GB2318767B - Improvements in or relating to a folded side impact airbag - Google Patents

Improvements in or relating to a folded side impact airbag

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Publication number
GB2318767B
GB2318767B GB9621471A GB9621471A GB2318767B GB 2318767 B GB2318767 B GB 2318767B GB 9621471 A GB9621471 A GB 9621471A GB 9621471 A GB9621471 A GB 9621471A GB 2318767 B GB2318767 B GB 2318767B
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Prior art keywords
relating
side impact
folded side
impact airbag
airbag
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Expired - Lifetime
Application number
GB9621471A
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GB2318767A (en
GB9621471D0 (en
Inventor
Gilles Garret
Thierry Hondier
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Autoliv Development AB
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Autoliv Development AB
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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
    • B60R21/23138—Inflatable members characterised by their shape, construction or spatial configuration specially adapted for side protection
    • 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
    • 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
    • B60R21/23138—Inflatable members characterised by their shape, construction or spatial configuration specially adapted for side protection
    • B60R2021/23146—Inflatable members characterised by their shape, construction or spatial configuration specially adapted for side protection seat mounted
    • 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
    • B60R2021/23382—Internal 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
    • B60R21/231—Inflatable members characterised by their shape, construction or spatial configuration
    • B60R21/2334—Expansion control features
    • B60R21/2342—Tear seams
    • 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
    • B60R21/237—Inflatable members characterised by the way they are folded

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Air Bags (AREA)
GB9621471A 1996-10-15 1996-10-15 Improvements in or relating to a folded side impact airbag Expired - Lifetime GB2318767B (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9621471A GB2318767B (en) 1996-10-15 1996-10-15 Improvements in or relating to a folded side impact airbag

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9621471A GB2318767B (en) 1996-10-15 1996-10-15 Improvements in or relating to a folded side impact airbag

Publications (3)

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GB9621471D0 GB9621471D0 (en) 1996-12-04
GB2318767A GB2318767A (en) 1998-05-06
GB2318767B true GB2318767B (en) 2000-11-15

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JPH11348710A (en) * 1998-06-08 1999-12-21 Takata Kk Side air bag
DE10257168A1 (en) * 2002-12-03 2004-07-01 Takata Corp. Airbag for an occupant protection device
DE10347315B8 (en) * 2003-10-08 2009-02-19 Autoliv Development Ab Vehicle seat for a motor vehicle
DE102004031865B4 (en) * 2004-07-01 2009-01-15 Autoliv Development Ab Side airbag module for a vehicle seat of a motor vehicle
EP1810891B1 (en) * 2006-01-20 2012-10-31 Delphi Technologies, Inc. Airbag module for vehicles
JP5534708B2 (en) * 2009-04-22 2014-07-02 マツダ株式会社 Side airbag device and method for folding the bag portion
DE102011113922A1 (en) 2011-09-21 2013-03-21 GM Global Technology Operations LLC (n. d. Gesetzen des Staates Delaware) An airbag device for a vehicle, method for transferring an airbag of the airbag device into a compact state, and a vehicle having the airbag device
US20130079208A1 (en) * 2011-09-26 2013-03-28 GM Global Technology Operations LLC Method for folding airbag cushion
GB2494968A (en) * 2012-09-06 2013-03-27 Gm Global Tech Operations Inc An airbag having head, thorax and pelvis regions
DE102013001337B4 (en) 2013-01-26 2014-10-16 Autoliv Development Ab Side airbag unit and method for its manufacture
JP6601999B2 (en) * 2014-06-03 2019-11-06 Ｊｏｙｓｏｎ Ｓａｆｅｔｙ Ｓｙｓｔｅｍｓ Ｊａｐａｎ株式会社 Airbag device
JP6545606B2 (en) * 2015-11-27 2019-07-17 豊田合成株式会社 Side airbag device
KR102505747B1 (en) * 2018-08-07 2023-03-03 현대모비스 주식회사 Folding method of far-side airbag

Citations (3)

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GB2263668A (en) * 1992-01-28 1993-08-04 Autoliv Dev Vehicle air bag construction
US5454595A (en) * 1994-09-08 1995-10-03 Morton International, Inc. Hidden volume cushion
EP0701930A1 (en) * 1994-08-26 1996-03-20 Dr.Ing.h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft Side collision protection device for vehicle passengers

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2263668A (en) * 1992-01-28 1993-08-04 Autoliv Dev Vehicle air bag construction
EP0701930A1 (en) * 1994-08-26 1996-03-20 Dr.Ing.h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft Side collision protection device for vehicle passengers
US5454595A (en) * 1994-09-08 1995-10-03 Morton International, Inc. Hidden volume cushion

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GB9621471D0 (en) 1996-12-04

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Expiry date: 20161014