Patent ID: 8365857
Filing Date: 2013-02-05
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An airbag system comprising an airbag obtained by closing each of opposite end portions of a folded metal tube with an end cap and attached to an attachment surface of a front pillar, the airbag system protecting a pedestrian by deploying the airbag along the front pillar with a gas produced by an inflator, wherein the airbag is attached to the attachment surface by connecting a portion of the airbag to the attachment surface with a stay interposed therebetween, said airbag portion being located away from the end cap towards an intermediate part of the airbag by a predetermined distance in a longitudinal direction of the airbag, the attachment surface is spaced a distance from the end cap in the longitudinal direction of the airbag, wherein: said stay extends in the longitudinal direction of the airbag and includes a first fixation part, a second fixation part, and a connecting part, said first fixation part is fixed to the attachment surface and extends in the longitudinal direction of the airbag past the end cap and toward the second fixation part, said second fixation part is fixed to the airbag portion and extends in the longitudinal direction of the airbag toward the first fixation part, and the connecting part connects the first and second fixation parts together.