1. An airbag device comprising:
a first bag composed of a bag body formed by base fabrics joined together, and having a supply flow passage for receiving pressurized fluid supplied from an inflator into an inside thereof and a flow-out passage for ejecting the pressurized fluid supplied into the inside to flow outside;
a second bag composed of a bag body formed by base fabrics joined together, and having a flow-in passage for receiving the pressurized fluid ejected from the flow-out passage of the first bag to flow into an inside thereof; and
a connection member for connecting the first bag and the second bag, said connection member being formed of a flat sheet separate from the first and second bags and interposed between the first and second bags so that a whole of the first bag and the second bag is configured to have a predetermined shape when inflated and extended;
wherein the connection member has a lateral width substantially corresponding to those of the first and second bags, a length perpendicular to the lateral width, the length being less that the lateral width.
2. The airbag device according to claim 1, wherein the connection member connects a connection portion connected to one side of the first bag, and a connection portion connected to one side of the second bag when inflated and extended.
3. The airbag device according to claim 2, wherein the connection portion for the second bag is provided with a plurality of pairs, which is located at different positions in a vehicle width direction with each other, each of the pairs being positioned in left and right sides of a center line in the vehicle width direction.
4. The airbag device according to claim 3, wherein the connection member is composed of a fabric body.
5. The airbag device according to claim 4, wherein the connection member is composed of a non-inflatable fabric body.
6. The airbag device according to claim 1, wherein the first bag includes a pushing extension portion inflated and extending by the pressurized fluid supplied from the inflator, the pushing extension portion being provided with an extension deriving portion, and the second bag includes an upper extension portion, which is inflated and extends.
7. The airbag device according to claim 6, wherein the pushing extension portion of the first bag is inflated and extends, and the second bag is provided with a lower extension portion, which is inflated and extends to overlay the pushing extension portion.
8. The airbag device according to claim 1, wherein the supply flow passage is located at a lower end of the first bag, the flow-out passage comprises two exit passages arranged to sandwich the supply flow passage therebetween, and the flow-in passage is located at a lower end of the second bag and is connected to the two exit passages.
9. The airbag device according to claim 1, wherein the connection member further includes a plurality of joining portions at each lateral side thereof, and a recessed portion at a lower portion thereof.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A hood assembly for a vehicle comprising:
(a) a hood coupled to the vehicle and movable between an open position and a closed position;
(b) a locking assembly having a locked position for selectively locking the hood in the open position and a release position for permitting the hood to move from the open position to the closed position; and
(c) a release assembly coupled to the locking assembly for actuating the locking assembly between the locked position and the release position, wherein the release assembly is actuatable by a user standing in front of the hood;
wherein the locking assembly includes a cam follower, a cam having a lobe that engages the cam follower, and a slot having at least one detent, and wherein the cam includes a pawl slideable along the slot and moveable into the detent to configure the locking assembly in the locked position.
2. The hood assembly of claim 1, wherein the release assembly includes an actuator actuatable by the user to a release configuration for configuring the locking assembly in the release position, and wherein the actuator is disposed on a front portion of the hood so as to be accessible to the user standing in front of the hood.
3. The hood assembly of claim 1, wherein the release assembly includes an actuator actuatable by the user to a release configuration for configuring the locking assembly in the release position wherein the actuator is located remotely from the locking assembly.
4. The hood assembly of claim 3, wherein the actuator is coupled to the locking assembly by a flexible line.
5. The hood assembly of claim 3, wherein the hood includes a recess located adjacent a top front edge of the hood, wherein the actuator is disposed within the recess.
6. The hood assembly of claim 5, wherein the hood includes a hood emblem, wherein the recess is located behind and at least partially defined by the hood emblem.
7. The hood assembly of claim 1, wherein rotation of the cam results in the pawl moving out of the detent to configure the locking assembly in the released position.
8. A hood assembly for a vehicle comprising:
(a) a hood coupled to the vehicle and movable between an open position and a closed position;
(b) a pair of locking assemblies coupled to opposite sides of the hood, wherein each of the locking assemblies has a locked position for locking the hood in the open position and a release position for permitting the hood to move to the closed position; and
(c) a release assembly coupled to each of the locking assemblies for configuring each of the locking assemblies substantially simultaneously between the locked position and the release position, wherein the release assembly is actuatable by a user located remotely of the locking assemblies;
wherein the locking assemblies each include a cam follower, a cam having a lobe that engages the cam follower, and a slot having at least one detent, and wherein the cam includes a pawl slideable along the slot and moveable into the detent to configure the locking assemblies in the locked position.
9. The hood assembly of claim 8, wherein the locking assemblies each include a locking device having a locked configuration for selectively locking the locking assembly in the open position and a release configuration for permitting the locking assembly to transition to the release position.
10. The hood assembly of claim 9, wherein the release assembly includes an actuator actuatable by the user to configure each of the locking devices in the release position, and wherein the actuator is disposed on a front portion of the hood so as to be accessible to the user while standing in front of the hood.
11. The hood assembly of claim 9, wherein the release assembly includes an actuator actuatable by the user to configure each of the locking devices in the release position, and wherein the actuator is located remotely from the locking devices.
12. The hood assembly of claim 11, wherein the actuator is coupled to each of the locking devices by a flexible line.
13. The hood assembly of claim 11, wherein the hood includes a recess located adjacent a top front edge of the hood, wherein the actuator is disposed within the recess.
14. The hood assembly of claim 13, wherein the hood includes a hood emblem, wherein the recess is located behind and partially defined by the hood emblem.
15. The hood assembly of claim 8, wherein rotation of the cam results in the pawl moving out of the detent to configure the locking assemblies in the released position.
16. A hood assembly for a vehicle comprising:
(a) a hood coupled to the vehicle and movable between an open position and a closed position; and
(b) a locking assembly having a locked configuration for locking the hood in the open position and a release configuration for unlocking the hood so that the hood may be moved from the open position to the closed position, wherein the locking assembly includes a cam follower and a cam having a lobe that engages the cam follower, wherein rotation of the cam results in the locking assembly being configured between the locked and release configurations;
wherein the locking assembly includes a slot having at least one detent, and wherein the cam includes a pawl, and wherein the pawl is slidable along the slot and moveable into the detent to configure the locking assembly in the locked configuration.
17. The hood assembly of claim 16, wherein rotation of the cam results in the pawl moving out of the detent to configure the locking assembly in the release configuration.
18. An apparatus for interfacing with a hood of a vehicle, the hood movable between an open position and a closed position, the apparatus comprising:
(a) a locking assembly having a locked position for selectively locking a hood in an open position and a release position for permitting the hood to move from the open position to a closed position; and
(b) a release assembly coupled to the locking assembly for actuating the locking assembly between the locked position and the release position, wherein the release assembly is actuatable by a user standing in front of the hood;
wherein the locking assembly includes a cam follower, a cam having a lobe that engages the cam follower, and a slot having at least one detent, and wherein the cam includes a pawl slideable along the slot and moveable into the detent to configure the locking device in the locked position.
19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the release assembly includes an actuator actuatable by the user to a release configuration for configuring the locking assembly in the release position, and wherein the actuator is adapted to be disposed on a front portion of the hood so as to be accessible to the user standing in front of the hood.
20. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the release assembly includes an actuator actuatable by the user to a release configuration for configuring the locking assembly in the release position wherein the actuator is located remotely from the locking assembly.
21. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the actuator is coupled to the locking assembly by a flexible line.
22. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the actuator is adapted to be disposed in a recess located adjacent a top front edge of the hood.
23. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein rotation of the cam results in the pawl moving out of the detent to configure the locking assembly in the released position.
24. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the locking assembly is adapted to interface with a left hinge and a right hinge used in moving the hood between the open and closed positions to place the left and right hinges in a locked configuration to selectively lock the hood in the open position, wherein the release assembly is adapted to actuate the locking assembly in the release position to substantially simultaneously remove the left and right hinges from the locked configuration to permit the hood to move to the closed position.