GB2388080B - Improvements in or relating to an air-bag - Google Patents

Improvements in or relating to an air-bag

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Publication number
GB2388080B
GB2388080B GB0210004A GB0210004A GB2388080B GB 2388080 B GB2388080 B GB 2388080B GB 0210004 A GB0210004 A GB 0210004A GB 0210004 A GB0210004 A GB 0210004A GB 2388080 B GB2388080 B GB 2388080B
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Prior art keywords
relating
bag
air
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.)
Expired - Fee Related
Application number
GB0210004A
Other versions
GB0210004D0 (en
GB2388080A (en
Inventor
Dick Eriksson
Mikael Enaenger
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Autoliv Development AB
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Autoliv Development AB
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Priority to GB0210004A priority Critical patent/GB2388080B/en
Publication of GB0210004D0 publication Critical patent/GB0210004D0/en
Priority to AU2003230480A priority patent/AU2003230480A1/en
Priority to PCT/SE2003/000626 priority patent/WO2003093069A1/en
Publication of GB2388080A publication Critical patent/GB2388080A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2388080B publication Critical patent/GB2388080B/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

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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
    • B60R21/2334—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
    • B60R21/232—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
    • 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
    • B60R2021/0004—Frontal 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
    • B60R21/16—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
    • B60R21/26—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
    • B60R2021/26094—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 characterised by fluid flow controlling valves
    • 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
    • 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
GB0210004A 2002-05-01 2002-05-01 Improvements in or relating to an air-bag Expired - Fee Related GB2388080B (en)

Priority Applications (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0210004A GB2388080B (en) 2002-05-01 2002-05-01 Improvements in or relating to an air-bag
AU2003230480A AU2003230480A1 (en) 2002-05-01 2003-04-17 An air-bag and a method of deploying an air-bag
PCT/SE2003/000626 WO2003093069A1 (en) 2002-05-01 2003-04-17 An air-bag and a method of deploying an air-bag

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0210004A GB2388080B (en) 2002-05-01 2002-05-01 Improvements in or relating to an air-bag

Publications (3)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB0210004D0 GB0210004D0 (en) 2002-06-12
GB2388080A GB2388080A (en) 2003-11-05
GB2388080B true GB2388080B (en) 2005-09-07

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GB0210004A Expired - Fee Related GB2388080B (en) 2002-05-01 2002-05-01 Improvements in or relating to an air-bag

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AU (1) AU2003230480A1 (en)
GB (1) GB2388080B (en)
WO (1) WO2003093069A1 (en)

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US9487177B2 (en) 2015-04-09 2016-11-08 Autoliv Asp, Inc. Airbag assemblies for vehicles with generous leg room
US9676361B2 (en) 2015-04-24 2017-06-13 Autoliv Asp, Inc. Frontal airbag assemblies
WO2018132420A1 (en) 2017-01-11 2018-07-19 Automotive Technologies International, Inc. Airbag inflators including aspirators
US11673528B2 (en) 2017-01-11 2023-06-13 Automotive Technologies International, Inc. Airbag inflators including aspirators
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GB0210004D0 (en) 2002-06-12
AU2003230480A1 (en) 2003-11-17
GB2388080A (en) 2003-11-05
WO2003093069A1 (en) 2003-11-13

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Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

Effective date: 20060501