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GB2364674B - Improvements in or relating to an air-bag arrangement - Google Patents

Improvements in or relating to an air-bag arrangement

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Publication number
GB2364674B
GB2364674B GB0017134A GB0017134A GB2364674B GB 2364674 B GB2364674 B GB 2364674B GB 0017134 A GB0017134 A GB 0017134A GB 0017134 A GB0017134 A GB 0017134A GB 2364674 B GB2364674 B GB 2364674B
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Prior art keywords
relating
air
bag arrangement
bag
arrangement
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
GB0017134A
Other versions
GB2364674A (en
GB0017134D0 (en
Inventor
Dick Eriksson
Bengt Pipkorn
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Autoliv Development AB
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Autoliv Development AB
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Publication of GB2364674A publication Critical patent/GB2364674A/en
Application granted granted Critical
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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
    • 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
    • B60R2021/23169—Inflatable members characterised by their shape, construction or spatial configuration specially adapted for knee 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
    • B60R2021/23382—Internal 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
    • B60R21/23—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
    • 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
    • B60R21/20—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
    • 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

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Air Bags (AREA)
GB0017134A 2000-07-12 2000-07-12 Improvements in or relating to an air-bag arrangement Expired - Fee Related GB2364674B (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0017134A GB2364674B (en) 2000-07-12 2000-07-12 Improvements in or relating to an air-bag arrangement

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0017134A GB2364674B (en) 2000-07-12 2000-07-12 Improvements in or relating to an air-bag arrangement

Publications (3)

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GB0017134D0 GB0017134D0 (en) 2000-08-30
GB2364674A GB2364674A (en) 2002-02-06
GB2364674B true GB2364674B (en) 2003-09-24

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US10272868B2 (en) 2017-02-10 2019-04-30 Ford Global Technologies, Llc Roof mounted airbag assembly for rear seat
US10518733B2 (en) 2017-08-18 2019-12-31 Ford Global Technologies, Llc Seat with airbag
US10926733B2 (en) 2018-03-12 2021-02-23 Ford Global Technologies, Llc Vehicle including inflatable assembly supported by seat

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GB1326671A (en) * 1970-02-13 1973-08-15 Gen Motors Corp Vehicle occupant restraint system
GB2199261A (en) * 1986-12-24 1988-07-06 Daimler Benz Ag Impact protection device for the occupants of motor vehicles
US5458367A (en) * 1994-04-11 1995-10-17 Lockheed Idaho Technologies Company Air bag restraint device
GB2289027A (en) * 1994-05-03 1995-11-08 Daimler Benz Ag Vehicle air bag arrangement
US5772238A (en) * 1995-12-12 1998-06-30 Automotive Technologies International Inc. Efficient airbag module

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US2834606A (en) * 1955-10-05 1958-05-13 Harry A Bertrand Safety device for passengers
GB1326671A (en) * 1970-02-13 1973-08-15 Gen Motors Corp Vehicle occupant restraint system
GB2199261A (en) * 1986-12-24 1988-07-06 Daimler Benz Ag Impact protection device for the occupants of motor vehicles
US5458367A (en) * 1994-04-11 1995-10-17 Lockheed Idaho Technologies Company Air bag restraint device
GB2289027A (en) * 1994-05-03 1995-11-08 Daimler Benz Ag Vehicle air bag arrangement
US5772238A (en) * 1995-12-12 1998-06-30 Automotive Technologies International Inc. Efficient airbag module

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US10272868B2 (en) 2017-02-10 2019-04-30 Ford Global Technologies, Llc Roof mounted airbag assembly for rear seat
US10518733B2 (en) 2017-08-18 2019-12-31 Ford Global Technologies, Llc Seat with airbag
US10926733B2 (en) 2018-03-12 2021-02-23 Ford Global Technologies, Llc Vehicle including inflatable assembly supported by seat

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PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

Effective date: 20070712