公开(公告)号：US20070170709A1

公开(公告)日：2007-07-26

申请号：US11336072

申请日：2006-01-20

申请人： William Braun ,  Ken Taggart ,  Douglas Gould ,  Kurt Fischer ,  Alex Meduvsky ,  Michael Loyd

发明人： William Braun ,  Ken Taggart ,  Douglas Gould ,  Kurt Fischer ,  Alex Meduvsky ,  Michael Loyd

IPC分类号： B60R21/26 ,  B60R21/23 ,  B60R21/205

CPC分类号： B60R21/231 ,  B60R21/205 ,  B60R21/2338 ,  B60R21/276 ,  B60R2021/23384 ,  B60R2021/2765

摘要： An apparatus (10) for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle includes a housing (20) including a vent opening (70). An air bag (14) is inflatable to deploy away from the housing (20). An inflation fluid source (26) provides inflation fluid for inflating the air bag (14). A vent member (80) has a closed condition blocking inflation fluid flow through the vent opening (70) and an open condition permitting inflation fluid flow through the vent opening. A first tether (114) is configured to release the vent member (80) for movement from the closed condition when the air bag (14) has deployed a first distance away from the housing (20). A second tether (140) is configured to place the vent member (80) in the closed condition when the air bag (14) has deployed a second distance away from the housing (20), the second distance being farther away from the housing than the first distance.

摘要翻译： 一种用于帮助保护车辆乘客的装置（10）包括包括通气口（70）的壳体（20）。 气囊（14）可充气以远离壳体（20）展开。 充气流体源（26）提供用于使气囊（14）充气的充气流体。 排气构件（80）具有封闭状态，阻止通过通气口（70）的膨胀流体流动和允许膨胀流体流过通气口的开启状态。 第一系绳（114）构造成当气囊（14）已经远离壳体（20）展开第一距离时，释放通气构件（80）以从闭合状态移动。 第二系绳（140）构造成当气囊（14）已经远离壳体（20）展开第二距离时，将排气构件（80）置于关闭状态，第二距离远离壳体（20）远离壳体 第一个距离。

公开(公告)号：US20050269807A1

公开(公告)日：2005-12-08

申请号：US10861018

申请日：2004-06-04

申请人： Jeffrey Jenkins ,  Kurt Fischer ,  Ken Taggart

发明人： Jeffrey Jenkins ,  Kurt Fischer ,  Ken Taggart

IPC分类号： B60R21/16 ,  B60R21/20 ,  B60R21/203 ,  B60R21/237

CPC分类号： B60R21/237 ,  B60R21/201 ,  B60R21/203 ,  B60R2021/2375

摘要： An inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (12) is located on a steering wheel (14) and includes a lower portion (28) and an upper portion (26). The upper portion (26) is rolled folded and the lower portion (28) is folded in a star pattern. The roll folded portion (26) has an outside surface formed by a front panel (30) of the inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (12) that is intended to face the occupant when the inflatable vehicle occupant protection device is inflated. During inflation, the roll folded portion (26) unrolls such that at least a portion of the inflatable vehicle occupant protection device inflates forward of the steering wheel if the inflatable vehicle occupant protection device, while inflating, encounters an obstruction located too far forward relative to the steering wheel. A method of folding the inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (12) includes folding at least a lower portion (28) in a star pattern and rolling an upper portion (26) to form a roll having an outside surface formed by a front surface (30) of the inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (12).

摘要翻译： 充气车辆乘员保护装置（12）位于方向盘（14）上并包括下部（28）和上部（26）。 折叠上部（26），下部（28）以星形折叠。 卷起折叠部分26具有由充气车辆乘员保护装置（12）的前面板（30）形成的外表面，该充气车辆乘员保护装置（12）旨在在充气式乘客保护装置被充气时面向乘员。 在充气期间，卷状折叠部分26展开，使得充气车辆乘员保护装置的至少一部分在方向盘前方膨胀时，如果充气车辆乘员保护装置在充气时遇到位于相对于 方向盘。 一种折叠充气车辆乘员保护装置（12）的方法包括以至少一个星形图案的下部（28）折叠并滚动上部（26）以形成具有由前表面（30）形成的外表面 ）的充气车辆乘员保护装置（12）。

公开(公告)号：US20050057030A1

公开(公告)日：2005-03-17

申请号：US10662243

申请日：2003-09-15

申请人： Kurt Fischer ,  Ken Taggart

发明人： Kurt Fischer ,  Ken Taggart

IPC分类号： B60R21/16 ,  B60R21/233 ,  B60R21/2338 ,  B60R21/264 ,  B60R21/276 ,  B60R21/32

CPC分类号： B60R21/2338 ,  B60R21/2342 ,  B60R2021/23382 ,  B60R2021/2633 ,  B60R2021/2648 ,  B60R2021/2765

摘要： An air bag (12) includes at least one tether (44) and an inflation fluid source (14) having two modes of operation. In the first mode of operation, the inflation fluid source (14) is activated to provide a first inflation fluid pressure in the air bag (12). In the second mode of operation, the inflation fluid source (14) is activated to provide a second inflation fluid pressure in the air bag (12) higher than the first pressure. The tether (44), which helps to control the shape of the air bag (12), tears in response to the second inflation fluid pressure in the air bag.

摘要翻译： 气囊（12）包括至少一个系绳（44）和具有两种操作模式的充气流体源（14）。 在第一操作模式中，充气流体源（14）被激活以在气囊（12）中提供第一充气流体压力。 在第二操作模式中，充气流体源（14）被激活以在气囊（12）中提供高于第一压力的第二充气流体压力。 有助于控制气囊（12）的形状的系绳（44）响应于气囊中的第二充气流体压力而流泪。

公开(公告)号：US07093854B2

公开(公告)日：2006-08-22

申请号：US10662243

申请日：2003-09-15

申请人： Kurt F. Fischer ,  Ken Taggart

发明人： Kurt F. Fischer ,  Ken Taggart

IPC分类号： B60R21/16

CPC分类号： B60R21/2338 ,  B60R21/2342 ,  B60R2021/23382 ,  B60R2021/2633 ,  B60R2021/2648 ,  B60R2021/2765

摘要： An air bag (12) includes at least one tether (44) and an inflation fluid source (14) having two modes of operation. In the first mode of operation, the inflation fluid source (14) is activated to provide a first inflation fluid pressure in the air bag (12). In the second mode of operation, the inflation fluid source (14) is activated to provide a second inflation fluid pressure in the air bag (12) higher than the first pressure. The tether (44), which helps to control the shape of the air bag (12), tears in response to the second inflation fluid pressure in the air bag.

摘要翻译： 气囊（12）包括至少一个系绳（44）和具有两种操作模式的充气流体源（14）。 在第一操作模式中，充气流体源（14）被激活以在气囊（12）中提供第一充气流体压力。 在第二操作模式中，充气流体源（14）被激活以在气囊（12）中提供高于第一压力的第二充气流体压力。 有助于控制气囊（12）的形状的系绳（44）响应于气囊中的第二充气流体压力而流泪。

公开(公告)号：US07090248B2

公开(公告)日：2006-08-15

申请号：US10861018

申请日：2004-06-04

申请人： Jeffrey A. Jenkins ,  Kurt F. Fischer ,  Ken Taggart

发明人： Jeffrey A. Jenkins ,  Kurt F. Fischer ,  Ken Taggart

IPC分类号： B60R21/237

CPC分类号： B60R21/237 ,  B60R21/201 ,  B60R21/203 ,  B60R2021/2375

摘要： An inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (12) is located on a steering wheel (14) and includes a lower portion (28) and an upper portion (26). The upper portion (26) is rolled folded and the lower portion (28) is folded in a star pattern. The roll folded portion (26) has an outside surface formed by a front panel (30) of the inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (12) that is intended to face the occupant when the inflatable vehicle occupant protection device is inflated. During inflation, the roll folded portion (26) unrolls such that at least a portion of the inflatable vehicle occupant protection device inflates forward of the steering wheel if the inflatable vehicle occupant protection device, while inflating, encounters an obstruction located too far forward relative to the steering wheel. A method of folding the inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (12) includes folding at least a lower portion (28) in a star pattern and rolling an upper portion (26) to form a roll having an outside surface formed by a front surface (30) of the inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (12).

摘要翻译： 充气车辆乘员保护装置（12）位于方向盘（14）上并包括下部（28）和上部（26）。 折叠上部（26），下部（28）以星形折叠。 卷起折叠部分26具有由充气车辆乘员保护装置（12）的前面板（30）形成的外表面，该充气车辆乘员保护装置（12）旨在在充气式乘客保护装置被充气时面向乘员。 在充气期间，卷状折叠部分26展开，使得充气车辆乘员保护装置的至少一部分在方向盘前方膨胀时，如果充气车辆乘员保护装置在充气时遇到位于相对于 方向盘。 一种折叠充气车辆乘员保护装置（12）的方法包括以至少一个星形图案的下部（28）折叠并滚动上部（26）以形成具有由前表面（30）形成的外表面 ）的充气车辆乘员保护装置（12）。