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：US06237939B1

公开(公告)日：2001-05-29

申请号：US09489480

申请日：2000-01-21

申请人： Robert E. Resh

发明人： Robert E. Resh

IPC分类号： B60R2122

CPC分类号： B60R21/232 ,  B60R21/213

摘要： Apparatus (10) for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle (12) that has a side structure (16) and a roof (18) comprises an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14). The inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14) is inflatable away from the vehicle roof (18) into a position between the side structure (16) of the vehicle (12) and a vehicle occupant. The inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14), when inflated, has a bottom edge (52) spaced apart from the vehicle roof (18) and front and rear bottom corners (60 and 62). An inflation fluid source (24) provides inflation fluid for inflating the inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14). The apparatus (10) includes a flexible elongated member (70) that has a first end (72) connected to the side structure (16) of the vehicle (12) at a first location (76). The flexible elongated member (70) also has an opposite second end (74) connected to the inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14) at a second location (82). The second location (82) is spaced away from the corners (60 and 62) of the inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14).

摘要翻译： 用于帮助保护具有侧面结构（16）和屋顶（18）的车辆（12）的乘员的装置（10）包括充气车辆乘员保护装置（14）。 充气车辆乘员保护装置（14）可以从车顶（18）充气到车辆（12）的侧面结构（16）和车辆乘员之间的位置。 充气车辆乘员保护装置（14）在充气时具有与车顶（18）和前后角（60和62）间隔开的底边（52）。 充气流体源（24）提供膨胀流体以使充气车辆乘员保护装置（14）充气。 装置（10）包括柔性细长构件（70），其具有在第一位置（76）处连接到车辆（12）的侧部结构（16）的第一端（72）。 柔性细长构件（70）还具有在第二位置（82）处连接到充气车辆乘员保护装置（14）的相对的第二端（74）。 第二位置（82）与可充气车辆乘员保护装置（14）的角部（60和62）间隔开。

公开(公告)号：US06640175B2

公开(公告)日：2003-10-28

申请号：US09925361

申请日：2001-08-09

申请人： Thomas H. Vos ,  Robert E. Resh

发明人： Thomas H. Vos ,  Robert E. Resh

IPC分类号： B60R2200

CPC分类号： B60R21/01516

摘要： A method and associated apparatus for controlling actuation of a protection device for an occupant of a vehicle seat (12) includes the steps of: determining (44) when an output signal of a weight sensor rises from an initial value; waiting (46) a predetermined period of time (T2) after the output signal rises from the initial value; determining (48) the weight on the vehicle seat after the predetermined period of time (T2); comparing (50) the weight on the vehicle seat after the predetermined period of time with a first threshold weight (W1); enabling (52) actuation of the protection device if the weight on the vehicle seat after the predetermined period of time exceeds the first threshold weight; and disabling (54) actuation of the protection device if the weight on the vehicle seat after the predetermined period of time does not exceed the first threshold weight.

摘要翻译： 一种用于控制用于车辆座椅（12）的乘员的保护装置的致动的方法和相关联的装置包括以下步骤：确定（44）当重量传感器的输出信号从初始值上升时; 在输出信号从初始值上升之后等待（46）预定时间段（T2）; 在所述预定时间段（T2）之后确定（48）所述车辆座椅上的重量; 在所述预定时间段之后，将所述车辆座椅上的重量与第一阈值权重（W1）进行比较（50）; 如果在所述预定时间段之后所述车辆座椅上的重量超过所述第一阈值权重，则启用所述保护装置的启动; 以及如果在所述预定时间段之后所述车辆座椅上的重量不超过所述第一阈值权重，则禁用（54）所述保护装置的致动。

公开(公告)号：US06520032B2

公开(公告)日：2003-02-18

申请号：US09818126

申请日：2001-03-27

申请人： Robert E. Resh ,  William J. Fleming

发明人： Robert E. Resh ,  William J. Fleming

IPC分类号： G01L104

CPC分类号： B60R21/013 ,  B60R21/01516 ,  B60R2021/01317 ,  G01L5/0047

摘要： Apparatus (10) includes first and second members (20, 22) that are connected to each other and pivotable relative to each other about an axis (46). A spring (120) biases the first member (20) to pivot in a first rotational direction relative to the second member (22). A seat belt (14) engages the first member (20) and urges the first member to pivot against the bias of the spring (120) in a second rotational direction as tension in the seat belt increases. The relative angular position of the first and second members (20, 22) changes in proportion to the amount of tension on the seat belt. The apparatus (10) also includes a sensor (24) for measuring the angular position of the first member (20) relative to the second member (22) and providing a signal corresponding to the angular position. The signal is proportional to the amount of tension in the seat belt (14).

摘要翻译： 装置（10）包括第一和第二构件（20,22），它们彼此连接并可相对于彼此围绕轴线（46）枢转。 弹簧（120）偏压第一构件（20）以相对于第二构件（22）沿第一旋转方向枢转。 当安全带的张力增加时，安全带（14）接合第一构件（20）并且促使第一构件在第二旋转方向上抵抗弹簧（120）的偏压枢转。 第一和第二构件（20,22）的相对角位置与安全带上的张力的比例成比例地变化。 装置（10）还包括用于测量第一构件（20）相对于第二构件（22）的角位置并提供对应于角位置的信号的传感器（24）。 信号与安全带（14）中的张力量成比例。