US Patent Application 18131944. VEHICLE SIDE STRUCTURE simplified abstract

VEHICLE SIDE STRUCTURE

Organization Name

TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor(s)

Makoto Sekizuka of Toyota-shi Aichi-ken (JP)

VEHICLE SIDE STRUCTURE - A simplified explanation of the abstract

• This abstract for appeared for US patent application number 18131944 Titled 'VEHICLE SIDE STRUCTURE'

Simplified Explanation

The abstract describes a vehicle side structure that includes a window with a window opening and a window glass. It also includes a curtain air bag device positioned above the window and a bar-shaped member that divides the window opening into upper and lower sections. The bar-shaped member is placed inside the window opening or on the inner side of the window opening, but outside the fully inflated curtain air bag. The curtain air bag expands below the bar-shaped member.

Original Abstract Submitted

A vehicle side structure includes a window, which has a window opening defined in a side wall of a vehicle and a window glass for covering the window opening, a curtain air bag device attached to a position above the window, and a bar-shaped member configured to partition the window opening into upper and lower sections when viewed along a lateral direction of the vehicle. In the vehicle side structure, the bar-shaped member is placed inside the window opening or at a position located, in a vehicle width direction, on an inner side of the window opening and also on an outer side of a fully inflated curtain air bag, and at least a part of the fully inflated curtain air bag expands to a region below the bar-shaped member.