ES2135371T3 - SYSTEM OF PROTECTION AGAINST HITS IN THE HEAD BY LATERAL IMPACT. - Google Patents

SYSTEM OF PROTECTION AGAINST HITS IN THE HEAD BY LATERAL IMPACT.

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ES2135371T3
ES2135371T3 ES99109861T ES99109861T ES2135371T3 ES 2135371 T3 ES2135371 T3 ES 2135371T3 ES 99109861 T ES99109861 T ES 99109861T ES 99109861 T ES99109861 T ES 99109861T ES 2135371 T3 ES2135371 T3 ES 2135371T3
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Prior art keywords
vehicle
inflatable structure
head
protection against
lateral impact
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ES99109861T
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ES2135371T1 (en
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Dirk J Hardtmann
Lindley W Bark
Gershon Yaniv
David J Romeo
Gregory A Mowry
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BAE Systems Simula Inc
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Simula Inc
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Priority claimed from US08/019,655 external-priority patent/US5322322A/en
Priority claimed from US08/181,768 external-priority patent/US5480181A/en
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    • 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
    • B60R21/23184—Tubular air bags connected to the vehicle at their two extremities
    • 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
    • B60R2021/0002—Type of accident
    • B60R2021/0006—Lateral collision
    • 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
    • B60R21/06—Safety nets, transparent sheets, curtains, or the like, e.g. between occupants and glass
    • B60R21/08—Safety nets, transparent sheets, curtains, or the like, e.g. between occupants and glass automatically movable from an inoperative to an operative position, e.g. in a collision

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Air Bags (AREA)
  • Body Structure For Vehicles (AREA)

Abstract

LA INVENCION SE REFIERE A UNA ESTRUCTURA INFLABLE (11), QUE SE INFLA, AL IMPACTAR LATERAL U OBLICUAMENTE EL VEHICULO, PARA PROTEGER A LOS OCUPANTES DE UN VEHICULO, COMO UN AUTOMOVIL. LA ESTRUCTURA SE MONTA, EN SU ESTADO NO DESPLEGADO, A LO LARGO DE LA PERIFERIA DE LOS PILARES LATERALES DEL VEHICULO (20, 21) Y DEL CARRIL DE TECHO (23). CUANDO SE DETECTA UN IMPACTO LATERAL, SE ENCIENDE EL GENERADOR DE GAS (22) INFLANDO LA ESTRUCTURA INFLABLE (11). MIENTRAS SE INFLA LA ESTRUCTURA INFLABLE (11), SU DIAMETRO AUMENTA Y SU LONGITUD DISMINUYE. LA ESTRUCTURA INFLABLE (11) SE EXTIENDE ENTONCES A PARTIR DE SU SITUACION DE ALMACENAJE, Y FORMA UN ELEMENTO ESTRUCTURAL TENSO Y SEMIRIGIDO A LO LARGO DE LA VENTANA LATERAL DEL VEHICULO (24).THE INVENTION REFERS TO AN INFLATABLE STRUCTURE (11), WHICH INFLATES, BY SIDE OR OBLIGUALLY IMPACTING THE VEHICLE, TO PROTECT OCCUPANTS OF A VEHICLE, AS A CAR. THE STRUCTURE IS ASSEMBLED, IN ITS UNPLACED STATE, ALONG THE PERIPHERY OF THE VEHICLE'S SIDE PILLARS (20, 21) AND THE ROOF RAIL (23). WHEN A SIDE IMPACT IS DETECTED, THE GAS GENERATOR IS TURNED ON (22) INFLATING THE INFLATABLE STRUCTURE (11). WHILE THE INFLATABLE STRUCTURE IS INFLATED (11), ITS DIAMETER INCREASES AND ITS LENGTH DECREASES. THE INFLATABLE STRUCTURE (11) EXTENDS THEN FROM ITS STORAGE SITUATION, AND FORM A SENSITIVE AND SEMI-DIRECTED STRUCTURAL ELEMENT ALONG THE VEHICLE'S SIDE WINDOW (24).

ES99109861T 1993-02-19 1994-02-16 SYSTEM OF PROTECTION AGAINST HITS IN THE HEAD BY LATERAL IMPACT. Expired - Lifetime ES2135371T3 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US08/019,655 US5322322A (en) 1993-02-19 1993-02-19 Side impact head strike protection system
US08/181,768 US5480181A (en) 1993-02-19 1994-01-21 Side impact head strike protection system
EP94910162A EP0636072B1 (en) 1993-02-19 1994-02-16 Side impact head strike protection system

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ES2135371T1 ES2135371T1 (en) 1999-11-01
ES2135371T3 true ES2135371T3 (en) 2001-10-16

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