| Autoliv Development AB Patent applications |
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| 20120126517 | CURTAIN AIR BAG SYSTEM - A curtain air bag system includes a main deployment portion for an occupant seated in a front seat, that is housed folded up in an upper edge portion of an opening in a vehicle body, and inflates by receiving a supply of gas when the vehicle is in a side collision and when the vehicle rolls over, and deploys in a curtain shape downward with respect to the vehicle; an auxiliary deployment portion that inflates by receiving a supply of gas via a gas passage that is communicated with a portion of the auxiliary deployment portion in a vertical direction of the vehicle, and that deploys such that a lower end side, when viewed from a side, overlaps with a side door forward of the main deployment portion; and a connecting portion that connects a portion on an upper end side of the auxiliary deployment portion to a front pillar. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120126516 | KNEE AIR BAG FOR VEHICLE - A knee air bag for a vehicle has an inflator, a diffuser and a cushion to protect a passenger's knee when the cushion is deployed. The knee air bag also includes an inflator connector which is provided on a back of the cushion, and an external tether which is provided on an upper portion of the inflator connector and secured at lower and upper ends thereof to the back of the cushion, thus guiding the cushion so that the cushion is deployed upwards. The knee air bag makes the cushion come into close contact with a seatback of the vehicle when the knee air bag is deployed, thus reducing interference with a roof air bag located at an upper position, therefore preventing a passenger's head or neck from suffering secondary injuries. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120126046 | SELF-LOCKING SEAT BELT RETRACTOR - A self-locking seat-belt retractor for a vehicle has a U-shaped seat belt retractor frame ( | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120119048 | RAMP BRACKET FOR CURTAIN AIRBAG - A ramp bracket for a curtain airbag is constructed so that an open space between a front and a rear is divided into two portions, that is, an upper chamber and a lower chamber by a partition, and the front and the rear are separated from each other at an area defining the lower chamber. Such a ramp bracket allows the airbag to be smoothly deployed between a head liner and a pillar trim, and minimizes the injury to a passenger who collides with the ramp bracket. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120104733 | PASSENGER AIRBAG MODULE - A passenger airbag module includes a housing, an inflator generating gas pressure according to a control signal of an electronic control unit, and an airbag cushion folded in the housing such that the airbag cushion is expanded in the form of a dual chamber. The airbag cushion is provided therein with a tether having a rectangular shape corresponding to a sectional shape of the airbag cushion. The tether is installed in the transverse direction to divide the airbag cushion into an upper chamber and a lower chamber. Transfer holes are formed at edges of the tether. In the passenger airbag module, the upper chamber is primarily expanded by concentrating gas flow into the upper chamber to instantly deploy the airbag cushion in the proper position, thereby safely protecting the occupants. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120104137 | SELF-LOCKING SEAT BELT RETRACTOR - The invention relates to a self-locking seat belt retractor having the following components: | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120098324 | DRIVE ARRANGEMENT - A drive arrangement ( | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120098241 | STEERING WHEEL UNIT - A steering wheel unit with an airbag module and a steering wheel body is connectable to a steering column defining the axial direction. The steering wheel body includes an accommodation for the airbag module in the hub area. The airbag module can be pressed down against the steering wheel body against the force of at least one spring and at least two positioning units act between the airbag module and the steering wheel body. The positioning units are arranged in a center of gravity plane being perpendicular to the axial direction. In order to provide an easy mountability and a high degree of flexibility in respect of the installation space, the positioning units act at least in non-axial direction and the at least one spring is spaced from the positioning units. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120096735 | METHOD OF FOLDING AN AIRBAG, AND DEVICE FOR FOLDING THE AIRBAG - Disclosed is a method for folding an airbag ( | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120091695 | VEHICLE SEAT WITH A SIDE AIRBAG DEVICE - A safety device for a vehicle seat is disclosed. The vehicle seat has a backrest that extends in the transverse direction of the vehicle, the backrest having at least one lateral region and an upper region from which a headrest extends. Arranged on the backrest is a side airbag device with at least one inflator and a side airbag. The side airbag has a thorax section ( | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120074673 | FIXING CLAMP AND AIRBAG UNIT - A fixing clamp for fixing an airbag on a gas generator includes a first support portion adapted to the outer shape of the gas generator and a second wrapping portion extending from the support portion. The wrapping portion with its free end can be connected to the support portion. The wrapping portion is designed to be extensible. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120074253 | SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FOR THE SAFETY BELT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A seat belt retractor for a safety belt of a motor vehicle having a belt shaft ( | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120073401 | IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO A STEERING WHEEL - A steering wheel has a rim with an armature substantially encapsulated by foam. The foam includes a major foam member and a separate minor foam member. The major foam member has a cross-sectional profile effective to cover a major cross-sectional extent of the armature and define a gap in the foam member adjacent the armature. The gap has a maximum cross-sectional width which is equal to or less than the cross-sectional width of the armature, and is substantially filled by said minor foam member. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120068443 | SIDE AIRBAG UNIT - A side airbag unit for mounting on or in the backrest of a vehicle seat includes an airbag skin enclosing a gas chamber, and an inflator for filling of said gas chamber. The airbag skin exhibits a main section which serves for protection of the vehicle occupant when the side airbag is expanded and which in the resting state of the side airbag is present as a package, wherein the package is at least partly rolled. In order to provide a side airbag unit of low weight with its airbag skin nevertheless showing a controlled and reproducible expansion behaviour, the airbag skin further comprises at least one auxiliary section which in the resting state encompasses the main section in two layers at least in sections, wherein an additional area of the gas chamber is present between the two layers of the auxiliary section at least in the resting state. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120043740 | Curtain Airbag Cushion and Curtain Airbag Module Using the Same - Disclosed herein is a curtain airbag cushion. The cushion has a length appropriate for being deployed to the chest of a passenger. A blocking part which partitions the interior of the cushion into portions is oriented in the vertical direction. The lower end of the blocking part is spaced apart from the bottom of the cushion by a predetermined distance. Thus, when an inflator explodes, gas discharged from the inflator is guided towards the lower portion of the cushion and then guided towards the front or upper portion of the cushion through the space between the lower end of the blocking part and the bottom of the cushion. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120038748 | Vision System and Method for a Motor Vehicle - A vision system ( | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120038138 | AIRBAG MODULE HAVING AN AIRBAG WITH AN ADAPTIVE VENTILATION OPENING - An airbag module for installation in a motor vehicle has an airbag made of an airbag fabric and folded up before being triggered by an inflation device. The airbag fabric has at least one slit forming an adaptive ventilation opening and a retaining strap, which at one end is held releasably on a retainer on the airbag module and at the other end is connected fixedly to the airbag. The slit ( | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120037744 | BELT TENSIONER FOR A BELT RETRACTOR - Described is a belt tensioner for a seat belt having a belt retractor, a tensioner pinion ( | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120025502 | CURTAIN AIRBAG - A curtain airbag capable for preventing occupant ejection from a vehicle, particularly in the vicinity of a rearmost seat, while reducing the output required of an inflator associated with the airbag. The curtain airbag is stored at an upper position on a side surface portion of the occupant compartment of the vehicle, so as to be inflated and deployed along the side surface portion. The curtain airbag includes an inflation region and a wide portion in the form of non-inflatable cloth. The wide portion is attached to a rear edge portion of the inflation region and also attached to at least one point of the vehicle rearward of a front-side pillar, the front-side pillar being located forward of rearmost side window. The wide portion has a shape that allows it to be strained, by the inflated and deployed inflation region, into a generally planar configuration over an assumed strike area of the rearmost side window. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120018988 | Height Adjustable Vehicle Seat With Side Airbag and Motor Vehicle With Such a Seat - Disclosed is a vehicle seat ( | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120010784 | OCCUPANT RESTRAINT DEVICE CONTROL DEVICE - An occupant restraint device controller, including an electronic circuit substrate incorporating therein a control circuit that determines whether or not a vehicle has collided based on a detection output of a sensor detecting acceleration/deceleration of the vehicle and outputs a control signal for activating an occupant restraint tool. The electronic circuit substrate is accommodated inside a resin case provided with a structure for leading out a ground electrode from the inside to the outside of the resin case. The structure for leading out a ground electrode is configured such that a fixing leg, for fixing the electronic circuit substrate, is provided inside the case. This fixing leg is connected to a mounting portion, to be mounted to the vehicle, via a ground lead-out member that includes a first spring structure held between the fixing leg and the electronic circuit substrate, a ground terminal held between the case and part of the vehicle, and a second spring structure connecting the first spring structure to the ground terminal | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120007348 | AIRBAG WITH EXTERNAL TRACTION ELEMENT AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - A airbag has a airbag envelope ( | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120007346 | FASTENING ARRANGEMENT FOR AN AIRBAG MODULE HOUSING - A fastening arrangement has an airbag module housing for receiving an airbag and a gas generator, and a firing channel ( | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120002338 | SAFETY ARRANGEMENT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A safety arrangement for a motor vehicle includes an electrical energy storage unit. The arrangement is particularly intended for use in a motor vehicle configured to be powered electrically, or by a so-called hybrid motor, and which hence comprises a high voltage electrical storage unit such as a battery or capacitor. The safety arrangement is configured to cool the storage unit in response to a signal indicative of an accident situation or battery malfunction, and comprises: a source of compressed inert gas and a flow-release actuator, the flow-release actuator being actuable upon receipt of an actuation signal so as to release a flow of inert gas from said source, the arrangement being configured such that said flow is directed substantially onto said storage unit so as to cool the unit. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20110316260 | ATTACHMENT BRACKET AND FASTENING DEVICE FOR FASTENING AN AIRBAG TO A VEHICLE STRUCTURE - An attachment bracket for fastening an airbag to a vehicle structure includes an opening into which a strap connected to the airbag can be inserted, and a clamping surface provided for resting against the vehicle structure. The attachment bracket is formed from at least a first layer forming the clamping surface and a second layer spaced from the first layer in a spring elastic manner. The first and the second layers can be located on the same side of the vehicle structure. The attachment bracket can be fastened to the vehicle structure by a fastening means. The distance between the first and the second layer can be reduced by fastening the attachment bracket with the fastening means. A clamping force acting between the first layer and the vehicle structure can be generated by reducing the distance. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110308349 | PEDAL ARRANGEMENT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A pedal arrangement for a motor vehicle includes a pedal arm connected to the vehicle structure via a first pivotal joint connection and connected to a force transmitting element via a second pivotal joint connection. The pedal arrangement further includes a pyrotechnically driven release arrangement. The release arrangement is adapted to perform a release movement in order to release the second pivotal joint connection upon being driven in response to a corresponding activation signal. The release movement of the release arrangement is based on a translational movement essentially along the pedal arm. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110297777 | REVERSIBLE BELT TENSIONER - A reversible belt tensioner ( | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110266779 | CURTAIN AIRBAG DEVICE - A curtain air bag device which allows a bag main body to expansively spread more quickly and reliably. A curtain air bag device comprises a bag main body received inside a head lining disposed on the window upper edge of a vehicle and designed to expansively spread from the lower end of the head lining toward the interior of the vehicle at the time of actuation; and a gas supply device for supplying expansion gas to the bag main body. The bag main body has a plurality of chambers which expand during operation; and a duct extending above the chambers along the window upper edge to distribute the gas to respective chambers. Further, the duct has an expansion region where the lower end is disposed lower than the lower end of the head lining during spreading. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110266778 | CURTAIN AIRBAG FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE AND BRACKET FOR FASTENING A CURTAIN AIRBAG TO A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a curtain airbag ( | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110260434 | KNEE AIRBAG - A knee airbag for a motor vehicle is described. This knee airbag extends in its installed state along a longitudinal direction (X) from a rear end to a front end. The airbag skin ( | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110248485 | SIDE AIRBAG MODULE - Provided is a side airbag module, including (i) a gas generating means generating a hot and high-pressure gas and exhausting the gas through an outlet when a car collision occur, (ii) a side airbag cushion that is configured to be filled with the exhausted gas and is inflated from back to front at a side of a passenger, and (iii) a baffle which includes a first vent hole and is formed inside the side airbag cushion to divide the inner space of the side airbag cushion into an inner chamber and an outer chamber, wherein a second vent hole is formed in a portion of the side airbag cushion, the portion corresponding to the outer chamber, and the inner chamber is inflated first and the outer chamber is inflated later as the side airbag cushion is inflated from back to front at a side of the passenger. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110227320 | AIRBAG DEVICE - An airbag device having an airbag that can be inflated and deployed by inflating gas; a gas generator that supplies the inflating gas to the inside of the airbag; a housing that accommodates the airbag in a folded state; and a cloth-like deployment restricting member that is fixed at one end to the housing and that encloses part of the folded airbag. A deployment non-restricted portion of the airbag deploys upward, the deployment non-restricted portion not being enclosed by the deployment restricting member, and a deployment restricted portion, which is enclosed by the deployment restricting member, is deployed afterward. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110215558 | INFLATABLE SAFETY BELT - An inflatable safety belt has a belt webbing ( | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110215556 | CURTAIN AIRBAG DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - To provide a structure of an airbag capable of maintaining an attaching stability of the airbag for a long period and a method of manufacturing the airbag. Further, an object is to provide a structure of a curtain airbag device capable of easily coupling an airbag body with brackets without requiring special equipment when they are coupled with each other and a method of manufacturing the curtain airbag device. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110215184 | BELT RETRACTOR HAVING A FORCE LIMITATION DEVICE AND A TIGHTENING DEVICE - A seat belt retractor with a load limiting device and a tensioning device includes a two-part belt shaft with a first part ( | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110210532 | WOVEN AIRBAG FABRIC - A woven airbag fabric includes a first type of filament yarn, at least a second type of filament yarn and a silicone-based coating. The first type of filament yarn is chosen from the group of polyolefin filament yarns. The at least a second type of filament yarn is chosen from the group of polyamide and polyester filament yarns. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110192240 | SLED TEST APPARATUS - A sled test apparatus for simulating a vehicle crash is configured to simulate a vehicle crash involving an intrusion into the cabin of the vehicle, as occurs, for example, in a so-called “small overlap” or “offset” impact. The apparatus has a sled carriage and a test buck. The sled carriage is mounted for linear movement along a test axis, and the test buck includes a first structure mounted to the carriage for guided movement relative to the carriage. The test buck further includes a second structure mounted to the carriage, and the first structure is configured to move relative to the second structure during the guided movement. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110140397 | ADVANCED TAB LOCK ATTACHMENT FOR EMBLEM - A vehicle assembly including a cover, for example, an airbag cover, having an attached plate of the type adapted to support a manufacturer's emblem, wherein the plate penetrates with tongues distributed over its circumference into perforations arranged at the vehicle assembly cover. The tongues are bent into matching slots molded on the back of the vehicle assembly cover about a bending edge arranged between the perforations and the slots. At least one of the tongues is provided at its free end with a narrower neck region and a cross-sectional enlargement extending through the perforations in the vehicle assembly cover, and the slots having a shape matching the contour of one or more of the tongue. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110121120 | SEAT BELT RETRACTOR - A retractor includes a slide nut that is caused to slide toward a tread head while rotating by a mesh between a first male screw groove and a female screw groove when the tread head is locked and a spindle rotates in a direction for unreeling a webbing, and a slider that is caused to slide toward the slide nut by a mesh between the female screw groove and a second male screw groove. A torsional rigidity of a second shaft part of a torsion bar is larger than that of a first shaft part, and a play is eliminated before a gap such that the slide nut and the slider are integrated. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110101656 | RAMP APPARATUS FOR CURTAIN AIRBAG FOR VEHICLE - A ramp apparatus for a curtain airbag for a vehicle, positioned between a headliner and a vehicular body panel such that the curtain airbag is deployed through a matching part formed between the headliner and a pillar trim, may include a support ramp fastened to the vehicular body panel and receiving a lower portion of the folded curtain airbag, and a deployment ramp extending from a first end of the support ramp to enclose a portion of the curtain airbag therein and deploying towards the interior of the vehicle to seal a gap between the vehicular body panel and the pillar trim by expansive pressure of the curtain airbag in the event of a vehicle collision. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110083576 | PYROTECHNIC GAS GENERATOR WITH COMBUSTION AND DIFFUSION CHAMBERS OF DIFFERENT SECTIONS - A pyrotechnic gas generator intended for motor-vehicle safety includes a combustion chamber of cylindrical or approximately cylindrical shape. An initiator is located within the combustion chamber and is associated with at least one solid pyrotechnic charge. A diffusion chamber communicates with the the combustion chamber and receives gases generated by the pyrotechnic charge and transfers the gases to atmosphere via at least one evacuation opening. The diffusion chamber extends parallel to the longitudinal axis of the combustion chamber, in the extension of one of its end faces. The diffusion chamber is also of generally cylindrical or approximately cylindrical shape, but with a cross section that is less than that of the the combustion chamber. The diffusion chamber is devoid of structure for filtering the gases that pass therethrough. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110042926 | SAFETY ARRANGEMENT FOR A VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A SAFETY ARRANGEMENT - The invention relates to a safety arrangement for a vehicle, in particular for a motor vehicle with an airbag ( | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110030572 | GAS GENERATOR FOR A SAFETY DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - This generator comprises a tubular casing ( | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110025034 | SIDE AIRBAG APPARATUS FOR VEHICLES - A side airbag apparatus provided with an airbag cushion installed in an armrest side portion of a seat frame of a vehicle, may include an airbag module having the airbag cushion therein; and a strap fastened at a first end portion thereof to a portion of the airbag cushion and fastened at a second end portion thereof to the seat frame or a bolster support wire frame, the strap surrounding a front portion of the seat frame. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110025027 | SIDE AIRBAG UNIT FOR VEHICLES - A side airbag unit for a vehicle, constructed to protect a side of a passenger in the event of a side collision or when the vehicle overturns, the side airbag unit may include an airbag module having a stud which is inserted into a predetermined portion of a seat frame, and an airbag cushion which remains folded in the airbag module and expands when the airbag unit is deployed, and a strap allowing the airbag cushion to be deployed to a predetermined length at a predetermined position when the airbag cushion expands, wherein a first end of the strap is coupled to a predetermined portion of the airbag cushion and a second end thereof is coupled to the stud such that the second end of the strap is being locked to the stud when the stud is assembled with the seat frame. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110011969 | SEAT BELT RETRACTOR - A seat belt retractor ( | 01-20-2011 |
| 20100320737 | AIR BAG DEVICE FOR PASSENGER SEAT - An airbag device that may ensure an increased restraining force and a reduction of damage with respect to an occupant that is out of position or of small stature is provided. The airbag device for a passenger seat of the present invention may be disposed inside an instrument panel of a vehicle and protects an occupant inside the vehicle by inflation and deployment of an airbag when an emergency situation occurs. The airbag device includes: an airbag that is compressed into a plurality of layers in a vertical direction when not used, and inflated and deployed when an emergency situation occurs; and a restriction member that restricts the deployment of the airbag so that a deployment direction of an upper layer portion is directed toward an occupant side, wherein the upper layer portion is deployed first from among the plurality of layers of the airbag. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100320735 | GAS GENERATION FOR A SAFETY DEVICE, THE CHARGE OF WHICH IS INITIATED BY A HEAT-GENERATING MEANS - The present invention relates to a gas generator ( | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100283231 | INFLATOR FOR AN AIR-BAG - An inflator for an airbag comprises a bottle ( | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100268425 | PREVENTIVE AND PERSUASIVE ACTIONS AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING - A vehicle safety system is provided that includes an alcohol concentration determining arrangement. A control unit is adapted to receive and analyze data from the alcohol concentration determining arrangement and output a blocking signal or a dissuasion signal under certain conditions. A blocking arrangement is adapted to prevent driving of the vehicle by the vehicle occupant upon receipt of a blocking signal. A output device is adapted to receive the dissuasion signal and to present a warning to the vehicle occupant to dissuade the occupant from driving the vehicle. The control unit is operable to categorize the concentration of alcohol in the occupant's blood into one of three categories: a low concentration category, in which the blocking signal will not be generated, a high concentration category, in which the blocking signal will be generated, and an intermediate category, in which the dissuasion signal will be generated. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100264634 | AIRBAG FOR A VEHICLE OCCUPANT PROTECTIVE SYSTEM - An airbag for a vehicle occupant protective system comprises an inflatable cushion, a cinch tube circumventing a vent aperture disposed in the cushion, and a draw element guided in a circumventing channel of said cinch tube and being coupled to a surface of said cushion such that deployment of said cushion causes said draw element to contract said cinch tube. The airbag comprises a contraction limiting arrangement adapted to limit the contraction of said cinch tube by said draw element to a predetermined minimum free diameter d of at least 20% relative to the free diameter D of the open cinch tube. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100253048 | AIRBAG MODULE - To achieve reductions in required resources and weight in an air bag module, an air bag | 10-07-2010 |
| 20100236353 | Steering Wheel and Method for Manufacturing a Steering Wheel - The invention relates to a steering wheel and to a method for producing a steering wheel having a dimensionally stable base body ( | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100230940 | AIRBAG - In an airbag arrangement for a front seat passenger in a motor vehicle, an airbag | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100207363 | MOTOR VEHICLE SEAT - The invention relates to a motor vehicle seat ( | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100194084 | SIDE AIRBAG HAVING HOSE AS VENTILATION OPENING - A side airbag ( | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100193622 | SEAT BELT RETRACTOR - A seatbelt retractor includes an acceleration sensor. The acceleration sensor includes a sensor case having a supporting surface which is maintained horizontal. A self-standing inertia body whose bottom surface is placed on the supporting surface is installed inside the sensor case in a self-standing condition, and which tilts when a horizontal acceleration is exerted. An actuating member which, in accordance with a tilting movement of the self-standing inertia body, activates a lock mechanism to lock the extraction of the seat belt. An outer contour of a contact area where the supporting surface of the sensor case and the bottom surface of the self-standing inertia body are in surface contact is configured such that a distance from a center axis of the self-standing inertia body to the outer contour differ, in a horizontal plane, in a first direction and in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100181745 | KNEE-RESTRAINING AIRBAG DEVICE - [PROBLEMS] To improve expansion performance of an airbag. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100176579 | STEERING WHEEL ARRANGEMENT - A steering wheel arrangement includes a steering wheel frame and an airbag unit positioned at the hub region of the steering wheel frame. The airbag unit includes an airbag housing and an airbag cover. The airbag cover covers the airbag housing and incorporating opaque cover portion projecting outwardly beyond a side of the airbag housing. The arrangement further includes a light source shielded behind the cover portion and positioned outside the airbag housing such that light emitted from the light source passes outwardly from beneath the opaque cover portion and is incident on, and illuminates, part of the steering wheel frame. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100173137 | FABRIC WITH WOVEN MARKERS - Markings visible by automatic optically guided cutting equipment are provided in a fabric such as a double layer fabric for one-piece-woven air bags by groups of black marker weft yarns which contrast with the other (white) weft yarns and warp yarns. The marker weft yarns emerge onto the upper face of the fabric only in predetermined marker areas spaced apart in the warp direction by other white weft yarns to afford optically identifiable markings spaced apart along said weft yarns and spaced apart along the direction of the warp yarns. The arrangement avoids the need for black warp yarns and thus avoids the inconveniences and loom down-time associated with required alterations to the locations of such optically detectable marker areas in the fabric web. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100140907 | SIDE AIRBAG APPARATUS FOR A VEHICLE - In at least one embodiment, the present invention provides a side airbag apparatus for a vehicle having a seat with a back rest part and a hinge mechanism. The side airbag includes a separation means defining a front airbag chamber and a rear airbag chamber within the side airbag. A connecting passage connects the front and a rear airbag chambers adjacent a lower extremity of the separation means. An attaching portion provided on the rear portion of the rear airbag chamber attaches the side airbag to the backrest part. An inflator proximate said attaching portion injects gas into the rear airbag chamber which flows through the connecting passage into the front airbag chamber. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100133795 | SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG - The present invention provides a side curtain air bag facilitating the control of tension with the air bag. The side curtain air bag includes chambers expanded by gas supplied from a gas generator, and expands and develops into a curtain shape along a side part of a vehicle so as to protect vehicle occupants. The side curtain air bag includes primary chambers which expand to form the side curtain air bag, and a secondary chamber which expands after the primary chambers to apply additional tension across the expanded side curtain air bag. The secondary chamber includes an opening communicating with the primary chamber. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100133792 | AIR-BAG WITH GAS DEFLECTOR - A safety airbag arrangement for a vehicle comprises a main airbag having an inlet for connection with an inflator and a gas deflector bag secured within the main airbag, having an inlet in register with the inlet of the main airbag, for connection with the inflator, the gas deflector bag having ventilator holes and the arrangement being such that gas supplied to the airbag arrangement via the inlets by the inflator must first pass into the gas deflector bag, to pass subsequently from the gas deflector bag through the ventilation holes. The wall of the gas deflector bag is secured to the main wall of the main airbag by a plurality of arcuate seams spaced progressively from inlets, to maintain the gas deflector bag in a predetermined position relative to the main airbag when the airbag arrangement is activated. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100117343 | AIR BAG - Described is a gas bag for a motor vehicle with a gas bag envelope surrounding a gas space, wherein the gas bag envelope comprises a front section ( | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100102541 | AUTOMOTIVE AIRBAG APPARATUS - An automotive airbag apparatus is able to reduce the shock caused by early deployment of airbag against a passenger not in a position for safe airbag restraint, and further able to deploy quickly and effectively when a passenger is in a position for safe restraint. The airbag apparatus includes an airbag housing in which a folded airbag resides until deployed by the gas from an inflator, an airbag door that opens on a hinge from the pressure applied by the deploying airbag, and a restrictor member extending over the folded airbag beneath the airbag door with a direction from front to rear of the vehicle. The restrictor member has a fixed end at forward part thereof attached to the airbag housing, and a releasable fixed or free end at rearward part thereof, the free end coming into frictional contact with the airbag door in the vicinity of the hinge as the airbag door is pushed out by the early phase of the airbag deployment. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100078924 | PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG APPARATUS - A passenger seat airbag apparatus includes: an airbag which is housed in a folded state inside an instrument panel, and which inflates toward a passenger with a supply of gas during a frontal collision of a vehicle, and which has a vent hole that can be opened and closed; a tether whose first end is linked to a periphery of the vent hole in the airbag, and which closes the vent hole due to tension that is caused when the airbag inflates; an actuator which has a first hole that a second end of the tether is passed through, and which discontinues a linked state of the tether by cutting the tether if a predetermined condition is satisfied; and a protective member that is attached to the actuator so as to cover at least an edge portion of the first hole, and that is interposed between the edge portion and the tether. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100059974 | SAFETY ARRANGEMENT - A safety arrangement in the form of an air-bag module ( | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100059973 | Air Bag Device - The invention provides a floating type air bag device having a steering horn contact device able to push-in a retainer by a clearance or more between a fixing contact of the retainer side and a movable contact of a module cover side. The air bag device has a retainer ( | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100059971 | SAFETY ARRANGEMENT AND A METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A SAFETY ARRANGEMENT - A safety arrangement includes an airbag housing, a cover and pair of horn contacts for actuating a vehicle horn. The airbag housing mounts to a steering wheel frame. The cover is resiliently mounted on the housing and spaced therefrom such that the cover may be depressed towards the housing to close the horn contacts. The housing and cover are hooked to one another for preventing subsequent disconnection of the cover from the housing upon release of the cover to open the horn contacts. A stop is mounted to one of the cover and the housing for movement between a operable position, in which the stop arrests relative movement of the cover and housing towards one another so as to prevent un-hooking of the cover from the housing, and an assembly position, in which the cover may be depressed sufficiently far towards the housing to allow un-hooking of the cover from the housing and consequent disconnection of the housing and cover upon release of the cover. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100035499 | FABRIC FOR AN AIR-BAG AND AN AIR-BAG INCORPORATING THE FABRIC - A fabric for an air-bag is disclosed, the fabric being woven in a special pattern which comprises a plurality of fields ( | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100019477 | Impact Reducing Structure of Vehicle - It is to provide a structure in which impact to the lower limbs of a vehicle occupant can be reduced effectively as compared to the prior art. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20090309337 | Mounting Arrangement for Mounting an Air-Bag Module - A mounting arrangement for mounting an air-bag module to a hub of a steering wheel. The hub being provided with apertures and cutaway sections and a spring. The spring is moveable from a release position in which parts of the spring do not extend across the apertures or the cutaway sections to a locking position in which parts of the spring extend across the apertures and the cutaway sections. The spring is initially deformed and is held in the release position against blocking elements. The air-bag module is provided with hooks which are positioned on the air-bag module to correspond to the positions of the apertures and the cutaway sections on the hub. The air-bag module is provided with an actuation member which, when the hooks are inserted into the apertures, engages part of the spring to urge the spring out of engagement with the blocking elements. When the spring is moved out of engagement with the blocking elements the spring moves from the release position to the locking position and parts of the spring extend into recesses in the hooks to lock the hooks in position relative to the hub. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20090283006 | Pyrotechnic Gas Generator Containing Means for Temporarily Storing Some of the Gases - The present invention related to a pyrotechnic gas generator intended for motor vehicle safety, comprising a sealed housing ( | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090273166 | Safety Arrangement in a Vehicle Seat - The invention relates to a safety device in a vehicle seat with a seat frame on which a seat cushion is fitted, and with an airbag unit with a gas generator and an airbag, which airbag unit is arranged on the seat frame below the seat cushion. It is the object of the invention to provide a safety device which effectively avoids the seat user slipping forwards in the event of an accident and at the same time is simple to produce and fit. The object is achieved in that the airbag when not activated rests in an unfolded and flat manner on the seat frame. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090267386 | VEHICLE STRUCTURE ARRANGEMENT PROVIDED WITH PRESSURIZABLE REINFORCEMENT ELEMENT - A vehicle structure arrangement includes a pressurizable reinforcement element that may be arranged interiorly a beam, such as an A-pillar to reinforce the beam. The reinforcement element may be a tubular element having a flexible wall portion, The tubular element may be adapted to be self-stiffened when in a pressurized active state. In the pressurized state, the material and dimension of the tubular element wall portion are adapted to withstand actual stresses along longitudinal direction of the wall portion. The reinforcement element may be activated by a pre-crash unit. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090250909 | AIR-BAG HOUSING - An air-bag housing comprising a rectangular frame ( | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090212541 | Assembly with an instrument panel for a motor vehicle and a knee airbag - An airbag housing is carried on a formed part extending from a lower section of an instrument panel for a motor vehicle. The formed part forms at least a front section of an upper wall of a footwell assigned to the vehicle occupants. A knee airbag is disposed in the airbag housing. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090158953 | Glass-Metal Feedthrough, a Method of Fabricating It, and an Electro-Pyrotechnic Initiator Including It - A glass-metal feed-through transmits an electrical signal from one face to another face that is opposite. The feed-through includes a glass plug, two metal pins passing through the plug, and a metal part surrounding the plug. The feed-through includes an electrically-conductive link between a first of the pins and the part. The link includes a brazing preform secured to the first pin and to the part. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090140509 | Airbag Device - An airbag device comprising an airbag ( | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090121463 | Air Bag Device - A floating type air bag device able to prevent backlash of a module cover and easily position the module cover with respect to a steering wheel without dispersion and a sacrifice of an operation feeling of horn sounding is provided. The air bag device has a retainer ( | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090096197 | Hybrid Type Gas Generator Containing a Metal Charge - The present invention relates to a gas generator for a motor vehicle safety device. The generator includes at least a combustion chamber and a gas tank. The combustion chamber contains a pyrotechnic initiator and pyrotechnic charge for generating gas and including at least one oxidizing material. Combustion of the charge is triggered by the initiator. The gas tank is closed towards the combustion chamber by a capsule. The capsule is suitable for giving way during combustion of the charge in order to release the gas from the tank and exhaust it towards the outside. The combustion chamber contains a metal charge of at least one metal. The metal charge is distinct from the pyrotechnic charge. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090096195 | Airbag Device for Front Passenger Seat - To provide an airbag device for a front passenger seat which has a simple construction and can sufficiently absorb an external force applied to an instrument panel. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090079551 | DRIVER ALERT SYSTEM FOR THE STEERING WHEEL OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A driver alert system for the steering wheel of a motor vehicle includes a vibration module with an eccentric mass and a driving device for rotating said eccentric mass about a rotational axis. The vibration module is arranged such that the rotational axis of the eccentric mass is essentially parallel to the steering column axis. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090079242 | Vehicle Seat - A vehicle seat ( | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090048741 | Safety System - The invention relates to a safety system for motor vehicles having sensor devices for detecting an accident and an apparatus for reinforcing a carrying construction ( | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090033080 | Inflatable Air-Bag - An inflatable air-bag is disclosed which is provided with a controllable vent formed in the fabric of the air-bag. The vent comprises a hole formed in the fabric of the air-bag and a flexible vent tube which extends inwardly of the air-bag from the hole so as to terminate in an open free-end located within the air-bag. The free end of the vent tube is normally tethered within the air-bag so as to maintain the vent in a closed condition but is releasable in response to a signal so as to open the vent. In one arrangement the vent tube is fixed to the inner surface of the air-bag around the hole and is configured so as to have a tapering cross-section which is smaller at the free-end of the tube then at the fixed end of the tube. In another arrangement the vent tube is fixed to the inner surface of the air-bag fabric around the vent hole by stitching which runs around the periphery of the hole and which is located within the vent tube. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090020989 | Airbag Unit - An airbag unit with an airbag exhibiting an impact surface, a housing, a gas generator, a first tensioning element extending from housing to impact surface, which is interrupted when the airbag is fully expanded, and a second tensioning element extending from impact surface to an outlet valve with variable cross section located in airbag. The cross section of the outlet valve becomes smaller when the second tensioning element is under tension. In order to ensure a high degree of functional reliability, outlet valve exhibits a nozzle extending around an opening, around which the second tensioning element is guided. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090001786 | Recliner Mechanism - A recliner mechanism for a vehicle seat includes a support plate ( | 01-01-2009 |
| 20080315568 | Crash Sensor - A crash sensor comprising a support arrangement for supporting opposed ends of a yieldable element directly on one of an outer skin of a vehicle and a component adjacent to the outer skin with the yieldable element substantially parallel with the outer skin of the vehicle. A sensor arrangement in the form of resistors mounted on the yieldable element to generate a signal in response to deformation or bending of the yieldable element. A stiffness and a mass of the yieldable element is selected to achieve such that a period for a complete oscillation of the element at its resonance frequency is of at least 2 milliseconds. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080298725 | Inflator bag for vehicle occupant restraining apparatus and method for manufacturing the same - By forming a resin sheet or a metal sheet, an angular-box-shaped bag main body having gore portions on surrounding side faces to ensure its height is formed. A folded line to be folded, in a manner to form a valley line, toward an inside of the box-shaped bag main body is formed in an intermediate portion of each of the gore portions in a height direction. A triangular overlaid and folded portion is formed in an end of each of the gore portions on each of the surrounding side faces with each corner portion of the angular-box-shaped bag main body being sandwiched between one surrounding side face and another surrounding side face adjacent to the one surrounding side face in which the gore portion is folded in an overlaid manner in the overlaid and folded portion at a same time when another gore portion on another surrounding side face is folded. The angular box-shaped bag main body is folded so as to be in a flat state by allowing each of the gore portions to be folded in a manner to form a valley line along the folded line. By blocking a bottom face being opposite to a ceiling plate with a bottom plate, the box-shaped bag main body has a hermetically sealed structure. By configuring above, an inflator bag for a vehicle occupant restraining apparatus is obtained. Thus, the inflator bag is able to be housed in a compact manner and to be developed so as to be in a stable state with a sufficient developing stroke being ensured and able to be processed easily. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20080252046 | Air-Bag - An air-bag is disclosed which is formed from fabric ( | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080232891 | Input Device - An input device including a keypad, the keypad comprising wrist support means and curved key area. The wrist support means of each keypad comprises a generally flat portion having a plurality of soft cushioned pads protruding from the upper surface of the flat portion. The key area is contiguous to the wrist support means such that the key area has a negative convex curve. Thus in use a portion of the key area remote the wrist support means is positioned at a lower spatial position than the portion of the key area contiguous with the wrist support means. The key area has a plurality of keys positioned on the upper surface. The keys are arranged in a series of curved rows so that a central key in each row is further from the users wrist relative to at least one of the end keys in each row. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080224457 | Tubular Gas Guide Element, Gas Generation and Feed Unit and Curtain Airbag Unit - A tubular gas guide element for a side curtain airbag for guiding gas coming from a gas generator comprising at least two layers of fabric. With the use of such a gas guide, thrust of the gas inflowing into an airbag can be balanced. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080215211 | Arrangement For Triggering a Vehicle Safety Device - An arrangement is provided for triggering a vehicle safety device. A proximity sensor ( | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080203714 | Method of Making an Air-Bag and an Air-Bag - A method of making an air-bag is disclosed in which a selected plastics material is blow moulded within an appropriate mould to form a blow moulded air-bag. The mould is such that the blow moulded air-bag ( | 08-28-2008 |
