GB1332051A

GB1332051A – Seat belt activated air cushion restraint systems
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GB1332051A – Seat belt activated air cushion restraint systems
– Google Patents
Seat belt activated air cushion restraint systems

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Publication number
GB1332051A

GB1332051A

GB1332051DA
GB1332051A
GB 1332051 A
GB1332051 A
GB 1332051A

GB 1332051D A
GB1332051D A
GB 1332051DA
GB 1332051 A
GB1332051 A
GB 1332051A
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
valve
cushions
seat belt
plug
inflatable
Prior art date
1971-07-22
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.)

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Vauxhall Motors Ltd

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Vauxhall Motors Ltd
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1971-07-22
Filing date
1971-07-22
Publication date
1973-10-03

1971-07-22
Application filed by Vauxhall Motors Ltd
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Vauxhall Motors Ltd

1973-10-03
Publication of GB1332051A
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patent/GB1332051A/en

Status
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legal-status
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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

B60R21/26—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

B60R21/268—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 using instantaneous release of stored pressurised gas

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

B60R21/18—Inflatable occupant restraints or confinements designed to inflate upon impact or impending impact, e.g. air bags the inflatable member formed as a belt or harness or combined with a belt or harness arrangement

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

B60R21/33—Arrangements for non-electric triggering of inflation

Abstract

1332051 Inflatable cushions VAUXHALL MOTORS Ltd 22 June 1972 [22 July 1971] 34457/71 Heading B7B In a vehicle restraint system the valve connecting a fluid pressure source with an inflatable cushion is operated by a seat belt system when the force thereupon exceeds a predetermined maximum. In a preferred embodiment, Fig. 1, a plug valve 20 anchored on the vehicle floor is operated when a predetermined force is applied to lap belt 38 thus connecting pressure vessel 16 with inflatable cushions 26, 28. The cushions are encased in decorative covers 30, 32 which split along weakened parts thereof upon inflation of the cushions. The valve 20 may comprise a spring loaded plug valve as shown in Fig. 2, or a spring loaded slide valve, Fig. 3, having transfer grooves 112, 114 of different widths so that movement of the slide member 102 effects sequential inflation of cushions 26, 28. Alternatively the valve 20 may comprise a sealed plug valve, Fig. 6, so that a force by the seat belt is applied as a torque, via lever 165, to valve plug 163 to shear a necked portion 168 leaving an annular ring portion welded to the valve body. Gaseous pressure in reservoir 161 on the remainder of plug body 163 thus forces a shouldered portion thereof into sealing engagement with washer 167 thus connecting reservoir 161 with exit pipe 166. The valve means may preferably be mounted near the inflatable cushions and actuated by the seat belt system via a mechanical linkage such as a Bowden cable, Fig. 4 (not shown). In a modification, Fig. 5 (not shown), the pressure reservoir is mounted on the transmission tunnel of the vehicle and the inflatable cushion fastened to a seat belt.

GB1332051D
1971-07-22
1971-07-22
Seat belt activated air cushion restraint systems

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GB3445771

1971-07-22

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1973-10-03

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1971-07-22
1971-07-22
Seat belt activated air cushion restraint systems

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Cited By (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party

Publication number
Priority date
Publication date
Assignee
Title

US4258931A
(en)

*

1978-08-17
1981-03-31
Lee Joseph K
Air bag system for automobiles

DE3514178A1
(en)

*

1985-04-19
1986-10-30
Audi AG, 8070 Ingolstadt

VEHICLE WITH A SAFETY DEVICE FOR THE VEHICLE HANDLEBAR

DE3820145A1
(en)

*

1988-06-14
1990-01-11
Alexander Woesner
Air bag rescue system for occupants of motor vehicles

US5062662A
(en)

*

1990-05-16
1991-11-05
Cameron Robert W
Vehicle seatbelt having an integral airbag

US5174600A
(en)

*

1990-10-16
1992-12-29
Mercedes-Benz Ag
Motor vehicle with a safety belt and an airbag system

DE4232041A1
(en)

*

1991-09-24
1993-04-08
Takata Corp

INFLATABLE BELT UNIT

US5456491A
(en)

*

1994-08-16
1995-10-10
Chen; Fou-Min
Air bag received in a safety belt

1971

1971-07-22
GB
GB1332051D
patent/GB1332051A/en
not_active
Expired

Cited By (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party

Publication number
Priority date
Publication date
Assignee
Title

US4258931A
(en)

*

1978-08-17
1981-03-31
Lee Joseph K
Air bag system for automobiles

DE3514178A1
(en)

*

1985-04-19
1986-10-30
Audi AG, 8070 Ingolstadt

VEHICLE WITH A SAFETY DEVICE FOR THE VEHICLE HANDLEBAR

DE3820145A1
(en)

*

1988-06-14
1990-01-11
Alexander Woesner
Air bag rescue system for occupants of motor vehicles

US5062662A
(en)

*

1990-05-16
1991-11-05
Cameron Robert W
Vehicle seatbelt having an integral airbag

US5174600A
(en)

*

1990-10-16
1992-12-29
Mercedes-Benz Ag
Motor vehicle with a safety belt and an airbag system

DE4232041A1
(en)

*

1991-09-24
1993-04-08
Takata Corp

INFLATABLE BELT UNIT

US5456491A
(en)

*

1994-08-16
1995-10-10
Chen; Fou-Min
Air bag received in a safety belt

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Legal Events

Date
Code
Title
Description

1974-02-13
PS
Patent sealed

1979-01-31
PCNP
Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

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