GB2486207B - A curtain airbag assembly for a motor vehicle - Google Patents

A curtain airbag assembly for a motor vehicle

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Publication number
GB2486207B
GB2486207B GB1020629.0A GB201020629A GB2486207B GB 2486207 B GB2486207 B GB 2486207B GB 201020629 A GB201020629 A GB 201020629A GB 2486207 B GB2486207 B GB 2486207B
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Prior art keywords
motor vehicle
curtain airbag
airbag assembly
assembly
curtain
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
GB1020629.0A
Other versions
GB201020629D0 (en
GB2486207A (en
Inventor
Tim Scott
Jamel E Belwafa
Robert William Mccoy
Michal Jan Swiniarski
Barry Grindle
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Ford Global Technologies LLC
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Ford Global Technologies LLC
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Application filed by Ford Global Technologies LLC filed Critical Ford Global Technologies LLC
Priority to GB1020629.0A priority Critical patent/GB2486207B/en
Publication of GB201020629D0 publication Critical patent/GB201020629D0/en
Priority to CN201110355118.2A priority patent/CN102555976B/en
Priority to DE102011087721A priority patent/DE102011087721A1/en
Priority to RU2011149544/11A priority patent/RU2574776C2/en
Priority to US13/312,214 priority patent/US8523222B2/en
Publication of GB2486207A publication Critical patent/GB2486207A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2486207B publication Critical patent/GB2486207B/en
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

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Classifications

    • 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
    • B60R21/232—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
    • B60R21/23—Inflatable members
    • B60R21/231—Inflatable members characterised by their shape, construction or spatial configuration
    • B60R21/2334—Expansion control features
    • B60R21/2346—Soft diffusers
    • 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
    • B60R2021/23308—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 the individual compartments defining the external shape of the bag
    • 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
    • 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
    • B60R2021/2615—Gas guiding means, e.g. ducts for diverting the gas into a plurality of bags
GB1020629.0A 2010-12-06 2010-12-06 A curtain airbag assembly for a motor vehicle Expired - Fee Related GB2486207B (en)

Priority Applications (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB1020629.0A GB2486207B (en) 2010-12-06 2010-12-06 A curtain airbag assembly for a motor vehicle
CN201110355118.2A CN102555976B (en) 2010-12-06 2011-11-10 For the curtain air bag assembly of power actuated vehicle
DE102011087721A DE102011087721A1 (en) 2010-12-06 2011-12-05 Curtain airbag assembly for a motor vehicle
RU2011149544/11A RU2574776C2 (en) 2010-12-06 2011-12-06 Car safety shutter
US13/312,214 US8523222B2 (en) 2010-12-06 2011-12-06 Curtain airbag assembly for a motor vehicle

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB1020629.0A GB2486207B (en) 2010-12-06 2010-12-06 A curtain airbag assembly for a motor vehicle

Publications (3)

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GB201020629D0 GB201020629D0 (en) 2011-01-19
GB2486207A GB2486207A (en) 2012-06-13
GB2486207B true GB2486207B (en) 2016-02-10

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GB (1) GB2486207B (en)

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GB1349097A (en) * 1970-11-30 1974-03-27 Asahi Chemical Ind Personal safety device for use in vehicles
DE4231522A1 (en) * 1992-09-21 1994-03-24 Diehl Gmbh & Co Side airbag to protect passengers in motor vehicle - consists of individual chambers with own gas supply for inflation
US20030111829A1 (en) * 2001-12-18 2003-06-19 Tesch Todd E. Curtain air bag including inflatable perimeter gas channel

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US7789418B2 (en) * 2005-05-10 2010-09-07 Key Safety Systems, Inc. Curtain air bag assembly
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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1349097A (en) * 1970-11-30 1974-03-27 Asahi Chemical Ind Personal safety device for use in vehicles
DE4231522A1 (en) * 1992-09-21 1994-03-24 Diehl Gmbh & Co Side airbag to protect passengers in motor vehicle - consists of individual chambers with own gas supply for inflation
US20030111829A1 (en) * 2001-12-18 2003-06-19 Tesch Todd E. Curtain air bag including inflatable perimeter gas channel

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CN102555976B (en) 2016-02-03
GB201020629D0 (en) 2011-01-19
GB2486207A (en) 2012-06-13
CN102555976A (en) 2012-07-11
RU2011149544A (en) 2013-06-20

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Effective date: 20211206