公开(公告)号：US5823567A

公开(公告)日：1998-10-20

申请号：US674817

申请日：1996-07-03

申请人： Vance L. Behr ,  James M. Nelsen ,  Kenneth W. Gwinn

发明人： Vance L. Behr ,  James M. Nelsen ,  Kenneth W. Gwinn

IPC分类号： B60R21/16 ,  B60R21/237

CPC分类号： B60R21/237

摘要： An apparatus and method for making an inflatable protective device made of lightweight material that can withstand the initial stress from inflation and enhance radial inflation. The device includes a cushion and an inflator port. The invention further includes several stacks of folded cushion material including a combination of full-width stacks and half-width stacks: a first full-width stack defined by one or more fan folds in a first lateral half of the cushion wherein the folds are substantially centered above a first center line and are substantially over the inflator port; a second full-width stack defined by one or more fan folds in a second lateral half of the cushion wherein the folds are substantially centered above the first center line and substantially over the inflator port in the first full-width stack; a first half-width stack defined by a plurality of fan folds in the bottom of the cushion where neither edge of each fold extends substantially over the second center line; and a second half-width stack defined by a plurality of fan folds in the top of the cushion wherein neither edge of each fold extends substantially over the second center line.

摘要翻译： 一种用于制造由轻质材料制成的可充气保护装置的装置和方法，其可承受来自膨胀的初始应力并增强径向膨胀。 该装置包括一个垫子和一个充气机端口。 本发明还包括多个折叠的缓冲材料堆叠，其包括全宽度叠层和半宽度叠层的组合：由衬垫的第一侧面半部中的一个或多个风扇折叠限定的第一全宽度堆叠，其中折叠基本上 以第一中心线为中心并且基本上在充气机口上方; 由衬垫的第二侧面半部中的一个或多个风扇折叠限定的第二全宽度堆叠，其中所述折叠基本上位于所述第一中心线上方并且基本上位于所述第一全宽度堆叠中的所述充气机端口上方; 由所述衬垫底部中的多个风扇折叠限定的第一半宽度堆叠，其中每个折叠的两个边缘都基本上在第二中心线上延伸; 以及由所述衬垫的顶部中的多个风扇折叠限定的第二半宽度堆叠，其中每个折叠的两个边缘都基本上在第二中心线上延伸。