Vehicle occupant restraint system
    11.
    发明授权
    Vehicle occupant restraint system 失效
    车辆乘员约束系统

    公开(公告)号:US5016914A

    公开(公告)日:1991-05-21

    申请号:US480075

    申请日:1990-02-14

    IPC分类号: B60R21/263 B60R21/272

    CPC分类号: B60R21/272 B60R2021/2633

    摘要: A source of gas for inflating a vehicle occupant restraint comprises a container. Gas generating material in said container comprises an alkali metal azide and a metal oxidizer. When ignited, the gas generating material produces heated nitrogen gas. A supply of pressurized nitrogen gas is also in the container. Structure is provided for separating the supply of pressurized nitrogen gas from the gas generating material. The separating structure is releasable to enable the heated nitrogen gas and the stored nitrogen gas to commingle. The source of gas also includes structure for directing the stored nitrogen gas and the heated nitrogen gas through a tortuous path toward the vehicle occupant restraint so as to remove particulates from the gases.

    摘要翻译: 用于对车辆乘员约束装置进行充气的气体源包括容器。 所述容器中的气体发生材料包含碱金属叠氮化物和金属氧化剂。 当点燃时,气体发生材料产生加热的氮气。 供应加压氮气也在容器中。 提供了用于分离来自气体发生材料的加压氮气供应的结构。 分离结构是可释放的,以使加热的氮气和储存的氮气能够混合。 气体源还包括用于将储存的氮气和加热的氮气通过弯曲路径引向车辆乘员约束的结构,以便从气体中除去微粒。

    Inflatable curtain with slidable tether
    12.
    发明授权
    Inflatable curtain with slidable tether 有权
    可滑动系绳充气窗帘

    公开(公告)号:US06464250B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-10-15

    申请号:US09610065

    申请日:2000-07-05

    IPC分类号: B60R2122

    摘要: Apparatus (10) for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle (12) comprises an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14) inflatable away from the vehicle roof (18) into a position between the side structure (16) of the vehicle and a vehicle occupant. The protection device (14), when inflated, has an upper edge (50) positioned adjacent the roof (18) and a lower edge (52) spaced from the roof. The protection device (14) also includes a guide (72, 74) and a flexible elongated member (70, 80) that extends through the guide and is slidable through the guide when the protection device is inflated. The member (70, 80) has two leg portions (110, 112) extending from the side structure (16) of the vehicle (12) to the protection device (14) when the protection device is inflated.

    摘要翻译: 用于帮助保护车辆(12)的乘客的装置(10)包括可充气的车辆乘员保护装置(14),其可从车顶(18)充气到在车辆的侧面结构(16)和 车辆乘客。 当充气时,保护装置(14)具有邻近屋顶(18)定位的上边缘(50)和与屋顶间隔开的下边缘(52)。 保护装置(14)还包括引导件(72,74)和柔性细长构件(70,80),该柔性细长构件延伸穿过引导件,并且当保护装置被充气时可以通过引导件滑动。 当保护装置膨胀时,构件(70,80)具有从车辆(12)的侧部结构(16)延伸到保护装置(14)的两个腿部部分(110,112)。

    Vehicle occupant protection apparatus
    13.
    发明授权
    Vehicle occupant protection apparatus 有权
    车辆乘员保护装置

    公开(公告)号:US06179322B2

    公开(公告)日:2001-01-30

    申请号:US09212112

    申请日:1998-12-15

    IPC分类号: B06R2116

    摘要: A vehicle occupant protection apparatus (10) includes an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14) which is folded so as to be deployed from a reaction structure (24) in a first direction to restrain movement of a vehicle occupant in a second, opposite direction. The folded protection device (14) has a cross-section with a configuration defined by pleats (110). Each pleat (110) has an open end (112) and a closed end (114) spaced from the open end (112) in a direction substantially parallel to the first and second directions. An inflator (12) is received within one of the pleats (110′) and has inflation fluid outlet openings (124) adjacent to the closed end (114) of the pleat (110′). A retainer ring (56) engages and supports a peripheral edge portion (72) of the folded protection device (14) in an open configuration. The bag retainer ring (56) and the edge portion (72) of the folded protection device (14) are spaced fully from the inflator (12) on opposite sides of the pleated cross-section of the folded protection device (14).

    摘要翻译: 车辆乘员保护装置(10)包括充气车辆乘员保护装置(14),所述充气车辆乘员保护装置(14)被折叠成在第一方向上从反作用结构(24)展开,以限制乘客在第二相反方向上的移动 。 折叠的保护装置(14)具有由褶(110)限定的构造的横截面。 每个褶(110)具有在大致平行于第一和第二方向的方向上与开口端(112)间隔开的开口端(112)和封闭端(114)。 充气机(12)被容纳在一个褶(110')内,并且具有与褶(110')的封闭端(114)相邻的充气流体出口(124)。 保持环(56)以打开的形式接合并支撑折叠的保护装置(14)的周边边缘部分(72)。 折叠的保护装置(14)的袋保持环(56)和边缘部分(72)在折叠保护装置(14)的折叠横截面的相对侧上与充气机(12)完全隔开。

    Inflatable curtain
    14.
    发明授权
    Inflatable curtain 有权
    充气窗帘

    公开(公告)号:US06273458B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-08-14

    申请号:US09584635

    申请日:2000-05-31

    IPC分类号: B60R2122

    摘要: Apparatus (10) for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle (12) that has a side structure (16) and a roof (18) comprises an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14). The inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14) is inflatable from a stored position into a position between the side structure (16) of the vehicle (12) and a vehicle occupant. An inflation fluid source (24) provides inflation fluid for inflating the inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14). The apparatus (10) includes a guide (90) connected to the inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14) and a flexible elongated member (70) that extends through the guide. The flexible elongated member (70) has a first end (72) connected to the vehicle (12) at a first location (76) and an opposite second end (74) connected to the vehicle at a second location (82). The guide (90) is movable over the flexible elongated member (70) in a first direction (122) when the inflatable vehicle occupant protection device is inflated and the guide resists movement over the flexible elongated member in a second direction (124), opposite the first direction.

    摘要翻译: 用于帮助保护具有侧面结构(16)和屋顶(18)的车辆(12)的乘员的装置(10)包括充气车辆乘员保护装置(14)。 充气车辆乘员保护装置(14)可以从存储位置充气到车辆(12)的侧面结构(16)和车辆乘员之间的位置。 充气流体源(24)提供膨胀流体以使充气车辆乘员保护装置(14)充气。 设备(10)包括连接到可充气车辆乘员保护装置(14)的引导件(90)和延伸穿过引导件的柔性细长构件(70)。 柔性细长构件(70)具有在第一位置(76)处连接到车辆(12)的第一端(72)和在第二位置(82)处连接到车辆的相对的第二端(74)。 当充气车辆乘员保护装置被充气并且引导件在第二方向(124)上抵抗在柔性细长构件上移动时,引导件(90)可在第一方向(122)上在柔性细长构件(70)上移动, 第一个方向。

    Filter assembly for airbag inflator
    15.
    发明授权
    Filter assembly for airbag inflator 失效
    气囊充气机过滤组件

    公开(公告)号:US5100171A

    公开(公告)日:1992-03-31

    申请号:US605397

    申请日:1990-10-29

    摘要: An inflator for a vehicle occupant safety apparatus including an inflatable airbag has a filter which removes undesirable combustion products without detrimentally reducing the pressure of the gas flow into the inflating airbag. The filter comprises a plurality of spaced apart filter layers having offset gas flow openings to define tortuous gas flow paths through the filter.

    摘要翻译: 用于包括可充气安全气囊的车辆乘员安全装置的充气机具有过滤器,其去除不期望的燃烧产物,而不会有害地降低进入充气气囊的气体的压力。 过滤器包括多个间隔开的过滤器层,其具有偏移的气体流动开口,以限定通过过滤器的曲折的气体流动路径。

    Air bag inflator
    17.
    发明授权
    Air bag inflator 失效
    气囊充气机

    公开(公告)号:US06273462B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-08-14

    申请号:US08932491

    申请日:1997-09-18

    IPC分类号: B60R2126

    CPC分类号: B60R21/268 B60R21/264

    摘要: An apparatus (10) for inflating an inflatable device (8) includes a container (12) defining a chamber (14) containing gas. The container (12) includes a rupturable wall (24) which is rupturable when the pressure in the container reaches a predetermined level. An igniter (46) spaced from the rupturable wall (24) produces a shock wave in the gas which ruptures the rupturable wall (24) prior to the gas pressure in the container (12) reaching the predetermined level.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于使充气装置(8)充气的装置(10)包括限定包含气体的室(14)的容器(12)。 容器(12)包括可破裂壁(24),当容器中的压力达到预定水平时,其可破裂。 与可破裂壁(24)间隔开的点火器(46)在气体中产生冲击波,其在容器(12)内的气体压力达到预定水平之前破裂可破裂壁(24)。

    Initiator for air bag inflator
    18.
    发明授权
    Initiator for air bag inflator 失效
    气囊充气机启动器

    公开(公告)号:US5762368A

    公开(公告)日:1998-06-09

    申请号:US665675

    申请日:1996-06-20

    CPC分类号: B60R21/272 B60R2021/2633

    摘要: An apparatus (20, 220) for inflating an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device comprises a first container (22, 222) defining a first chamber (24, 224) for inflation fluid. The first container (22, 222) has an opening (26, 226) through which inflation fluid may flow to inflate the protection device. A rupturable closure (28, 228) extends across the opening (26, 226) in the first container (22, 222) to block fluid flow through the opening. A second container (68, 268) defines a second chamber (70, 270). A plate (82, 282) is located between the first chamber (24, 224) and the second chamber (70, 270) and has a passage (84, 84a, 284 or 284a) which allows fluid communication between the first and second chambers. A rupturable membrane (86, 286) extends across the passage (84, 84a, 284, or 284a) in the plate (82, 282) to restrict fluid communication between the first chamber (24, 224) and the second chamber (70, 270) and has an orifice (100, 300) to allow limited fluid communication between the first and second chambers. Ignitable material (80, 280) is located in the second chamber (70, 270) and produces combustion products (P), upon ignition, which increase pressure in the second chamber to a predetermined pressure to rupture the membrane (86, 286) and open the passage (84, 84a, 284, 284a) in the plate (82, 282) for the combustion products to flow into the first chamber (24, 224) and effect heating of inflation fluid (F).

    摘要翻译: 一种用于对可充气车辆乘员保护装置进行充气的装置(20,220)包括限定用于充气流体的第一腔室(24,224)的第一容器(22,222)。 第一容器(22,222)具有开口(26,226),充气流体可以穿过该开口以使保护装置膨胀。 可破裂的封闭件(28,228)延伸穿过第一容器(22,222)中的开口(26,226),以阻止通过开口的流体流动。 第二容器(68,268)限定第二腔室(70,270)。 板(82,282)位于第一室(24,224)和第二室(70,270)之间,并具有通道(84,84a,284或284a),其允许第一和第二室 。 可破裂膜(86,286)跨过板(82,282)中的通道(84,84a,284或284a)延伸,以限制第一室(24,224)和第二室(70,282)之间的流体连通, 270)并且具有孔口(100,300),以允许第一和第二腔室之间的有限流体连通。 可点燃材料(80,280)位于第二室(70,270)中,并且在点火时产生燃烧产物(P),这将第二室中的压力增加到预定压力以使膜(86,286)和 打开用于燃烧产物的板(82,282)中的通道(84,84a,284,284a)流入第一室(24,224)并且实现充气流体(F)的加热。

    Air bag inflator
    19.
    发明授权
    Air bag inflator 失效
    气囊充气机

    公开(公告)号:US5609360A

    公开(公告)日:1997-03-11

    申请号:US445652

    申请日:1995-05-22

    IPC分类号: B60R21/26 B60R21/264

    CPC分类号: B60R21/2644

    摘要: An air bag inflator (10) includes an ignitable gas generating material (50), an initiator (36) for igniting the gas generating material (50), and a tubular wall (100) defining a combustion chamber (54) containing the gas generating material (50). A plurality of gas flow openings (150) extend radially outward from the combustion chamber (54) through the tubular wall (100). A filter (102) extends circumferentially and axially over the tubular wall (100). The tubular wall (100) includes a structure (160) defining a space which provides plenum (170) extending radially outward from the gas flow openings (150) to the filter (102).

    摘要翻译: 气囊充气机(10)包括可点燃气体发生材料(50),用于点燃气体发生材料(50)的起始器(36)和限定燃烧室(54)的管状壁(100) 材料(50)。 多个气流开口(150)从燃烧室(54)径向向外延伸穿过管状壁(100)。 过滤器(102)在管状壁(100)上周向和轴向延伸。 管状壁(100)包括限定空间的结构(160),其提供从气体流动开口(150)径向向外延伸到过滤器(102)的气室(170)。

    Air bag inflator with clamping ring for rupturable disk
    20.
    发明授权
    Air bag inflator with clamping ring for rupturable disk 失效
    气囊充气机带夹紧环,用于可破坏的磁盘

    公开(公告)号:US5720495A

    公开(公告)日:1998-02-24

    申请号:US586993

    申请日:1996-01-16

    摘要: An apparatus (14) for inflating an inflatable vehicle occupant device (12) includes a container (20) defining a chamber (22) containing a source of inflation fluid. The container (20) includes an opening (26) through which the inflation fluid flows outward from the chamber (22). A rupturable disk (36) closes the opening (26) in the chamber (22) and engages a shoulder (30) on the container (20). An annular eloping ring (44) engages the rupturable disk (36). A manifold (54) clamps the clamping ring (44) and the rupturable disk (36) to the shoulder (30) of the container (20).

    摘要翻译: 一种用于使可充气车辆乘员装置(12)充气的装置(14)包括限定包含充气流体源的腔室(22)的容器(20)。 容器(20)包括开口(26),充气流体通过该开口从腔室(22)向外流动。 可破裂盘(36)关闭腔室(22)中的开口(26)并与容器(20)上的肩部(30)接合。 一个环形斜环(44)接合可破坏的盘(36)。 歧管(54)将夹紧环(44)和可破裂盘(36)夹紧到容器(20)的肩部(30)。