公开(公告)号：US5344184A

公开(公告)日：1994-09-06

申请号：US170698

申请日：1993-12-21

申请人： Laurence H. Keeler ,  Robert E. Resh ,  Susan A. Richards

发明人： Laurence H. Keeler ,  Robert E. Resh ,  Susan A. Richards

IPC分类号： B60R21/00 ,  B60R21/045 ,  B60R21/206 ,  B60R21/2155 ,  B60R21/217 ,  B60R21/22

CPC分类号： B60R21/206 ,  B60R21/045 ,  B60R21/2155 ,  B60R2021/0051 ,  B60R2021/2173

摘要： An apparatus (10) for restraining a vehicle occupant comprises an air bag assembly having a center of gravity (70) and including a container (20), an air bag (42), and an inflator (50). The air bag assembly is pivotally mounted to an instrument panel (16) of the vehicle with a pivot axis (90) offset from the center of gravity (70). The air bag assembly has a stored position and an operative position and is pivotable from the stored position to the operative position. Thrust produced upon inflation of the air bag pivots the air bag assembly. The apparatus further includes a knee blocking member (36) secured to a side (24) of the container (20) of the air bag assembly. When the assembly moves from the stored position to the operative position, the knee blocking member (36) moves to an occupant restraining position. An actuator (110, 116) is operatively mounted to the air bag assembly and the instrument panel (16) for, when actuated, applying a moment to the air bag assembly to pivot the air bag assembly from the stored position to the operative position.

摘要翻译： 一种用于限制车辆乘员的装置（10）包括具有重心（70）并包括容器（20），气囊（42）和充气器（50）的气囊组件。 气囊组件以与重心（70）偏置的枢转轴线（90）枢转地安装到车辆的仪表板（16）。 气囊组件具有存储位置和操作位置，并且可从存储位置枢转到操作位置。 气囊膨胀时产生的推力使气囊组件转动。 该装置还包括固定到气囊组件的容器（20）的侧面（24）上的膝盖阻挡构件（36）。 当组件从存储位置移动到操作位置时，膝盖阻挡构件（36）移动到乘员约束位置。 致动器（110,116）可操作地安装到气囊组件和仪表板（16）上，用于在致动时向气囊组件施加一瞬间以将气囊组件从存储位置枢转到操作位置。

公开(公告)号：US06325415B1

公开(公告)日：2001-12-04

申请号：US09584298

申请日：2000-05-31

申请人： Lawrence J. Zelinski ,  Laurence H. Keeler

发明人： Lawrence J. Zelinski ,  Laurence H. Keeler

IPC分类号： B60R2116

CPC分类号： B60R21/215 ,  B60R21/2155

摘要： A vehicle occupant protection apparatus (10) for mounting on a portion (12, 20) of a vehicle (14) includes an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (32). The apparatus (10) includes an actuatable inflator (52) for inflating the protection device (32), and a support (54, 124) for supporting the inflator and the protection device (32) on the vehicle portion. The apparatus (10) also includes a deployment door (70) having a first condition covering the protection device (32) when the protection device is in the deflated condition. The door (70) is movable from the first condition to a second condition in response to inflation of the protection device (32). A flexible tether (90) is secured to the vehicle portion (12, 20) and to the protection device (32) and to the deployment door (70). The flexible tether (90) remains secured to the vehicle portion (12, 20) to limit movement of the deployment door (70) away from the vehicle portion in response to inflation of the protection device (32).

摘要翻译： 一种用于安装在车辆（14）的一部分（12,20）上的车辆乘员保护装置（10）包括充气车辆乘员保护装置（32）。 装置（10）包括用于使保护装置（32）膨胀的可致动充气机（52）和用于将充气机和保护装置（32）支撑在车辆部分上的支撑件（54,124）。 当保护装置处于放气状态时，装置（10）还包括具有覆盖保护装置（32）的第一状态的展开门（70）。 响应于保护装置（32）的膨胀，门（70）可从第一状态移动到第二状态。 柔性系绳（90）固定到车辆部分（12,20）和保护装置（32）和展开门（70）。 柔性系绳（90）保持固定到车辆部分（12,20），以响应于保护装置（32）的膨胀来限制展开门（70）远离车辆部分的移动。