GB1332051A - Seat belt activated air cushion restraint systems - Google Patents

Seat belt activated air cushion restraint systems

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Publication number
GB1332051A
GB1332051A GB1332051DA GB1332051A GB 1332051 A GB1332051 A GB 1332051A GB 1332051D A GB1332051D A GB 1332051DA GB 1332051 A GB1332051 A GB 1332051A
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Prior art keywords
valve
cushions
seat belt
plug
inflatable
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Vauxhall Motors Ltd
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Vauxhall Motors Ltd
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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
    • B60R21/26—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
    • B60R21/268—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 using instantaneous release of stored pressurised gas
    • 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
    • B60R21/18—Inflatable occupant restraints or confinements designed to inflate upon impact or impending impact, e.g. air bags the inflatable member formed as a belt or harness or combined with a belt or harness arrangement
    • 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
    • B60R21/33—Arrangements for non-electric triggering of inflation

Abstract

1332051 Inflatable cushions VAUXHALL MOTORS Ltd 22 June 1972 [22 July 1971] 34457/71 Heading B7B In a vehicle restraint system the valve connecting a fluid pressure source with an inflatable cushion is operated by a seat belt system when the force thereupon exceeds a predetermined maximum. In a preferred embodiment, Fig. 1, a plug valve 20 anchored on the vehicle floor is operated when a predetermined force is applied to lap belt 38 thus connecting pressure vessel 16 with inflatable cushions 26, 28. The cushions are encased in decorative covers 30, 32 which split along weakened parts thereof upon inflation of the cushions. The valve 20 may comprise a spring loaded plug valve as shown in Fig. 2, or a spring loaded slide valve, Fig. 3, having transfer grooves 112, 114 of different widths so that movement of the slide member 102 effects sequential inflation of cushions 26, 28. Alternatively the valve 20 may comprise a sealed plug valve, Fig. 6, so that a force by the seat belt is applied as a torque, via lever 165, to valve plug 163 to shear a necked portion 168 leaving an annular ring portion welded to the valve body. Gaseous pressure in reservoir 161 on the remainder of plug body 163 thus forces a shouldered portion thereof into sealing engagement with washer 167 thus connecting reservoir 161 with exit pipe 166. The valve means may preferably be mounted near the inflatable cushions and actuated by the seat belt system via a mechanical linkage such as a Bowden cable, Fig. 4 (not shown). In a modification, Fig. 5 (not shown), the pressure reservoir is mounted on the transmission tunnel of the vehicle and the inflatable cushion fastened to a seat belt.
GB1332051D 1971-07-22 1971-07-22 Seat belt activated air cushion restraint systems Expired GB1332051A (en)

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GB3445771 1971-07-22

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Cited By (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4258931A (en) * 1978-08-17 1981-03-31 Lee Joseph K Air bag system for automobiles
DE3514178A1 (en) * 1985-04-19 1986-10-30 Audi AG, 8070 Ingolstadt VEHICLE WITH A SAFETY DEVICE FOR THE VEHICLE HANDLEBAR
DE3820145A1 (en) * 1988-06-14 1990-01-11 Alexander Woesner Air bag rescue system for occupants of motor vehicles
US5062662A (en) * 1990-05-16 1991-11-05 Cameron Robert W Vehicle seatbelt having an integral airbag
US5174600A (en) * 1990-10-16 1992-12-29 Mercedes-Benz Ag Motor vehicle with a safety belt and an airbag system
DE4232041A1 (en) * 1991-09-24 1993-04-08 Takata Corp INFLATABLE BELT UNIT
US5456491A (en) * 1994-08-16 1995-10-10 Chen; Fou-Min Air bag received in a safety belt

Cited By (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4258931A (en) * 1978-08-17 1981-03-31 Lee Joseph K Air bag system for automobiles
DE3514178A1 (en) * 1985-04-19 1986-10-30 Audi AG, 8070 Ingolstadt VEHICLE WITH A SAFETY DEVICE FOR THE VEHICLE HANDLEBAR
DE3820145A1 (en) * 1988-06-14 1990-01-11 Alexander Woesner Air bag rescue system for occupants of motor vehicles
US5062662A (en) * 1990-05-16 1991-11-05 Cameron Robert W Vehicle seatbelt having an integral airbag
US5174600A (en) * 1990-10-16 1992-12-29 Mercedes-Benz Ag Motor vehicle with a safety belt and an airbag system
DE4232041A1 (en) * 1991-09-24 1993-04-08 Takata Corp INFLATABLE BELT UNIT
US5456491A (en) * 1994-08-16 1995-10-10 Chen; Fou-Min Air bag received in a safety belt

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