EP2440434A4 - Side curtain airbag - Google Patents

Side curtain airbag

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Publication number
EP2440434A4
EP2440434A4 EP10786905A EP10786905A EP2440434A4 EP 2440434 A4 EP2440434 A4 EP 2440434A4 EP 10786905 A EP10786905 A EP 10786905A EP 10786905 A EP10786905 A EP 10786905A EP 2440434 A4 EP2440434 A4 EP 2440434A4
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
curtain airbag
side curtain
airbag
curtain
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Withdrawn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
EP10786905A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP2440434A2 (en
Inventor
Michael F Fink
William Abney
Douglas S Weston
Ryan T Pinsenschaum
Mark T Winters
Dayne B Hassett
Jeffrey J Okrutney
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 EP2440434A2 publication Critical patent/EP2440434A2/en
Publication of EP2440434A4 publication Critical patent/EP2440434A4/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Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current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
    • B60R21/235—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
    • B60R21/231—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
    • B60R21/231—Inflatable members characterised by their shape, construction or spatial configuration
    • B60R21/233—Inflatable members characterised by their shape, construction or spatial configuration comprising a plurality of individual compartments; comprising two or more bag-like members, one within the other
    • B60R2021/23316—Inner seams, e.g. creating separate compartments or used as tethering means
    • 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
    • B60R21/2338—Tethers
    • B60R2021/23386—External tether means
    • 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
    • B60R2021/23561—Sealing
    • 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
    • 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
    • B60R21/26—Inflatable occupant restraints or confinements designed to inflate upon impact or impending impact, e.g. air bags characterised by the inflation fluid source or means to control inflation fluid flow
    • B60R21/261—Inflatable occupant restraints or confinements designed to inflate upon impact or impending impact, e.g. air bags characterised by the inflation fluid source or means to control inflation fluid flow with means other than bag structure to diffuse or guide inflation fluid
    • B60R2021/2612—Gas guiding means, e.g. ducts
    • B60R2021/2617—Curtain bag nozzles
    • 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
    • B60R21/26—Inflatable occupant restraints or confinements designed to inflate upon impact or impending impact, e.g. air bags characterised by the inflation fluid source or means to control inflation fluid flow
    • B60R21/261—Inflatable occupant restraints or confinements designed to inflate upon impact or impending impact, e.g. air bags characterised by the inflation fluid source or means to control inflation fluid flow with means other than bag structure to diffuse or guide inflation fluid
    • B60R21/262—Elongated tubular diffusers, e.g. curtain-type

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Air Bags (AREA)
EP10786905A 2009-06-12 2010-06-11 Side curtain airbag Withdrawn EP2440434A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US18665609P 2009-06-12 2009-06-12
PCT/US2010/038302 WO2010144791A2 (en) 2009-06-12 2010-06-11 Side curtain airbag

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP2440434A2 EP2440434A2 (en) 2012-04-18
EP2440434A4 true EP2440434A4 (en) 2013-03-06

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP10786905A Withdrawn EP2440434A4 (en) 2009-06-12 2010-06-11 Side curtain airbag

Country Status (2)

Country Link
EP (1) EP2440434A4 (en)
WO (1) WO2010144791A2 (en)

Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6037279A (en) * 1998-03-11 2000-03-14 Dow Corning Limited Coated textile fabrics
US6260878B1 (en) * 1998-05-12 2001-07-17 Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd Air bag for side air bag device
US20050062272A1 (en) * 2003-09-24 2005-03-24 Smith Bradley W. Inflation assembly with extended filling capability
US20060017267A1 (en) * 2004-07-26 2006-01-26 Fink Michael F Inflatable airbag
US20090127837A1 (en) * 2005-07-26 2009-05-21 Abney Iii William Side curtain airbag

Family Cites Families (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP4615778B2 (en) * 2000-08-10 2011-01-19 日本プラスト株式会社 Side airbag
US6502853B2 (en) * 2001-04-17 2003-01-07 Milliken & Company Low permeability airbag and method
JP3963353B2 (en) * 2002-04-15 2007-08-22 旭化成せんい株式会社 Curtain-like airbag storage packaging and storage structure
JP4969112B2 (en) * 2006-02-21 2012-07-04 日本プラスト株式会社 Airbag

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6037279A (en) * 1998-03-11 2000-03-14 Dow Corning Limited Coated textile fabrics
US6260878B1 (en) * 1998-05-12 2001-07-17 Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd Air bag for side air bag device
US20050062272A1 (en) * 2003-09-24 2005-03-24 Smith Bradley W. Inflation assembly with extended filling capability
US20060017267A1 (en) * 2004-07-26 2006-01-26 Fink Michael F Inflatable airbag
US20090127837A1 (en) * 2005-07-26 2009-05-21 Abney Iii William Side curtain airbag

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
WO2010144791A3 (en) 2011-04-07
EP2440434A2 (en) 2012-04-18
WO2010144791A2 (en) 2010-12-16

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Inventor name: FINK, MICHAEL, F.

Inventor name: WESTON, DOUGLAS, S.

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Inventor name: OKRUTNEY, JEFFREY, J.

Inventor name: HASSETT, DAYNE, B.

Inventor name: WINTERS, MARK, T.

Inventor name: ABNEY, WILLIAM

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