Patent ID: 8167075
Filing Date: 2012-05-01
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An air bag system mountable on a vehicle, comprising: an air bag capable of covering a front surface side of a front pillar of the vehicle, the vehicle being provided with a front side door located behind the front pillar, the front side door being adjacent the pillar, the front side door having a side window positioned at a rear of the front pillar and a door mirror positioned in the vicinity of a front lower corner of the side window, the door mirror comprising a mount base which is mounted on the front side door and a mirror main body which is installed while being supported rotatably on the mount base at a proximal portion side thereof so as to be positioned in a foldable position where a distal end is positioned in proximity to the side window and a usable position where the distal end is positioned so as to project towards an outside of the vehicle, wherein the air bag is folded to be stowed in proximity to a front of the door mirror below the front pillar and comprises: an inflatable main body portion which covers a front surface of the front pillar when completely inflated; a supporting inflatable portion which stretches continuously from the inflatable main body portion so as to extend towards the outside of the vehicle from the inflatable main body portion and which is disposed so that a lower surface side is brought into abutment with an upper surface of the door mirror in the usable position so as to be supported thereon to thereby support the inflatable main body portion; and the air bag is folded and stowed in the front side door in a position which lies in proximity to a front side of the door mirror.