公开(公告)号：US06945558B2

公开(公告)日：2005-09-20

申请号：US10050511

申请日：2002-01-16

申请人： Michael Hall ,  Lori Pijaszek ,  Jeffrey W Ronne ,  Paul Emig ,  Keri L Setera

发明人： Michael Hall ,  Lori Pijaszek ,  Jeffrey W Ronne ,  Paul Emig ,  Keri L Setera

IPC分类号： B60R21/16 ,  B60R21/232 ,  B60R21/233 ,  B60R21/22

CPC分类号： B60R21/2338 ,  B60R21/232 ,  B60R2021/23316 ,  B60R2021/23386

摘要： An inflatable curtain having an inflatable portion and a non-inflatable portion is disclosed. First and second stiffening elements are positioned along the upper edge of the inflatable curtain. The inflatable curtain is adapted to be stored within an interior portion of a vehicle prior to inflation. The vehicle has a roof at its highest point, and a housing within the vehicle and close to the roof defines an internal recess that accommodates the inflatable curtain. A side impact of a magnitude greater than a predetermined threshold value is sensed by a sensor mechanism within the vehicle, which then provides an electrical signal to an inflator which is in fluid communication with the inflatable portion of the inflatable curtain. The electrical signal causes the inflator to be actuated in a known manner. The inflator discharges fluid under pressure into the inflatable portion of the inflatable curtain. Shortly after the inflator discharges, the housing opens and the inflatable curtain inflates away from the roof. The first and second stiffening elements provide column support to the inflatable curtain during inflation and reduce the amount of time it takes for the inflatable curtain to become fully inflated.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种具有可膨胀部分和不可充气部分的充气帘。 第一和第二加强元件沿着可充气幕的上边缘定位。 充气帘适于在充气之前储存在车辆的内部部分内。 车辆在其最高点具有屋顶，并且在车辆内并且靠近屋顶的壳体限定了容纳充气帘的内部凹部。 大于预定阈值的大小的侧面碰撞由车辆内部的传感器机构感测到，该传感器机构然后向与充气帘的可充气部分流体连通的充气机提供电信号。 电信号使得充气机以已知的方式被致动。 充气机将压力下的流体排放到充气帘的可充气部分。 在充气机排放后不久，外壳打开，充气窗帘从屋顶充气。 第一和第二加强元件在充气期间向充气帘提供柱支撑，并减少充气窗帘充分膨胀所花费的时间。