公开(公告)号：US5480183A

公开(公告)日：1996-01-02

申请号：US329069

申请日：1994-10-21

申请人： Michael J. Ward ,  Steven R. Fredin ,  Russell S. Gans

发明人： Michael J. Ward ,  Steven R. Fredin ,  Russell S. Gans

IPC分类号： B60R21/215 ,  B60R21/16

CPC分类号： B60R21/215 ,  B60R2021/21525

摘要： The requirement for a hinge, tether, or other connection between the breakaway door of an automotive airbag installation and a fixed attachment point is eliminated. This is accomplished by substituting a pressure-sensitive material connecting the door with the material of the airbag itself.

摘要翻译： 消除了汽车安全气囊装置的分离门与固定连接点之间的铰链，系绳或其他连接的要求。 这是通过将连接门的压敏材料替换为气囊本身的材料来实现的。

公开(公告)号：US5456493A

公开(公告)日：1995-10-10

申请号：US258211

申请日：1994-06-10

申请人： John G. Bauer ,  Steven R. Fredin ,  Ronald W. Bonatz

发明人： John G. Bauer ,  Steven R. Fredin ,  Ronald W. Bonatz

IPC分类号： B60R21/16 ,  B60R21/203 ,  B60R21/231

CPC分类号： B60R21/231 ,  B60R21/203

摘要： An air bag formed of thin flexible sheet material is mounted in a housing within a motor vehicle in a deflated condition and is rapidly inflatable for protecting an occupant in the passenger compartment of the vehicle. The air bag has an elongated, generally cylindrical shape when deployed to inflate for expanding directly and more rapidly from the housing into protective cushioning contact with the occupant thus reducing the chances that the occupant will be subjected to excessive movement or velocity relative to the interior of the vehicle and further reducing the possibility that the occupant will be subjected to unwanted contact with closely adjacent surfaces in a relatively small passenger compartment of the vehicle. The novel air bag is formed from three pieces including a pair of generally circular inner and outer end walls joined together with a cylindrically-shaped side wall.

摘要翻译： 由薄柔性片材形成的安全气囊以放气状态安装在机动车辆内的壳体中，并且可快速充气以保护车辆乘客舱内的乘客。 当展开时，气囊具有细长的大致圆柱形的形状，以便将其从壳体直接膨胀并且更迅速地膨胀到与乘员的保护性缓冲接触中，从而减少乘客相对于内部的内部过度运动或速度的机会 并且进一步降低了乘客在车辆的相对较小的乘客舱中与紧密相邻的表面受到不必要的接触的可能性。 新型气囊由三个部件形成，包括一对大致圆形的内壁和外端壁，其与圆柱形侧壁连接在一起。

公开(公告)号：US06793238B2

公开(公告)日：2004-09-21

申请号：US10267259

申请日：2002-10-08

申请人： David W. Schneider ,  Steven R. Fredin

发明人： David W. Schneider ,  Steven R. Fredin

IPC分类号： B60R2120

CPC分类号： B60R21/2165 ,  B60R21/213 ,  B60R21/21656 ,  B60R2021/161

摘要： Enhanced airbag covers are disclosed. Each of the covers permits deployment of a compacted airbag cushion along multiple axes, thereby decreasing the momentum of the vehicle occupant relative to the airbag, and enhancing the ability of the cushion to protect vehicle occupants who are out of their nominal positions. Covers may include a plurality of frontal portions separated by a frontal seam or seams that tear open to permit emergence of the cushion between the frontal portions. In some implementations, each cover has a peripheral skirt and/or a junction between the frontal portions and peripheral skirt that opens to permit emergence of the folded cushion along additional axes. The peripheral skirt and/or junction may open consistently, regardless of whether the frontal portions have separated.

摘要翻译： 公开了增强的安全气囊罩。 每个盖子允许沿着多个轴布置压实的安全气囊，从而减少车辆乘员相对于气囊的动量，并且增强了缓冲垫的能力以保护不在其标称位置的车辆乘客。 盖子可以包括由正面接缝分开的多个前部部分或撕开的接缝，以允许在前部之间出现衬垫。 在一些实施方式中，每个盖具有周边裙部和/或前部部分和周边裙部之间的连接部，该部分打开以允许折叠的垫子沿另外的轴线出现。 外围裙部和/或连接部可以一致地打开，而不管前部部分是否分开。

公开(公告)号：US5447327A

公开(公告)日：1995-09-05

申请号：US248943

申请日：1994-05-25

申请人： Patrick G. Jarboe ,  Jeffery L. Scharret ,  Tae Y. Kwak ,  Steven R. Fredin

发明人： Patrick G. Jarboe ,  Jeffery L. Scharret ,  Tae Y. Kwak ,  Steven R. Fredin

IPC分类号： B60R21/215 ,  B60R21/216 ,  B60R21/2165 ,  B60R21/20

CPC分类号： B60R21/216 ,  B60R21/2165 ,  B60R2021/21537

摘要： An arrangement for providing an opening in an interior trim structure of an automotive vehicle for the deployment of an air bag therethrough which minimizes the visual and/or tactile impression of the presence of the closure and the air bag deployment opening thereunder and which is not susceptible to significant fragmentation and projection of such fragments into the passenger compartment upon the opening thereof.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在机动车辆的内部装饰结构中提供用于展开气囊的开口的装置，其使得封闭件和其下方的气囊展开开口的存在的视觉和/或触觉的印象最小化，并且其不易受到影响 使这些碎片在其开启时显着地破碎和投影到乘客舱中。

公开(公告)号：US07261320B2

公开(公告)日：2007-08-28

申请号：US11087173

申请日：2005-03-23

申请人： Steven R. Fredin ,  Bradley W. Smith ,  David W. Parkinson ,  Earl H. Nelson

发明人： Steven R. Fredin ,  Bradley W. Smith ,  David W. Parkinson ,  Earl H. Nelson

IPC分类号： B60R21/16

CPC分类号： B60R21/2338 ,  B60R21/233 ,  B60R2021/161 ,  B60R2021/23382

摘要： An airbag restrain system is disclosed for use in automotive protective systems. The airbag restraint system includes an inflatable airbag cushion having a tether coupled to the interior surface of the cushion. The airbag restraint system further includes first and second inflators for dual mode airbag cushion deployment. Upon a pre-impact condition, the first inflator deploys to partially inflate the cushion and release the tether. The second inflator also deploys to inflate the cushion to approximately full capacity. Upon an impact condition, only the second inflator deploys and the tether extends until taut to limit expansion of the cushion. Means are provided to retain and release the tether in response to the first inflator.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于汽车保护系统的安全气囊限制系统。 该安全气囊约束系统包括一个可充气的气囊垫，其具有连接到该衬垫的内表面的系绳。 安全气囊限制系统还包括用于双模式气囊垫部署的第一和第二充气器。 在预冲击状态下，第一充气器部署以部分地使垫子膨胀并释放系绳。 第二个充气机还部署以将该垫子充气至大约满容量。 在冲击条件下，只有第二个充气机部署并且系绳延伸直到拉紧以限制衬垫的膨胀。 提供装置以响应于第一充气机保持和释放系绳。

公开(公告)号：US5536043A

公开(公告)日：1996-07-16

申请号：US527306

申请日：1995-09-12

申请人： Gregory J. Lang ,  Brent R. Marchant ,  Bradley D. Harris ,  Steven R. Fredin ,  Christopher Hock ,  Patrick G. Jarboe

发明人： Gregory J. Lang ,  Brent R. Marchant ,  Bradley D. Harris ,  Steven R. Fredin ,  Christopher Hock ,  Patrick G. Jarboe

IPC分类号： B60R21/045 ,  B60R21/02 ,  B60R21/16 ,  B60R21/205 ,  B60R21/206 ,  B60R21/215 ,  B60R21/216 ,  B60R21/231 ,  B60R21/233 ,  B60R21/2338

CPC分类号： B60R21/233 ,  B60R21/02 ,  B60R21/205 ,  B60R21/2338 ,  B60R2021/21525 ,  B60R2021/2161 ,  B60R2021/23169 ,  B60R2021/23382 ,  B60R21/206

摘要： A tethered knee bolster panel which is deployed rearward in the passenger compartment of an automotive vehicle during a crash to provide lower torso restraint. The knee bolster is an air bag system which propels the knee bolster panel rearward during deployment. The activated knee bolster allows automobile designers the flexibility to provide increased leg room in the vehicle while maintaining the same level of safety during a crash.

摘要翻译： 一种系绳膝垫板，其在碰撞期间向后展开在机动车辆的乘客舱中，以提供较低的躯干约束。 膝盖垫是一种气囊系统，在展开期间向后推动膝垫板。 活动的膝盖支架允许汽车设计师灵活地在车辆中提供增加的腿部空间，同时在碰撞期间保持相同的安全水平。

公开(公告)号：US06848705B2

公开(公告)日：2005-02-01

申请号：US10104236

申请日：2002-03-20

申请人： David W. Schneider ,  Steven R. Fredin

发明人： David W. Schneider ,  Steven R. Fredin

IPC分类号： B60R21/16 ,  B60R21/20 ,  B60R21/213 ,  B60R21/215

CPC分类号： B60R21/21656 ,  B60R21/213 ,  B60R21/2165 ,  B60R2021/161

摘要： Enhanced airbag covers and associated methods are disclosed. Each of the covers permits deployment of a compacted airbag cushion along multiple axes, thereby decreasing the relative momentum of the airbag and the vehicle occupant, and enhancing the ability of the cushion to protect vehicle occupants who are out of their nominal positions. Covers may include two frontal portions separated by a frontal seam that tears open to permit emergence of the cushion between the frontal portions. In addition, each cover may have a peripheral skirt that opens to permit emergence of the compacted cushion along additional axes. The peripheral skirt may have peripheral seams and connecting seams that facilitate opening of the skirt portion. The peripheral and connecting seams may be configured such that the peripheral skirt opens consistently, regardless of whether the frontal seam has separated.

摘要翻译： 公开了增强的安全气囊罩和相关方法。 每个盖子允许沿多个轴线部署压实的安全气囊，从而降低气囊和车辆乘员的相对动量，并且增强缓冲垫的能力以保护处于其名义位置的车辆乘客。 盖子可以包括两个前部，其前部接缝分开，撕开，以允许在前部之间出现衬垫。 此外，每个盖可以具有打开的周边裙部，以允许沿附加轴线出现压实的衬垫。 周边裙部可以具有周边接缝和有利于裙部的打开的连接接缝。 外围和连接接缝可以被配置成使得外围裙部始终打开，而不管前部接缝是否已经分离。

公开(公告)号：US5452915A

公开(公告)日：1995-09-26

申请号：US302163

申请日：1994-09-08

申请人： Steven R. Fredin

发明人： Steven R. Fredin

IPC分类号： B60R21/16 ,  B60R21/233

CPC分类号： B60R21/233 ,  B60R21/2338 ,  B60R2021/23382

摘要： A driver's side airbag has an internal tether to prevent displacement forwardly of, or upwardly from, the steering wheel. The tether has one end secured substantially centrally of the bottom of the bag. The other end is secured in the peripheral seam joining the bottom and top halves of the bag and at a location forward of the steering wheel.

摘要翻译： 驾驶员侧气囊具有内部系绳，以防止方向盘向前或向上移动。 系绳的一端大致位于袋的底部的中央。 另一端固定在连接袋的底部和上半部以及方向盘前方位置的周边缝中。

公开(公告)号：US06808198B2

公开(公告)日：2004-10-26

申请号：US10104209

申请日：2002-03-20

申请人： David W. Schneider ,  Steven R. Fredin

发明人： David W. Schneider ,  Steven R. Fredin

IPC分类号： B60R2122

CPC分类号： B60R21/237 ,  B60R21/213

摘要： A pillar-mounted airbag module is disclosed. The frontal airbag module of the invention includes an airbag cushion configured to be deployed from a pillar of a vehicle and an airbag inflator coupled to the airbag cushion, the airbag inflator being suitable for attachment to a pillar of a vehicle. The frontal airbag module of the invention is configured to deploy the airbag cushion laterally along a windshield of the vehicle and then to subsequently inflate the airbag cushion toward the vehicle occupant.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种立柱安全气囊模块。 本发明的前部安全气囊模块包括：气囊垫，其被配置为从车辆的支柱展开，并且气囊充气机与气囊缓冲垫相连，气囊充气机适于附着在车辆的支柱上。 本发明的前部安全气囊组件构造成沿着车辆的挡风板侧向展开气囊，然后使气囊向气囊乘员充气。