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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8151722 | Method of manufacturing airbag A method of manufacturing an airbag with which an airbag having a left airbag section and a right airbag section and constituted so that peripheral edge portions of an opening of an opposing face of each bag are sewn together can be easily manufactured. An airbag | 04/10/2012 |
| 8128124 | Airbag cushion and airbag apparatus There is provided an airbag cushion which is configured to allow the joint between a distal end portion of a lid member and the airbag cushion by a separable joint member to be released easily and rapidly as a whole, and is able to be inflatable rapidly and substant... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8113538 | Airbag cover and airbag device An airbag cover and an airbag device capable of improving an outer appearance of the airbag cover and simplifying a structure of a hinge portion are provided. In one form, an airbag cover is formed by integrally resin molding a plate portion which forms a vehicle in... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8104794 | Seat belt retractor, seat belt apparatus, seat belt winding method, computer program, and seat belt system A seat belt retractor (1) is provided which comprises a rotation sensor (8) for detecting the withdrawn amount of a seat belt, a control amount setting unit for setting a first control amount for winding up the seat belt (3) and a second control... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8104563 | Hood airbag device for use in a vehicle In a hood airbag device for use in a vehicle, left and right bag-expansion openings are formed at the rear end portion of the outer hood panel in a hood width direction, and the deployment positions of corresponding left and right airbags are controlled or restraine... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8087697 | Seat belt apparatus and seat belt control method To allow an occupant to easily wear a seat belt without twisting his or her body when the occupant sits in a seat. When a door sensor 60 detects the opening of a door, a motor is driven to wind up a seat belt 2 so as to move a belt guide 4 | 01/03/2012 |
| 8083262 | Seat belt retractor and seat belt apparatus A seat belt retractor includes a cylindrical member, a torsionally deformable shaft arranged inside the cylindrical member and having one end side connected to the cylindrical member, a plate mounting member arranged in the cylindrical member and disposed on an oute... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8083255 | Vehicle air bag system A vehicle air bag system, which can facilitate confirmation of a state of an introduction part of an air bag housed in a cover, includes an air bag having an introduction part into which an inflator is inserted, and a general part that inflates and expands verticall... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8079616 | Seatbelt apparatus A seatbelt apparatus is provided which can constrain a passenger by ensuring removal of a slack of a lap belt when two pretensioners are activated under two different time frames. A pretensioner of a seatbelt retractor is activated first, and a shoulder belt and a l... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8075018 | Airbag and airbag device An airbag for restraining an occupant includes a sheet-shaped web having a predetermined shape and a circumferential edge. The web is folded and arranged such that the circumferential edge is overlapped and gathered substantially in one location of the web and joine... | 12/13/2011 |
| D650320 | Diffuser of air-bags for cars | 12/13/2011 |
| 8070183 | Airbag and airbag apparatus An airbag to be inflated by gas for a vehicle includes a base member for the airbag, an opening and closing vent provided in the base member, and a discharging gas control member for restraining gas from discharging from the opening and closing vent. The discharging... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8059867 | Detection system, informing system, actuation system and vehicle A detection system is provided for easily detecting information about respective objects seated on a plurality of vehicle seats. An occupant information detection apparatus for a vehicle is disclosed which, in one form, comprises a single photographing section capab... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8052219 | Seat belt retractor and seat belt device using the same A seat belt retractor for retracting a seat belt includes a spool for retracting the seat belt, a locking mechanism for locking rotation of said spool, and an end-lock preventing mechanism for preventing an end-lock of the seat belt. The end-lock preventing mechanis... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8029015 | Airbag cover and airbag apparatus An airbag cover and an airbag apparatus are provided which achieve cost reduction by integrally molding an instrument panel and an inner case as well as ensure the rigidity of the instrument panel without degrading the aesthetically pleasing of the instrument panel.... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8016362 | Occupant restraint apparatus An occupant restraint apparatus includes an anchor adapted to be fixed to a vehicle body, a lap belt having a tip side fixed to the anchor, and an inflatable portion formed at the tip side, an inflator for introducing gas from the tip side to inflate the inflatable ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8015851 | Dowel forming method for buckle base member When forming a dowel section by performing press working on each of portions constituting side walls of a buckle base member, a die having a negative clearance with a punch portion (2) is used whose length or diameter is larger than a length or diameter of a ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7997615 | Occupant restraint system An occupant restraint system according to one form of the present invention includes a side airbag device having a first airbag for, in a side collision, receiving gas supply from an inflator and inflating to deploy such that the first airbag covers a side internal ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7988197 | Seat belt retractor and seat belt apparatus provided therwith A seat belt retractor (6) according to the present invention, when mounted on a vehicle body, has an ECU (16) laid out in such a manner that an ECU connector (16c) faces a vehicle side connector (18) mounted to a predetermined posi... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7983475 | Vehicular actuation system A vehicular actuation system installed in a vehicle includes an actuation device that includes an operation member manipulated by a vehicle occupant. The system also includes a detecting unit for detecting a three-dimensional image in an operational area of a predet... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7978881 | Occupant information detection system An occupant information detection system for detecting information related to a vehicle occupant on a vehicle seat includes an image detecting section facing a vehicle seat area taking a three-dimensional image, an information extraction processing section extractin... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7976063 | Airbag and airbag device Provided are an airbag and an airbag device whose size of a package when the airbag is folded can be reduced while demonstrating effects of an inner chamber. An airbag device in the present invention includes a gas generator configured to generate gas under predeter... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7971902 | Vehicle occupant restraint system A vehicle occupant restraint system including: a seatbelt device including a shoulder belt portion restraining a part of a vehicle occupant from one of shoulders to a chest, and a lap belt portion restraining a waist of the vehicle occupant; an upper airbag provided... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7963554 | Airbag device and steering wheel To provide an airbag device and a steering wheel capable of improving the operational feeling of horn. An airbag device comprises: an airbag unit 2 having an airbag, an inflator 12 for inflating the airbag, and a cover 13 which is dispose... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7954847 | Stretchable webbing, inflatable belt, and inflatable belt apparatus A technology for a stretchable webbing is provided including a long inflatable belt for restraining a vehicle occupant, which is effective in preventing slippage between yarns and fray while ensuring webbing rigidity. One embodiment includes a stretchable webbing ha... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7946375 | Seat belt retractor and seat belt apparatus The disclosed seat belt retractor and seat belt apparatus may comprise: an electric motor; a spool that is capable of winding and unwinding a seat belt for occupant restraint in association with the driving of the electric motor; and a controller for controlling the... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7942449 | Seat belt apparatus and seat belt retractor A seat belt retractor includes a frame having a back plate and a side wall protruding from each of multiple side edges of the back plate. The seat belt retractor also includes a spool supported by the frame and configured to rotate and wind a seat belt, a motor conf... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7934747 | Airbag, airbag device, and vehicle An airbag comprises a right half airbag to be inflated on a front right side of an occupant, a left half airbag to be inflated on a front left side of the occupant, and a base-end chamber that communicates with base-end sides of the right half airbag and the left ha... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7934745 | Airbag cover, instrument panel, airbag device, and airbag storage An airbag cover to be mounted to correspond to a passenger seat of a vehicle is disclosed that provides an effective technique to ensure the strength, during opening, of an opened end in the part opening toward an occupant pushed by an inflating and developing airba... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7931297 | Airbag and airbag device An airbag and an airbag device are provided in which an openable-closable vent hole opens or significantly opens even if an object, such as a child seat, comes into contact with a lower portion of the airbag in an inflated state. A covering member (20) covers... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7925403 | Control method for occupant restraint apparatus and occupant restraint apparatus A method and apparatus for controlling an occupant restraint apparatus are provided which allow the force applied to a nearby occupant to be optimized in response to collision conditions. In one form, a method for controlling an occupant restraint apparatus includes... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7922190 | Airbag and airbag device In one form, an airbag is provided with a first bag as a bag formed by joining base fabrics which includes a gas inlet for supplying pressure fluid fed from an inflator inward and a discharge passage for discharging the pressure fluid supplied inward to an outside, ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7920722 | Occupant detection apparatus An occupant detection apparatus can include a photographing device disposed to face to a vehicle rear seat for taking three-dimensional images; an information extracting section which extracts image information corresponding to an upper area of a seat of the rear se... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7918482 | Airbag device To provide a technique that is effective for allowing a pressurized fluid to pass through smoothly between a plurality of bag-like bodies when inflated and extend, and for improving their extendibility. An airbag device includes a first bag 35 composed... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7913794 | Hood airbag device for use in a vehicle In a hood airbag device (10) for use in a vehicle, an airbag module (14) is installed in a hood (12) of the vehicle from below an inner hood panel (12) and a door (18) for covering an opening (22A) in an outer panel (24 | 03/29/2011 |
| 7905441 | Seat belt tensioner The disclosed seat belt tensioner is for a seat belt safety system that may comprise a seat belt spindle, a drive motor for driving the seat belt spindle, and a gear connected to the drive motor. The gear may be a mechanical automatic gear that shifts automatically ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7896390 | Air belt system An air belt device includes a first cover member and a second cover member connect to each other defining an interior surface having an interior cavity. An inflatable member is at least partially disposed within the interior cavity defined by the first cover member ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7896388 | Seat airbag To provide a seat that enhances the stability and expansion speed with respect to the inflation expansion performance of airbag unit disposed thereinside. In one form, a seat is provided comprising a backrest part covered at its entirety with top fabric material and... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7887096 | Pretensioner and seat belt apparatus A pretensioner for restraining an occupant with a seat belt by withdrawing a seat belt buckle upon occurrence of an impact on a vehicle. The pretensioner includes a wire. One end portion of the wire is connected to the seat belt buckle and the other end portion of t... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7883110 | Airbag and airbag apparatus An airbag includes a vent and a gas discharge limitation member to limit gas discharged from the vent. The limitation member includes at least one invertible portion on a surface on a side opposite the occupant-facing surface of the airbag and capable everting towar... | 02/08/2011 |
