Invention Grant
US08118325B2 Inflatable knee airbags and internal tethers produced from single panels of material
有权
充气式膝盖安全气囊和内部系绳由单块材料制成
- Patent Title: Inflatable knee airbags and internal tethers produced from single panels of material
- Patent Title (中): 充气式膝盖安全气囊和内部系绳由单块材料制成
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Application No.: US12430274Application Date: 2009-04-27
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Publication No.: US08118325B2Publication Date: 2012-02-21
- Inventor: Mark L. Enders , Louis Mueller , Larry Lunt
- Applicant: Mark L. Enders , Louis Mueller , Larry Lunt
- Applicant Address: US UT Ogden
- Assignee: Autoliv ASP, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Autoliv ASP, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US UT Ogden
- Agency: Stoel Rives LLP
- Agent Sally J. Brown
- Main IPC: B60R21/16
- IPC: B60R21/16

Abstract:
An airbag assembly with a reduced-cost knee airbag cushion and internal tethers can be formed from a single rectangular panel of material so that there is very little material waste. A pleat can be formed in a rear face so that the combination of tethers and pleat help the cushion deploy with favorable characteristics and adopt an arced shape when inflated. The cushion can have apertures for inserting an inflator with mounting stems partially within the cushion so that the mounting stems can be used to couple the cushion to an airbag housing. The assembly can also have a bag strap formed from a single piece of fabric that can wrap around a rolled and/or folded cushion. The assembly can also have a stabilizer strap that can be coupled to the cushion and to the airbag housing so that during deployment, the cushion does not skew or twist.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100270779A1 INFLATABLE KNEE AIRBAGS AND INTERNAL TETHERS PRODUCED FROM SINGLE PANELS OF MATERIAL Public/Granted day:2010-10-28
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