Airbag arrangement
    51.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11192512B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-07

    申请号:US16557844

    申请日:2019-08-30

    摘要: Airbag configurations and systems are provided to protect a vehicle occupant in an oblique crash event. In one embodiment an airbag includes first and second side panels and a main panel coupled to the first side panel along a first seam and coupled to the second side panel along a second seam. The main panel can include a curved configuration to match expansion of the second side panel. The airbag configuration is provided for protection for an oblique crash event to absorb energy from occupant movement in the oblique direction and to retain and reduce head rotation of an occupant. In one embodiment, a method for controlling an airbag system is provided that includes detecting a crash event and activation of an airbag and a side curtain airbag (SCAB). The SCAB may be activated to contact the airbag and to control volume/loading of the airbag.

    Foldable Steering Wheel
    52.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210229732A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-29

    申请号:US17156900

    申请日:2021-01-25

    IPC分类号: B62D1/10 B62D1/08

    摘要: Various implementations include a steering wheel assembly. The assembly includes a hub, a steering grip, and a hinging mechanism. The hub is configured to be rotatably coupled to a steering column such that the hub is rotatable about a central axis of the steering column. The steering grip has one or more spokes. The hinging mechanism couples the one or more spokes to the hub such that the steering grip is rotatable relative to the hub about a rotational axis from a first position to a second position. The rotational axis is perpendicular to the central axis of the steering column.

    APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PRODUCING A SENSING SUBSTRATE

    公开(公告)号:US20210190542A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-24

    申请号:US17133777

    申请日:2020-12-24

    摘要: An occupant or object sensing system in a vehicle includes electrical circuits for resistive and/or capacitive sensing and corresponding circuits shielding the sensing system from interference. A sensing circuit and a shielding circuit may be printed by screen printing with conductive ink on opposite sides of a non-conductive substrate. The substrate is a plastic film or other fabric that has an elastic memory structure that is resilient to stretching. The conductive inks used to print circuits onto the substrate have a similar resilience to stretching such that the substrate and the circuits thereon can be subject to deforming forces without breaking the printed circuits. The substrate may be covered with a carbon polymer layer to provide alternative conductive paths that enable fast recovery for conduction in the presence of any break in the printed conductive traces on the substrate.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED NETWORK PAIRING USING ELECTRIC FIELD COUPLING

    公开(公告)号:US20210144533A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-13

    申请号:US17027585

    申请日:2020-09-21

    发明人: Len CECH

    IPC分类号: H04W4/80 H04W4/02 H04B13/00

    摘要: A system to electronically connect an electronic device to a network includes a sensing electrode that provides a signal. The signal has a particular frequency and power, and the electrode is configured to transmit the signal through a person occupying a proscribed location. The electronic device is configured to detect the signal when the electronic device is coupled to a person occupying the proscribed location. The electronic device is configured to electronically couple to the network upon detecting the signal.

    SEAT BELT RETRACTOR
    55.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210129790A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-06

    申请号:US17086339

    申请日:2020-10-31

    发明人: Mark F. GRAY

    IPC分类号: B60R22/46

    摘要: A seatbelt retractor for a seat belt device in a vehicle. The retractor including a frame and a spool. The spool is configured to be fixed to one end of a webbing which is wound around the spool. A pretensioner device configured to rotate the spool in response to an excessive acceleration of the vehicle. The pretensioner device comprises a power transmission element carried in a pretensioner tube that is driven by a piston located in the pretensioner tube. The pretensioner device includes a gas generator for driving the piston into the power transmission element. The pretensioner device includes a seal system that includes a stopper tube located in a downstream end of the pretensioner tube to create a stop location for the piston to prevent operating gas from exiting the end of the pretensioner tube.

    Driver side airbag module
    56.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10967829B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-06

    申请号:US16573628

    申请日:2019-09-17

    摘要: A driver's side airbag module for a vehicle. The airbag module includes an upper panel, a lower panel, and an extension panel. The extension panel has a varying width. A lateral tether restrains the extension panel in the lateral direction when the airbag module is deployed. The extension panel and the lateral tether create an oblong shaped airbag cushion. The airbag module also includes a lower tether that connects the lower panel and the bottom of the upper panel so that the upper panel is held on the bottom portion during deployment.

    Display-based switch assembly and methods of use

    公开(公告)号:US10963053B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-30

    申请号:US16220752

    申请日:2018-12-14

    摘要: Implementations include a display assembly for a switch assembly, comprising a display assembly touch overlay plate, wherein at least a portion of the display assembly touch overlay plate is comprised of a transparent or translucent material; a display, wherein the display is disposed underneath the display assembly touch overlay plate and wherein at least a portion of the display is visible through the portion of the display assembly touch overlay plate; a display assembly first housing and a display assembly second housing, wherein the display assembly touch overlay plate is in communication with the display assembly first housing, wherein a force applied to the display assembly touch overlay plate is at least partially transmitted from the display assembly touch overlay plate to the display assembly first housing to a switch assembly through a central portion of the display assembly first housing.

    DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG MODULE
    58.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210078522A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-18

    申请号:US16573628

    申请日:2019-09-17

    摘要: A driver's side airbag module for a vehicle. The airbag module includes an upper panel, a lower panel, and an extension panel. The extension panel has a varying width. A lateral tether restrains the extension panel in the lateral direction when the airbag module is deployed. The extension panel and the lateral tether create an oblong shaped airbag cushion. The airbag module also includes a lower tether that connects the lower panel and the bottom of the upper panel so that the upper panel is held on the bottom portion during deployment.

    Detection and monitoring of occupant seat belt

    公开(公告)号:US10940828B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-09

    申请号:US16840974

    申请日:2020-04-06

    摘要: In one embodiment, a system of detecting seat belt operation in a vehicle includes at least one light source configured to emit a predetermined wavelength of light onto structures within the vehicle, wherein at least one of the structures is a passenger seat belt assembly having a pattern that reflects the predetermined wavelength at a preferred luminance. At least one 3-D time of flight camera is positioned in the vehicle to receive reflected light from the structures in the vehicle and provide images of the structures that distinguish the preferred luminance of the pattern from other structures in the vehicle. A computer processor connected to computer memory and the camera includes computer readable instructions causing the processor to reconstruct 3-D information in regard to respective images of the structures and calculate a depth measurement of the distance of the reflective pattern on the passenger seat belt assembly from the camera.