Patent ID: 6530595
Filing Date: 2003-03-11
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A protective cushion for a vehicle occupant's head, the vehicle having a longitudinal direction which extends generally from a rear of the vehicle toward a front of the vehicle, the protective cushion comprising:an occupant-side sheet and a body-side sheet superposed on each other and sewn together so as to define a plurality of chambers, arranged in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, into which a fluid is to be filled; and a cylindrical member having a wall formed by a cylindrical member sheet rolled into layers, wherein the thickness of the wall is at least twice the thickness of the cylindrical member sheet, wherein the cylindrical member is separate from and provided between the occupant-side sheet and the body-side sheet to define a longitudinal fluid passage at an upper portion of the cushion, and wherein the cylindrical member has at least one opening at an approximate middle of the cylindrical member to provide fluid communication between the fluid passage and the plurality of chambers.