GB2353977B - Improvements in or relating to an airbag arrangement - Google Patents

Improvements in or relating to an airbag arrangement

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Publication number
GB2353977B
GB2353977B GB9921241A GB9921241A GB2353977B GB 2353977 B GB2353977 B GB 2353977B GB 9921241 A GB9921241 A GB 9921241A GB 9921241 A GB9921241 A GB 9921241A GB 2353977 B GB2353977 B GB 2353977B
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airbag arrangement
airbag
arrangement
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GB9921241A
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GB9921241D0 (en
Inventor
Sture Andersson
Dick Eriksson
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Autoliv Development AB
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Autoliv Development AB
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Priority to GB9921241A priority Critical patent/GB2353977B/en
Publication of GB9921241D0 publication Critical patent/GB9921241D0/en
Priority to BRPI0007465-9A priority patent/BR0007465B1/en
Priority to KR1020017008764A priority patent/KR100673518B1/en
Priority to EP02020977A priority patent/EP1279568B1/en
Priority to PCT/SE2000/000039 priority patent/WO2000041919A1/en
Priority to JP2000593507A priority patent/JP4582678B2/en
Priority to EP00901372A priority patent/EP1156949A1/en
Priority to US09/889,208 priority patent/US6722691B1/en
Priority to DE60015191T priority patent/DE60015191T2/en
Priority to CNB008040850A priority patent/CN1191952C/en
Publication of GB2353977A publication Critical patent/GB2353977A/en
Priority to CNB021245959A priority patent/CN1208210C/en
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Publication of GB2353977B publication Critical patent/GB2353977B/en
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Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

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    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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    • 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
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    • 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
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    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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    • B60R21/20—Arrangements for storing inflatable members in their non-use or deflated condition; Arrangement or mounting of air bag modules or components
    • B60R21/213—Arrangements for storing inflatable members in their non-use or deflated condition; Arrangement or mounting of air bag modules or components in vehicle roof frames or pillars
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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    • 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
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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    • B60R21/23—Inflatable members
    • B60R21/231—Inflatable members characterised by their shape, construction or spatial configuration
    • B60R2021/23153—Inflatable members characterised by their shape, construction or spatial configuration specially adapted for rear seat passengers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • 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
    • B60R2021/23161—Inflatable members characterised by their shape, construction or spatial configuration specially adapted for protecting at least two passengers, e.g. preventing them from hitting each other
    • 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
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    • 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
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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    • 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
    • B60R22/00—Safety belts or body harnesses in vehicles
    • B60R22/18—Anchoring devices
    • B60R22/195—Anchoring devices with means to tension the belt in an emergency, e.g. means of the through-anchor or splitted reel type
    • B60R22/1952—Transmission of tensioning power by cable; Return motion locking means therefor

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Air Bags (AREA)
GB9921241A 1999-01-12 1999-09-08 Improvements in or relating to an airbag arrangement Expired - Fee Related GB2353977B (en)

Priority Applications (11)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9921241A GB2353977B (en) 1999-09-08 1999-09-08 Improvements in or relating to an airbag arrangement
EP00901372A EP1156949A1 (en) 1999-01-12 2000-01-12 An air-bag and a method of deploying an air-bag
DE60015191T DE60015191T2 (en) 1999-01-12 2000-01-12 Front airbag, which is separated from its indentation when inflated
EP02020977A EP1279568B1 (en) 1999-01-12 2000-01-12 A frontal air-bag separated from its recess upon inflation
PCT/SE2000/000039 WO2000041919A1 (en) 1999-01-12 2000-01-12 An air-bag and a method of deploying an air-bag
JP2000593507A JP4582678B2 (en) 1999-01-12 2000-01-12 Airbag and airbag deployment method
BRPI0007465-9A BR0007465B1 (en) 1999-01-12 2000-01-12 air bag arrangement on a motor vehicle.
US09/889,208 US6722691B1 (en) 1999-01-12 2000-01-12 Air-bag and a method of deploying an air-bag
KR1020017008764A KR100673518B1 (en) 1999-01-12 2000-01-12 An air-bag and a method of deploying an air-bag
CNB008040850A CN1191952C (en) 1999-01-12 2000-01-12 Air-bag and method of deploying air-bag
CNB021245959A CN1208210C (en) 1999-01-12 2002-06-28 Air bag unit

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9921241A GB2353977B (en) 1999-09-08 1999-09-08 Improvements in or relating to an airbag arrangement

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GB9921241D0 GB9921241D0 (en) 1999-11-10
GB2353977A GB2353977A (en) 2001-03-14
GB2353977B true GB2353977B (en) 2003-04-30

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP1990245B1 (en) 2007-05-10 2011-09-07 Autoliv Development AB Airbag arrangement
KR101241157B1 (en) * 2010-11-29 2013-03-11 현대자동차주식회사 Intternal air bag device

Citations (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3883154A (en) * 1970-03-30 1975-05-13 Rocket Research Corp Crash protection equipment
US3894750A (en) * 1973-11-19 1975-07-15 Robert E Eckels Crash protector for passenger vehicles
US4076277A (en) * 1974-12-09 1978-02-28 Nippon Soken, Inc. Gas column type air bag system
US4536008A (en) * 1982-05-28 1985-08-20 Brown Jr Milton F Vehicle safety restraint device
WO1993016902A1 (en) * 1992-02-21 1993-09-02 Irvin Great Britain Limited Impact protection arrangements for the occupant(s) of a motor vehicle
US5602734A (en) * 1994-09-23 1997-02-11 Advanced Safety Concepts, Inc. Automobile air bag systems
GB2324068A (en) * 1997-04-11 1998-10-14 Autoliv Dev Side impact airbag tensioned by inflatable shortening strap
GB2327066A (en) * 1997-07-09 1999-01-13 Autoliv Dev Improvements in or relating to an air-bag

Patent Citations (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3883154A (en) * 1970-03-30 1975-05-13 Rocket Research Corp Crash protection equipment
US3894750A (en) * 1973-11-19 1975-07-15 Robert E Eckels Crash protector for passenger vehicles
US4076277A (en) * 1974-12-09 1978-02-28 Nippon Soken, Inc. Gas column type air bag system
US4536008A (en) * 1982-05-28 1985-08-20 Brown Jr Milton F Vehicle safety restraint device
WO1993016902A1 (en) * 1992-02-21 1993-09-02 Irvin Great Britain Limited Impact protection arrangements for the occupant(s) of a motor vehicle
US5602734A (en) * 1994-09-23 1997-02-11 Advanced Safety Concepts, Inc. Automobile air bag systems
GB2324068A (en) * 1997-04-11 1998-10-14 Autoliv Dev Side impact airbag tensioned by inflatable shortening strap
GB2327066A (en) * 1997-07-09 1999-01-13 Autoliv Dev Improvements in or relating to an air-bag

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Effective date: 20100908