GB2408027B - Improvements in or relating to a safety arrangement - Google Patents

Improvements in or relating to a safety arrangement

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Publication number
GB2408027B
GB2408027B GB0326631A GB0326631A GB2408027B GB 2408027 B GB2408027 B GB 2408027B GB 0326631 A GB0326631 A GB 0326631A GB 0326631 A GB0326631 A GB 0326631A GB 2408027 B GB2408027 B GB 2408027B
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Prior art keywords
relating
safety arrangement
safety
arrangement
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GB0326631A
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GB2408027A (en
Inventor
Erik Hjerpe
Magnus Eriksson
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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
    • 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
    • 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
    • B60R21/20—Arrangements for storing inflatable members in their non-use or deflated condition; Arrangement or mounting of air bag modules or components
    • B60R21/205—Arrangements for storing inflatable members in their non-use or deflated condition; Arrangement or mounting of air bag modules or components in dashboards
    • B60R21/206—Arrangements for storing inflatable members in their non-use or deflated condition; Arrangement or mounting of air bag modules or components in dashboards in the lower part of dashboards, e.g. for protecting the knees
    • 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
    • B60R22/00—Safety belts or body harnesses in vehicles
    • B60R22/001—Knee, leg or head belts
    • 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
    • B60R2021/003—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks characterised by occupant or pedestian
    • B60R2021/0039—Body parts of the occupant or pedestrian affected by the accident
    • B60R2021/0046—Feet
    • 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
    • B60R2021/003—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks characterised by occupant or pedestian
    • B60R2021/0039—Body parts of the occupant or pedestrian affected by the accident
    • B60R2021/0053—Legs
    • 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
    • B60R2021/0206—Self-supporting restraint systems, e.g. restraining arms, plates or the like
    • B60R2021/024—Self-supporting restraint systems, e.g. restraining arms, plates or the like mounted on dash-board
    • 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
    • B60R2021/23107—Inflatable members characterised by their shape, construction or spatial configuration the bag being integrated in a multi-bag system
    • 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
    • B60R2021/23176—Inflatable members characterised by their shape, construction or spatial configuration specially adapted for foot protection
    • 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
    • B60R2022/1818—Belt guides
    • 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
    • B60R21/20—Arrangements for storing inflatable members in their non-use or deflated condition; Arrangement or mounting of air bag modules or components
    • B60R21/205—Arrangements for storing inflatable members in their non-use or deflated condition; Arrangement or mounting of air bag modules or components in dashboards
    • 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
    • B60R22/34—Belt retractors, e.g. reels
    • B60R22/46—Reels with means to tension the belt in an emergency by forced winding up

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Seats For Vehicles (AREA)
GB0326631A 2003-11-14 2003-11-14 Improvements in or relating to a safety arrangement Expired - Fee Related GB2408027B (en)

Priority Applications (1)

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GB0326631A GB2408027B (en) 2003-11-14 2003-11-14 Improvements in or relating to a safety arrangement

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GB0326631D0 GB0326631D0 (en) 2003-12-17
GB2408027A GB2408027A (en) 2005-05-18
GB2408027B true GB2408027B (en) 2007-01-10

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US8444177B2 (en) 2008-02-25 2013-05-21 Autoliv Development Ab Assembly with an instrument panel for a motor vehicle and a knee airbag
DE102008062262A1 (en) 2008-12-15 2010-06-17 GM Global Technology Operations, Inc., Detroit Knee restraint system for motor vehicle, particularly passenger vehicle, has absorber elements, which are fastened at pivot point and another pivot point at motor vehicle
KR101520850B1 (en) 2012-03-05 2015-05-20 아우토리브 디벨롭먼트 아베 Manufacturing method of knee airbag cushion
US10525922B1 (en) * 2018-08-07 2020-01-07 GM Global Technology Operations LLC Lower leg airbag assembly for a vehicle
JP7040403B2 (en) * 2018-10-29 2022-03-23 トヨタ自動車株式会社 Vehicle occupant protection device
JP7081507B2 (en) * 2019-01-15 2022-06-07 トヨタ自動車株式会社 Vehicle footrest

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JPH04197847A (en) * 1990-11-29 1992-07-17 Nissan Motor Co Ltd Passenger restraining device for vehicle
US6217059B1 (en) * 1999-08-16 2001-04-17 Trw Inc. Apparatus for helping to protect a vehicle occupant's legs
US20010017454A1 (en) * 1999-04-13 2001-08-30 Gregory S. Bayley Vehicle occupant lower extremity protection apparatus
US20020190514A1 (en) * 2000-02-29 2002-12-19 Olaf Mueller Safety device for a vehicle with a steering system and corresponding safety method
WO2003042009A1 (en) * 2001-11-13 2003-05-22 Anatoly Michailovich Chekaev Device for increasing safety of a user of transport means
FR2837763A1 (en) * 2002-03-28 2003-10-03 Renault Leg protector for driver of motor vehicle comprises strap held between two arms that drop down in event of impact

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPH04197847A (en) * 1990-11-29 1992-07-17 Nissan Motor Co Ltd Passenger restraining device for vehicle
US20010017454A1 (en) * 1999-04-13 2001-08-30 Gregory S. Bayley Vehicle occupant lower extremity protection apparatus
US6217059B1 (en) * 1999-08-16 2001-04-17 Trw Inc. Apparatus for helping to protect a vehicle occupant's legs
US20020190514A1 (en) * 2000-02-29 2002-12-19 Olaf Mueller Safety device for a vehicle with a steering system and corresponding safety method
WO2003042009A1 (en) * 2001-11-13 2003-05-22 Anatoly Michailovich Chekaev Device for increasing safety of a user of transport means
FR2837763A1 (en) * 2002-03-28 2003-10-03 Renault Leg protector for driver of motor vehicle comprises strap held between two arms that drop down in event of impact

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Effective date: 20121114