EP2429866A4 - Side curtain airbag with fabric diffuser - Google Patents

Side curtain airbag with fabric diffuser

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Publication number
EP2429866A4
EP2429866A4 EP10775606.6A EP10775606A EP2429866A4 EP 2429866 A4 EP2429866 A4 EP 2429866A4 EP 10775606 A EP10775606 A EP 10775606A EP 2429866 A4 EP2429866 A4 EP 2429866A4
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
curtain airbag
side curtain
fabric diffuser
diffuser
fabric
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Withdrawn
Application number
EP10775606.6A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP2429866A2 (en
Inventor
Ryan T Pinsenschaum
Michael Fink
Douglas S Weston
Dayne B Hassett
Brian Abraham
Ever E Luna
Raul A Hernandez
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
NxGen Technologies LLC
Original Assignee
NxGen Technologies LLC
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by NxGen Technologies LLC filed Critical NxGen Technologies LLC
Publication of EP2429866A2 publication Critical patent/EP2429866A2/en
Publication of EP2429866A4 publication Critical patent/EP2429866A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
    • B60R21/02—Occupant safety arrangements or fittings, e.g. crash pads
    • B60R21/16—Inflatable occupant restraints or confinements designed to inflate upon impact or impending impact, e.g. air bags
    • B60R21/23—Inflatable members
    • B60R21/231—Inflatable members characterised by their shape, construction or spatial configuration
    • B60R21/232—Curtain-type airbags deploying mainly in a vertical direction from their top edge
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
    • B60R21/02—Occupant safety arrangements or fittings, e.g. crash pads
    • B60R21/16—Inflatable occupant restraints or confinements designed to inflate upon impact or impending impact, e.g. air bags
    • B60R21/23—Inflatable members
    • B60R21/231—Inflatable members characterised by their shape, construction or spatial configuration
    • B60R21/2334—Expansion control features
    • B60R21/2346—Soft diffusers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
    • B60R21/02—Occupant safety arrangements or fittings, e.g. crash pads
    • B60R21/16—Inflatable occupant restraints or confinements designed to inflate upon impact or impending impact, e.g. air bags
    • B60R21/23—Inflatable members
    • B60R21/235—Inflatable members characterised by their material
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
    • B60R21/02—Occupant safety arrangements or fittings, e.g. crash pads
    • B60R21/16—Inflatable occupant restraints or confinements designed to inflate upon impact or impending impact, e.g. air bags
    • B60R21/23—Inflatable members
    • B60R21/235—Inflatable members characterised by their material
    • B60R2021/23533—Inflatable members characterised by their material characterised by the manufacturing process
    • B60R2021/23538—Sewing
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
    • B60R21/02—Occupant safety arrangements or fittings, e.g. crash pads
    • B60R21/16—Inflatable occupant restraints or confinements designed to inflate upon impact or impending impact, e.g. air bags
    • B60R21/23—Inflatable members
    • B60R21/235—Inflatable members characterised by their material
    • B60R2021/23571—Inflatable members characterised by their material characterised by connections between panels
    • B60R2021/23576—Sewing

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Air Bags (AREA)
EP10775606.6A 2009-05-15 2010-05-14 Side curtain airbag with fabric diffuser Withdrawn EP2429866A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US17875509P 2009-05-15 2009-05-15
PCT/US2010/034925 WO2010132786A2 (en) 2009-05-15 2010-05-14 Side curtain airbag with fabric diffuser

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP2429866A2 EP2429866A2 (en) 2012-03-21
EP2429866A4 true EP2429866A4 (en) 2013-10-02

Family

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Family Applications (1)

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EP10775606.6A Withdrawn EP2429866A4 (en) 2009-05-15 2010-05-14 Side curtain airbag with fabric diffuser

Country Status (2)

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EP (1) EP2429866A4 (en)
WO (1) WO2010132786A2 (en)

Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20060017267A1 (en) * 2004-07-26 2006-01-26 Fink Michael F Inflatable airbag
US20060192369A1 (en) * 2005-01-12 2006-08-31 Ian Taylor Airbag and method of manufacturing airbags
DE102006059311A1 (en) * 2006-12-15 2008-06-19 Autoliv Development Ab Motor vehicle side impact protection system comprises a flow path to a pressure compensation chamber that is closed by high pressure in a gas distribution hose when inflation gas flows through the hose to a protective chamber

Family Cites Families (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2324068B (en) * 1997-04-11 2001-01-10 Autoliv Dev Improvements in or relating to an air-bag arrangement
US7404572B2 (en) * 2003-03-24 2008-07-29 Key Safety Systems, Inc Curtain air bag
EP1679235B1 (en) * 2003-10-27 2015-08-26 Autoliv Development AB Side curtain air bag
US7708308B2 (en) * 2006-10-09 2010-05-04 Delphi Technologies, Inc. Side airbag cushion and method of manufacture

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20060017267A1 (en) * 2004-07-26 2006-01-26 Fink Michael F Inflatable airbag
US20060192369A1 (en) * 2005-01-12 2006-08-31 Ian Taylor Airbag and method of manufacturing airbags
DE102006059311A1 (en) * 2006-12-15 2008-06-19 Autoliv Development Ab Motor vehicle side impact protection system comprises a flow path to a pressure compensation chamber that is closed by high pressure in a gas distribution hose when inflation gas flows through the hose to a protective chamber

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
WO2010132786A2 (en) 2010-11-18
EP2429866A2 (en) 2012-03-21
WO2010132786A3 (en) 2011-03-10

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Inventor name: ABRAHAM, BRIAN

Inventor name: PINSENSCHAUM, RYAN, T.

Inventor name: WESTON, DOUGLAS, S.

Inventor name: HERNANDEZ, RAUL, A.

Inventor name: HASSETT, DAYNE, B.

Inventor name: FINK, MICHAEL

Inventor name: LUNA, EVER, E.

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