公开(公告)号：US20190337427A1

公开(公告)日：2019-11-07

申请号：US15968142

申请日：2018-05-01

Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC

Inventor： Scott D. THOMAS

IPC: B60N2/427 ,  B60R21/207 ,  B60R21/2155 ,  B60R21/217 ,  B60R21/2338 ,  B60R21/239

Abstract: An airbag assembly according to the present disclosure includes an airbag cushion, a cushion mount configured to mount the airbag cushion under a seat of a vehicle, and an inflator configured to inflate the airbag cushion. The airbag cushion is configured to project toward a floor of the vehicle and at least partially fill a space between a bottom surface of the seat and the floor of the vehicle when the airbag cushion is inflated to provide a reaction surface for a back surface of a leg of a passenger in the seat.

公开(公告)号：US20190161046A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-30

申请号：US15825921

申请日：2017-11-29

Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC

Inventor： Scott D. THOMAS

IPC: B60R21/213 ,  B60R21/232 ,  B60R21/231 ,  B60R21/2338 ,  B60R21/262 ,  B60R21/272 ,  B60R21/233

Abstract: An overhead airbag system includes a first airbag assembly with a first inflator and a first airbag cushion. The first airbag cushion includes an occupant-facing portion, a first side portion and a second side portion. The occupant-facing portion is connected between the first side portion and the second side portion and separates the first side portion from the second side portion by a first gap. The first airbag cushion is operable in an uninflated state and an inflated state. The airbag system also includes a second airbag assembly with a second inflator and a second airbag cushion. The second airbag cushion includes an occupant-facing wall and at least one side wall. The occupant-facing wall faces away from the occupant-facing portion of the first airbag cushion and the at least one side wall is positioned between the first side portion and the second side portion of the first airbag cushion.

公开(公告)号：US20230026640A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-26

申请号：US17383034

申请日：2021-07-22

Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

Inventor： Scott D. THOMAS ,  Dorel M. SALA ,  Joseph Philip MCLAINE

IPC: B60R22/48 ,  B60R11/04 ,  G06K9/00

Abstract: A system includes an in-cabin sensor, a seatbelt routing zone module, and a seatbelt routing classification module. The in-cabin sensor is operable to generate an image of an occupant in a vehicle seat. The seatbelt routing zone module is configured to generate a seatbelt routing zone based on at least one of a size of the occupant in the image and a shape of the occupant. The seatbelt routing classification module is configured to determine whether a seatbelt is routed properly around the occupant based on whether the seatbelt is at least partially within the seatbelt routing zone.

公开(公告)号：US20190111883A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-18

申请号：US15784468

申请日：2017-10-16

Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

Inventor： Scott D. THOMAS

IPC: B60R21/232 ,  B60R21/213 ,  B60R21/2338 ,  B60R21/261

Abstract: An airbag assembly of the present disclosure includes a forward cushion portion, a left side cushion portion, and a right side cushion portion. The forward cushion portion is configured to be disposed in front of an occupant of a vehicle. The left and right side cushion portions are connected to and in fluid communication with the forward cushion portion, are configured to be disposed on left and right sides of the occupant, respectively, and are configured to be mounted to a roof of the vehicle. The left side cushion portion, the right side cushion portion, and the forward cushion portion define at least one opening disposed above a lower region of the forward cushion portion and between the left and right side cushion portions. The at least one opening allows at least a portion of the lower region to move forward relative to the left and right side cushion portions.

公开(公告)号：US20190161048A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-30

申请号：US15825665

申请日：2017-11-29

Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC

Inventor： Scott D. THOMAS ,  Brennon L. WHITE

IPC: B60R21/216 ,  B60R21/264 ,  B60R21/215 ,  B60R21/214

Abstract: An airbag assembly is configured for mounting above an occupant in a vehicle. The example airbag assembly includes an airbag housing that is configured to enclose an airbag cushion when the airbag cushion is in an uninflated state. The airbag cushion is connected to the airbag housing and is configured to project outward from the airbag housing when the airbag cushion inflates from the uninflated state to an inflated state. The example airbag assembly also includes a tether connected at a first attachment point and connected to the airbag cushion at a second attachment point. The first attachment point is located horizontally closer to the occupant than the second attachment point when the airbag cushion is in the inflated state such that the tether limits movement of the airbag cushion in a direction away from the occupant.

公开(公告)号：US20220063554A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-03

申请号：US17002199

申请日：2020-08-25

Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

Inventor： Scott D. THOMAS

IPC: B60R22/48 ,  B60R25/30 ,  B60R22/34 ,  B60R25/102

Abstract: A vehicle seatbelt monitoring system for monitoring seatbelts of a plurality of seats comprising: i) a buckle sensor for each seat configured to determine whether a seatbelt is buckled into a buckle attachment of each seat; ii) a seatbelt webbing payout sensor for each seat configured to determine an amount of seatbelt webbing that is unwound from a seatbelt retractor associated with each seat; and iii) a seatbelt monitor control module coupled to the buckle sensor and the seatbelt webbing payout sensor and configured to receive buckle state data from the buckle sensor for each seat and seatbelt payout data from the seatbelt webbing payout sensor for each seat. The seatbelt monitor control module is further configured to determine if a first seatbelt is unbuckled or not properly worn and, if so, to determine if a second seatbelt is buckled or properly worn when the first seatbelt is unbuckled or not properly worn.

公开(公告)号：US20190152418A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-23

申请号：US15821516

申请日：2017-11-22

Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC

Inventor： Sean T. Coughlin ,  Carolyn M. Mavis ,  Scott D. THOMAS ,  Orhan Demirovic

IPC: B60R21/015 ,  B60N2/02 ,  B60K28/02

CPC classification number: B60R21/01548 ,  B60K28/02 ,  B60N2/0252 ,  B60N2002/0268 ,  B60R21/01566 ,  B60R22/48 ,  B60R2021/01286 ,  B60R2022/4825

Abstract: A system includes a first webbing payout sensor and a seatbelt wear condition module. The first webbing payout sensor can detect a first webbing payout of a seatbelt associated with a seat of a vehicle. The first webbing payout is a first length of webbing of the seatbelt dispensed from a first retractor of the seatbelt. The seatbelt wear condition module can identify whether the seatbelt is worn correctly based on the first webbing payout. The system may further include a second webbing payout sensor that detects a second webbing payout of the seatbelt associated with the seat. The second webbing payout is a second length of webbing of the seatbelt dispensed from a second retractor of the seatbelt. The seatbelt wear condition module identifies whether the seatbelt is worn correctly based on the first webbing payout and the second webbing payout.

公开(公告)号：US20180222293A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-09

申请号：US15428605

申请日：2017-02-09

Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC

Inventor： Scott D. THOMAS ,  Ronald J. MESIC, JR. ,  Sital K. SHAH ,  Jonathan KLINE ,  Joseph BILDERBECK ,  Stanley ROC ,  Toure D. LEE ,  Sara RAHIMIAN ,  Wendi REA

IPC: B60J5/04 ,  E06B7/28 ,  E05B83/28 ,  B60R7/04 ,  B60N3/10

CPC classification number: B60J5/0413 ,  B60J5/0416 ,  B60N3/10 ,  B60R7/046 ,  E05B83/28 ,  E05C17/62 ,  E06B7/28

Abstract: A vehicle door assembly according to the present disclosure includes a door inner structure and a storage bin. The door inner structure includes an outer side panel and an armrest. The armrest projects laterally inward from the outer side panel. The storage bin is disposed below the armrest, attached to the door inner structure, and translatable relative to the door inner structure between a rearward position and a forward position.

公开(公告)号：US20210347323A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-11

申请号：US16871252

申请日：2020-05-11

Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

Inventor： Scott D. THOMAS ,  Michael BALTAXE ,  Kobi NISTEL

IPC: B60R21/015 ,  B60R22/48

Abstract: A system includes a seat belt routing module and a user interface device (UID) control module. The seat belt routing module is configured to: determine a routing of a seat belt relative to an occupant in a vehicle seat based on input from a webbing payout sensor; and determine the seat belt routing based on an input from an in-cabin sensor. The in-cabin sensor includes at least one of a camera, an infrared sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, a radar sensor, and a lidar sensor. The UID control module is configured to control a user interface device to indicate that the seat belt is being worn improperly when: the seat belt routing determined using at least one of the webbing payout sensor and the in-cabin sensor is improper; and the seat belt routing determined using the webbing payout sensor corresponds to the seat belt routing determined using the in-cabin sensor.

公开(公告)号：US20210138999A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-13

申请号：US16679659

申请日：2019-11-11

Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

Inventor： Scott D. THOMAS ,  Michael BALTAXE ,  Kobi NISTEL ,  Ruben MERGUI

IPC: B60R22/48 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G06T7/70

Abstract: A system for detecting seatbelt routing includes: a state module configured to, based on a series of images over a period of time from a camera of a vehicle facing a seat, determine and output a routing state of a seatbelt of the seat; and a remediation module configured to, based on the routing state of the seatbelt of the seat, selectively perform at least one remedial action.