公开(公告)号：US06692024B2

公开(公告)日：2004-02-17

申请号：US10163319

申请日：2002-06-05

申请人： Kurt F. Fischer ,  Mary C. Petit ,  John G. Bauer

发明人： Kurt F. Fischer ,  Mary C. Petit ,  John G. Bauer

IPC分类号： B60R2116

CPC分类号： B60R21/237 ,  B60R21/205 ,  B60R21/231 ,  B60R2021/161

摘要： An air bag (10) has a deflated condition stored in a container (40) in a vehicle and has an inflated condition. The air bag (10) when in the inflated condition has lower and upper sections (64, 74). The air bag (10) has a first portion (60) forming the lower section (64) of the air bag, and a second portion (70) forming the upper section (74). The air bag (10) includes a back panel (82) disposed farthest from a vehicle occupant (22) and a front panel (80) disposed closest to the occupant. The first portion (60) of the air bag (10) is folded into a compact shape and stored in a lower portion (62) of the container (40). The second portion (70) of the air bag (10) is rolled into a compact shape and stored in an upper portion (72) of the container (40). The second portion (70) inflates upward and unrolls in a direction away from the occupant (22) so that the front panel (80) is presented toward the occupant. The first portion (60) of the air bag (10) inflates before the second portion (70).

摘要翻译： 气囊（10）具有储存在车辆内的容器（40）中并具有膨胀状态的放气状态。 处于膨胀状态时的气囊（10）具有下部和上部（64,74）。 气囊（10）具有形成气囊的下部（64）的第一部分（60）和形成上部部分（74）的第二部分（70）。 安全气囊（10）包括设置在最靠近乘客的车辆乘员（22）和最前面板（80）之间的后面板（82）。 气囊（10）的第一部分（60）被折叠成紧凑的形状并且储存在容器（40）的下部（62）中。 气囊（10）的第二部分（70）被卷成紧凑形状并储存在容器（40）的上部（72）中。 第二部分（70）向上膨胀并且在远离乘员（22）的方向上展开，使得前面板（80）朝向乘员呈现。 气囊（10）的第一部分（60）在第二部分（70）之前膨胀。

公开(公告)号：US06428042B1

公开(公告)日：2002-08-06

申请号：US09756406

申请日：2001-01-08

申请人： Kurt F. Fischer ,  John G. Bauer ,  Roy C. Turnbull

发明人： Kurt F. Fischer ,  John G. Bauer ,  Roy C. Turnbull

IPC分类号： B60R2128

CPC分类号： B60R21/233 ,  B60R21/2338 ,  B60R2021/23316 ,  B60R2021/23382

摘要： An inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (10) comprises flexible material defining an inflation fluid volume (42) for receiving inflation fluid. The material includes a first panel portion (30) on which is located a set of first points (A-D) and a second panel portion (40) on which is located a set of second points (A′-D′). A rupturable stitching section (50) holds the set of first points (A-D) closely adjacent the set of second points (A′-D′)when the device (10) is in the deflated condition and when the device is in a partially inflated condition. The rupturable stitching section (50) is rupturable in response to the application of a force greater than a predetermined force in response to inflation of the protection device (10). Rupturing of the stitching section (50) enables movement of the first panel portion (30) away from the second panel portion (40).

摘要翻译： 充气车辆乘员保护装置（10）包括限定用于接收充气流体的充气流体体积（42）的柔性材料。 所述材料包括第一面板部分（30），所述第一面板部分位于一组第一点（A-D）和第二面板部分（40）上，所述第一面板部分位于一组第二点（A'-D'）上。 当装置（10）处于收缩状态时，可破裂缝合部分（50）保持与该组第二点（A'-D'）紧密相邻的一组第一点（AD），并且当装置处于部分膨胀 条件。 可破裂缝合部分（50）响应于响应于保护装置（10）的膨胀而施加大于预定力的力而是可破裂的。 缝合部分（50）的破裂使得第一面板部分（30）能够远离第二面板部分（40）移动。

公开(公告)号：US5456488A

公开(公告)日：1995-10-10

申请号：US335656

申请日：1994-11-08

申请人： John G. Bauer

发明人： John G. Bauer

IPC分类号： B60R21/20 ,  B60R21/217 ,  B60R21/16

CPC分类号： B60R21/2171 ,  B60R2021/2172

摘要： A cover is mounted on an airbag canister in a manner which allows relative movement in three directions to permit a proper fit of the cover to the instrument panel of the vehicle in which the airbag is mounted. The airbag canister has a plurality of mounting holes in an upper sidewall with a plurality of threaded studs mounted therein and extending axially, generally transversely outwardly from the sidewall. An airbag cover is provided with a forwardly extending door portion which is adapted to fit in an opening of the instrument panel. The cover has a rearwardly extending portion with a plurality of openings therein adapted to receive the threaded studs for attaching the cover to the airbag canister. A shoulder nut is mounted on each of the studs for retaining the cover on the canister with sufficient structural integrity to maintain the attachment of the cover to the canister during airbag deployment. The openings in the rearwardly extending portion of the airbag cover are larger than the diameter of the threaded shoulder nuts. The shoulder nut has a head larger than the openings in the cover. The size of the openings in the rearwardly extending portion of the cover and the distance between the head of the shoulder nuts and the sidewall of the canister are such that three directions of relative movement between the canister and cover are provided to enable proper fit and finish of the airbag covers with the vehicle instrument panel.

摘要翻译： 盖子以允许三个方向相对移动的方式安装在安全气囊上，以允许盖适当地装配到安装有安全气囊的车辆的仪表板上。 安全气囊罐在上侧壁中具有多个安装孔，其中安装有多个螺柱，并且从侧壁大致横向向外轴向延伸。 安全气囊盖设有向前延伸的门部分，其适于装配在仪表板的开口中。 盖具有向后延伸的部分，其中多个开口适于容纳用于将盖附接到安全气囊的螺柱。 在每个螺柱上安装有一个肩部螺母，用于将盖子保持在罐上，具有足够的结构完整性，以在气囊展开期间保持盖子与罐的连接。 安全气囊盖的向后延伸部分中的开口大于螺纹肩部螺母的直径。 肩部螺母的头部大于盖子中的开口。 盖的向后延伸部分中的开口的尺寸以及肩部螺母的头部和罐的侧壁之间的距离使得提供罐和盖之间的相对运动的三个方向以使得能够适当地配合和完成 的安全气囊盖与车辆仪表板。

公开(公告)号：US5456493A

公开(公告)日：1995-10-10

申请号：US258211

申请日：1994-06-10

申请人： John G. Bauer ,  Steven R. Fredin ,  Ronald W. Bonatz

发明人： John G. Bauer ,  Steven R. Fredin ,  Ronald W. Bonatz

IPC分类号： B60R21/16 ,  B60R21/203 ,  B60R21/231

CPC分类号： B60R21/231 ,  B60R21/203

摘要： An air bag formed of thin flexible sheet material is mounted in a housing within a motor vehicle in a deflated condition and is rapidly inflatable for protecting an occupant in the passenger compartment of the vehicle. The air bag has an elongated, generally cylindrical shape when deployed to inflate for expanding directly and more rapidly from the housing into protective cushioning contact with the occupant thus reducing the chances that the occupant will be subjected to excessive movement or velocity relative to the interior of the vehicle and further reducing the possibility that the occupant will be subjected to unwanted contact with closely adjacent surfaces in a relatively small passenger compartment of the vehicle. The novel air bag is formed from three pieces including a pair of generally circular inner and outer end walls joined together with a cylindrically-shaped side wall.

摘要翻译： 由薄柔性片材形成的安全气囊以放气状态安装在机动车辆内的壳体中，并且可快速充气以保护车辆乘客舱内的乘客。 当展开时，气囊具有细长的大致圆柱形的形状，以便将其从壳体直接膨胀并且更迅速地膨胀到与乘员的保护性缓冲接触中，从而减少乘客相对于内部的内部过度运动或速度的机会 并且进一步降低了乘客在车辆的相对较小的乘客舱中与紧密相邻的表面受到不必要的接触的可能性。 新型气囊由三个部件形成，包括一对大致圆形的内壁和外端壁，其与圆柱形侧壁连接在一起。

公开(公告)号：US06305711B1

公开(公告)日：2001-10-23

申请号：US09433492

申请日：1999-11-03

申请人： Charles E. Steffens, Jr. ,  John G. Bauer ,  John M. Seybold

发明人： Charles E. Steffens, Jr. ,  John G. Bauer ,  John M. Seybold

IPC分类号： B60R2132

CPC分类号： B60R21/205 ,  B60R21/01 ,  B60R2021/2175 ,  B62D1/197

摘要： A vehicle safety apparatus (10) includes a vehicle steering column (40) connected to a vehicle steering wheel (42) to turn rotatable steerable vehicle wheels. A module (32) has an inflatable device (34) for helping to protect an occupant (36) of a vehicle (11) and an inflator (30) is connected with the inflatable device to provide inflation fluid for inflating the inflatable device. The apparatus (10) also includes at least one actuatable fastener (20) connected between the steering column (40) and a vehicle part (52). The actuatable fastener (20) has an unactuated condition blocking movement of the steering column (40) in a forward direction (58) in the vehicle (11) relative to the vehicle part (52). The actuatable fastener (20) has an actuated condition releasing the steering column (40) for movement in the vehicle (11) relative to the vehicle part (52) under load applied to the inflatable device (34) by the vehicle occupant (36). The forward movement of the steering column (40) effects forward movement of the inflatable device (34). The actuatable fastener (20) is preferably a pyrotechnic fastener.

摘要翻译： 车辆安全装置（10）包括连接到车辆方向盘（42）以转动可转动的车轮的车辆转向柱（40）。 模块（32）具有用于帮助保护车辆（11）的乘员（36）的充气装置（34），并且充气器（30）与所述可充气装置连接以提供用于使所述可充气装置充气的充气流体。 装置（10）还包括连接在转向柱（40）和车辆部件（52）之间的至少一个致动紧固件（20）。 可致动紧固件（20）具有相对于车辆部件（52）在车辆（11）中的向前方向（58）处阻止转向柱（40）运动的未致动状态。 所述可致动紧固件（20）具有致动状态，所述致动条件在车辆乘员（36）施加到所述可充气装置（34）的负载下相对于所述车辆部件（52）释放所述转向柱（40）以在所述车辆（11） 。 转向柱（40）的向前运动实现充气装置（34）的向前运动。 可致动紧固件（20）优选为烟火紧固件。

公开(公告)号：US6094610A

公开(公告)日：2000-07-25

申请号：US50848

申请日：1998-03-30

申请人： Charles E. Steffens, Jr. ,  John G. Bauer

发明人： Charles E. Steffens, Jr. ,  John G. Bauer

IPC分类号： B60R22/48 ,  B60R21/01 ,  B60R21/015 ,  B60R21/16 ,  B60R21/2165 ,  G01G19/414 ,  G01L5/00 ,  B60R21/32

CPC分类号： B60R21/01532 ,  B60R21/01552 ,  G01G19/4142 ,  B60R21/21658

摘要： An occupant sensor system (40) has an array (42) of sensors (48.sub.I -48.sub.IV). Each of the sensors (48.sub.I -48.sub.IV) senses the presence of a body portion of an occupant (14) proximately located to the respective sensor and provides a signal (50) indicative of the presence. A controller (30) processes information derived from the signals (50) to characterize the type of the body portion.

摘要翻译： 乘员传感器系统（40）具有传感器（48I-48IV）的阵列（42）。 每个传感器（48I-48IV）感测乘员（14）的身体部分的存在，其接近地位于相应的传感器上，并且提供指示存在的信号（50）。 控制器（30）处理从信号（50）导出的信息以表征主体部分的类型。

公开(公告)号：US5564732A

公开(公告)日：1996-10-15

申请号：US426071

申请日：1995-04-20

申请人： John G. Bauer ,  Daniel L. Steimke ,  James H. Repp

发明人： John G. Bauer ,  Daniel L. Steimke ,  James H. Repp

IPC分类号： B60R21/20 ,  B60R21/217 ,  B60R21/22

CPC分类号： B60R21/2171 ,  B60R2021/2172 ,  Y10T403/7015

摘要： An airbag module installed in a vehicle comprises a deployment door which comprises a face panel which covers the open top of a reaction canister and is positioned at an opening in the instrument panel of the vehicle and further comprises key and keyway connecting structure for securely holding the deployment door to the reaction canister before and during deployment of an airbag. This connecting structure allows limited movement of the deployment door in three directions with respect to the reaction canister and thus permits adjustment of the position of the face panel of the deployment door to obtain accurate fit and finish at the instrument panel. In preferred embodiments the invention further comprises structure for immovably fixing the position of the deployment door at the instrument panel after the deployment door has been adjusted. Reaction forces acting on the deployment door during deployment and inflation of the airbag are transmitted to the reaction canister through the adjustable connection that fastens the deployment door to the reaction canister, thereby avoiding transmission of damaging reaction forces to the instrument panel.

摘要翻译： 安装在车辆中的安全气囊模块包括展开门，该展开门包括覆盖反应罐的开口顶部并位于车辆仪表板的开口处的面板，还包括钥匙和键槽连接结构，用于牢固地保持 在安全气囊展开之前和期间，向反应罐部署门。 这种连接结构允许展开门相对于反应罐在三个方向上的有限的运动，从而允许调节展开门的面板的位置，以在仪表板上获得精确的配合和完成。 在优选实施例中，本发明还包括用于在调节展开门之后不动地将展开门的位置固定在仪表板上的结构。 在安全气囊展开和充气期间作用在展开门上的反作用力通过将展开门固定到反应罐的可调节连接件传送到反应罐，从而避免将有害的反作用力传递给仪表板。

公开(公告)号：US06877772B2

公开(公告)日：2005-04-12

申请号：US10037651

申请日：2002-01-03

申请人： Kurt F. Fischer ,  John G. Bauer ,  David F. Sutter

发明人： Kurt F. Fischer ,  John G. Bauer ,  David F. Sutter

IPC分类号： B60R21/00 ,  B60R21/205 ,  B60R21/16

CPC分类号： B60R21/205 ,  B60R2021/0048

摘要： An apparatus (10) for helping to protect a vehicle occupant (36) includes an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (44) having a stored, deflated condition and an inflated condition for helping to protect the occupant. An inflator (46) provides inflation fluid to inflate the protection device (44). The apparatus (10) also includes a flap (80) made of fabric material. The flap (80) is stored with the protection device (44). The flap (80) is deployed by inflation of the protection device (44) into a position engaging and covering a head (38) of the vehicle occupant for guiding deployment of the protection device (44) over the head of the occupant.

摘要翻译： 用于帮助保护车辆乘员（36）的装置（10）包括具有存储的放气状态的充气车辆乘员保护装置（44）和用于帮助保护乘客的膨胀状态。 充气器（46）提供充气流体以使保护装置（44）膨胀。 设备（10）还包括由织物材料制成的翼片（80）。 挡板（80）与保护装置（44）一起存储。 通过将保护装置（44）吹胀到与车辆乘员的头部（38）接合和覆盖的位置来展开翼片（80），以将保护装置（44）的展开引导到乘员的头部上。

公开(公告)号：US5791684A

公开(公告)日：1998-08-11

申请号：US691890

申请日：1996-08-01

申请人： James H. Repp ,  Daniel L. Steimke ,  John G. Bauer

发明人： James H. Repp ,  Daniel L. Steimke ,  John G. Bauer

IPC分类号： B60R21/045 ,  B60R21/20 ,  B60R21/217 ,  B60R21/16

CPC分类号： B60R21/2171 ,  B60R21/20 ,  B60R21/045

摘要： The reaction canister of a passenger-side motor vehicle airbag module is extruded with a groove in at least one side wall forming a thinned section running the length of the canister. This creates a weakened and bendable region which allows the side wall to buckle under an impact through the instrument panel of the vehicle. This buckling absorbs impact energy, avoiding or reducing injury to the occupant.

摘要翻译： 乘客侧机动车辆安全气囊模块的反应罐在至少一个侧壁上被挤压成沟，所述至少一个侧壁形成延伸到罐长度的变薄部分。 这产生弱化和可弯曲的区域，其允许侧壁在通过车辆的仪表板的冲击下弯曲。 该屈曲吸收冲击能量，避免或减少对乘客的伤害。

公开(公告)号：US5407224A

公开(公告)日：1995-04-18

申请号：US228600

申请日：1994-04-15

申请人： John G. Bauer ,  David M. Jackson

发明人： John G. Bauer ,  David M. Jackson

IPC分类号： B60R21/20 ,  B60R21/217 ,  B60R21/16

CPC分类号： B60R21/2171 ,  B60R2021/2172

摘要： The reaction canister of a passenger-side airbag module is locked into position behind the instrument panel in such a manner as to permit freedom of movement of a retaining member along three axes while retaining structural integrity. This results from an arm depending from the reaction canister passing through an enlarged opening in the retaining member extending from the panel, or a portion thereof. The arm carries a rod which limits relative vertical movement of the retaining member between the canister and rod.

摘要翻译： 乘客侧安全气囊模块的反应罐被锁定在仪表板后方的位置，以便允许保持构件沿着三个轴线的移动自由度同时保持结构完整性。 这是由于反应罐通过来自面板或其一部分延伸的保持构件中的扩大开口的臂所产生。 手臂带有一个杆，其限制保持构件在罐和杆之间的相对垂直运动。