Patent ID: 7806433
Filing Date: 2010-10-05
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A head protecting airbag system comprising: an inflator located in a predetermined position on a vehicle, that is activated upon at least one of a side collision and a rollover of the vehicle; an airbag including a gas supply path connected to the inflator, and an inflation section connected to the gas supply path to protect a head of an occupant, wherein the airbag is folded up in a vehicle height direction and stored along a roof side rail section of the vehicle, and is deployed by gas from the inflator downward along a side of a vehicle body in a passenger compartment; a pillar garnish provided on a side of the vehicle body in the passenger compartment; and an airbag guide mechanism, provided at a location above the pillar garnish, that guides the deployment of the airbag toward the passenger compartment, wherein: the gas supply path includes a pillar covering part provided at a location corresponding to an upper part of the pillar garnish and a window covering part provided at a location corresponding to an upper part of a side window of the vehicle; when the airbag is deployed, the pillar covering part protrudes further into the passenger compartment than the window covering part; the airbag is folded in a manner so that a lower part of the airbag deployed is rolled and an upper part of the airbag deployed is folded; and a folded part of the pillar covering part is larger in dimension than a folded part of the window covering part, and is folded more times than the folded part of the window covering part.