公开(公告)号：US5160164A

公开(公告)日：1992-11-03

申请号：US710557

申请日：1991-06-05

申请人： Kurt F. Fischer ,  Samuel A. Awotwi

发明人： Kurt F. Fischer ,  Samuel A. Awotwi

IPC分类号： B60R21/16 ,  B60R21/233

CPC分类号： B60R21/233 ,  B60R21/2346

摘要： A deflector is incorporated in a passenger-side air bag assembly which is adapted to be mounted in either the upper portion of a dashboard or the middle portion of a dashboard. The vehicle air bag assembly includes a container, a folded air bag disposed in the container, and an inflator disposed at least partially in the container. Prior to the deployment of the air bag assembly, the deflector is also disposed within the container. The inflator is adapted to discharge a gas flow which forces the air bag and the deflector through a portion of the container to form a deployment opening and which flows within the air bag through the deployment opening to inflate the air bag. The air bag is designed to be inflated to a predetermined geometric form for restraining a vehicle occupant who is pitched forward during a vehicle collision. This predetermined geometric form includes a torso-contact area which is disposed at a predicted location of the torso of the vehicle occupant while being pitched forward during a vehicle collision. The deflector is preferably made of the same material as the air bag and is disposed within the air bag when the air bag is inflated. When the air bag is inflated, the deflector defines at least part of a deflection channel which includes an upstream end communicating with the deployment opening inside the air bag and an open downstream end. The deflection channel is shaped to redirect the gas flow towards the torso-contact area of the air bag.

摘要翻译： 一个偏转器结合在乘客侧安全气囊组件中，该乘客侧安全气囊组件适于安装在仪表板的上部或仪表板的中间部分中。 车辆安全气囊组件包括容器，设置在容器中的折叠气囊和至少部分地设置在容器中的充气机。 在展开气囊组件之前，偏转器也设置在容器内。 充气机适于排出迫使气囊和偏转器通过容器的一部分的气流，以形成展开开口，并且在气囊内通过展开开口流动以使气囊膨胀。 气囊被设计成充气到预定的几何形状，以限制在车辆碰撞期间向前倾斜的车辆乘员。 该预定的几何形状包括躯干接触区域，其在车辆碰撞期间向前倾斜时设置在车辆乘员的躯干的预测位置处。 偏转器优选地由与气囊相同的材料制成，并且当气囊膨胀时设置在气囊内。 当气囊膨胀时，偏转器限定了偏转通道的至少一部分，该偏转通道包括与气囊内部的展开开口连通的上游端和敞开的下游端。 偏转通道成形为朝向气囊的躯干接触区域的气流重定向。