Abstract:
The invention is an improved method of sealing a sewn seam (66) on an airbag (60) or other inflatable device and apparatus to accomplish this method. The method has the steps of a) creating a sewn seam, b) applying a seam sealant (90) to an exposed portion of the seam on an exposed surface; and c) locally applying a pressure differential to an opposite exposed surface proximate a portion of the seam on this surface to urge the seam sealant to migrate along the thread from the first exposed surface to regions between the panels to the opposite exposed surface.
Abstract:
Bei einer Vorrichtung (30) zum Temperieren des Körpers eines Patienten mit einem ther mischen Speicherelement (32) sowie einer Wärmeübergangsfläche (16), um Wärme bzw. Kälte von dem thermischen Speicherelement auf den Körper (14) des Patienten zu übertragen, ist zwischen dem thermischen Speicherelement (32) und der Wärmeübergangsfläche (16) eine aufweitbare Isolationszone (18) vorgesehen, um den Wärmeübergang von dem thermischen Speicherelement auf den Körper (14) des Patienten zu regulieren.
Abstract:
An airbag (10) has a first tier of material (11) and a second tier of material (12). The second tier (12) at least partially overlaps the first tier (11). The first and second tiers (11, 12) are joined together by one or more rows of a sealed stitch seam. The sealed stitch seam has a plurality of thread stitches (30) extending from one exterior side (14) through to the opposite exterior side (16) of the at least partially overlapped first and second tiers (11, 12). The thread stitches (30) are coated in each exterior side (14, 16) with a seam coating material (40). The seam coating material (40) is either applied over the stitches (30) on one exterior side (14 or 16) and flows through to the opposite side (14 or 16) through thread holes formed upon the creation of the seam or is applied to both exterior sides (14, 16) and flows into the thread holes to encapsulate and seal the seam.