KR20100068906A - Side air bag module - Google Patents

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KR20100068906A
KR20100068906A KR1020080127419A KR20080127419A KR20100068906A KR 20100068906 A KR20100068906 A KR 20100068906A KR 1020080127419 A KR1020080127419 A KR 1020080127419A KR 20080127419 A KR20080127419 A KR 20080127419A KR 20100068906 A KR20100068906 A KR 20100068906A
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airbag module
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이규상
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현대모비스 주식회사
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
    • B60N2/24—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles for particular purposes or particular vehicles
    • B60N2/42—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles for particular purposes or particular vehicles the seat constructed to protect the occupant from the effect of abnormal g-forces, e.g. crash or safety seats
    • 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
    • B60R21/207—Arrangements for storing inflatable members in their non-use or deflated condition; Arrangement or mounting of air bag modules or components in vehicle seats
    • 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

Abstract

Side airbag module according to the present invention, the seat seat disposed in the interior of the vehicle; A housing provided inside the seat seat; An inflator provided at one side of the housing to store and supply compressed air; A cushion provided inside the housing and connected to the inflator and deployed to protect the side of the passenger by compressed air supplied from the inflator; It is provided inside the cushion to prevent the rapid deployment of the cushion includes a deployment control means for preventing a passenger from being injured by the cushion,

A cushioning mechanism is provided inside the cushion to prevent the cushion from rapidly expanding, and the cushion is not rapidly deployed to prevent injured passengers from being injured due to the cushion's deployment. In addition, the deployment control means provided with a tether can adjust the cushion deployment speed only by mechanical operation, thereby reducing the cost and weight.

Description

Side air bag module

       The present invention relates to a side airbag module, and more particularly, to a side airbag module provided in the seat seat to tear and deploy the seat seat to protect the side of the passenger when a crash of the vehicle occurs.

In general, a vehicle is equipped with several types of airbags to protect passengers in the vehicle in the event of a crash.

In particular, the inside of the seat seat disposed in the vehicle is provided with a side airbag for protecting the passenger's side by tearing out the seat seat when the vehicle accident occurs.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing a side airbag module according to the prior art, Figure 2 is a state diagram showing the deployment state of the side airbag module according to the prior art.

1 and 2, the side airbag module according to the prior art will be described.

The interior of the vehicle is provided with a seat seat 1 for seating a passenger, and a housing 3 is provided inside the seat seat 1.

Compressed air is stored in the housing (3) and is provided with an inflator (5) for supplying the stored compressed air. The inflator (5) has a cushion (7) which is developed by compressed air when a collision accident of the vehicle occurs. Connected.

In addition, a tier line 1a is formed on the seat seat 1 so that the cushion 7 is easily deployed when the cushion 7 is deployed in the vehicle direction.

When a collision accident of the vehicle occurs, the inflator 5 supplies compressed air to the cushion 7, and the cushion 7 starts deployment by the compressed air.

When the tear line 1a formed in the seat seat 1 breaks due to the force of the cushion 7 being developed, a gap is formed, the cushioner 7 continues to develop in the direction of the vehicle compartment and the cushion 7 is in full bloom. Protect passengers.

However, the conventional side airbag module is not equipped with a device capable of adjusting the deployment speed of the cushion 7 or the pressure of the cushion 7 when the cushion 7 is deployed. If the passenger is located close to the cushion 7 there is a problem that the passenger is injured by the cushion (7).

And the above problems may be more serious if the passenger is a child or the elderly.

The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, by providing a means for adjusting the development speed of the cushion in the interior of the cushion to be deployed in the vehicle direction to prevent the cushion from rapidly expanding, The purpose is to prevent injured passengers due to abnormal seating.

The purpose of the present invention is to reduce the cost and weight by allowing the cushion deployment speed to be adjusted without providing an electronic device only by mechanical operation during cushion deployment.

The side airbag module according to the present invention for solving the above problems is a seat seat disposed in the interior of the vehicle; A housing provided inside the seat seat; An inflator provided at one side of the housing to store and supply compressed air; A cushion provided inside the housing and connected to the inflator and deployed to protect the side of the passenger by compressed air supplied from the inflator; It is provided inside the cushion to prevent the cushion from being rapidly deployed, characterized in that it comprises a deployment control means for preventing passengers from being injured by the cushion.

The deployment control means is characterized in that it is provided with a plurality of tethers connecting one side and the other side of the inside of the cushion.

The deployment control means and the horizontal tether for adjusting the horizontal deployment of the cushion; And a vertical tether for adjusting the longitudinal development of the cushion.

The horizontal tether is formed of a fabric material, characterized in that the slit is formed on one side of the horizontal tether so that the cushion can be broken by the force deployed.

The vertical tether is formed of a fabric material, characterized in that a part of the horizontal tether is folded in several layers to form a sewing sewing portion.

The sewing unit is characterized in that the cushion is broken by the force that is deployed in the upward direction.

The sewing unit is characterized in that for controlling the development adjustment strength of the cushion by adjusting the number of layers of sewing.

The side airbag module according to the present invention configured as described above may have an effect of preventing the cushion from being rapidly deployed by providing a deployment adjusting means for adjusting the deployment speed when the cushion is deployed inside the cushion.

Since the cushion is not rapidly deployed, an abnormally seated passenger can be prevented from being injured by the cushion deployment.

Deployment control means provided with a tether can control the cushion deployment speed only by mechanical operation can reduce the cost and weight.

       An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the side airbag module according to the present invention, Figure 4 is a side view of the side airbag module according to the present invention, Figures 5 and 6 shows the deployment control means according to the present invention.

3 to 6, the side airbag module according to the present invention for solving the above problems is a seat seat (1) disposed so that a passenger can be seated in the interior of the vehicle; A housing 3 provided in the seat seat 1; An inflator (5) provided at one side of the housing (3) to store and supply compressed air; A cushion (7) provided inside the housing (3) and connected to the inflator (5) and deployed to a vehicle compartment to protect the passenger's side by compressed air supplied from the inflator (5); It is provided inside the cushion (7) includes a deployment control means 10 for preventing the cushion 7 from being rapidly deployed by the compressed air to prevent passengers from being injured by the cushion (7) .

The deployment control means 10 is provided with a plurality of tethers 11, 13 for connecting one side and the other side of the inside of the cushion (7).

And the deployment control means 10 has a horizontal tether (11) for controlling the deployment of the cushion (7) in the horizontal direction; A vertical tether 13 is included which controls the deployment of the cushion 7 in the longitudinal direction.

The horizontal tether 11 is formed of a fabric material so that the slit 11a is formed on one side of the horizontal tether 11 so that the cushion 7 can be broken by the force that the cushion 7 is developed.

The vertical tether 13 is formed of the same fabric material as the horizontal tether 11, and a portion of the horizontal tether 13 is folded and sewn in several layers to form a sewing portion 13a. ) Is broken by the force that the cushion 7 develops in the upward direction.

In addition, the sewing portion 13a adjusts the adjustment strength of the upward velocity of the cushion 7 by adjusting the number of layers to be sewn.

Looking at the structure of the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

First, the interior of the vehicle is provided with a seat seat 1 for seating a passenger, the housing 3 is provided inside the seat seat (1).

One side of the housing 3 in the lower direction is provided with an inflator 5 for storing compressed air and supplying the stored compressed air when a collision accident of the vehicle occurs.

In addition, a cushion (7) connected to the inflator (5) is stored in the housing (5) and supplied with compressed air from the inflator (5) is provided to the vehicle compartment by the supplied compressed air.

The passenger seated in the seat seat 1 may not always be in a normal seating state, and may be injured due to the unfolding force of the cushion 7 in which the cushion 7 is rapidly deployed in an abnormal seating state.

Therefore, the cushion 7 is provided with a deployment control means 10 that can prevent the rapid deployment when the cushion 7 is deployed to the vehicle compartment.

The deployment control means 10 is provided with a tether (11) (13) for connecting one side and the other side of the cushion (7) inside the cushion (7), the tether (11) (13) is provided with a plurality do.

The deployment control means 10 is a horizontal tether 11 that can adjust the speed in which the cushion 7 is deployed in the left / right direction when the cushion 7 is deployed, and the cushion 7 in the upward direction It is provided with a vertical tether 13 that can adjust the speed of deployment.

Here, the horizontal tether 11 is most preferably formed of a fabric material, and the slit 11a on one side of the horizontal tether 11 so as to be broken after a predetermined time under the force of the cushion 7 is developed. Is formed.

The vertical tether 13 is also preferably formed of a fabric material like the horizontal tether 11.

The vertical tether 13 has a sewing portion 13a formed by folding a plurality of pieces of the vertical tether 13 so that the sewing portion 13a is broken by a force that is developed when the cushion 7 is deployed upward.

In order to adjust the speed at which the cushion 7 is deployed upward, the number of folding layers of the sewing portion 13a of the vertical tether 13 is adjusted to speed up or slow down.

Looking at the operation state of the side airbag module of the above structure as follows.

When a collision accident occurs while driving the vehicle, a side airbag provided inside the seat seat 1 of the vehicle operates to protect the side of passengers in the vehicle.

When a collision accident of the vehicle occurs, the inflator 5 provided in the housing 3 disposed on the seat seat 1 detects the collision accident and is connected to the inflator 5 and stored inside the housing 3. Compressed air to the provided cushion (7).

The cushion 7 starts to be deployed by the supplied compressed air, and the housing 3 and the seat seat 1 are opened and deployed in the vehicle compartment direction by the force of the cushion 7 being developed.

At this time, the cushion 7 is provided with a deployment adjusting means 10 for preventing the cushion 7 from being rapidly deployed so as to prevent an abnormally seated passenger from being injured by the deployment of the cushion 7.

When the cushion 7 is deployed, the horizontal tether 11 of the deployment adjusting means 10 connects one side of the cushion 7 with the other side in the horizontal direction so as to adjust the speed of development in the horizontal direction. (7) is supported so as not to develop rapidly, and it is broken when the cushion (7) is continuously subjected to the force to be deployed.

In addition, the vertical tether 13 of the deployment control means 10 is connected to one side in the longitudinal direction of the inside of the cushion 7 and the other side to adjust the speed at which the cushion 7 is deployed upward.

The vertical tether 13 has a sewing part 13a which is partially folded and sewn, so that the cushion 7 is unfolded while the sewing part 13a is broken when the cushion 7 is developed upward. Prevent rapid deployment.

 And when adjusting the upward deployment speed of the cushion 7 to adjust the number of folds the vertical tether 13 is folded.

When the side airbag module having the deployment control means 10 as described above is applied to a vehicle, the cushion 7 is not rapidly deployed, thereby preventing an abnormally seated passenger from being injured by the rapid deployment of the cushion 7. This can improve the performance of the side airbags.

As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings, which are merely exemplary, and the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments and drawings, and various modifications may be made by those skilled in the art within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention. This is possible. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

       When the side airbag module according to the present invention is used, if the cushion is prevented from being rapidly deployed by the deployment control means, the passenger in an abnormal seating state can be safely protected to obtain an effect of improving the airbag performance.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing a side airbag module according to the prior art.

Figure 2 is a state diagram showing the deployment state of the side airbag module according to the prior art.

3 is a plan view of the side airbag module according to the present invention.

4 is a side view of the side airbag module according to the present invention.

5 and 6 are shown the deployment control means according to the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols on main parts of the drawings>

1: seat seat 3: housing

5: inflator 7: cushion

10: deployment control means 11: horizontal tether

11a: Slit 13: Vertical Tether

13a: sewing

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A seat seat disposed in the interior of the vehicle; A housing provided inside the seat seat; An inflator provided at one side of the housing to store and supply compressed air; A cushion provided inside the housing and connected to the inflator and deployed to protect the side of the passenger by compressed air supplied from the inflator; The airbag module of the side air bag is provided with an expansion control means provided in the interior of the cushion to prevent the cushion from being rapidly deployed to prevent passengers from being injured by the cushion. The method according to claim 1, The deployment control means is a side airbag module having a plurality of tethers connecting one side and the other side of the inside of the cushion. The method according to claim 1, The deployment control means and the horizontal tether for adjusting the horizontal deployment of the cushion; Side airbag module includes a vertical tether for adjusting the longitudinal deployment of the cushion. The method according to claim 3, The horizontal tether is a side airbag module formed of a fabric material is formed with a slit on one side of the horizontal tether so that the cushion can be broken by the force deployed. The method according to claim 3, The vertical tether is formed of a fabric material, the side airbag module is a portion of the horizontal tether is folded in multiple layers to form a sewing sewing portion. The method according to claim 5, The sewing unit side airbag module is broken by the force that the cushion is deployed in the upward direction. The method according to claim 5, The sewing unit side airbag module for adjusting the deployment adjustment strength of the cushion by adjusting the number of folds sewn.
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