Inflatable tubular torso restraint system
    1.
    发明授权
    Inflatable tubular torso restraint system 失效
    充气管状躯干约束系统

    公开(公告)号:US6126194A

    公开(公告)日:2000-10-03

    申请号:US169302

    申请日:1998-10-09

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

    摘要: A seat restraint system whose torso belt includes an inflatable structure that inflates upon impact to protect the occupants of a vehicle such as an automobile. The inflatable structure is linked to a gas generator and crash sensor. When an impact above a predetermined level of severity is detected, the gas generator is ignited, inflating the inflatable structure which contracts in length as it inflates. In a preferred embodiment, the inflatable structure is a 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 contraction in length pretensions the seat belt system by pulling any slack out of the seat belt systems. In a frontal impact, 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 passes over the occupant's shoulder, restricts occupant motion, distributes crash loads and provides head and neck protection.

    摘要翻译: 一种座椅约束系统,其躯干带包括充气结构,其在冲击时充气以保护诸如汽车的车辆的乘客。 充气结构连接到气体发生器和碰撞传感器。 当检测到高于预定严重程度的冲击时,气体发生器被点燃,使其充气时的长度收缩的可充气结构膨胀。 在优选实施例中,可膨胀结构是编织管。 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。 通过将安全带系统中的任何松弛部分拉出来,长度的收缩缩短了安全带系统。 在正面碰撞中,膨胀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,以减少一次和二次伤害。 在侧面碰撞中,充气结构通过乘员的肩膀,限制乘员运动,分配碰撞载荷并提供头部和颈部保护。

    Low aggressivity variable-volume variable-inflation air bag system
    2.
    发明授权
    Low aggressivity variable-volume variable-inflation air bag system 失效
    低侵蚀性可变容量可变膨胀气囊系统

    公开(公告)号:US5871231A

    公开(公告)日:1999-02-16

    申请号:US762219

    申请日:1996-12-09

    摘要: An air bag system for protecting an occupant in a motor vehicle against injuries resulting from a crash. The system is distinguished by an air bag with releasable partitioning, preferably breakaway stitching, that provides a variable-size inflatable volume and by a means to control the level of inflation. These features allow the present invention to provide optimum protection regardless of whether the occupant is restrained by a seat belt and regardless of whether the crash speed at impact is moderate or severe. The air bag of the invention accommodates the occupant who is wearing a seat belt restraint by inflating to a relatively small inflated volume with a varying internal pressure depending on the crash speed. It accommodates the occupant who is not belted and is in a vehicle traveling 21 mph or faster at the moment of impact by inflating to a larger inflated volume. Thus, the invention provides protection that is appropriate to and optimal for specific crash conditions. The releasable partitioning also helps control the forcefulness, or aggressivity, of the deployment. Additionally, the design minimizes rebound energy imparted to the occupant by the selection of air bag size and fill. Further, the present invention, in most crash scenarios, provides an unvented air bag which eliminates problems associated with venting inflation gas into the occupant compartment.

    摘要翻译: 一种气囊系统,用于保护机动车辆中的乘客免受因碰撞而造成的伤害。 该系统的特征在于具有可释放分隔的气囊,优选地分开缝合,其提供可变尺寸的可膨胀体积并且通过控制膨胀水平的手段。 这些特征允许本发明提供最佳保护,而不管乘员是否受到安全带的约束,并且不管冲击时的碰撞速度是中等还是严重。 本发明的安全气囊通过根据碰撞速度随着内部压力变化而充气至相对较小的充气体积而容纳穿戴安全带约束装置的乘员。 它容纳没有带束的乘客,并且在通过充气到更大的膨胀体积的冲击时行驶21mph或更快的车辆。 因此,本发明提供了对于特定的碰撞条件适合并且是最佳的保护。 可释放分区还有助于控制部署的有力性或积极性。 此外,该设计通过选择气囊尺寸和填充来最小化对乘员所施加的反弹能量。 此外,在大多数碰撞情况下,本发明提供了一种未通气的气囊,其消除了将充气气体排放到乘员舱中的问题。

    Inflatable tubular torso restraint system
    4.
    发明授权
    Inflatable tubular torso restraint system 失效
    充气管状躯干约束系统

    公开(公告)号:US5839753A

    公开(公告)日:1998-11-24

    申请号:US829750

    申请日:1997-03-31

    IPC分类号: B60R21/18 B60R22/18 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。

    Inflatable tubular cushions for crash protection of seated automobile
occupants
    5.
    发明授权
    Inflatable tubular cushions for crash protection of seated automobile occupants 失效
    充气管状垫子用于就座汽车乘客的碰撞保护

    公开(公告)号:US5464246A

    公开(公告)日:1995-11-07

    申请号:US262747

    申请日:1994-06-20

    摘要: The present invention is a torso protection system having braided tubes that inflate upon side or oblique impact to protect the torso of a seated vehicle occupant. Prior to inflation, the braided tubes are mounted in the undeployed state along both sides of the occupant's seat. When an impact is detected, a gas generator generates, inflating the braided tubes. As the braided tubes inflate, their diameters increase and their lengths decrease substantially. The braided tubes then pull out of their storage locations and form bolsters on either side of the seated occupant. The inflated tubes prevent the torso of the occupant from directly colliding with interior side structures of the vehicle and restrict the lateral motion of the occupant.

    摘要翻译: 本发明是一种躯干保护系统,其具有在侧面或倾斜冲击时膨胀的编织管,以保护坐着的乘客的躯干。 在通气之前,编织管沿乘员座椅两侧的未部署状态安装。 当检测到冲击时,气体发生器产生,使编织管充气。 随着编织管的膨胀,其直径增加,其长度显着减小。 编织管然后从其存放位置拉出,并在就座乘客的两侧形成枕头。 充气管防止乘员的躯干与车辆的内侧结构直接碰撞并限制乘员的横向运动。

    Side impact head strike protection system
    6.
    发明授权
    Side impact head strike protection system 失效
    侧撞头防撞系统

    公开(公告)号:US5322322A

    公开(公告)日:1994-06-21

    申请号:US019655

    申请日:1993-02-19

    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。

    Inflatable tubular knee bolster
    7.
    发明授权
    Inflatable tubular knee bolster 失效
    充气管状膝盖垫

    公开(公告)号:US06336653B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-01-08

    申请号:US08861122

    申请日:1997-05-21

    IPC分类号: B60R2122

    摘要: This invention is an Inflatable Tubular Bolster (ITB) which prevents or limits injury to an occupant of a motor vehicle due to a frontal or semi-frontal crash. In particular, the invention protects the front seat occupant's legs and lower torso by providing a cushioned barrier that absorbs impact energy and restricts the occupant's lower body from moving forward and into or underneath the instrument panel and toward the foot well. This invention can be effective in any vehicle where an occupant's lower body is subject to crash injury from a dashboard, instrument panel, or similar structure.

    摘要翻译: 本发明是一种充气管状支架(ITB),其可防止或限制由于正面或半正面碰撞造成的机动车辆乘员的伤害。 特别地,本发明通过提供吸收冲击能量并限制乘员的下身向前移动并进入仪表板的下方并朝向脚井的衬垫屏障来保护前排座椅乘员的腿部和下部躯干。 本发明可以在乘员的下身受到仪表板,仪表板或类似结构的碰撞伤害的任何车辆中有效。

    Side impact head strike protection system
    8.
    发明授权
    Side impact head strike protection system 失效
    侧撞头防撞系统

    公开(公告)号:US5480181A

    公开(公告)日:1996-01-02

    申请号:US181768

    申请日:1994-01-21

    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。

    Composite Load Bearing Structure
    9.
    发明申请
    Composite Load Bearing Structure 失效
    复合负载轴承结构

    公开(公告)号:US20100084787A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-04-08

    申请号:US12633369

    申请日:2009-12-08

    IPC分类号: B29C39/10

    摘要: A composite load bearing member is provided comprising an elongated inner structural member and a thick polymeric composite outer member. An apparatus for producing the composite load bearing member is provided including devices for suspending the inner structural member within a mold cavity prior to and during injection of the polymeric composite outer member. A method of using the apparatus to produce the composite load bearing member is provided.

    摘要翻译: 提供一种复合承载构件,其包括细长的内部结构构件和厚的聚合物复合材料外部构件。 提供了一种用于生产复合载荷构件的装置,其包括用于在聚合物复合材料外部构件注射之前和期间将内部结构构件悬挂在模具腔内的装置。 提供了一种使用该装置来生产复合载荷件的方法。

    Load-limiting seat
    10.
    发明授权
    Load-limiting seat 失效
    限位座椅

    公开(公告)号:US5730492A

    公开(公告)日:1998-03-24

    申请号:US598927

    申请日:1996-02-09

    IPC分类号: B60N2/42 B60N2/427 B64D25/04

    摘要: A leg assembly for mounting passenger seats in transport vehicles especially configured to absorb energy, in the event of a survivable crash or other sudden deceleration. The seat legs deform in a controlled manner to prevent loads at its floor attachment points from exceeding the magnitude of allowable floor strength. The leg assembly includes a base member whose forward and rear ends attach to the floor, and a V-leg whose lower vertex pivots about an axis passing through the front of the base member in the event of a forward crash. The V-leg has a vertical member and a diagonal member. A load-limiting strut connects the rear end of the base member to an intermediate area on the diagonal member of the V-leg. A tension link connects the intermediate area of the V-leg and to the upper end of the vertical member of the V-leg. Elongation of the load-limiting strut allows the seat and legs to pitch forward at a predetermined inertial loading which, if exceeded substantially, would rip the seat loose from the floor. The tension link elongates at a predetermined load to distribute the loads within the seat.

    摘要翻译: 用于在运输车辆中安装乘客座椅的腿部组件,特别是在遇到可能发生的碰撞或其他突然减速的情况下,能够吸收能量。 座椅腿以受控的方式变形,以防止其地板附着点处的载荷超过允许的地板强度的大小。 腿部组件包括其前端和后端附接到地板的基座构件,以及在前方碰撞的情况下,其下顶点绕通过基座构件的前部的轴线枢转的V形腿。 V型腿具有垂直构件和对角构件。 负载限制支柱将基座的后端连接到V型腿的对角构件上的中间区域。 张力连接件将V形腿的中间区域连接到V形腿的垂直构件的上端。 负载限制支柱的伸长允许座椅和腿部以预定的惯性载荷向前倾斜,如果超过这个惯性载荷,则该座椅将从地板上松脱。 张力连杆以预定的载荷伸长,以将负载分配在座椅内。