Apparatus for inflating a vehicle occupant restraint using a mixture of gases
    1.
    再颁专利
    Apparatus for inflating a vehicle occupant restraint using a mixture of gases 失效
    用于使用气体混合物对车辆乘员约束进行充气的装置

    公开(公告)号:USRE37843E1

    公开(公告)日:2002-09-17

    申请号:US08718194

    申请日:1996-09-19

    IPC分类号: B60R2126

    摘要: An apparatus for inflating a vehicle occupant restraint includes containing means for receiving gases to provide a combustible mixture of the gases. An igniter is activated to effect ignition of the mixture of gases in response to sudden vehicle deceleration. A directing means directs a flow of gas from containing means into the inflatable occupant restraint. In the preferred embodiment the gases are an inert gas, a fuel gas, and an oxidizer gas. Also, a lean mixture of a fuel gas and oxidizer gas could be used. An improved igniter transmits energy through an imperforate portion of a wall of the containing means to ignite a charge in the containing means. The igniter may include an elongate core disposed in a frangible sheath which is shattered as the core is burned.

    摘要翻译: 用于充气车辆乘员约束装置的装置包括用于接收气体以提供气体的可燃混合物的容纳装置。 点火器被激活以响应于突然的车辆减速而引起气体混合物的点燃。 导向装置将来自容纳装置的气体流引导到可充气乘员约束装置中。 在优选实施例中,气体是惰性气体,燃料气体和氧化剂气体。 此外,可以使用燃料气体和氧化剂气体的贫混合物。 改进的点火器通过容纳装置的壁的无孔部分传输能量以点燃容纳装置中的电荷。 点火器可以包括设置在易碎护套中的细长芯,当芯被燃烧时,其被破碎。

    Apparatus for inflating a vehicle occupant restraint using a mixture of
gases
    2.
    发明授权
    Apparatus for inflating a vehicle occupant restraint using a mixture of gases 失效
    用于使用气体混合物对车辆乘员约束进行充气的装置

    公开(公告)号:US5348344A

    公开(公告)日:1994-09-20

    申请号:US947147

    申请日:1992-09-18

    摘要: An apparatus for inflating a vehicle occupant restraint includes containing means for receiving gases to provide a combustible mixture of the gases. An igniter is activated to effect ignition of the mixture of gases in response to sudden vehicle deceleration. A directing means directs a flow of gas from the containing means into the inflatable occupant restraint. In the preferred embodiment the gases are an inert gas, a fuel gas, and an oxidizer gas. Also, a lean mixture of a fuel gas and oxidizer gas could be used. An improved igniter transmits energy through an imperforate portion of a wall of the containing means to ignite a charge in the containing means. The igniter may include an elongate core disposed in a frangible sheath which is shattered as the core is burned.

    摘要翻译: 用于充气车辆乘员约束装置的装置包括用于接收气体以提供气体的可燃混合物的容纳装置。 点火器被激活以响应于突然的车辆减速而引起气体混合物的点燃。 导向装置将来自容纳装置的气体流引导到可充气乘员约束装置中。 在优选实施例中,气体是惰性气体,燃料气体和氧化剂气体。 此外,可以使用燃料气体和氧化剂气体的贫混合物。 改进的点火器通过容纳装置的壁的无孔部分传输能量以点燃容纳装置中的电荷。 点火器可以包括设置在易碎护套中的细长芯,当芯被燃烧时,其被破碎。

    Apparatus for inflating an inflatable vehicle occupant restraint
    3.
    发明授权
    Apparatus for inflating an inflatable vehicle occupant restraint 失效
    用于对充气车辆乘员约束进行充气的装置

    公开(公告)号:US5499843A

    公开(公告)日:1996-03-19

    申请号:US267873

    申请日:1994-06-28

    IPC分类号: B60R21/26 B60R21/264 F42B5/16

    CPC分类号: B60R21/2644 F42B5/16

    摘要: An apparatus for use in inflating an inflatable vehicle occupant restraint (12) comprises a grain (110) of ignitable gas generating material which, when ignited, generates gas for inflating the vehicle occupant restraint (12). The grain (110) of gas generating material has a surface portion defining a cavity (124) in the grain (110). The apparatus further includes a plug (160) of pyrotechnic material which is more readily ignitable than the gas generating material. The plug (160) of pyrotechnic material, when ignited, produces and emits combustion products which ignite the grain (110) of gas generating material. The plug (160) of pyrotechnic material is located in the cavity (124) in the grain (110) of gas generating material.

    摘要翻译: 用于充气充气车辆乘员约束装置(12)的装置包括可点燃气体发生材料的颗粒(110),其在点燃时产生用于使车辆乘员约束装置(12)充气的气体。 气体发生材料的颗粒(110)具有在颗粒(110)中限定空腔(124)的表面部分。 该装置还包括烟火材料的插头(160),其比气体发生材料更容易点燃。 烟火材料的插头(160)当被点燃时,产生和发射点燃气体发生材料的颗粒(110)的燃烧产物。 烟火材料的插头(160)位于气体发生材料的颗粒(110)中的空腔(124)中。

    Apparatus for controlling inflation of an air bag
    4.
    发明授权
    Apparatus for controlling inflation of an air bag 失效
    用于控制气囊膨胀的装置

    公开(公告)号:US5366242A

    公开(公告)日:1994-11-22

    申请号:US145808

    申请日:1993-11-01

    摘要: An inflatable vehicle occupant restraint system comprises a source of inflation fluid (20) and an air bag reaction canister (24) having a vent opening (16) through which inflation fluid from the source of inflation fluid (20) may be vented away from the air bag canister (24). An air bag (12) is located in the air bag reaction canister (24) and is inflatable by inflation fluid from the source of inflation fluid (20). A valve member (30) is located on the air bag reaction canister (24). The valve member (30) is movable relative to the vent opening (16) in response to ambient temperature variations in the vicinity of the source of inflation fluid (20) to control venting of inflation fluid from the source of inflation fluid (20) through the vent opening (16). Inflation of the air bag (12) is thereby controlled in response to ambient temperature variations in the vicinity of the source of inflation fluid (20).

    摘要翻译: 一种充气车辆乘员约束系统包括充气流体源(20)和具有通气开口(16)的气囊反应罐(24),来自膨胀流体源(20)的充气流体可以通过所述通气开口排出, 气囊罐(24)。 安全气囊(12)位于气囊反应罐(24)中,并且可通过充气流体源(20)的充气流体充气。 阀构件(30)位于气囊反应罐(24)上。 响应于充气流体源(20)附近的环境温度变化,阀构件(30)能够相对于通气口(16)移动,以控制膨胀流体从膨胀流体源(20)通过至 通风口(16)。 由此响应于充气流体源20附近的环境温度变化来控制气囊(12)的充气。

    Apparatus for inflating an inflatable vehicle occupant restraint
    5.
    发明授权
    Apparatus for inflating an inflatable vehicle occupant restraint 失效
    用于对充气车辆乘员约束进行充气的装置

    公开(公告)号:US5460405A

    公开(公告)日:1995-10-24

    申请号:US267275

    申请日:1994-06-28

    摘要: An apparatus (10) for inflating an inflatable vehicle occupant restraint (12) includes a collision sensor (52) and an inflator assembly (20). The collision sensor (52) provides a collision signal indicating the occurrence of a vehicle collision. The inflator assembly (20) includes a first source (22) of inflation fluid which, when actuated, provides a first volume of inflation fluid. The inflator assembly (20) further includes a second source (24) of inflation fluid which, when actuated, provides a second volume of inflation fluid which differs from the first volume. A position sensor (70) provides a position signal indicating a position of an occupant of the vehicle. A controller (50) actuates the first and second sources (22, 24) of inflation fluid in any one of a plurality of differing modes of operation in response to the collision signal and the position signal.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于使充气车辆乘员约束(12)充气的装置(10)包括碰撞传感器(52)和充气机组件(20)。 碰撞传感器(52)提供指示车辆碰撞发生的碰撞信号。 充气机组件(20)包括充气流体的第一源(22),该第一源(22)在致动时提供第一体积的充气流体。 充气机组件(20)还包括膨胀流体的第二源(24),该第二源(24)在致动时提供与第一容积不同的第二体积的充气流体。 位置传感器(70)提供表示车辆乘员位置的位置信号。 响应于碰撞信号和位置信号,控制器(50)致动多种不同操作模式中的任何一种的充气流体的第一和第二源(22,24)。

    Inflator assembly
    6.
    发明授权
    Inflator assembly 失效
    充气器总成

    公开(公告)号:US5390954A

    公开(公告)日:1995-02-21

    申请号:US146967

    申请日:1993-11-02

    摘要: A vehicle occupant restraint apparatus (10) includes an inflatable vehicle occupant restraint (12) and an inflator (14) for providing gas for inflating the restraint (12). The inflator (14) contains an ignitable gas generating material (70) which, when ignited, generates the gas. The inflator has a structure (72) which defines a combustion chamber (78) containing the gas generating material (70). The inflator (14) further has an axis (66), and directs the gas to flow from the combustion chamber (78) outward through the inflator (14) and outward from the inflator (14) in a direction transverse to the axis (66). The inflator (14) is free of a tubular body wall defining gas flow openings at a location outward of the structure (72) defining the combustion chamber (78).

    摘要翻译: 车辆乘员约束装置(10)包括充气车辆乘员约束(12)和用于提供用于使约束装置(12)膨胀的气体的充气机(14)。 充气器(14)包含可点燃的气体发生材料(70),其在被点燃时产生气体。 充气机具有限定包含气体发生材料(70)的燃烧室(78)的结构(72)。 充气机(14)还具有一个轴线(66),并引导气体从燃烧室(78)向外穿过充气机(14),并沿着与轴线(66)横向的方向从充气机(14)向外 )。 充气器(14)没有管状体壁,其在限定燃烧室(78)的结构(72)外部的位置处限定气体流动开口。

    Filter assembly for airbag inflator
    7.
    发明授权
    Filter assembly for airbag inflator 失效
    气囊充气机过滤组件

    公开(公告)号:US5100171A

    公开(公告)日:1992-03-31

    申请号:US605397

    申请日:1990-10-29

    摘要: An inflator for a vehicle occupant safety apparatus including an inflatable airbag has a filter which removes undesirable combustion products without detrimentally reducing the pressure of the gas flow into the inflating airbag. The filter comprises a plurality of spaced apart filter layers having offset gas flow openings to define tortuous gas flow paths through the filter.

    摘要翻译: 用于包括可充气安全气囊的车辆乘员安全装置的充气机具有过滤器,其去除不期望的燃烧产物,而不会有害地降低进入充气气囊的气体的压力。 过滤器包括多个间隔开的过滤器层,其具有偏移的气体流动开口,以限定通过过滤器的曲折的气体流动路径。

    Vehicle occupant restraint inflator
    8.
    发明授权
    Vehicle occupant restraint inflator 失效
    车辆乘员约束充气机

    公开(公告)号:US5590906A

    公开(公告)日:1997-01-07

    申请号:US579450

    申请日:1995-12-27

    CPC分类号: B60R21/264

    摘要: An inflator for inflating a vehicle occupant restraint, such as an air bag, includes a container (18) having a stored mixture of gases including a primary gas for inflating the air bag and a combustible gas. An actuator assembly (20) opens the container (18) and ignites the combustible gas as it flows toward the vehicle occupant restraint. Igniting the combustible gas creates a combustion reaction external to the container (18) which heats the primary gas as it flows toward the air bag. A combustion arrestor (22) minimizes the propagation of the combustion reaction into the container (18).

    摘要翻译: 用于使诸如气囊的车辆乘员约束器充气的充气机包括容器(18),该容器(18)具有储存的气体混合物,包括用于使气囊充气的主气体和可燃气体。 致动器组件(20)打开容器(18),并且当可燃气体流向车辆乘员约束件时点燃可燃气体。 点燃可燃气体在容器(18)的外部产生燃烧反应,该燃烧反应在主气体向气囊流动时加热。 燃烧抑制器(22)使燃烧反应进入容器(18)的传播最小化。

    Safety apparatus
    9.
    发明授权
    Safety apparatus 失效
    安全装置

    公开(公告)号:US5251931A

    公开(公告)日:1993-10-12

    申请号:US851981

    申请日:1992-03-09

    摘要: A safety apparatus includes an air bag 32 which is inflatable to an extended condition disposed between a hip 38 of a person 12 seated on a vehicle seat 14 and a door 16 of the vehicle. An inflator assembly 22 provides gas to inflate the air bag. The inflator assembly 22 and the air bag 32 are mounted on the vehicle seat 14 for movement with the vehicle seat relative to the body of the vehicle.

    摘要翻译: 安全装置包括气囊32,气囊32可充气到设置在坐在车辆座椅14上的人员12的髋关节38与车辆的门16之间的延伸状态。 充气器组件22提供气体以使气囊膨胀。 充气机组件22和气囊32安装在车辆座椅14上,以便与车辆座椅相对于车辆本体运动。

    Vehicle occupant restraint system
    10.
    发明授权
    Vehicle occupant restraint system 失效
    车辆乘员约束系统

    公开(公告)号:US5016914A

    公开(公告)日:1991-05-21

    申请号:US480075

    申请日:1990-02-14

    IPC分类号: B60R21/263 B60R21/272

    CPC分类号: B60R21/272 B60R2021/2633

    摘要: A source of gas for inflating a vehicle occupant restraint comprises a container. Gas generating material in said container comprises an alkali metal azide and a metal oxidizer. When ignited, the gas generating material produces heated nitrogen gas. A supply of pressurized nitrogen gas is also in the container. Structure is provided for separating the supply of pressurized nitrogen gas from the gas generating material. The separating structure is releasable to enable the heated nitrogen gas and the stored nitrogen gas to commingle. The source of gas also includes structure for directing the stored nitrogen gas and the heated nitrogen gas through a tortuous path toward the vehicle occupant restraint so as to remove particulates from the gases.

    摘要翻译: 用于对车辆乘员约束装置进行充气的气体源包括容器。 所述容器中的气体发生材料包含碱金属叠氮化物和金属氧化剂。 当点燃时,气体发生材料产生加热的氮气。 供应加压氮气也在容器中。 提供了用于分离来自气体发生材料的加压氮气供应的结构。 分离结构是可释放的,以使加热的氮气和储存的氮气能够混合。 气体源还包括用于将储存的氮气和加热的氮气通过弯曲路径引向车辆乘员约束的结构,以便从气体中除去微粒。