Patent ID: 6554314
Filing Date: 2003-04-29
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A protective cushion for a vehicle occupant's head which is disposed in the vicinity of a corner between a ceiling and a side surface of a vehicle cabin so that it is adapted to be inflated with introduced gas downwardly along the side surface, the protective cushion comprising:an occupant-side sheet and a body-side sheet which are superposed on each other and joined together so as to form a plurality of vacant chambers between said sheets into which gas is filled, wherein said chambers are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and wherein the cushion has a gas passage at an upper portion thereof extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, said protective cushion being characterized in that said gas passage comprises a cylindrical member provided separately from said sheets wherein said gas passage is provided with at least one opening between first and second ends thereof.