公开(公告)号：US5718450A

公开(公告)日：1998-02-17

申请号：US588760

申请日：1996-01-19

申请人： Jonathan P. Hurford ,  Mohamed Boumarafi ,  Ross J. Laming ,  Aaron E. Bowen

发明人： Jonathan P. Hurford ,  Mohamed Boumarafi ,  Ross J. Laming ,  Aaron E. Bowen

IPC分类号： B60R21/16 ,  B60R21/21 ,  B60R21/233 ,  B60R21/239 ,  B60R21/22

CPC分类号： B60R21/23138 ,  B60R2021/23146 ,  B60R2021/23324 ,  B60R21/239

摘要： An inflatable restraint system having a head/thorax air bag cushion configured to protect the head and thorax regions of a motor vehicle occupant during a side impact collision. The air bag is configured to be kidney shaped when inflated to optimize the protection area while eliminating excess volume. The air bag is inflated from the bottom up, thus inflating the region adjacent the thorax area of the occupant first. As the thorax area is loaded by the occupant, gas is forced into the head area of the air bag. As the head area is loaded by the occupant, gas is vented to atmosphere through vents located in the head area of the air bag.

摘要翻译： 一种具有头部/胸部气囊缓冲器的可充气约束系统，其构造成在侧面碰撞碰撞期间保护机动车辆乘员的头部和胸部区域。 气囊在充气时被配置为肾形，以优化保护区域，同时消除多余的体积。 气囊从下向上充气，从而先使与乘员胸部区域相邻的区域膨胀。 由于胸部区域被乘员装载，气体被迫进入气囊的头部区域。 当头部由乘员装载时，气体通过位于气囊头部区域的通风口排放到大气中。