公开(公告)号：US07413049B2

公开(公告)日：2008-08-19

申请号：US11582655

申请日：2006-10-18

申请人： Michael R. Schramm ,  Brent Parks ,  David J. Green

发明人： Michael R. Schramm ,  Brent Parks ,  David J. Green

IPC分类号： B60K28/10

CPC分类号： B60R21/0134 ,  B60R21/0136 ,  B60R21/38

摘要： Automotive pedestrian protection hood lifting systems are adaptive, resettable, and redeployable. The hood may be moved between a retracted position and an extended position. A spring may be biased to selectively vary a load placed upon the hood based on predetermined event signals.

公开(公告)号：US20070205592A1

公开(公告)日：2007-09-06

申请号：US11327801

申请日：2006-01-06

申请人： Brent Parks ,  Heath Knight-Newbury ,  David Parkinson

发明人： Brent Parks ,  Heath Knight-Newbury ,  David Parkinson

IPC分类号： B60R21/13 ,  B60N2/42

CPC分类号： B60R21/13 ,  B60N2/4242 ,  B60N2/42727 ,  B60N2/4279 ,  B60N2/888 ,  B60R21/013 ,  B60R2021/0018 ,  B60R2021/135

摘要： The present invention relates to a new type of safety system that is designed to protect a vehicle occupant during a rollover crash. The safety system will generally include a vehicle seat and a sensor. The sensor is designed to sense the occurrence of a rollover crash. The safety system also includes a support member that has an undeployed mode and a deployed mode. The support member converts from the undeployed mode into the deployed mode when a signal is received from the sensor indicating a rollover. The support member will generally be housed within the vehicle seat when the support member is in the undeployed mode. The support member is also anchored to the floor pan of the vehicle. When the support member is deployed into the deployed mode, the support member is disposed in effective engagement with the vehicle roof to limit movement of the roof toward the vehicle seat during rollover conditions. Accordingly, the likelihood that the vehicle roof will be collapsed onto the vehicle occupant during a crash is significantly reduced.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种新型的安全系统，其被设计成在翻车碰撞期间保护车辆乘客。 安全系统通常包括车辆座椅和传感器。 传感器设计用于感测翻车碰撞的发生。 安全系统还包括具有未部署模式和部署模式的支撑构件。 当从传感器接收到指示翻转的信号时，支撑构件从未部署模式转换为展开模式。 当支撑构件处于未部署模式时，支撑构件通常将被容纳在车辆座椅内。 支撑构件也固定在车辆的地板上。 当支撑构件部署到展开模式时，支撑构件被布置成与车顶部有效接合，以在翻车状态期间限制车顶朝向车辆座椅的移动。 因此，在碰撞期间车顶将塌陷到车辆乘员身上的可能性大大降低。

公开(公告)号：US07004778B2

公开(公告)日：2006-02-28

申请号：US10614577

申请日：2003-07-07

申请人： Kent Barker ,  Jeff Kida ,  Dario Brisighella ,  Brent Parks

发明人： Kent Barker ,  Jeff Kida ,  Dario Brisighella ,  Brent Parks

IPC分类号： H01R13/627 ,  H01R13/62

CPC分类号： H01R13/627 ,  B60R21/2644 ,  B60R2021/26029 ,  H01R13/5841 ,  H01R13/631

摘要： An airbag module has an inflator activated via an electrical connector. The inflator includes an initiation assembly having an initiator and a receptacle that retains the connector. The initiator may have a single, center pin. The initiator may be encased by a body and cover, which may be attached together by molding, vibratory welding, electromagnetic welding, or snap fitting. The connector may have projections that extend from a main body to facilitate retention of the connector by a collar, washer, a retainer attached to the body, or by the inflator housing. The body may be seated in a collar having an annular ridge that presses into the body to form a seal. The connector may have a rib designed to mesh with splines of the receptacle to enable engagement of the connector with the receptacle in multiple orientations, while preventing relative rotation between the connector and the initiator after assembly.

摘要翻译： 安全气囊模块具有通过电连接器激活的充气器。 充气机包括具有启动器和保持连接器的插座的启动组件。 启动器可以具有单个中心销。 起动器可以被主体和盖子包围，该主体和盖子可以通过模制，振动焊接，电磁焊接或卡扣配合来附接在一起。 连接器可以具有从主体延伸的突起，以便于通过套环，垫圈，附接到主体的保持器或者通过充气器壳体保持连接器。 身体可以坐在具有压入身体以形成密封件的环形脊的套环中。 连接器可以具有设计成与插座的花键啮合的肋，以使得能够以多个取向将连接器与插座接合，同时防止组装之后连接器和引发器之间的相对旋转。

公开(公告)号：US08662532B2

公开(公告)日：2014-03-04

申请号：US12943203

申请日：2010-11-10

申请人： Brent Parks ,  Matthew A. Cox ,  Bradley W. Smith

发明人： Brent Parks ,  Matthew A. Cox ,  Bradley W. Smith

IPC分类号： B60R21/26

CPC分类号： B60R21/20 ,  B60R21/26 ,  B60R21/268 ,  B60R2021/26058 ,  B60R2021/26076 ,  B60R2021/2642

摘要： An inflator including an initiator and a bulkhead molded around the initiator. The inflator includes a housing formed of two overlapping housing portions mechanically coupled together around a portion of the bulkhead. One of the housing portions includes cut tabs that are crimped into cut receivers of the other housing portion.

摘要翻译： 一种充气机，包括一个起动器和围绕起动器模制的隔板。 充气机包括由围绕隔板的一部分机械地联接在一起的两个重叠壳体部分形成的壳体。 壳体部分之一包括被压接成另一壳体部分的切割接收器的切割突片。

公开(公告)号：US07597166B2

公开(公告)日：2009-10-06

申请号：US11407481

申请日：2006-04-20

申请人： Brent Parks

发明人： Brent Parks

IPC分类号： B62D25/12 ,  B62D25/10 ,  B60K28/10 ,  B60T7/12 ,  B60T7/22

CPC分类号： E05D11/00 ,  B60R21/38 ,  E05Y2900/536

摘要： Disclosed are embodiments of hinge devices for use in hood lifting systems for pedestrian protection. An exemplary embodiment of such a hinge device includes an upper hinge portion configured to be connected with a vehicle hood and a lower hinge portion configured to be connected with a vehicle body. The upper hinge portion may be configured to releasably engage the lower hinge portion such that the upper hinge portion can disengage from the lower hinge portion and lift the vehicle hood upon a threshold separation force being applied to the hinge device.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于行人保护的机罩提升系统中的铰链装置的实施例。 这种铰链装置的示例性实施例包括构造成与车辆罩相连的上铰链部分和被构造成与车身连接的下铰链部分。 上铰链部分可以构造成可释放地接合下铰链部分，使得上铰链部分可以在将阈值分离力施加到铰链装置上时与下铰链部分脱离并提升车辆罩。

公开(公告)号：US20090236835A1

公开(公告)日：2009-09-24

申请号：US12050829

申请日：2008-03-18

申请人： Bradley W. Smith ,  Michael P. Jordan ,  Brent Parks

发明人： Bradley W. Smith ,  Michael P. Jordan ,  Brent Parks

IPC分类号： B60R21/16

CPC分类号： B60R21/231 ,  B60R21/232

摘要： An inflatable cushion assembly for deployment in a vehicle. The assembly has an inflator, an inflatable cushion, and particles of a stop leak material. Upon deployment, the stop leak material becomes temporarily dispersed by and suspended in inflation gas such that the cushion is rendered less porous to inflation gas.

摘要翻译： 一种用于部署在车辆中的可充气缓冲组件。 该组件具有充气机，充气垫和止动泄漏材料的颗粒。 在部署时，停止泄漏材料暂时分散并悬浮在充气中，使得衬垫对膨胀气体的孔隙较少。

公开(公告)号：US20070260164A1

公开(公告)日：2007-11-08

申请号：US11689578

申请日：2007-03-22

申请人： Christopher Chiodo ,  Brent Parks ,  Lew Schon ,  Wu Zhang ,  George Borak

发明人： Christopher Chiodo ,  Brent Parks ,  Lew Schon ,  Wu Zhang ,  George Borak

IPC分类号： A61F5/058

CPC分类号： A61F5/0111 ,  A61F5/012

摘要： A device and method for treating a foot and ankle with a splint and an adjustable bladder. The method includes providing a device including a rigid splint that maintains a heel of the foot and at least one adjustable bladder provided underneath only a front of the foot; adjusting an inflation of the at least one bladder to a treatment inflation state; and maintaining a foot and ankle within the device for an extended period of time such that the foot and ankle are substantially immobilized in a dorsiflexion position or the foot and ankle are substantially immobilized in a position whereby plantarflexion is provided to the ankle.

摘要翻译： 一种用夹板和可调节的膀胱治疗脚和脚踝的装置和方法。 该方法包括提供一种包括刚性夹板的装置，其保持脚的跟部和至少一个可调节的囊，仅在脚的前部下方设置; 将至少一个膀胱的通货膨胀调整到治疗通气状态; 以及将足部和脚踝保持在所述装置内延长的时间段，使得所述足部和踝部基本上固定在背屈位置，或者所述足部和脚踝基本上被固定在踝屈肌腱的位置。

公开(公告)号：US20070246281A1

公开(公告)日：2007-10-25

申请号：US11407481

申请日：2006-04-20

申请人： Brent Parks

发明人： Brent Parks

IPC分类号： B62D25/10

CPC分类号： E05D11/00 ,  B60R21/38 ,  E05Y2900/536

摘要： Disclosed are embodiments of hinge devices for use in hood lifting systems for pedestrian protection. An exemplary embodiment of such a hinge device includes an upper hinge portion configured to be connected with a vehicle hood and a lower hinge portion configured to be connected with a vehicle body. The upper hinge portion may be configured to releasably engage the lower hinge portion such that the upper hinge portion can disengage from the lower hinge portion and lift the vehicle hood upon a threshold separation force being applied to the hinge device.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于行人保护的机罩提升系统中的铰链装置的实施例。 这种铰链装置的示例性实施例包括构造成与车辆罩相连的上铰链部分和被构造成与车身连接的下铰链部分。 上铰链部分可以构造成可释放地接合下铰链部分，使得上铰链部分可以在将阈值分离力施加到铰链装置上时与下铰链部分脱离并提升车辆罩。

公开(公告)号：US20060284404A1

公开(公告)日：2006-12-21

申请号：US11154126

申请日：2005-06-16

申请人： David Green ,  Michael Jordan ,  Brent Parks

发明人： David Green ,  Michael Jordan ,  Brent Parks

IPC分类号： B60R21/23

CPC分类号： B60R21/2338 ,  B60R21/231 ,  B60R21/26 ,  B60R2021/161 ,  B60R2021/23386

摘要： Disclosed are embodiments of an airbag tether release mechanism for use with airbag inflation systems. In one embodiment, the mechanism includes an initiator positioned within a housing. The initiator is configured such that it provides an inherent seal to prevent the external release of pyrotechnic residues upon deployment. The device may also include a cutter operatively connected with the initiator such that deployment of the initiator actuates the cutter and a tether restraint structure configured to secure a tether until the tether is released by actuation of the cutter.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于气囊充气系统的气囊系链释放机构的实施例。 在一个实施例中，该机构包括位于壳体内的起动器。 启动器被配置为使得其提供固有密封以防止在部署时烟火残余物的外部释放。 该装置还可以包括与起动器可操作地连接的切割器，使得起始器的展开促使切割器和构造成固定系绳的系绳约束结构，直到通过切割器的致动而释放系绳。

公开(公告)号：US20060190088A1

公开(公告)日：2006-08-24

申请号：US11359469

申请日：2006-02-23

申请人： Brent Parks ,  Lew Schon ,  Christopher Chiodo

发明人： Brent Parks ,  Lew Schon ,  Christopher Chiodo

IPC分类号： A61F2/42

CPC分类号： A61F2/4202 ,  A61B17/562 ,  A61F2002/4223

摘要： An internal human prosthesis used in surgical procedures to treat flatfoot deformities, including pediatric, adult congenital, and adult acquired deformities. The internal prosthesis is inserted between the human talus and calcaneus bones. In a preferred embodiment, the prosthesis has a truncated conical shape along its long axis and a central bore through the center of its long axis. The base of the prosthesis includes a concave depression with a polygonal recess in its center.

摘要翻译： 一种用于外科手术的内部人体假体，用于治疗扁平畸形，包括儿科，成人先天性和成人获得性畸形。 内部假体插入人骨和跟骨之间。 在优选实施例中，假体沿其长轴具有截头圆锥形形状，并且穿过其长轴的中心具有中心孔。 假体的底部包括在其中心具有多边形凹部的凹陷凹陷。