Inflatable air bag module
    1.
    发明授权
    Inflatable air bag module 失效
    充气气囊模组

    公开(公告)号:US5460403A

    公开(公告)日:1995-10-24

    申请号:US101617

    申请日:1993-08-03

    CPC分类号: B60R21/2171

    摘要: An inflatable air bag module for motor vehicles includes a housing for containing an air bag in deflated condition and an inflator assembly for providing gas to inflate the air bag when activated. The housing includes a first compartment holding the deflated air bag and having an exposed outer cover on one side formed with a fracture line defining an edge of a door. The door is adapted to pivot open along a hinged area when the cover is fractured by pressure from the inflating air bag as it expands out of the compartment. The housing also includes a second compartment holding the inflator assembly and a generally flat divider panel is provided between the first and second compartments with openings therein for permitting gas from the inflator assembly to rapidly inflate the air bag. A single row or set of fasteners is provided for securing all together the first and second compartments, the divider panel and an open end of said air bag along a common level extending around the entire periphery of the housing at a mid-level. The divider panel helps to prevent the walls of the housing from bulging outwardly when the air bag is inflated.

    摘要翻译: 用于机动车辆的可充气气囊模块包括用于容纳处于放气状态的气囊的壳体和用于在启动时提供气体以使气囊膨胀的充气机组件。 壳体包括保持放气气囊的第一隔室,并且在一侧上具有露出的外盖,该外盖形成有限定门的边缘的断裂线。 当盖子从膨胀的气囊的压力破裂而膨胀时,门被铰接在铰接区域上。 壳体还包括保持充气机组件的第二隔室,并且在第一隔室和第二隔间之间设置有大致平坦的分隔板,其中具有开口,用于允许来自充气机组件的气体迅速地使气囊膨胀。 提供了一排或一组紧固件,用于将第一和第二隔室,分隔板和所述气囊的开口端沿着在中间水平面处围绕壳体的整个周边延伸的共同水平面固定在一起。 当气囊膨胀时,分隔板有助于防止外壳的壁向外膨胀。

    Break-away airbag retaining flap
    2.
    发明授权
    Break-away airbag retaining flap 失效
    断开安全气囊挡板

    公开(公告)号:US5452913A

    公开(公告)日:1995-09-26

    申请号:US115157

    申请日:1993-08-31

    CPC分类号: B60R21/2171 B60R21/201

    摘要: A break-away retaining flap for containing a deflated, folded-up airbag in a rigid housing of an airbag module while a pivotable cover is attached with fasteners to close an open end of the housing comprises a sheet of thin flexible woven fabric material having a first portion designed for attachment to the housing on a line spaced away from the open end and a second portion adapted to be secured onto a row of fasteners adjacent the open end of the housing while the cover is attached. The retaining flap holds the folded-up airbag in place in the housing during the assembly process and prevents crimping, binding or damage when the cover is installed at final assembly. The retaining flap has a weakened portion intermediately between the first and second attached portions defining a tear-away line adapted to facilitate break-away of the retaining flap into at least two parts when the airbag is inflated without impeding the rapid inflation of the airbag during deployment.

    摘要翻译: 一种脱开的固定翼,用于将可折叠的折叠式气囊容纳在气囊模块的刚性壳体中,同时可枢转的盖用紧固件附接以封闭壳体的开口端,包括薄的柔性织物材料片,其具有 第一部分被设计成在与开口端分隔开的线上附接到壳体,以及第二部分,适于在盖附接时固定到邻近壳体的开口端的一排紧固件上。 固定挡板在组装过程中将折叠的气囊保持在壳体中的适当位置,并且防止当盖子安装在最终组装时的卷曲,装订或损坏。 保持翼片具有位于第一和第二附接部分之间的弱化部分,其限定撕开线,其适于在气囊膨胀时便于将保持翼片分解成至少两个部分,而不会阻碍气囊的快速充气 部署。

    Apparatus and method for airbag inflation gas distribution
    3.
    发明授权
    Apparatus and method for airbag inflation gas distribution 失效
    气囊膨胀气体分布的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US06755436B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-06-29

    申请号:US09892388

    申请日:2001-06-26

    IPC分类号: B60R2122

    摘要: The present invention provides a system and method for distributing inflation gases within an airbag cushion. Such a cushion may have one or more protection zones configured to inflate to protect vehicle occupants. An inflation channel maybe enclosed by one or more of the protection zones, and may be attached to a mounting surface within a protection zone. The inflation channel may be connected to an inflator, and may have a plurality of holes along its length, sized or spaced apart in a manner selected to provide a comparatively even flow rate of inflation gas to all parts of the cushion during inflation. Additionally, the inflation channel may have a gas outlet extension along which the holes are disposed; the gas outlet extension may have a tapered shape configured to collapse under external pressure to prevent backflow of inflation gases into the inflation channel. The inflation channel may be easily manufactured in a number of ways, including extrusion of a polymeric workpiece with a slit along its length. The slit may be intermittently closed to form the gas outlet extension with the holes, without the need for punching or drilling.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供一种用于在气囊垫内分配充气气体的系统和方法。 这样的缓冲垫可以具有一个或多个保护区,其被配置为膨胀以保护车辆乘客。 充气通道可以由一个或多个保护区包围,并且可以附接到保护区内的安装表面。 充气通道可以连接到充气机,并且可以具有沿其长度的多个孔,其大小或间隔开的方式被选择以在充气期间向缓冲器的所有部分提供相对均匀的充气气体流量。 此外,充气通道可以具有气体出口延伸部,孔布置在该气体出口延伸部上; 气体出口延伸部可以具有锥形形状,其被配置为在外部压力下塌缩以防止充气气体回流到充气通道中。 膨胀通道可以以许多方式容易地制造,包括沿着其长度挤出具有狭缝的聚合物工件。 狭缝可以间歇地关闭以形成具有孔的气体出口延伸部,而不需要冲压或钻孔。

    Apparatus and method for airbag cushion modularization
    4.
    发明授权
    Apparatus and method for airbag cushion modularization 有权
    气囊垫模块化装置及方法

    公开(公告)号:US06631922B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-10-14

    申请号:US09902175

    申请日:2001-07-10

    IPC分类号: B60B2122

    摘要: A system and method for enhancing the interchangeability, cost effectiveness, and protective capacity of side impact, inflatable curtains is disclosed. An inflatable curtain module may have multiple cushions attached together by a separately manufactured inflatable tension coupling. The tension coupling may be attached to the cushions prior to folding of the cushions by, for example, sewing one end of the tension coupling to each cushion. The tension coupling may also be attached to the cushions after the cushions have been folded. The cushions may each have one or more tabs positioned to extend inward toward the tension coupling; the tabs may protrude from the folded cushions so that the tension coupling can be attached to the tabs after the cushions have been folded. The tension coupling may have a plurality of expanses configured to be attached between the cushions parallel to each other, and a flexible central portion connecting a pair of expanses to provide a barrier against occupant excursion while still permitting compaction of the tension coupling. Several combinations of compaction methods may be used to compact the cushions and the tension coupling. The tension coupling may alternatively have an array of holes at each end configured to be aligned with an array of holes on each cushion, so that one or more attachment mechanisms such as laces can be inserted through the holes to provide attachment.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于提高侧面碰撞的可互换性,成本效益和保护能力的系统和方法。 可充气窗帘模块可以具有通过单独制造的可充气张力联轴器连接在一起的多个靠垫。 在通过例如将张力联接器的一端缝合到每个衬垫之前,张紧联接件可以在折叠垫子之前附接到衬垫。 在垫子已折叠之后,张紧联接件也可附接到靠垫上。 垫子可以各自具有一个或多个突片,其被定位成朝向张力联接器向内延伸; 突片可以从折叠的垫子突出,使得在垫子已经被折叠之后,张力联接器可以附接到突片。 张紧联接器可以具有多个膨胀件,其被构造成附接在彼此平行的衬垫之间,以及柔性中心部分,其连接一对膨胀部,以提供抵抗乘员偏移的阻挡物,同时仍允许压紧张力联接器。 可以使用压实方法的几种组合来压紧衬垫和张力耦合。 张力联接器可以替代地在每个端部具有孔阵列,其被配置为与每个衬垫上的孔阵列对准,使得一个或多个附接机构(例如鞋带)可以穿过孔插入以提供附接。

    System and method and method for seam profile minimization for an inflatable curtain

    公开(公告)号:US06575496B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-06-10

    申请号:US09864963

    申请日:2001-05-24

    IPC分类号: B60R2100

    摘要: A system and method for reducing the profile of compacted seams in an inflatable curtain modules is disclosed. A cushion of an inflatable curtain module has interior seams configured to separate the cushion into chambers. The interior seams are angled with respect to the direction along which the cushion is compacted to ensure that each interior seam does not simply bunch up at a one single location along the length of the compacted cushion. Preferably, the interior seams are angled so that overlap does not occur along at least half the length of each interior seam. The angle may be further selected to ensure that no overlap occurs, or even that no two portions of any interior seams can interfere to create a combined bulge. The interior seams may be modestly angled, aggressively angled to form a nested configuration, or even angled perpendicular to the compaction direction. The interior seams may also be curved to produce a more even displacement between helical turns of the interior seams after the cushion has been rolled.

    Cover attachment for an air bag module
    8.
    发明授权
    Cover attachment for an air bag module 失效
    安全气囊模块的盖子附件

    公开(公告)号:US5588669A

    公开(公告)日:1996-12-31

    申请号:US429380

    申请日:1995-04-26

    摘要: An air bag cover attachment includes a housing formed by extrusion. The housing includes a section for receiving a gas generator, and a pair of spaced parallel side walls which define a storage area for the uninflated cushion. The free ends of the side walls include flanges which are notched to form a series of mounting tabs. The cover includes a depending skirt having slots which mate with the tabs. The strength of the extruded tabs permits the tabs and slots, with no other fastener, to secure the cover to the housing. The slots are oversized to permit the cover to float with respect to the housing. The cover also includes a set of placement tabs extending from the skirt. The placement tabs secure the cover to the dashboard in the proper position. The oversized slots and separate placement tabs ensure that the decorative cover is mounted on the dashboard in the proper position by absorbing tolerance buildup in the housing and housing position. The use of tabs and slots also permits the cover to be secured to the housing and mounted to the dashboard using only a translational pressing motion. This arrangement also permits the cover to be attached to the housing either before or after the housing is mounted behind the dashboard.

    摘要翻译: 气囊盖附件包括通过挤压形成的壳体。 壳体包括用于接收气体发生器的部分和限定未充气垫的存储区域的一对间隔开的平行侧壁。 侧壁的自由端包括凹口以形成一系列安装突片的凸缘。 盖包括具有与突片配合的槽的悬垂裙部。 挤出的突片的强度使得突片和狭槽没有其他紧固件将盖固定到壳体。 槽的尺寸超过了允许盖相对于壳体浮动。 盖子还包括从裙部延伸的一组放置片。 放置片将盖板固定在仪表板的正确位置。 超大的插槽和单独的放置片确保了装饰盖通过吸收外壳和外壳位置中的公差积累而在适当的位置安装在仪表板上。 使用翼片和槽也允许盖被固定到壳体并且仅使用平移按压运动而安装到仪表板上。 这种布置还允许在将壳体安装在仪表板后面之前或之后将盖子附接到壳体。

    Auto ignition in gas generator
    9.
    发明授权
    Auto ignition in gas generator 失效
    气体发生器自动点火

    公开(公告)号:US5378017A

    公开(公告)日:1995-01-03

    申请号:US76618

    申请日:1993-06-11

    IPC分类号: B60R21/26 B60R21/264

    摘要: An enclosure, adapted to hold an auto ignition material in a gas generator that employs solid fuel gas generant material to effect inflation of a protective bag to cushion a passenger from impact with the structure of a vehicle in the event of a crash, is provided.

    摘要翻译: 一种适用于将自动点火材料保持在采用固体燃料气体发生剂材料的气体发生器中的外壳,以实现在发生碰撞的情况下使乘客抵抗与车辆结构碰撞的保护袋的充气。