Inflatable knee bolster
    1.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US06213497B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-04-10

    申请号:US09479166

    申请日:2000-01-07

    Abstract: An inflatable knee bolster for a vehicle occupant is mounted in opposing relation to the knees of a vehicle occupant. The bolster is an expansible chamber of multipiece construction having a face portion and a separate three dimensional expansible body portion. The face portion and body portion are joined about their peripheries to define and substantially enclose the chamber. The expansible body portion is formed from injection molded polymeric material and has one or more integrally molded at least partially collapsible pleated profile elements disposed along the sides and across the top of the body portion in raised and lowered profile with respect to the face portion. Deformable mounting brackets extend outwardly from the body portion for attachment to the vehicle. The materials forming the face and body portions are of either similar or dissimilar chemical and physical character. Actuation of an inflator in fluid communication with the bolster pressurizes the expansible body causing at least a portion of the pleated profile elements to collapsibly deform such that the volume of the enclosed chamber is expanded and the face portion is thrust outwardly to an extended position.

    Inflatable knee bolster
    2.
    发明授权
    Inflatable knee bolster 有权
    充气膝盖垫

    公开(公告)号:US06203057B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-03-20

    申请号:US09479043

    申请日:2000-01-07

    Abstract: An inflatable knee bolster for a vehicle occupant is mounted to the bottom of the vehicle's instrument panel, having an outer wall that is projected outwardly from a stored position to an extended position adjacent the occupant's knees by inflation of an expansible chamber by an inflator, characterized by. The bolster is an expansible chamber comprising a unitary hollow blow molded polypropylene body that has an outer wall and an inner wall which are interconnected at their bottoms by a bottom wall and at their tops and sides by U-shaped normally folded accordion pleats. These pleats extend from the bottom side corners of the body up the sides and across the top of the body. A pair of spaced attachment tabs extend from the bottom wall for attachment to vehicle structure, and a pair of spaced frangible tabs extending from the top of the outer wall for attachment to vehicle structure to maintain the outer wall in stored position. An inflator is mounted on the hollow body in fluid communication with the interior of the body and, when activated, pressurizes the expansible body to unfold the accordion pleats to expand the body. This breaks the frangible tab and projects the front wall outwardly to extended position adjacent the occupant's knees. A pair of vent holes formed in the inner wall enable controlled depressurization of the bolster.

    Abstract translation: 用于车辆乘员的可充气膝垫安装在车辆仪表板的底部,具有外壁,其通过充气机膨胀可膨胀室而从存储位置向外突出到靠近乘员膝盖的延伸位置,其特征在于 通过。 垫子是一个可膨胀的腔室,它包括一个整体的中空吹塑聚丙烯本体,它具有一个外壁和一个内壁,它们的底部通过一个底壁和它们的顶部和侧面被U形通常折叠的折叠褶皱相互连接。 这些褶皱从身体的底部侧角延伸到身体的两侧并穿过身体的顶部。 一对间隔的附接突片从底壁延伸以附接到车辆结构,以及一对间隔开的突出翼片,其从外壁的顶部延伸以附接到车辆结构以将外壁保持在存储位置。 充气机安装在中空本体上,与身体的内部流体连通,并且当被激活时,对可膨胀体进行加压以展开手风琴褶以使身体膨胀。 这打破了易碎的标签,并将前壁向外伸出,延伸到乘员膝盖附近。 形成在内壁中的一对通气孔能够控制摇枕的减压。

    Steering wheel insert
    3.
    发明授权
    Steering wheel insert 失效
    方向盘插入

    公开(公告)号:US5924199A

    公开(公告)日:1999-07-20

    申请号:US641371

    申请日:1996-04-30

    Abstract: A method of making a one-piece steering wheel insert includes the steps of extruding material into an elongated continuous extrusion having a shape including an outer rim portion, a central hub portion and at least one spoke portion extending between the hub portion and the rim portion, cutting the extrusion into a plurality of blanks, and forming each of the blanks into a final shape of the steering wheel insert.

    Abstract translation: 制造一件式方向盘插入件的方法包括以下步骤:将材料挤压成细长的连续挤压件,其具有包括外缘部分,中心毂部分和至少一个在轮毂部分和轮缘部分之间延伸的轮辐部分的形状 将挤出物切割成多个坯料,并将每个坯料形成为方向盘插入件的最终形状。

    Method of making a steering hand wheel
    5.
    发明授权
    Method of making a steering hand wheel 失效
    制作转向手轮的方法

    公开(公告)号:US5896661A

    公开(公告)日:1999-04-27

    申请号:US37344

    申请日:1998-03-10

    Abstract: A method of making a steering hand wheel for a motor vehicle having a metal spider, a molded plastic rim, and a plurality of molded plastic spokes integral with the rim and mechanically interlocked with the spider. The method according to this invention includes the steps of extruding a billet having a cross sectional shape matching the profile of the spider, forming the spider by cutting off a flat section of the extruded billet from an end thereof, and insert molding a plastic rim and a plurality of integral plastic spokes around the spider. Each of the plastic spokes has an inboard end molded around a corresponding one of a plurality of spoke bases on the spider with a plurality of integral plastic pins captured in respective ones of a plurality of perforations in the spoke bases to mechanically interlock the spider and the molded plastic spokes.

    Abstract translation: 制造用于具有金属蜘蛛,模塑塑料边缘的机动车辆的转向手轮的方法和与轮辋一体并与机翼地与蜘蛛机械联锁的多个模塑塑料轮辐。 根据本发明的方法包括以下步骤:挤出具有与所述蜘蛛轮廓相匹配的横截面形状的坯料,通过从其端部切下所述挤出坯料的平坦部分形成所述蜘蛛,并且将塑料边缘嵌入成型, 在蜘蛛周围的多个整体塑料轮辐。 每个塑料辐条具有内侧端部,其模制在周边上的多个轮辐基座中的对应的一个轮辐基座上,多个整体塑料销被捕获在辐条基座中的多个穿孔中的相应的一个穿孔中,以将蜘蛛和 模塑塑料轮辐。

    Inflatable knee bolster
    7.
    发明授权
    Inflatable knee bolster 有权
    充气膝盖垫

    公开(公告)号:US06619689B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-09-16

    申请号:US10228564

    申请日:2002-08-27

    Abstract: An inflatable knee bolster for a vehicle occupant is mounted in opposing relation to the knees of a vehicle occupant. The bolster is an expansible chamber of multipiece construction having a face portion and a separate three dimensional expansible body portion. The face portion and body portion are joined about their peripheries to define and substantially enclose the chamber. The expansible body portion is formed from injection molded polymeric material and has one or more integrally molded at least partially collapsible pleated profile elements disposed along the sides and across the top of the body portion in raised and lowered profile with respect to the face portion. Deformable mounting brackets extend outwardly from the body portion for attachment to the vehicle. The materials forming the face and body portions are of either similar or dissimilar chemical and physical character. Actuation of an inflator in fluid communication with the bolster pressurizes the expansible body causing at least a portion of the pleated profile elements to collapsibly deform such that the volume of the enclosed chamber is expanded and the face portion is thrust outwardly to an extended position.

    Abstract translation: 用于车辆乘客的充气式膝盖垫与车辆乘客的膝盖相对地安装。 枕骨是具有面部分和单独的三维可膨胀主体部分的可扩展的多体构造室。 面部分和主体部分围绕其周边连接以限定和基本上包围室。 可膨胀主体部分由注射成型的聚合物材料形成,并且具有一个或多个整体模制的至少部分可折叠的折叠轮廓元件,该元件沿主体部分的侧面并相对于面部部分以升高和降低的轮廓横跨主体部分的顶部设置。 可变形的安装支架从主体部分向外延伸以附接到车辆。 形成面部和身体部分的材料具有相似或不相似的化学和物理特性。 与垫片流体连通的充气机的致动对可膨胀的体进行加压,使得至少一部分褶皱轮廓元件可塌陷地变形,使得封闭腔室的体积膨胀并且面部部分向外推到延伸位置。

    Inflatable knee bolster
    8.
    发明授权
    Inflatable knee bolster 有权
    充气膝盖垫

    公开(公告)号:US6032978A

    公开(公告)日:2000-03-07

    申请号:US130939

    申请日:1998-08-07

    Abstract: An inflatable knee bolster for a vehicle occupant is mounted to the bottom of the vehicle's instrument panel. Having an outer wall that is projected outwardly from a stored position to an extended position adjacent the occupant's knees by inflation of an expansible chamber by an inflator, characterized by. The bolster is an expansible chamber comprising a unitary hollow blow molded polypropylene body that has an outer wall and an inner wall which are interconnected at their bottoms by a bottom wall and at their tops and sides by U-shaped normally folded accordion pleats. These pleats extend from the bottom side corners of the body up the sides and across the top of the body. A pair of spaced attachment tabs extend from the bottom wall for attachment to vehicle structure, and a pair of spaced frangible tabs extending from the top of the outer wall for attachment to vehicle structure to maintain the outer wall in stored position. An inflator is mounted on the hollow body in fluid communication with the interior of the body and, when activated, pressurizes the expansible body to unfold the accordion pleats to expand the body. This breaks the frangible tab and projects the front wall outwardly to extended position adjacent the occupant's knees. A pair of vent holes formed in the inner wall enable controlled depressurization of the bolster.

    Abstract translation: 用于车辆乘客的充气膝垫安装在车辆仪表板的底部。 具有通过充气机膨胀可膨胀室的从存储位置向外伸出到邻近乘员膝盖的延伸位置的外壁,其特征在于。 垫子是一个可膨胀的腔室,它包括一个整体的中空吹塑聚丙烯本体,它具有一个外壁和一个内壁,它们的底部通过一个底壁和它们的顶部和侧面被U形通常折叠的折叠褶皱相互连接。 这些褶皱从身体的底部侧角延伸到身体的两侧并穿过身体的顶部。 一对间隔的附接突片从底壁延伸以附接到车辆结构,以及一对间隔开的突出翼片,其从外壁的顶部延伸以附接到车辆结构以将外壁保持在存储位置。 充气机安装在中空本体上,与身体的内部流体连通,并且当被激活时,对可膨胀体进行加压以展开手风琴褶以使身体膨胀。 这打破了易碎的标签,并将前壁向外伸出,延伸到乘员膝盖附近。 形成在内壁中的一对通气孔能够控制摇枕的减压。

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