公开(公告)号：US5480181A

公开(公告)日：1996-01-02

申请号：US181768

申请日：1994-01-21

申请人： Lindley W. Bark ,  Gershon Yaniv ,  David J. Romeo ,  Dirk J. Hardtmann ,  Gregory A. Mowry

发明人： Lindley W. Bark ,  Gershon Yaniv ,  David J. Romeo ,  Dirk J. Hardtmann ,  Gregory A. Mowry

IPC分类号： B60R21/00 ,  B60R21/08 ,  B60R21/16 ,  B60R21/18 ,  B60R21/207 ,  B60R21/231 ,  B60R21/22

CPC分类号： B60R21/23184 ,  B60R21/08 ,  B60R21/18 ,  B60R21/207 ,  B60R2021/0006

摘要： The present invention is a tubular structure which inflates upon side or oblique vehicle impact to protect the occupants of a vehicle such as an automobile. The structure is mounted in its undeployed state along the periphery of the vehicle's side pillars and roof rail. The primary component of the present invention is a braided tube linked to a gas generator. When a side impact is detected, the gas generator is ignited, inflating the braided tube. As the braided tube inflates, the diameter of the tube increases and its length decreases. The tube then pulls out of its storage location and forms a taut, semi-rigid structural member across the vehicle's side window.

摘要翻译： 本发明是一种管状结构，其在侧车或倾斜车辆撞击时充气以保护诸如汽车的车辆的乘客。 该结构沿着车辆侧柱和车顶轨道的周边安装在未展开状态。 本发明的主要部件是与气体发生器连接的编织管。 当检测到侧面碰撞时，气体发生器被点燃，使编织管膨胀。 当编织管膨胀时，管的直径增加并且其长度减小。 然后，管从其存放位置拉出，并在车辆的侧窗上形成一个拉紧的半刚性结构构件。

公开(公告)号：US5322322A

公开(公告)日：1994-06-21

申请号：US019655

申请日：1993-02-19

申请人： Lindley W. Bark ,  Gershon Yaniv ,  David J. Romeo ,  Gregory A. Mowry

发明人： Lindley W. Bark ,  Gershon Yaniv ,  David J. Romeo ,  Gregory A. Mowry

IPC分类号： B60R21/00 ,  B60R21/08 ,  B60R21/16 ,  B60R21/18 ,  B60R21/207 ,  B60R21/231 ,  B60R21/22

CPC分类号： B60R21/23184 ,  B60R21/08 ,  B60R21/18 ,  B60R21/207 ,  B60R2021/0006

摘要： The present invention is a tubular structure which inflates upon side or oblique impact to protect the occupants of a vehicle such as an automobile. The structure is mounted in its undeployed state along the periphery of the vehicle's window. The primary component of the present invention is a braided tube containing a gas generator. When a side impact is detected, the gas generator is ignited, inflating the braided tube. As the braided tube inflates, the diameter of the tube increases and its length decreases. The tube then pulls out of its storage location and forms a taut, semi-rigid structural member across the vehicle's window.

摘要翻译： 本发明是一种管状结构，其在侧面或倾斜冲击时充气以保护诸如汽车的车辆的乘客。 该结构沿着车辆窗口的周边安装在其非展开状态。 本发明的主要部件是包含气体发生器的编织管。 当检测到侧面碰撞时，气体发生器被点燃，使编织管膨胀。 当编织管膨胀时，管的直径增加并且其长度减小。 然后，管从其存储位置拉出并在车辆的窗户上形成拉紧的半刚性结构构件。

公开(公告)号：US5839753A

公开(公告)日：1998-11-24

申请号：US829750

申请日：1997-03-31

申请人： Gershon Yaniv ,  David J. Romeo ,  Dirk J. Hardtmann ,  Lindley W. Bark

发明人： Gershon Yaniv ,  David J. Romeo ,  Dirk J. Hardtmann ,  Lindley W. Bark

IPC分类号： B60R21/18 ,  B60R22/18 ,  B60R22/26

CPC分类号： B60R21/18 ,  B60R2022/1818 ,  B60R22/26

摘要： A seat restraint system whose torso belt inflates upon impact to protect the occupants of a vehicle such as an automobile. The inflating component of the present invention is a braided tube linked to a gas generator and crash sensor. When an impact is detected, the gas generator is ignited, inflating the braided tube. As the braided tube inflates, the diameter of the tube increases significantly and its length decreases significantly, due to the orientation of the fibers comprising the braided tube. The contracting tube pretensions the seat belt system by pulling any slack out of the seat belt systems. The inflated structure restricts the forward motion of an occupant and distributes crash loads over a larger occupant surface area to reduce both primary and secondary injuries. In a side impact the inflated structure restricts occupant motion, distributes crash loads and provides head protection.

摘要翻译： 一种座椅约束系统，其躯干带在冲击时充气以保护诸如汽车的车辆的乘客。 本发明的充气部件是与气体发生器和碰撞传感器连接的编织管。 当检测到冲击时，气体发生器被点燃，使编织管膨胀。 当编织管膨胀时，由于包括编织管的纤维的取向，管的直径显着增加并且其长度显着降低。 收缩管通过将安全带系统中的任何松弛物拉出来来对安全带系统进行预处理。 膨胀的结构限制了乘员的向前运动，并在较大的乘员表面积上分配碰撞载荷，以减少主要和次要的伤害。 在侧面碰撞中，充气结构限制乘员运动，分配碰撞载荷并提供头部保护。

公开(公告)号：US5928300A

公开(公告)日：1999-07-27

申请号：US960861

申请日：1997-10-30

申请人： Jon P. Rogers ,  Lindley W. Bark

发明人： Jon P. Rogers ,  Lindley W. Bark

IPC分类号： B60R21/00 ,  B60R21/01 ,  B60R21/0132 ,  B60R21/16 ,  B60R22/46 ,  B64D25/00 ,  B64D45/00 ,  G01P15/18 ,  G06F17/00

CPC分类号： B60R21/01338 ,  B60R21/0132 ,  B64D25/00 ,  G01P15/18 ,  B60R2021/0093 ,  B60R2021/01122 ,  B60R2021/01325 ,  B60R21/16 ,  B60R22/46

摘要： An electronic crash sensing unit for detecting and discriminating a crash and actuating occupant safety device(s) such as air bags. The unit is designed and constructed to operate within an aircraft, but may be used in ground and sea-going vehicles as well. It provides crash acceleration sensing coverage for impact angles occurring throughout aircraft upper and lower hemispherical directions, which are defined by longitudinal, lateral, and vertical aircraft fixed axes as well as any combination of coordinates thereof. It can sense an aircraft acceleration event, determine if the acceleration is a normally occurring event not requiring air bag deployment or a crash event that warrants deployment. The crash sensing unit uses a microprocessor and algorithm to discriminate crash events that warrant safety device deployment from non-crash events, and to actuate deployment. The crash sensing unit compares continuously measured acceleration and calculated total velocity change to defined go/no-go threshold criteria. A crash event is defined as the exceeding both acceleration and velocity change thresholds.

摘要翻译： 一种用于检测和识别碰撞和致动乘员安全装置（例如气囊）的电子碰撞感测单元。 该设备的设计和构造在飞机内运行，但也可用于地面和海上运输车辆。 它提供碰撞加速度传感覆盖范围，用于在整个飞机上下半球方向发生的冲击角，这些方向由纵向，横向和垂直的飞行器固定轴以及其坐标的任意组合定义。 它可以感知飞机加速事件，确定加速度是否是正常发生的事件，不需要安全气囊展开或需要部署的碰撞事件。 碰撞感测单元使用微处理器和算法来区分从非事件事件中保证安全设备部署的故障事件，并且启动部署。 碰撞检测单元将连续测量的加速度和计算的总速度变化与定义的去/不进行阈值标准进行比较。 碰撞事件定义为超过加速度和速度变化阈值。