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WO2020017280A1
WO2020017280A1 PCT/JP2019/025941 JP2019025941W WO2020017280A1 WO 2020017280 A1 WO2020017280 A1 WO 2020017280A1 JP 2019025941 W JP2019025941 W JP 2019025941W WO 2020017280 A1 WO2020017280 A1 WO 2020017280A1
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徹也 松下
齋藤 博之
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60RVEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R21/00Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
    • B60R21/02Occupant safety arrangements or fittings, e.g. crash pads
    • B60R21/16Inflatable occupant restraints or confinements designed to inflate upon impact or impending impact, e.g. air bags
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    • B60R21/02Occupant safety arrangements or fittings, e.g. crash pads
    • B60R21/16Inflatable occupant restraints or confinements designed to inflate upon impact or impending impact, e.g. air bags
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    • B60R21/231Inflatable members characterised by their shape, construction or spatial configuration
    • B60R21/2334Expansion control features
    • B60R21/2338Tethers

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  • the present invention relates to an occupant restraint device for restraining an occupant seated on a vehicle seat.
  • Airbag devices are almost standard equipment in recent vehicles.
  • An airbag device is a safety device that operates in an emergency such as a vehicle collision, and inflates and deploys with gas pressure to receive and protect an occupant.
  • a tension cloth is provided that is tensioned when the airbag is inflated and deployed and spreads between the airbag and both side surfaces of the seat cushion.
  • the movement of the airbag can be regulated by the tension cloth. Therefore, it is possible to enhance the occupant restraint performance of the airbag.
  • Patent Document 1 According to the occupant restraint device of Patent Document 1, the movement of the airbag in the direction away from the occupant, particularly in the left-right direction, can be suitably restricted by the tension cloth, and the occupant restraint performance of the airbag is dramatically improved.
  • occupant restraint devices are constantly required to improve occupant restraint performance. For this reason, the inventors examined further improvement of the technique of Patent Document 1.
  • the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides an occupant restraint device capable of further improving occupant restraint performance in a configuration including a tension cloth that expands to a side portion of a seat when an airbag is inflated and deployed. With the goal.
  • a typical configuration of an occupant restraint device is an occupant restraint device for restraining an occupant seated on a vehicle seat, and the occupant restraint device is provided in a seat back of a seat. And a pair of airbags that are inflated and deployed on both sides of the occupant seated on the seat, and a surface of the airbag opposite to the occupant when the pair of airbags is inflated and deployed. A pair of tension cloths housed from the inside of the seat back of the seat to the inside of the seat cushion so as to deploy through the airbag, and a space between the surfaces of the pair of airbags on the occupant side when viewed from above when inflated and deployed.
  • the pair of inflated and deployed airbags is urged against the occupant by the pair of tension cloths.
  • the occupant restraint performance of the airbag can be enhanced.
  • the surfaces of the pair of airbags on the occupant side become narrower toward the front.
  • a higher restraining force is obtained toward the front.
  • front of the airbag front of the airbag
  • rear side of the center of the length of the airbag in the front-rear direction is referred to as the “rear part of the airbag”.
  • the pair of tension cloths may be developed on the side of the seat by cleaving the skin of the seat.
  • the occupant restraint device includes a case accommodating a pair of airbags or a pair of tension cloths arranged at least on the side of the seat, and the pair of tension cloths may be deployed from the case to the side of the seat. With any configuration, the above-described effects can be obtained favorably.
  • the surfaces of the pair of airbags on the occupant side may be inclined so as to approach the occupant toward the front. Since the occupant-side surfaces of the pair of airbags approach the occupant as they move forward, the occupant-side surfaces of the pair of airbags, when viewed from above when inflated and deployed, reliably move forward. Can be narrowed.
  • each of the pair of airbags preferably has a tapered shape that tapers rearward.
  • the width of the pair of airbags in the left-right direction increases toward the front during inflation and deployment. Therefore, the distance between the surfaces of the pair of airbags on the occupant side when viewed from the top during inflation and deployment can be reliably narrowed toward the front.
  • the occupant restraining device may include a pair of subbags connected to the front portions of the pair of airbags, each communicating with the pair of airbags, and inflating and deploying in front of the occupant.
  • a pair of subbags connected to the front portions of the pair of airbags, each communicating with the pair of airbags, and inflating and deploying in front of the occupant.
  • the inner pressure and thus the hardness of the subbag are adjusted by adjusting the curvature and the diameter of the inner vent, which is a communication hole between the airbag and the subbag. Therefore, it is possible to increase the internal pressure of the airbag which needs to strongly restrain the torso of the occupant having a large mass, and to lower the internal pressure of the subbag which restrains the occupant's head than the airbag. Thus, it is possible to reduce the obstacle value of the occupant's head while appropriately restraining the occupant's torso.
  • the pair of subbags have a pair of outer vents that are closed and closed by the pair of airbags respectively when inflated and deployed, and the pair of outer vents move forward when the pair of subbags moves forward due to entry of the occupant's head. Should be in the open state. As a result, the outer vent of the airbag is closed by the sub bag before the occupant moves forward immediately after the inflation and deployment. Therefore, immediately after inflation and deployment, a high internal pressure is maintained in the airbag. This makes it possible to strongly restrain the occupant's trunk in the airbag.
  • the subbag moves forward due to the entry of the occupant's head. Then, the outer vent is opened, and the gas in the airbag flows out of the airbag. Thereby, the internal pressure of the airbag decreases. Therefore, the occupant is strongly restrained immediately after the inflation and deployment, and is loosely restrained thereafter. Therefore, the obstacle value to the occupant is reduced, and safety can be improved.
  • the pair of subbags may be inflated and deployed later than the pair of airbags. Accordingly, the occupant's head can be restrained by the subbag after the occupant's trunk is suitably restrained in a state where the internal pressure of the airbag immediately after inflation and deployment is maintained high by the airbag.
  • the pair of subbags may be located on the front side of the pair of airbags when inflated and deployed. Thus, the head of the occupant can be more reliably restrained by the subbag.
  • an occupant restraint device capable of further improving occupant restraint performance in a configuration including a tension cloth that is deployed on a side portion of a seat when an airbag is inflated and deployed.
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a shape of the airbag of FIG. 1 when inflated and deployed. It is a figure explaining an occupant restraint device concerning a 2nd embodiment.
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating the shape of the airbag and the subbag in FIG. 3 when inflated and deployed. It is a figure explaining an occupant restraint device concerning a 3rd embodiment.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram exemplifying shapes of the airbag and the subbag in FIG. 5 when inflated and deployed. It is a figure explaining other examples of an occupant restraint device of this embodiment.
  • the direction in which the occupant is facing when the occupant sits on the seat in a normal posture is referred to as the front, and the opposite direction is referred to as the rear.
  • the right side of the occupant is referred to as a right direction
  • the left side of the occupant is referred to as a left direction.
  • the direction of the occupant's head is referred to as upward
  • the direction of the occupant's waist is referred to as downward.
  • the front, rear, left, right, and up and down directions based on the occupant described above are indicated as Fr, Rr, L, R, Up, and Down, as necessary.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an occupant restraint device 100 according to the first embodiment.
  • the members housed inside the seat 110 are indicated by phantom lines for easy understanding.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates the seat when the airbag is not inflated and deployed.
  • the occupant restraint device 100 of the present embodiment is a device for restraining an occupant sitting on the seat 110.
  • an occupant restraint device 100 of the present embodiment includes a seat 110 of a vehicle (not shown in the entirety), a pair of airbags 120a and 120b, and a pair of tension cloths, a left-side tension cloth 130a and a right-side tension cloth.
  • the tension cloth 130b is provided.
  • the seat 110 includes a seat back 112 that supports the upper body of the occupant.
  • a seat cushion 114 on which an occupant sits is provided below the seat back 112.
  • a headrest 116 for supporting the occupant's head is provided above the seat back.
  • the airbags 120a and 120b are housed inside the left and right sides of the seat back 112 of the seat 110, respectively, as illustrated in FIG.
  • the pair of airbags 120a and 120b on the left and right sides are inflated and deployed on both sides of the occupant seated on the seat 110 at the time of a vehicle collision or the like.
  • the left side tension cloth 130a and the right side tension cloth 130b are provided for each of the pair of airbags 120a and 120b.
  • the left side tension cloth 130a and the right side tension cloth 130b are arranged so that when the pair of stored airbags 120a and 120b are inflated and deployed, they are deployed through the surfaces opposite to the occupants. It is stored from inside to inside the seat cushion 114.
  • FIG. 2 is a view exemplifying the shape of the airbags 120a and 120b in FIG. 1 when inflated and deployed.
  • FIGS. 2A and 2B illustrate a state in which the occupant P is seated on the seat 110 illustrated in FIG. 1 and the state in which the airbags 120a and 120b are inflated and deployed is observed from above.
  • the pair of tension cloths (the left-side tension cloth 130a and the right-side tension cloth 130b) rupture the skin of the seat 110. By doing so, it is deployed on the side of the seat 110 and is stretched from the seat back 112 to the seat cushion 114. As a result, the surfaces 124 of the pair of airbags 120a and 120b opposite to the occupant P are supported by the pair of tension cloths. Thereby, the airbags 120a and 120b are urged against the occupant P by the tension cloth. Therefore, the occupant restraint performance of the airbags 120a and 120b can be improved.
  • the front side of the center C of the length in the front-rear direction of the airbags 120a and 120b is referred to as "the front part 126 of the airbag”
  • the rear side of the center of the length in the front-rear direction of the airbag is referred to. This will be referred to as “the rear portion 128 of the airbag”.
  • the load applied to the occupant P is small, and the amount of movement of the occupant P forward is small. Therefore, as illustrated in FIG. 2B, the amount of the occupant P entering the airbags 120a and 120b is small, and the load applied to the airbags 120a and 120b is also small.
  • the rear part 128 of the airbag has a lower binding force than the front part 126 because the distance D between the occupant-side surfaces 122 is wider than the front part 126. Therefore, the occupant P can be loosely restrained, so that an excessive load is prevented from being applied to the occupant, and safety can be improved.
  • the occupant side surfaces 122 of the pair of airbags 120a and 120b when viewed from above when inflated and deployed, are inclined so as to approach the occupant as they move forward. Thereby, the occupant-side surfaces 122 of the pair of airbags 120a and 120b in the top view at the time of inflation and deployment are necessarily narrower toward the front. Therefore, the above-described effects can be reliably obtained.
  • each of the pair of airbags 120a and 120b when viewed from the top during inflation and deployment, each of the pair of airbags 120a and 120b has a tapered shape that tapers toward the rear.
  • the width of the pair of airbags 120a and 120b in the left-right direction increases toward the front during inflation and deployment. Therefore, the distance between the occupant-side surfaces 122 of the pair of airbags 120a and 120b when viewed from above during inflation and deployment can be reliably narrowed toward the front.
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an occupant restraint device 200 according to the second embodiment.
  • FIG. 4 is a view exemplifying shapes of the airbags 120a and 120b and the subbags 220a and 220b in FIG. 4A and 4B illustrate a state in which the occupant P is seated on the seat 110 illustrated in FIG. 3 and the airbags 120a and 120b and the subbags 220a and 220b are inflated and deployed from above. ing.
  • the same components as those of the occupant restraint device of the previous embodiment will be denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.
  • the occupant restraint device 200 of the second embodiment further includes a pair of subbags 220a and 220b in addition to the pair of airbags 120a and 120b.
  • the pair of subbags 220a and 220b are connected to front portions 126 (see FIG. 4A) of the pair of airbags 120a and 120b, and communicate with the pair of airbags 120a and 120b, respectively.
  • FIG. 4A when the pair of airbags 120 a and 120 b is deployed on the side of the seat 110, the pair of subbags 220 a and 220 b together with the pair of airbags 120 a and 120 b are connected to the side of the seat 110. Expand to
  • the pair of airbags 120a and 120b is inflated and deployed, and the trunk P1 of the occupant P is restrained by the pair of airbags 120a and 120b. Is done.
  • the pair of subbags 220a and 220b which have been supplied with the gas via the pair of airbags 120a and 120b, expand and deploy in front of the occupant P, and the head of the occupant P
  • the part P2 is restrained by the subbags 220a and 220b.
  • the occupant restraint device 200 can achieve higher occupant restraint performance.
  • the pair of subbags 220a and 220b are located on the front side of the pair of airbags 120a and 120b during inflation and deployment, the head P2 of the occupant P can be more reliably restrained by the subbags 220a and 220b. Becomes
  • the internal pressure and thus the hardness can be adjusted by adjusting the curvature and the diameter of the inner vent 222 which is a communication hole between the airbags 120a and 120b and the subbags 220a and 220b. Therefore, by providing the subbags 220a and 220b in addition to the airbags 120a and 120b, the airbags 120a and 120b, which need to strongly restrain the trunk P1 of the occupant P, increase the internal pressure and increase the head P2 of the occupant P.
  • the inner pressures of the sub-bags 220a and 220b that restrain the air pressure can be set separately such that the internal pressures are lower than those of the airbags 120a and 120b. Thereby, the effect of lowering the obstacle value of the head P2 of the occupant P can be obtained while appropriately restraining the trunk P1 of the occupant P.
  • the pair of subbags 220a and 220b are so-called delay chambers that inflate and deploy later than the pair of airbags 120a and 120b.
  • the head P2 of the occupant P is restrained by the subbags 220a and 220b. It becomes possible.
  • the pair of sub-bags 220a and 220b are used as the delay chamber, but the present invention is not limited to this. Therefore, the pair of subbags 220a and 220b can be inflated and deployed almost simultaneously with the pair of airbags 120a and 120b.
  • FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an occupant restraint device according to a third embodiment.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram exemplifying the shapes of the airbags 120a and 120b and the subbags 220a and 220b in FIG. 5 when inflated and deployed.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates a state where the occupant P sitting on the seat is observed from the side when the airbag 120b is inflated and deployed.
  • FIGS. 6A and 6B illustrate a state in which the occupant P is seated on the seat 110 illustrated in FIG. 5 and the state in which the airbags 120a and 120b are inflated and deployed is observed from above.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates the right airbag 120b.
  • the occupant restraint device 300 of the third embodiment also includes a pair of subbags in addition to the pair of airbags 120a and 120b.
  • the subbag 220b has an occupant-side surface 122 in the front portion of the airbag 120b (see FIGS. 6A and 6B). Connected to. At this time, the subbag 220b is sewn to the airbag at a part, but not all, of the periphery.
  • the subbag 220b communicates with the pair of subbags 220a and 220b through the inner vent 222 that is a communication hole, receives gas supply through the pair of airbags 120a and 120b, and is delayed from the pair of airbags 120a and 120b. To expand.
  • an outer vent 302 communicating with the outside is formed in the subbag 220b.
  • the outer vent 302 is covered with a pair of airbags 120a and 120b. It is in a closed state by being closed.
  • the outer vent 302 since the outer vent 302 is in the closed state, a high internal pressure is maintained in the airbags 120a and 120b immediately after inflation and deployment. Thus, it becomes possible to strongly restrain the trunk P1 of the occupant P in the airbags 120a and 120b.
  • the subbags 220a and 220b move forward due to the entry of the head P2 of the occupant P and the outer vent 302 is opened, the gas in the airbags 120a and 120b flows through the outer vent 302 of the subbags 220a and 220b. It flows outside, and the internal pressure of the airbags 120a and 120b decreases. Thereby, the occupant P is strongly restrained immediately after the inflation and deployment, and is loosely restrained thereafter. Therefore, the obstacle value to the occupant P is reduced, and safety can be improved.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates a configuration in which the right-side tension cloth 130b extends from the upper surface of the seat cushion 114 to the outside of the seat 110, but is not limited thereto.
  • the same effect can be obtained by a configuration in which the right-side tension cloth 130b is deployed outside the seat 110 from the vicinity of the side surface of the seat cushion 114 or the boundary between the side surface and the upper surface.
  • FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating another example of the occupant restraint device of the present embodiment.
  • the occupant restraint device 400 illustrated in FIG. 7 includes cases 118a and 118b arranged on the side of the seat 110.
  • the case 118a is a case that houses a pair of airbags 120a and 120b
  • the case 118b is a case that houses a pair of tension cloths (a left tension cloth 130a and a right tension cloth 130b).
  • the pair of tension cloths (the left-side tension cloth 130a and the right-side tension cloth 130b) are deployed from the case 118b to the side of the seat 110.
  • the same effect as that of the occupant restraint device 100 described above can be obtained.
  • the present invention can be used for an occupant restraint device that restrains an occupant sitting on a vehicle seat.
  • P1 trunk, P2: head, 100: occupant restraint device, 110: seat, 112: seat back, 114: seat cushion, 116: headrest, 120a: airbag, 120b: airbag, 122: occupant side surface , 124: Opposite surface, 126: Front, 128: Rear, 130a: Left tension cloth, 130b: Right tension cloth, 200: Occupant restraint, 220a: Subbag, 220b: Subbag, 300: Occupant restraint , 302: outer vent, C: center, D: interval, P: occupant

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[Problem] To provide a passenger restraint device provided with a tension cloth that deploys toward a side portion of a seat when an airbag inflates and deploys, wherein a further improvement in passenger restraint performance can be achieved. [Solution] A passenger restraint device according to the present invention is characterized by comprising: a pair of airbags that are accommodated within a seatback of a seat and inflate and deploy toward respective sides of a passenger sitting in the seat; and a pair of tension cloths accommodated in a region extending from the inside of the seatback of the seat to the inside of a seat cushion so that the tension cloths deploy through surfaces on the opposite sides of the respective airbags from the passenger when the pair of accommodated airbags inflate and deploy. As viewed from above, when the airbags are inflated and deployed, the gap between the surfaces of the pair of airbags on the passenger side is narrower toward the front. The pair of tension cloths deploy toward the side portions of the seat due to the inflation and deployment of the pair of airbags, extend across from the seatback to the seat cushion, and support the surfaces on the opposite sides of the pair of respective airbags from the passenger.

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乗員拘束装置Occupant restraint
 本発明は、車両の座席に着座した乗員を拘束する乗員拘束装置に関するものである。 The present invention relates to an occupant restraint device for restraining an occupant seated on a vehicle seat.
 近年の車両にはエアバッグ装置がほぼ標準装備されている。エアバッグ装置は、車両衝突などの緊急時に作動する安全装置であって、ガス圧で膨張展開して乗員を受け止めて保護する。エアバッグ装置には、設置箇所や用途に応じて様々な種類がある。例えば特許文献1の乗員拘束装置では、座席の両側の側部に乗員のすぐ脇へ膨張展開するサイドエアバッグが設けられている。 車 両 Airbag devices are almost standard equipment in recent vehicles. An airbag device is a safety device that operates in an emergency such as a vehicle collision, and inflates and deploys with gas pressure to receive and protect an occupant. There are various types of airbag devices depending on the installation location and application. For example, in the occupant restraint device of Patent Literature 1, side airbags that inflate and deploy to the side of the occupant are provided on both sides of the seat.
 特に特許文献1の乗員拘束装置では、エアバッグの膨張展開時に張力を与えられてエアバッグとシートクッションの両側面との間に広がる張力布を設けている。これにより、張力布によってエアバッグの移動を規制することができる。したがって、エアバッグによる乗員拘束性能を高めることが可能となる。 In particular, in the occupant restraint device of Patent Document 1, a tension cloth is provided that is tensioned when the airbag is inflated and deployed and spreads between the airbag and both side surfaces of the seat cushion. Thereby, the movement of the airbag can be regulated by the tension cloth. Therefore, it is possible to enhance the occupant restraint performance of the airbag.
国際公開第2016/039160号International Publication No. WO 2016/039160
 特許文献1の乗員拘束装置によれば、乗員から離れる方向、特に左右方向へのエアバッグの移動を張力布によって好適に規制することができ、エアバッグによる乗員拘束性能が飛躍的に高まった。しかしながら、乗員拘束装置には、乗員拘束性能の向上が常に求められている。このため、発明者らは特許文献1の技術の更なる改良について検討した。 According to the occupant restraint device of Patent Document 1, the movement of the airbag in the direction away from the occupant, particularly in the left-right direction, can be suitably restricted by the tension cloth, and the occupant restraint performance of the airbag is dramatically improved. However, occupant restraint devices are constantly required to improve occupant restraint performance. For this reason, the inventors examined further improvement of the technique of Patent Document 1.
 本発明は、このような課題に鑑み、エアバッグの膨張展開時に座席の側部に展開する張力布を備える構成において乗員拘束性能の更なる向上を図ることが可能な乗員拘束装置を提供することを目的とする。 The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides an occupant restraint device capable of further improving occupant restraint performance in a configuration including a tension cloth that expands to a side portion of a seat when an airbag is inflated and deployed. With the goal.
 上記課題を解決するために、本発明にかかる乗員拘束装置の代表的な構成は、車両の座席に着座した乗員を拘束する乗員拘束装置であって、当該乗員拘束装置は、座席のシートバック内に収納されていて座席に着座した乗員の両側方それぞれに膨張展開する一対のエアバッグと、収納されている一対のエアバッグの膨張展開時に、当該エアバッグのそれぞれの乗員とは反対側の表面を通って展開するように、座席のシートバック内からシートクッション内にわたって収納されている一対の張力布とを備え、膨張展開時の上面視において、一対のエアバッグの乗員側の表面同士の間隔は前方に向かうにしたがって狭くなり、一対の張力布は、一対のエアバッグの膨張展開によって座席の側部に展開し、シートバックからシートクッションまで張り渡されて一対のエアバッグそれぞれの乗員とは反対側の面を支持することを特徴とする。 In order to solve the above problem, a typical configuration of an occupant restraint device according to the present invention is an occupant restraint device for restraining an occupant seated on a vehicle seat, and the occupant restraint device is provided in a seat back of a seat. And a pair of airbags that are inflated and deployed on both sides of the occupant seated on the seat, and a surface of the airbag opposite to the occupant when the pair of airbags is inflated and deployed. A pair of tension cloths housed from the inside of the seat back of the seat to the inside of the seat cushion so as to deploy through the airbag, and a space between the surfaces of the pair of airbags on the occupant side when viewed from above when inflated and deployed. Is narrowed toward the front, and a pair of tension cloths are deployed on the side of the seat by inflating and deploying a pair of airbags, from the seat back to the seat cushion. Ri passed by the occupant of each pair of air bags, characterized in that for supporting the surface on the opposite side.
 上記構成によれば、膨張展開した一対のエアバッグが一対の張力布によって乗員に対して付勢される。これにより、エアバッグの乗員拘束性能を高めることができる。特に上記構成では、膨張展開時の上面視において、一対のエアバッグの乗員側の表面同士が前方に向かうにしたがって狭くなる。これにより、一対のエアバッグにおいて、前方に向かうにしたがって高い拘束力が得られる。以下、説明の便宜上、エアバッグの前後方向の長さの中心よりも前側を「エアバッグの前部」と称し、エアバッグの前後方向の長さの中心よりの後側を「エアバッグの後部」と称する。 According to the above configuration, the pair of inflated and deployed airbags is urged against the occupant by the pair of tension cloths. Thereby, the occupant restraint performance of the airbag can be enhanced. In particular, in the above configuration, in a top view at the time of inflation and deployment, the surfaces of the pair of airbags on the occupant side become narrower toward the front. As a result, in the pair of airbags, a higher restraining force is obtained toward the front. Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the front side of the center of the length of the airbag in the front-rear direction is referred to as “front of the airbag”, and the rear side of the center of the length of the airbag in the front-rear direction is referred to as the “rear part of the airbag”. ".
 衝突時の衝撃が大きい場合、乗員にかかる荷重および乗員の前方への移動量が大きくなる。このため、乗員のエアバッグへの進入量が大きくなり、エアバッグにかかる荷重も大きくなる。エアバッグの前部では、乗員側の表面同士の間隔が狭くなっているため、拘束力が高い。したがって、大きい衝撃によって移動した乗員を強く拘束することができる。 場合 If the impact at the time of the collision is large, the load applied to the occupant and the amount of forward movement of the occupant increase. For this reason, the amount of entry of the occupant into the airbag increases, and the load applied to the airbag also increases. At the front part of the airbag, the space between the occupant-side surfaces is narrow, so that the binding force is high. Therefore, the occupant moved by a large impact can be strongly restrained.
 衝突時の衝撃が小さい場合、乗員にかかる荷重および乗員の前方への移動量は小さくなる。このため、乗員のエアバッグへの進入量は小さく、エアバッグにかかる荷重も小さい。エアバッグの後部では、乗員側の表面同士の間隔が前部より広くなっているため、拘束力も前部より低くなる。このため、乗員を緩く拘束することができる。したがって、乗員に過剰な負荷がかかることがなく、安全性を高めることが可能となる。 場合 If the impact at the time of the collision is small, the load on the occupant and the amount of forward movement of the occupant are small. For this reason, the amount of entry of the occupant into the airbag is small, and the load applied to the airbag is also small. At the rear of the airbag, the spacing between the occupant-side surfaces is wider than at the front, so that the restraining force is lower than at the front. Therefore, the occupant can be loosely restrained. Therefore, the occupant is not overloaded and safety can be improved.
 上記一対の張力布は、座席の表皮を開裂することにより座席の側部に展開するとよい。または当該乗員拘束装置は、少なくとも座席の側部に配置された一対のエアバッグまたは一対の張力布を収容するケースを備え、一対の張力布は、ケースから座席の側部に展開するとよい。いずれの構成によっても、上述した効果を良好に得ることが可能である。 The pair of tension cloths may be developed on the side of the seat by cleaving the skin of the seat. Alternatively, the occupant restraint device includes a case accommodating a pair of airbags or a pair of tension cloths arranged at least on the side of the seat, and the pair of tension cloths may be deployed from the case to the side of the seat. With any configuration, the above-described effects can be obtained favorably.
 膨張展開時の上面視において、上記一対のエアバッグの乗員側の表面は、前方に向かうにしたがって乗員に近づくように傾斜しているとよい。このように一対のエアバッグの乗員側の表面が前方に向かうにしたがって乗員に近づいていることにより、膨張展開時の上面視における一対のエアバッグの乗員側の表面同士を、確実に前方に向かうにしたがって狭くすることができる。 に お い て In a top view at the time of inflation and deployment, the surfaces of the pair of airbags on the occupant side may be inclined so as to approach the occupant toward the front. Since the occupant-side surfaces of the pair of airbags approach the occupant as they move forward, the occupant-side surfaces of the pair of airbags, when viewed from above when inflated and deployed, reliably move forward. Can be narrowed.
 膨張展開時の上面視において、上記一対のエアバッグは、それぞれ、後方に向かうにしたがって先細りになるテーパ形状であるとよい。これにより、一対のエアバッグは、膨張展開時に前方に向かうにしたがって左右方向の幅が広くなる。したがって、膨張展開時の上面視における一対のエアバッグの乗員側の表面同士の間隔を、確実に前方に向かうにしたがって狭くすることが可能となる。 に お い て As viewed from above when inflating and deploying, each of the pair of airbags preferably has a tapered shape that tapers rearward. As a result, the width of the pair of airbags in the left-right direction increases toward the front during inflation and deployment. Therefore, the distance between the surfaces of the pair of airbags on the occupant side when viewed from the top during inflation and deployment can be reliably narrowed toward the front.
 当該乗員拘束装置は、一対のエアバッグの前部に接続され一対のエアバッグとそれぞれ連通していて乗員の前方で膨張展開する一対のサブバッグを備えるとよい。これにより、一対のエアバッグによって乗員の胴部を拘束し、一対のサブバッグによって乗員の頭部を拘束することができる。したがって、乗員拘束性能を更に高めることが可能となる。 (4) The occupant restraining device may include a pair of subbags connected to the front portions of the pair of airbags, each communicating with the pair of airbags, and inflating and deploying in front of the occupant. Thus, the body of the occupant can be restrained by the pair of airbags, and the head of the occupant can be restrained by the pair of subbags. Therefore, the occupant restraint performance can be further enhanced.
 特に、サブバッグは、曲率や、エアバッグとサブバッグとの連通孔であるインナベントの径を調整することにより、内圧ひいては硬さが調節される。したがって、質量が大きい乗員の胴部を強く拘束する必要があるエアバッグは内圧を高くし、乗員の頭部を拘束するサブバッグはエアバッグよりも内圧を低くすることが可能となる。これにより、乗員の胴部を好適に拘束しつつ、乗員の頭部の障害値を低下させることができる。 In particular, the inner pressure and thus the hardness of the subbag are adjusted by adjusting the curvature and the diameter of the inner vent, which is a communication hole between the airbag and the subbag. Therefore, it is possible to increase the internal pressure of the airbag which needs to strongly restrain the torso of the occupant having a large mass, and to lower the internal pressure of the subbag which restrains the occupant's head than the airbag. Thus, it is possible to reduce the obstacle value of the occupant's head while appropriately restraining the occupant's torso.
 上記一対のサブバッグは、膨張展開時に一対のエアバッグそれぞれによって閉じられ閉状態になる一対のアウタベントを有し、乗員の頭部の進入によって一対のサブバッグが前方に向かって移動すると一対のアウタベントが開状態となるとよい。これにより、膨張展開直後に乗員の前方への移動が生じる前は、エアバッグのアウタベントはサブバックによって閉状態となっている。したがって、膨張展開直後はエアバッグにおいて高い内圧が維持される。これにより、エアバッグにおいて乗員の胴部を強く拘束することが可能となる。 The pair of subbags have a pair of outer vents that are closed and closed by the pair of airbags respectively when inflated and deployed, and the pair of outer vents move forward when the pair of subbags moves forward due to entry of the occupant's head. Should be in the open state. As a result, the outer vent of the airbag is closed by the sub bag before the occupant moves forward immediately after the inflation and deployment. Therefore, immediately after inflation and deployment, a high internal pressure is maintained in the airbag. This makes it possible to strongly restrain the occupant's trunk in the airbag.
 その後、乗員が前方に移動すると、乗員の頭部の進入によってサブバッグが前方に移動する。すると、アウタベントが開状態となり、エアバッグ内のガスがエアバッグ外に流れる。これにより、エアバッグの内圧が低下する。したがって、乗員は、膨張展開直後は強く拘束され、その後は緩く拘束される。したがって、乗員への障害値が低下し、安全性の向上を図ることが可能となる。 Subsequently, when the occupant moves forward, the subbag moves forward due to the entry of the occupant's head. Then, the outer vent is opened, and the gas in the airbag flows out of the airbag. Thereby, the internal pressure of the airbag decreases. Therefore, the occupant is strongly restrained immediately after the inflation and deployment, and is loosely restrained thereafter. Therefore, the obstacle value to the occupant is reduced, and safety can be improved.
 上記一対のサブバッグは、一対のエアバッグよりも遅れて膨張展開するとよい。これにより、エアバッグによって膨張展開直後のエアバッグの内圧を高く維持した状態で乗員の胴部を好適に拘束した後に、サブバッグによって乗員の頭部を拘束することができる。 The pair of subbags may be inflated and deployed later than the pair of airbags. Accordingly, the occupant's head can be restrained by the subbag after the occupant's trunk is suitably restrained in a state where the internal pressure of the airbag immediately after inflation and deployment is maintained high by the airbag.
 上記一対のサブバッグは、膨張展開時に一対のエアバッグよりも前方側に位置するとよい。これにより、サブバッグによって乗員の頭部をより確実に拘束することが可能となる。 The pair of subbags may be located on the front side of the pair of airbags when inflated and deployed. Thus, the head of the occupant can be more reliably restrained by the subbag.
 本発明によれば、エアバッグの膨張展開時に座席の側部に展開する張力布を備える構成において乗員拘束性能の更なる向上を図ることが可能な乗員拘束装置を提供することができる。 According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an occupant restraint device capable of further improving occupant restraint performance in a configuration including a tension cloth that is deployed on a side portion of a seat when an airbag is inflated and deployed.
第1実施形態にかかる乗員拘束装置を例示する図である。It is a figure which illustrates the occupant restraint device concerning a 1st embodiment. 図1のエアバッグの膨張展開時の形状を例示する図である。FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a shape of the airbag of FIG. 1 when inflated and deployed. 第2実施形態にかかる乗員拘束装置を説明する図である。It is a figure explaining an occupant restraint device concerning a 2nd embodiment. 図3のエアバッグおよびサブバッグの膨張展開時の形状を例示する図である。FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating the shape of the airbag and the subbag in FIG. 3 when inflated and deployed. 第3実施形態にかかる乗員拘束装置を説明する図である。It is a figure explaining an occupant restraint device concerning a 3rd embodiment. 図5のエアバッグおよびサブバッグの膨張展開時の形状を例示する図である。FIG. 6 is a diagram exemplifying shapes of the airbag and the subbag in FIG. 5 when inflated and deployed. 本実施形態の乗員拘束装置の他の例を説明する図である。It is a figure explaining other examples of an occupant restraint device of this embodiment.
 以下に添付図面を参照しながら、本発明の好適な実施形態について詳細に説明する。かかる実施形態に示す寸法、材料、その他具体的な数値などは、発明の理解を容易とするための例示に過ぎず、特に断る場合を除き、本発明を限定するものではない。なお、本明細書及び図面において、実質的に同一の機能、構成を有する要素については、同一の符号を付することにより重複説明を省略し、また本発明に直接関係のない要素は図示を省略する。 Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The dimensions, materials, other specific numerical values, and the like shown in the embodiments are merely examples for facilitating the understanding of the present invention, and do not limit the present invention unless otherwise specified. In the specification and the drawings, elements having substantially the same function and configuration will be denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description will be omitted. Elements not directly related to the present invention will be omitted. I do.
 なお、本実施形態においては、乗員が正規の姿勢で座席に着座した際に、乗員が向いている方向を前方、その反対方向を後方と称する。また乗員が正規の姿勢で座席に着座した際に、乗員の右側を右方向、乗員の左側を左方向と称する。更に、乗員が正規の姿勢で着座した際に、乗員の頭部方向を上方、乗員の腰部方向を下方と称する。そして、以下の説明において用いる図面では、必要に応じて、上述した乗員を基準とした前後左右上下方向を、Fr、Rr、L、R、Up、Downと示す。 In the present embodiment, the direction in which the occupant is facing when the occupant sits on the seat in a normal posture is referred to as the front, and the opposite direction is referred to as the rear. When the occupant sits on the seat in a normal posture, the right side of the occupant is referred to as a right direction, and the left side of the occupant is referred to as a left direction. Further, when the occupant is seated in a normal posture, the direction of the occupant's head is referred to as upward, and the direction of the occupant's waist is referred to as downward. In the drawings used in the following description, the front, rear, left, right, and up and down directions based on the occupant described above are indicated as Fr, Rr, L, R, Up, and Down, as necessary.
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 図1は、第1実施形態にかかる乗員拘束装置100を例示する図である。理解を容易にするために、図1では、座席110の内部に収納されている部材を仮想線にて示している。また図1では、エアバッグが非膨張展開時の座席を例示している。
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FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an occupant restraint device 100 according to the first embodiment. In FIG. 1, the members housed inside the seat 110 are indicated by phantom lines for easy understanding. FIG. 1 illustrates the seat when the airbag is not inflated and deployed.
 本実施形態の乗員拘束装置100は、座席110に着座した乗員を拘束するための装置である。図1に例示するように、本実施形態の乗員拘束装置100は、車両(全体は不図示)の座席110、一対のエアバッグ120a・120b、および一対の張力布である左側張力布130a・右側張力布130bを備える。座席110は、乗員の上半身を支持するシートバック112を備える。シートバック112の下方には乗員が着座するシートクッション114が設けられている。シートバックの上方には乗員の頭部を支持するヘッドレスト116が設けられている。 The occupant restraint device 100 of the present embodiment is a device for restraining an occupant sitting on the seat 110. As illustrated in FIG. 1, an occupant restraint device 100 of the present embodiment includes a seat 110 of a vehicle (not shown in the entirety), a pair of airbags 120a and 120b, and a pair of tension cloths, a left-side tension cloth 130a and a right-side tension cloth. The tension cloth 130b is provided. The seat 110 includes a seat back 112 that supports the upper body of the occupant. A seat cushion 114 on which an occupant sits is provided below the seat back 112. Above the seat back, a headrest 116 for supporting the occupant's head is provided.
 エアバッグ120a・120b(サイドエアバッグ)は、図1に例示するように座席110のシートバック112の左右両側の内部にそれぞれ収納されている。左右両側の一対のエアバッグ120a・120bは、車両の衝突時等に、座席110に着座した乗員の両側方に膨張展開する。 The airbags 120a and 120b (side airbags) are housed inside the left and right sides of the seat back 112 of the seat 110, respectively, as illustrated in FIG. The pair of airbags 120a and 120b on the left and right sides are inflated and deployed on both sides of the occupant seated on the seat 110 at the time of a vehicle collision or the like.
 左側張力布130a・右側張力布130bは、本実施形態では一対のエアバッグ120a・120bそれぞれに対して設けられる。左側張力布130a・右側張力布130bは、収納されている一対のエアバッグ120a・120bの膨張展開時に、それぞれの乗員とは反対側の表面を通って展開するように、座席110のシートバック112内からシートクッション114内にわたって収納されている。 In the present embodiment, the left side tension cloth 130a and the right side tension cloth 130b are provided for each of the pair of airbags 120a and 120b. The left side tension cloth 130a and the right side tension cloth 130b are arranged so that when the pair of stored airbags 120a and 120b are inflated and deployed, they are deployed through the surfaces opposite to the occupants. It is stored from inside to inside the seat cushion 114.
 図2は、図1のエアバッグ120a・120bの膨張展開時の形状を例示する図である。図2(a)および(b)では、図1に例示する座席110に乗員Pが着座し、エアバッグ120a・120bが膨張展開した状態を上方から観察した状態を例示している。 FIG. 2 is a view exemplifying the shape of the airbags 120a and 120b in FIG. 1 when inflated and deployed. FIGS. 2A and 2B illustrate a state in which the occupant P is seated on the seat 110 illustrated in FIG. 1 and the state in which the airbags 120a and 120b are inflated and deployed is observed from above.
 図2(a)および(b)に例示するように、一対のエアバッグ120a・120bが膨張展開すると、一対の張力布(左側張力布130a・右側張力布130b)は、座席110の表皮を開裂することにより座席110の側部に展開し、シートバック112からシートクッション114まで張り渡される。これにより、一対のエアバッグ120a・120bそれぞれの乗員Pとは反対側の表面124が、一対の張力布それぞれによって支持される。これにより、張力布によってエアバッグ120a・120bが乗員Pに対して付勢される。したがって、エアバッグ120a・120bの乗員拘束性能を高めることが可能となる。 As illustrated in FIGS. 2A and 2B, when the pair of airbags 120a and 120b are inflated and deployed, the pair of tension cloths (the left-side tension cloth 130a and the right-side tension cloth 130b) rupture the skin of the seat 110. By doing so, it is deployed on the side of the seat 110 and is stretched from the seat back 112 to the seat cushion 114. As a result, the surfaces 124 of the pair of airbags 120a and 120b opposite to the occupant P are supported by the pair of tension cloths. Thereby, the airbags 120a and 120b are urged against the occupant P by the tension cloth. Therefore, the occupant restraint performance of the airbags 120a and 120b can be improved.
 図2(a)および(b)に例示するように、特に本実施形態の乗員拘束装置100では、膨張展開時の上面視において、一対のエアバッグ120a・120bの乗員側の表面122同士の間隔Dは前方に向かうにしたがって狭くなる。これにより、エアバッグ120a・120bの拘束力は、前方に向かうにしたがって強くなる。以下、説明の便宜上、エアバッグ120a・120bの前後方向の長さの中心Cよりも前側を「エアバッグの前部126」と称し、エアバッグの前後方向の長さの中心よりの後側を「エアバッグの後部128」と称する。 As illustrated in FIGS. 2A and 2B, in particular, in the occupant restraint device 100 of the present embodiment, the space between the occupant-side surfaces 122 of the pair of airbags 120 a and 120 b when viewed from above when inflated and deployed. D becomes narrower toward the front. Thereby, the restraining force of the airbags 120a and 120b becomes stronger toward the front. Hereinafter, for convenience of description, the front side of the center C of the length in the front-rear direction of the airbags 120a and 120b is referred to as "the front part 126 of the airbag", and the rear side of the center of the length in the front-rear direction of the airbag is referred to. This will be referred to as “the rear portion 128 of the airbag”.
 衝突時の衝撃が大きい場合、乗員Pには大きな荷重がかかり、乗員Pの前方への移動量が大きくなる。このため、図2(a)に例示するように、乗員Pのエアバッグ120a・120bへの進入量が大きくなり、エアバッグ120a・120bにかかる荷重も大きくなる。このとき、エアバッグの前部126は、乗員側の表面122同士の間隔Dが狭くなっているため、拘束力が高い。したがって、大きい衝撃によって移動した乗員Pを強く拘束することができる。 (4) If the impact at the time of the collision is large, a large load is applied to the occupant P, and the amount of movement of the occupant P forward is increased. Therefore, as illustrated in FIG. 2A, the amount of the occupant P entering the airbags 120a and 120b increases, and the load applied to the airbags 120a and 120b also increases. At this time, the front portion 126 of the airbag has a high restraining force because the space D between the occupant-side surfaces 122 is narrow. Therefore, the occupant P moved by a large impact can be strongly restrained.
 衝突時の衝撃が小さい場合、乗員Pにかかる荷重は小さく、乗員Pの前方への移動量は小さくなる。このため、図2(b)に例示するように、乗員Pのエアバッグ120a・120bへの進入量は小さく、エアバッグ120a・120bにかかる荷重も小さい。このとき、エアバッグの後部128は、乗員側の表面122同士の間隔Dが前部126より広くなっているため、拘束力は前部126よりは低い。したがって、乗員Pを緩く拘束することができ、過剰な負荷が乗員にかかることを防ぎ、安全性を高めることが可能となる。 場合 When the impact at the time of the collision is small, the load applied to the occupant P is small, and the amount of movement of the occupant P forward is small. Therefore, as illustrated in FIG. 2B, the amount of the occupant P entering the airbags 120a and 120b is small, and the load applied to the airbags 120a and 120b is also small. At this time, the rear part 128 of the airbag has a lower binding force than the front part 126 because the distance D between the occupant-side surfaces 122 is wider than the front part 126. Therefore, the occupant P can be loosely restrained, so that an excessive load is prevented from being applied to the occupant, and safety can be improved.
 また本実施形態の乗員拘束装置100では、膨張展開時の上面視において、一対のエアバッグ120a・120bの乗員側の表面122は、前方に向かうにしたがって乗員に近づくように傾斜している。これにより、膨張展開時の上面視における一対のエアバッグ120a・120bの乗員側の表面122同士は、必然的に前方に向かうにしたがって狭くなる。したがって、上述した効果が確実に得られる。 In the occupant restraint device 100 of the present embodiment, when viewed from above when inflated and deployed, the occupant side surfaces 122 of the pair of airbags 120a and 120b are inclined so as to approach the occupant as they move forward. Thereby, the occupant-side surfaces 122 of the pair of airbags 120a and 120b in the top view at the time of inflation and deployment are necessarily narrower toward the front. Therefore, the above-described effects can be reliably obtained.
 更に本実施形態の乗員拘束装置100では、膨張展開時の上面視において、一対のエアバッグ120a・120bは、それぞれ、後方に向かうにしたがって先細りになるテーパ形状である。これにより、一対のエアバッグ120a・120bは、膨張展開時に前方に向かうにしたがって左右方向の幅が広くなる。したがって、膨張展開時の上面視における一対のエアバッグ120a・120bの乗員側の表面122同士の間隔を、確実に前方に向かうにしたがって狭くすることが可能となる。 In the occupant restraint system 100 of the present embodiment, when viewed from the top during inflation and deployment, each of the pair of airbags 120a and 120b has a tapered shape that tapers toward the rear. As a result, the width of the pair of airbags 120a and 120b in the left-right direction increases toward the front during inflation and deployment. Therefore, the distance between the occupant-side surfaces 122 of the pair of airbags 120a and 120b when viewed from above during inflation and deployment can be reliably narrowed toward the front.
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 図3は、第2実施形態にかかる乗員拘束装置200を説明する図である。図4は、図3のエアバッグ120a・120bおよびサブバッグ220a・220bの膨張展開時の形状を例示する図である。図4(a)および(b)では、図3に例示する座席110に乗員Pが着座し、エアバッグ120a・120bおよびサブバッグ220a・220bが膨張展開した状態を上方から観察した状態を例示している。以下の実施形態では、先の実施形態の乗員拘束装置と共通する構成要素については、同一の符号を付すことにより説明を省略する。
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FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an occupant restraint device 200 according to the second embodiment. FIG. 4 is a view exemplifying shapes of the airbags 120a and 120b and the subbags 220a and 220b in FIG. 4A and 4B illustrate a state in which the occupant P is seated on the seat 110 illustrated in FIG. 3 and the airbags 120a and 120b and the subbags 220a and 220b are inflated and deployed from above. ing. In the following embodiments, the same components as those of the occupant restraint device of the previous embodiment will be denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.
 図3に例示するように、第2実施形態の乗員拘束装置200は、一対のエアバッグ120a・120bに加え、一対のサブバッグ220a・220bを更に備える。一対のサブバッグ220a・220bは、一対のエアバッグ120a・120bの前部126(図4(a)参照)に接続され、一対のエアバッグ120a・120bそれぞれと連通している。図4(a)に例示するように、一対のサブバッグ220a・220bは、一対のエアバッグ120a・120bが座席110の側部に展開すると、一対のエアバッグ120a・120bとともに座席110の側部に展開する。 As illustrated in FIG. 3, the occupant restraint device 200 of the second embodiment further includes a pair of subbags 220a and 220b in addition to the pair of airbags 120a and 120b. The pair of subbags 220a and 220b are connected to front portions 126 (see FIG. 4A) of the pair of airbags 120a and 120b, and communicate with the pair of airbags 120a and 120b, respectively. As illustrated in FIG. 4A, when the pair of airbags 120 a and 120 b is deployed on the side of the seat 110, the pair of subbags 220 a and 220 b together with the pair of airbags 120 a and 120 b are connected to the side of the seat 110. Expand to
 図4(a)に例示するように、本実施形態の乗員拘束装置200では、まず一対のエアバッグ120a・120bが膨張展開し、乗員Pの胴部P1が一対のエアバッグ120a・120bに拘束される。その後、図4(b)に例示するように、一対のエアバッグ120a・120bを介してガスの供給を受けた一対のサブバッグ220a・220bが乗員Pの前方に膨張展開し、乗員Pの頭部P2がサブバッグ220a・220bに拘束される。これにより、乗員拘束装置200において更に高い乗員拘束性能が得られる。また膨張展開時に一対のサブバッグ220a・220bが一対のエアバッグ120a・120bよりも前方側に位置することにより、サブバッグ220a・220bによって乗員Pの頭部P2をより確実に拘束することが可能となる。 As illustrated in FIG. 4A, in the occupant restraint device 200 of the present embodiment, first, the pair of airbags 120a and 120b is inflated and deployed, and the trunk P1 of the occupant P is restrained by the pair of airbags 120a and 120b. Is done. Thereafter, as illustrated in FIG. 4B, the pair of subbags 220a and 220b, which have been supplied with the gas via the pair of airbags 120a and 120b, expand and deploy in front of the occupant P, and the head of the occupant P The part P2 is restrained by the subbags 220a and 220b. Thereby, the occupant restraint device 200 can achieve higher occupant restraint performance. Further, since the pair of subbags 220a and 220b are located on the front side of the pair of airbags 120a and 120b during inflation and deployment, the head P2 of the occupant P can be more reliably restrained by the subbags 220a and 220b. Becomes
 上述したサブバッグ220a・220bは、曲率や、エアバッグ120a・120bとサブバッグ220a・220bとの連通孔であるインナベント222の径を調整することにより、内圧ひいては硬さを調節することができる。したがって、エアバッグ120a・120bに加えてサブバッグ220a・220bを有することにより、乗員Pの胴部P1を強く拘束する必要があるエアバッグ120a・120bは内圧を高くし、乗員Pの頭部P2を拘束するサブバッグ220a・220bはエアバッグ120a・120bよりも内圧を低くするというように、それぞれの内圧を別々に設定可能である。これにより、乗員Pの胴部P1を好適に拘束しつつ、乗員Pの頭部P2の障害値を低下させる効果が得られる。 サ ブ In the above-described subbags 220a and 220b, the internal pressure and thus the hardness can be adjusted by adjusting the curvature and the diameter of the inner vent 222 which is a communication hole between the airbags 120a and 120b and the subbags 220a and 220b. Therefore, by providing the subbags 220a and 220b in addition to the airbags 120a and 120b, the airbags 120a and 120b, which need to strongly restrain the trunk P1 of the occupant P, increase the internal pressure and increase the head P2 of the occupant P. The inner pressures of the sub-bags 220a and 220b that restrain the air pressure can be set separately such that the internal pressures are lower than those of the airbags 120a and 120b. Thereby, the effect of lowering the obstacle value of the head P2 of the occupant P can be obtained while appropriately restraining the trunk P1 of the occupant P.
 特に本実施形態では、一対のサブバッグ220a・220bは、一対のエアバッグ120a・120bよりも遅れて膨張展開する、いわゆるディレーチャンバである。これにより、膨張展開直後のエアバッグ120a・120bの内圧を高く維持した状態で乗員Pの胴部P1を好適に拘束した後に、サブバッグ220a・220bによって乗員Pの頭部P2を拘束することが可能となる。 In the present embodiment, in particular, the pair of subbags 220a and 220b are so-called delay chambers that inflate and deploy later than the pair of airbags 120a and 120b. Thus, after the trunk P1 of the occupant P is suitably restrained while the internal pressure of the airbags 120a and 120b is maintained high immediately after inflation and deployment, the head P2 of the occupant P is restrained by the subbags 220a and 220b. It becomes possible.
 なお、本実施形態では、一対のサブバッグ220a・220bをディレーチャンバとする構成を例示したが、これに限定するものではない。したがって、一対のサブバッグ220a・220bを一対のエアバッグ120a・120bとほぼ同時に膨張展開する構成とすることも可能である。 In the present embodiment, the configuration in which the pair of sub-bags 220a and 220b are used as the delay chamber is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this. Therefore, the pair of subbags 220a and 220b can be inflated and deployed almost simultaneously with the pair of airbags 120a and 120b.
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 図5は、第3実施形態にかかる乗員拘束装置を説明する図である。図6は、図5のエアバッグ120a・120bおよびサブバッグ220a・220bの膨張展開時の形状を例示する図である。図5では、エアバッグ120bの膨張展開時に座席に着座している乗員Pを側方から観察した状態を例示している。図6(a)および(b)では、図5に例示する座席110に乗員Pが着座し、エアバッグ120a・120bが膨張展開した状態を上方から観察した状態を例示している。なお、一対のエアバッグ120a・120bは左右対称であるため、図5では、右側のエアバッグ120bを例示している。
(Third embodiment)
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an occupant restraint device according to a third embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram exemplifying the shapes of the airbags 120a and 120b and the subbags 220a and 220b in FIG. 5 when inflated and deployed. FIG. 5 illustrates a state where the occupant P sitting on the seat is observed from the side when the airbag 120b is inflated and deployed. FIGS. 6A and 6B illustrate a state in which the occupant P is seated on the seat 110 illustrated in FIG. 5 and the state in which the airbags 120a and 120b are inflated and deployed is observed from above. In addition, since the pair of airbags 120a and 120b are symmetrical, FIG. 5 illustrates the right airbag 120b.
 図6(a)および(b)に例示するように、第3実施形態の乗員拘束装置300においても、一対のエアバッグ120a・120bに加えて一対のサブバッグが設けられる。第3実施形態の乗員拘束装置300では、図5に例示するように、サブバッグ220bは、エアバッグ120bの前部のうち、乗員側の表面122(図6(a)および(b)参照)に接続される。このとき、サブバッグ220bは、その周縁の全部ではなく一部においてエアバッグに縫いつけられている。サブバッグ220bは、連通孔であるインナベント222によって一対のサブバッグ220a・220bと連通していて、一対のエアバッグ120a・120bを介してガスの供給を受け、一対のエアバッグ120a・120bより遅れて膨張展開する。 As shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, the occupant restraint device 300 of the third embodiment also includes a pair of subbags in addition to the pair of airbags 120a and 120b. In the occupant restraint device 300 of the third embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 5, the subbag 220b has an occupant-side surface 122 in the front portion of the airbag 120b (see FIGS. 6A and 6B). Connected to. At this time, the subbag 220b is sewn to the airbag at a part, but not all, of the periphery. The subbag 220b communicates with the pair of subbags 220a and 220b through the inner vent 222 that is a communication hole, receives gas supply through the pair of airbags 120a and 120b, and is delayed from the pair of airbags 120a and 120b. To expand.
 また図5に例示するように、サブバッグ220bには、外部と連通するアウタベント302が形成されている。本実施形態の特徴として、図6(a)に例示するように、膨張展開直後に乗員Pの前方への移動が生じる前には、アウタベント302は、一対のエアバッグ120a・120bによって覆われて閉じられていることにより閉状態となっている。 As shown in FIG. 5, an outer vent 302 communicating with the outside is formed in the subbag 220b. As a feature of the present embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 6A, immediately before inflation and deployment, before the occupant P moves forward, the outer vent 302 is covered with a pair of airbags 120a and 120b. It is in a closed state by being closed.
 その後、乗員Pの前方への移動が生じ、乗員Pの頭部P2が一対のサブバッグ220a・220bに進入すると、図6(b)に例示するように、一対のサブバッグ220a・220bが乗員Pの頭部P2とともに移動する。これにより、アウタベント302が露出して開状態となる。 Thereafter, when the occupant P moves forward and the head P2 of the occupant P enters the pair of sub-bags 220a and 220b, as shown in FIG. 6B, the pair of sub-bags 220a and 220b It moves with P's head P2. As a result, the outer vent 302 is exposed and becomes open.
 上記構成によれば、アウタベント302が閉状態となっていることにより、膨張展開直後のエアバッグ120a・120bでは高い内圧が維持される。これにより、エアバッグ120a・120bにおいて乗員Pの胴部P1を強く拘束することが可能となる。そして、乗員Pの頭部P2の進入によってサブバッグ220a・220bが前方に移動してアウタベント302が開状態となると、エアバッグ120a・120b内のガスがサブバッグ220a・220bのアウタベント302を介して外に流れ、エアバッグ120a・120bの内圧が低下する。これにより、乗員Pは、膨張展開直後は強く拘束され、その後は緩く拘束される。したがって、乗員Pへの障害値が低下し、安全性の向上を図ることが可能となる。 According to the above configuration, since the outer vent 302 is in the closed state, a high internal pressure is maintained in the airbags 120a and 120b immediately after inflation and deployment. Thus, it becomes possible to strongly restrain the trunk P1 of the occupant P in the airbags 120a and 120b. When the subbags 220a and 220b move forward due to the entry of the head P2 of the occupant P and the outer vent 302 is opened, the gas in the airbags 120a and 120b flows through the outer vent 302 of the subbags 220a and 220b. It flows outside, and the internal pressure of the airbags 120a and 120b decreases. Thereby, the occupant P is strongly restrained immediately after the inflation and deployment, and is loosely restrained thereafter. Therefore, the obstacle value to the occupant P is reduced, and safety can be improved.
 なお、図5では、右側張力布130bがシートクッション114の上面から座席110の外部に展開する構成を例示しているが、これに限定するものではない。例えば、右側張力布130bがシートクッション114の側面や、側面と上面との間の境界近傍から座席110の外部に展開する構成としても同様の効果を得ることが可能である。 FIG. 5 illustrates a configuration in which the right-side tension cloth 130b extends from the upper surface of the seat cushion 114 to the outside of the seat 110, but is not limited thereto. For example, the same effect can be obtained by a configuration in which the right-side tension cloth 130b is deployed outside the seat 110 from the vicinity of the side surface of the seat cushion 114 or the boundary between the side surface and the upper surface.
 図7は、本実施形態の乗員拘束装置の他の例を説明する図である。図7に例示する乗員拘束装置400は、座席110の側部に配置されるケース118a・118bを備える。ケース118aは、一対のエアバッグ120a・120bを収容するケースであり、ケース118bは、一対の張力布(左側張力布130a・右側張力布130b)を収容するケースである。 FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating another example of the occupant restraint device of the present embodiment. The occupant restraint device 400 illustrated in FIG. 7 includes cases 118a and 118b arranged on the side of the seat 110. The case 118a is a case that houses a pair of airbags 120a and 120b, and the case 118b is a case that houses a pair of tension cloths (a left tension cloth 130a and a right tension cloth 130b).
 図7に例示する乗員拘束装置400では、エアバッグ120a・120bの膨張展開時に、一対の張力布(左側張力布130a・右側張力布130b)は、ケース118bから座席110の側部に展開する。このような構成によっても、上述した乗員拘束装置100と同様の効果を得ることができる。 In the occupant restraint device 400 illustrated in FIG. 7, when the airbags 120a and 120b are inflated and deployed, the pair of tension cloths (the left-side tension cloth 130a and the right-side tension cloth 130b) are deployed from the case 118b to the side of the seat 110. With such a configuration, the same effect as that of the occupant restraint device 100 described above can be obtained.
 以上、添付図面を参照しながら本発明の好適な実施例について説明したが、以上に述べた実施形態は、本発明の好ましい例であって、これ以外の実施態様も、各種の方法で実施または遂行できる。特に本願明細書中に限定される主旨の記載がない限り、この発明は、添付図面に示した詳細な部品の形状、大きさ、および構成配置等に制約されるものではない。また、本願明細書の中に用いられた表現および用語は、説明を目的としたもので、特に限定される主旨の記載がない限り、それに限定されるものではない。 As described above, the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the embodiments described above are preferred examples of the present invention, and other embodiments may be implemented or implemented by various methods. I can do it. The present invention is not limited by the shape, size, configuration and arrangement of the detailed components shown in the accompanying drawings unless otherwise specified in the specification of the present application. Further, expressions and terms used in the specification of the present application are for the purpose of explanation, and are not limited thereto unless otherwise specified.
 したがって、当業者であれば、特許請求の範囲に記載された範疇内において、各種の変更例または修正例に想到し得ることは明らかであり、それらについても当然に本発明の技術的範囲に属するものと了解される。 Therefore, it is clear that those skilled in the art can conceive various changes or modifications within the scope of the claims, and these naturally belong to the technical scope of the present invention. It is understood.
 本発明は、車両の座席に着座した乗員を拘束する乗員拘束装置に利用することができる。 The present invention can be used for an occupant restraint device that restrains an occupant sitting on a vehicle seat.
P1…胴部、P2…頭部、100…乗員拘束装置、110…座席、112…シートバック、114…シートクッション、116…ヘッドレスト、120a…エアバッグ、120b…エアバッグ、122…乗員側の表面、124…反対側の表面、126…前部、128…後部、130a…左側張力布、130b…右側張力布、200…乗員拘束装置、220a…サブバッグ、220b…サブバッグ、300…乗員拘束装置、302…アウタベント、C…中心、D…間隔、P…乗員 P1: trunk, P2: head, 100: occupant restraint device, 110: seat, 112: seat back, 114: seat cushion, 116: headrest, 120a: airbag, 120b: airbag, 122: occupant side surface , 124: Opposite surface, 126: Front, 128: Rear, 130a: Left tension cloth, 130b: Right tension cloth, 200: Occupant restraint, 220a: Subbag, 220b: Subbag, 300: Occupant restraint , 302: outer vent, C: center, D: interval, P: occupant

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  1.  車両の座席に着座した乗員を拘束する乗員拘束装置であって、
     当該乗員拘束装置は、
     前記座席のシートバック内に収納されていて該座席に着座した乗員の両側方それぞれに膨張展開する一対のエアバッグと、
     前記収納されている一対のエアバッグの膨張展開時に、当該エアバッグのそれぞれの前記乗員とは反対側の表面を通って展開するように、前記座席のシートバック内から前記シートクッション内にわたって収納されている一対の張力布とを備え、
     膨張展開時の上面視において、前記一対のエアバッグの前記乗員側の表面同士の間隔は前方に向かうにしたがって狭くなり、
     前記一対の張力布は、前記一対のエアバッグの膨張展開によって前記座席の側部に展開し、前記シートバックから前記シートクッションまで張り渡されて該一対のエアバッグそれぞれの前記乗員とは反対側の面を支持することを特徴とする乗員拘束装置。
    An occupant restraint device for restraining an occupant seated on a vehicle seat,
    The occupant restraint,
    A pair of airbags stored in the seat back of the seat and inflated and deployed on both sides of the occupant seated on the seat,
    When the pair of stored airbags are inflated and deployed, the airbags are stored from the inside of the seat back of the seat to the inside of the seat cushion so as to deploy through the surfaces of the airbags opposite to the occupant. And a pair of tension cloths,
    In top view at the time of inflation and deployment, the distance between the surfaces on the occupant side of the pair of airbags becomes narrower toward the front,
    The pair of tension cloths are deployed on the side of the seat by inflation and deployment of the pair of airbags, and are stretched from the seatback to the seat cushion on the side opposite to the occupant of each of the pair of airbags. An occupant restraint device supporting a surface of a vehicle.
  2.  前記一対の張力布は、前記座席の表皮を開裂することにより該座席の側部に展開することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の乗員拘束装置。 The occupant restraint device according to claim 1, wherein the pair of tension cloths are deployed on a side portion of the seat by cleaving a skin of the seat.
  3.  当該乗員拘束装置は、少なくとも前記座席の側部に配置された前記一対のエアバッグまたは前記一対の張力布を収容するケースを備え、
     前記一対の張力布は、前記ケースから前記座席の側部に展開することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の乗員拘束装置。
    The occupant restraint device includes a case that accommodates the pair of airbags or the pair of tension cloths arranged at least on the side of the seat,
    The occupant restraint device according to claim 1, wherein the pair of tension cloths extend from the case to a side portion of the seat.
  4.  膨張展開時の上面視において、前記一対のエアバッグの乗員側の表面は、前方に向かうにしたがって乗員に近づくように傾斜していることを特徴とする請求項1から3のいずれか1項に記載の乗員拘束装置。 The occupant-side surface of the pair of airbags is inclined so as to approach the occupant toward the front as viewed from above when inflated and deployed. An occupant restraint device as described.
  5.  膨張展開時の上面視において、前記一対のエアバッグは、それぞれ、後方に向かうにしたがって先細りになるテーパ形状であることを特徴とする請求項1から4のいずれか1項に記載の乗員拘束装置。 The occupant restraint device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein each of the pair of airbags has a tapered shape that tapers rearward as viewed from above when inflated and deployed. .
  6.  当該乗員拘束装置は、前記一対のエアバッグの前部に接続され該一対のエアバッグとそれぞれ連通していて前記乗員の前方で膨張展開する一対のサブバッグを備えることを特徴とする請求項1から5のいずれか1項に記載の乗員拘束装置。 2. The occupant restraint device according to claim 1, further comprising a pair of subbags connected to front portions of the pair of airbags, each of the subbags being in communication with the pair of airbags, and inflating and deploying in front of the occupant. The occupant restraint device according to any one of claims 1 to 5.
  7.  前記一対のサブバッグは、膨張展開時に前記一対のエアバッグそれぞれによって閉じられ閉状態になる一対のアウタベントを有し、
     前記乗員の頭部の進入によって前記一対のサブバッグが前方に向かって移動すると前記一対のアウタベントが開状態となることを特徴とする請求項6に記載の乗員拘束装置。
    The pair of subbags have a pair of outer vents that are closed and closed by the pair of airbags when inflated and deployed,
    The occupant restraint device according to claim 6, wherein the pair of outer vents is opened when the pair of subbags move forward due to entry of the occupant's head.
  8.  前記一対のサブバッグは、前記一対のエアバッグよりも遅れて膨張展開することを特徴とする請求項6または7に記載の乗員拘束装置。 The occupant restraint device according to claim 6, wherein the pair of subbags inflates and deploys later than the pair of airbags.
  9.  前記一対のサブバッグは、膨張展開時に前記一対のエアバッグよりも前方側に位置することを特徴とする請求項6から8のいずれか1項に記載の乗員拘束装置。 The occupant restraint device according to any one of claims 6 to 8, wherein the pair of subbags are located forward of the pair of airbags when inflated and deployed.
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