公开(公告)号：US5016914A

公开(公告)日：1991-05-21

申请号：US480075

申请日：1990-02-14

申请人： Ernst M. Faigle ,  John H. Semchena ,  Richard J. Thompson

发明人： Ernst M. Faigle ,  John H. Semchena ,  Richard J. Thompson

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。

公开(公告)号：US5100171A

公开(公告)日：1992-03-31

申请号：US605397

申请日：1990-10-29

申请人： Ernst M. Faigle ,  John H. Semchena

发明人： Ernst M. Faigle ,  John H. Semchena

IPC分类号： B01D46/00 ,  B01D39/10 ,  B01D46/10 ,  B01D46/12 ,  B60R21/26 ,  B60R21/264

CPC分类号： B60R21/2644 ,  B01D39/10 ,  B01D46/12

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。

公开(公告)号：US5181737A

公开(公告)日：1993-01-26

申请号：US548134

申请日：1990-07-05

申请人： Reiner Lenzen ,  Ernst M. Faigle ,  John H. Semchena

发明人： Reiner Lenzen ,  Ernst M. Faigle ,  John H. Semchena

IPC分类号： B60R21/215 ,  B60R21/2165 ,  B60R21/33

CPC分类号： B60R21/215 ,  B60R21/2165 ,  B60R2021/21518 ,  B60R2021/21654 ,  B60R2021/335

摘要： A safety apparatus for a vehicle occupant comprises an airbag which inflates outwardly from a housing into a vehicle occupant compartment. An ignitable material for facilitating outward movement of the inflating airbag past a closure panel is supported by the closure panel between the airbag and the occupant compartment.

摘要翻译： 用于车辆乘员的安全装置包括从壳体向外充气到车辆乘员舱内的气囊。 用于促进充气气囊通过闭合面板的向外运动的可点燃材料由安全气囊和乘员舱之间的闭合面板支撑。

公开(公告)号：US5531472A

公开(公告)日：1996-07-02

申请号：US431570

申请日：1995-05-01

申请人： John H. Semchena ,  Ernest M. Faigle ,  Richard J. Thompson ,  Joseph F. Mazur ,  Charles E. Steffens, Jr.

发明人： John H. Semchena ,  Ernest M. Faigle ,  Richard J. Thompson ,  Joseph F. Mazur ,  Charles E. Steffens, Jr.

IPC分类号： B60R21/01 ,  B60R21/015 ,  G07C5/08 ,  B60R21/16

CPC分类号： B60R21/01538 ,  G07C5/0891

摘要： Apparatus and method for controlling an occupant restraint system in a vehicle (10) comprises storing in a ROM memory (220) a block of image data representative of a viewing field within the vehicle (10). The viewing field includes an unoccupied vehicle seat (18) located in the occupant compartment (12) of the vehicle. A new block of image data is obtained which is representative of the viewing field with an occupant (202) on the seat (18). This image data is obtained with an image sensor (200), such as a CCD sensor, mounted in the vehicle (10) for viewing the field. The new block of image data is compared with the stored block of image data by a controller (30) to obtain the occupant's size and/or position in the vehicle. The controller (30) provides a control signal having a value which is a function of the comparison. A restraint regulator (120), such as a vent valve, responds to the control signal for controlling the occupant restraint system.

摘要翻译： 用于控制车辆（10）中的乘员约束系统的装置和方法包括在ROM存储器（220）中存储代表车辆（10）内的视野的图像数据块。 观察区域包括位于车辆的乘员室（12）中的未占用的车辆座椅（18）。 获得代表座位（18）上的乘员（202）的观察区域的新的图像数据块。 该图像数据通过安装在车辆（10）中的用于观看场的CCD传感器等图像传感器（200）获得。 通过控制器（30）将新的图像数据块与存储的图像数据块进行比较，以获得乘客在车辆中的大小和/或位置。 控制器（30）提供具有作为比较的函数的值的控制信号。 诸如排气阀的约束调节器（120）响应于用于控制乘员约束系统的控制信号。

公开(公告)号：US4099541A

公开(公告)日：1978-07-11

申请号：US741202

申请日：1976-11-12

申请人： Carl R. Binkley ,  John B. Keir ,  John H. Semchena

发明人： Carl R. Binkley ,  John B. Keir ,  John H. Semchena

IPC分类号： F15B13/08 ,  F15B13/04

CPC分类号： F15B13/08 ,  Y10T137/87185 ,  Y10T137/87241

摘要： A directional valve assembly for use in hydraulic power systems such as are used on fork lift trucks has a plurality of sliding spool directional valves and a balanced relief valve mounted in the body formed of a plurality of sections bolted and gasketed together. The main lift section has a load-holding check valve of special design together with means on the spool for opening the check valve to lower the load. Means are provided in the assembly for preventing interflow from one valve spool to another when two or more spools are simultaneously shifted. This includes a system of restrictors, check valves and passages causing the main relief valve to act as a pressure compensator responsive to the pressure requirement of the smallest load.

摘要翻译： 用于液压动力系统（例如用于叉车的液压动力系统）的换向阀组件具有多个滑动滑阀方向阀和安装在本体中的平衡安全阀，该阀由多个螺栓连接并密封在一起的部分形成。 主升降部分具有特殊设计的负载保持止回阀以及阀芯上的装置，用于打开止回阀以降低负载。 在两个或多个线轴同时移动时，在组件中设置有用于防止从一个阀芯到另一个阀芯的相互流动的装置。 这包括限制器，止回阀和通道的系统，导致主安全阀作为响应于最小负载的压力要求的压力补偿器。