Patent ID: 8172258
Filing Date: 2012-05-08
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A ramp apparatus for a curtain airbag for a vehicle, positioned between a headliner and a vehicular body panel such that the curtain airbag is deployed through a matching part formed between the headliner and a pillar trim, the ramp apparatus comprising: a support ramp fastened to the vehicular body panel and receiving a lower portion of the folded curtain airbag; and a deployment ramp extending from a first end of the support ramp to enclose a portion of the curtain airbag therein and deploying towards the interior of the vehicle to fill a gap between the vehicular body panel and the pillar trim by expansive pressure of the curtain airbag in the event of a vehicle collision; wherein the support ramp includes: wherein at least a support piece protrudes from the bent part and is supported by the vehicular body panel; and wherein the at least a support piece protrudes from the bent part in a tangential direction of the bent part towards the vehicular body panel.