps with. Further, the first chamber 246 covers the coupling portion 212 as described above.
- the first chamber 246 expands to cover the coupling portion 212, and the second chamber 248 expands below the first chamber 246. Therefore, in the curtain airbag 200, not only the occupant's head is protected by the inflated first chamber 246, but also the occupant's body is protected by the second chamber 248.
- the second chamber 248 is illustrated as a main chamber including a protection area that expands along the side window 228 of the vehicle 206 and protects the occupant, for example. Not only the second chamber 248 but also an expansion region 244 located at the rear of the second chamber 248 may be included in the main chamber.
- the first chamber 246 and the second chamber 248 are respectively connected to the coupling portion 212 and the belt even when the weight of the occupant is applied to the curtain airbag 200.
- the line can be used as a back shield to withstand this, preventing passengers from being released outside the vehicle.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram exemplifying an out-of-vehicle release prevention performance evaluation test of the curtain airbag 200 of FIG.
- FIG. 13A is a diagram schematically showing the AA cross section of FIG.
- FIG. 13B is a diagram illustrating a state in which the impactor 254 collides with the curtain airbag 200 of FIG.
- the impactor 254 is a test apparatus that simulates an occupant that collides with the airbag to be tested from the inside of the vehicle. Further, since the out-of-vehicle emission prevention performance evaluation test is performed with the side window 228 opened or removed, the side window 228 is indicated by a virtual line in FIG.
- the assumed collision area E is an area defined based on the window frame as a collision target of the impactor 254 in the vehicle outside emission prevention performance evaluation test based on FMVSS 226 (Federal automobile safety standard).
- the impactor 254 which is a test device, is caused to collide with a predetermined hitting point set on the curtain airbag 200 to evaluate the safety of the curtain airbag 200.
- the hit point in the forefront of the side window 228 (the center of the assumed collision area E) is referred to as an A1 hit point although not shown.
- the position of the hit point by the FMVSS 226 changes depending on the size of the window and the shape of the vehicle. Therefore, in the drawing, as an example of the hit point E1, an A3 hit point behind the A1 hit point is illustrated.
- the first chamber 248 and the second chamber 250 are set on an AA line that is a vertical line passing through the A3 hit point.
- the side collision test it is required that the moving distance of the apex outside the vehicle of the impactor 254 be within 100 mm from the contact surface with the side window 228.
- the side collision test was performed by setting the movement amount of the A3 hit point to the outside of the vehicle to be 80 mm or less as a target value.
- the inflated first chamber 246 overlaps with the coupling portion 212 of the vehicle 206, and further overlaps with the upper edge 256 of the side window 228.
- the coupling portion 212 is located inside the roof side rail 208 as shown in the figure, and further has a shape protruding slightly toward the inside of the vehicle.
- the expanded second chamber 248 overlaps with a belt line which is the lower edge 232 of the side window 228.
- the belt line is not limited to the lower edge 232 of the side window 228, and may be grasped as the upper end portion 260 of the door trim 258, for example.
- the impactor 254 was made to collide with the A3 hit point, and a side collision test was performed.
- the first chamber 246 and the second chamber 248 endure the collision using the coupling portion 212 and the upper end 260 of the door trim 258 as a back shield, respectively.
- the tension line acts as if it were a single rod spanned between the coupling portion 212 and the belt line, and prevents the curtain airbag 200 from jumping out of the vehicle.
- the amount of movement of the A3 hit point to the outside of the vehicle was 65.9 mm
- the target value was 80 mm or less
- the out-of-vehicle emission prevention performance was improved.
- the lower part of the first chamber 246 means the entire lower part of the region including the vicinity of the first chamber 246 in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.
- the second chamber 248 is positioned “directly below” of the “lower portion” of the first chamber 246.
- FIG. 14 is a schematic view exemplifying a state in which the curtain airbag 200 of FIG.
- an arrow Z indicates the vehicle exterior side.
- the second chamber 248 is wound in the stored state of the cushion portion 204 shown on the left side of FIG.
- the first chamber 246 is folded to the outside of the vehicle along a dotted line 264 located on the way from the boundary portion 246 b serving as a boundary with the second chamber 248 to the upper end 262 of the first chamber 248.
- the first chamber 246 folded in this manner is in a state where it overlaps the outer surface of the wound second chamber 248.
- the first chamber 246 is inflated and deployed toward the outside of the vehicle in an emergency, and can be surely overlapped with the coupling portion 212 as shown on the right side of FIGS. 13 (a) and 14 (a), for example. it can.
- the cushion portion 204 is in a state in which the first chamber 246 is inflated and deployed, and the second chamber 248 is inflated and deployed in the lower portion thereof. Further, the first chamber 246 and the second chamber 248 apply a vehicle vertical tension to the cushion portion 204.
- the first chamber 246 is not limited to the folding method illustrated in FIG. 14A as long as the first chamber 246 can be inflated and deployed in an emergency and can be surely overlapped with the coupling portion 212.
- the first chamber 246 may be folded to the vehicle inner side at the boundary portion 246b and further folded to the vehicle outer side at the dotted line 264 in the stored state of the cushion portion 204 shown on the left side of FIG.
- the first chamber 246 folded in this way expands in an emergency
- the first chamber 246 expands to the outside of the vehicle, for example, centering on the boundary portion 246b as shown by an arrow D, and is in a state indicated by a chain line in the figure.
- the cushion portion 204 is in a state in which the first chamber 246 is inflated and deployed, and the second chamber 248 is inflated and deployed in the lower portion thereof. That is, even the first chamber 246 shown in FIG. 14B can be expanded and deployed toward the coupling portion 212 in an emergency.
- the curtain airbag 200 in the present embodiment in an irregular collision mode such as a small overlap, the occupant moves irregularly, that is, moves toward the coupling portion 212 of the vehicle 206. Even so, the occupant can be sufficiently protected by the expanded first chamber 246 and the third chamber 250.
- the curtain airbag 200 in the event of an emergency of the vehicle 206 such as a side collision, a tension in the vertical direction of the vehicle is applied by the expanded first chamber 246 and the second chamber 248, so that the release prevention performance outside the vehicle can be improved.
- the first chamber 246 and the second chamber 248 are set, for example, on a vertical line passing through the A3 hit point, a vehicle vertical tension is applied along the vertical line passing through the A3 hit point of the present example in the event of the vehicle 206. , The ability to prevent release outside the vehicle can be improved reliably.
- the present invention can be used for a curtain airbag that inflates and deploys along a side surface in a vehicle compartment for the purpose of protecting an occupant at the time of a frontal collision, a side collision, or a rollover (rollover) of a vehicle.
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図1は、本発明の第1実施形態におけるカーテンエアバッグを例示する概略図である。図1(a)は、カーテンエアバッグの非展開時(収納時)を例示している。また、図1(a)に例示するカーテンエアバッグは、車両の右側面用のものであるが、図示を省略する左側面用のカーテンエアバッグも同様の対称な構造を有する。図1(b)は、図1(a)の一部を拡大して例示する図である。
図9は、本発明の第2実施形態におけるカーテンエアバッグを例示する概略図である。図9(a)は、カーテンエアバッグの非展開時(収納時)を例示している。また、図9(a)に例示するカーテンエアバッグは、車両の左側面用のものであるが、図示を省略する右側面用のカーテンエアバッグも同様の対称な構造を有する。図9(b)は、図9(a)の一部を拡大して例示する図である。
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- 車両室内の側面上部に収納され、該側面に沿って膨張展開するカーテンエアバッグであって、
膨張展開用ガスを受けて、主に車両のサイドウィンドウに沿って膨張し、乗員を保護する保護エリアを備えるメインチャンバと、
膨張展開用ガスを受けて膨張したときに車両のサイドウィンドウの上縁と重なる第1チャンバと、を備え、
前記カーテンエアバッグの展開時に、前記第1チャンバは、前記車両室内の側面上部に沿って前記メインチャンバの上方に展開して延在するように構成され、
前記メインチャンバは、膨張展開用ガスを受けて膨張したときに前記第1チャンバの下部に位置し前記サイドウィンドウの下縁であるベルトラインと重なる第2チャンバとを備えることを特徴とするカーテンエアバッグ。 - 前記第1チャンバおよび前記第2チャンバは、前記第2チャンバと重なる衝突想定領域の中心である打点を通る垂直線上に設定されていることを特徴とする請求項1に記載のカーテンエアバッグ。
- 前記第1チャンバは、前記側面の溶接部分に重なるように膨張することを特徴とする請求項1または2に記載のカーテンエアバッグ。
- 前記第1チャンバは、アシストグリップを取付けるブラケットに重なるように膨張することを特徴とする請求項1または2に記載のカーテンエアバッグ。
- 前記第1チャンバは、ルーフトリムを固定する固定部に重なるように膨張することを特徴とする請求項1または2に記載のカーテンエアバッグ。
- 車両室内の側面上部に収納され、該側面に沿って膨張展開するカーテンエアバッグであって、
膨張展開用ガスを受けて、主に車両のサイドウィンドウに沿って膨張し、乗員を保護する保護エリアを備えるメインチャンバと、
膨張展開用ガスを受けて膨張する第1チャンバを備え、
前記第1チャンバは、膨張展開用ガスを受けて膨張したときに、前記メインチャンバの上方で車両の天井とサイドウィンドウとの間に位置し車両前後方向に延びるルーフサイドレールと、前記天井の車両前側に位置し車幅方向に延びるルーフフロントレールとが繋がれる結合部分の少なくとも一部を覆う位置に設けられることを特徴とするカーテンエアバッグ。 - 前記メインチャンバは、膨張展開用ガスを受けて膨張したときに前記第1チャンバの下部に位置し、車両のサイドウィンドウの下縁であるベルトラインと重なる第2チャンバを備えることを特徴とする請求項6に記載のカーテンエアバッグ。
- 膨張展開用ガスを受けて膨張したときに前記第2チャンバの前部であって車両のステアリングホイールよりも車両前側に位置し、車両のフロントウィンドウによって車内側に折れ曲がって膨張する第3チャンバをさらに備えることを特徴とする請求項1から7のいずれか1項に記載のカーテンエアバッグ。
- 膨張展開用ガスを受けて膨張したときに車両のステアリングホイールよりも車両前側に位置し、前記第2チャンバよりも車内側に延びる第3チャンバをさらに備えることを特徴とする請求項1から7のいずれか1項に記載のカーテンエアバッグ。
- 車両のフロントピラーから前記第3チャンバの車外側を通って該第3チャンバの後端部まで差し渡され、膨張展開用ガスが供給されたときに直線状に張られるストラップをさらに備えることを特徴とする請求項8または9に記載のカーテンエアバッグ。
- 前記第1チャンバは、当該カーテンエアバッグの収納状態で、該第1チャンバの上端に至る途中で車内側に折り返されていることを特徴とする請求項1から10のいずれか1項に記載のカーテンエアバッグ。
- 前記第1チャンバは、当該カーテンエアバッグの収納状態で、該第1チャンバと前記第2チャンバとを区画するシーム部で車内側に折り畳まれ、さらに該シーム部から前記第1チャンバの上端に至る途中で車外側に折り返されていることを特徴とする請求項1から5および7から10のいずれか1項に記載のカーテンエアバッグ。
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