Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a retractor for a seat belt capable of instantaneously retracting the belt by transmitting the force of a pretensioner to a spindle via a torsion bar, and preventing the torsion bar from being twisted by regulating the twist of the torsion bar when retracting the seat belt. SOLUTION: A force transmitting path is constituted in which a pretensioner 15 is coupled with a spindle 61 via a torsion bar 65, and when retracting a seat belt after the pretensioner 15 is operated, the torsion bar 65 and a torque tube 64 are rotated as the spindle 61 is rotated. Since a guide ring 93 screwed with the outer side of the torque tube 64 is regulated in rotation by a guide arm 92a of a guide bush 92 integrated with a tread head 62, the guide ring 93 is moved in the axial direction of the torque tube 64 while handling a deformation member 91, and abutted on a stopper 64e of the torque tube 64, and stopped. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a curtain airbag mounting method capable of mounting a curtain airbag to a vehicle by a simple method which does not requiring a caulking step, and eliminating a step installing a bracket to a tab in advance; an airbag device; and a curtain airbag. SOLUTION: The bracket 210 having a back plate portion 210a and two projecting portions 210b, 210c projecting out from both ends of the back plate portion and wherein the two projecting portions 210b, 210c are provided with through-holes 220b, 220c respectively, is mounted on a side surface portion in a room of a vehicle 50. A loop-shaped tab 200 arranged on an upper edge of the curtain airbag 100 is disposed between the two projecting portions 210b, 210c. A bolt 230 is successively inserted in one through-hole 220b, the loop-shaped tab 200, the other through-hole 220c, and the coming off of the inserted bolt 230 is prevented by a nut 240. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the heat resistance of an airbag and eliminate the need to insert the inner bag. SOLUTION: An airbag device for protecting a head is provided with an inflater 12 and an airbag 11 comprising a plurality of chambers 11 to which gases emitted from the inflator 12 are supplied from a connecting part 11a via a duct 11b and which are deployed. The airbag 11 is woven by being spun into a bag-like configuration in a state that an upper edge side forming the connecting part 11a is opened, and by bonding the opening of the upper edge side. A heat-resistant protective layer 11e is formed in an internal area of the airbag 11 to which the gas is emitted directly via the duct 11b. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an airbag device combining reduction of damaging at an early stage of inflation and the subsequent performance of constraining an occupant. SOLUTION: A coil spring 290 for holding a clearance is provided between a housing 140 for storing an airbag 140 and a collar part 350 on a side surface of a disc inflater 230. The coil spring 290 forms a clearance 224 and energizes gas in the airbag 140 so that the gas is discharged. Interlocking with the inflation of the airbag 140, a drawing bracket 300 rotates to draw a drawing shaft 270 inside a vehicle. Since the other end of the drawing shaft is fixed to the collar part 350 of the inflater 230, the inflater 230 moves against the energizing force of the coil spring 290 for holding the clearance, and the collar part 350 of the inflater 230 is stuck to the housing 220 for sealing the clearance 224 to prevent emission of the gas. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a structure to contribute to cost reduction of the whole device allowing the use of a compact inflator such as a micro gas generator (MGG). SOLUTION: This waist retraining device includes a gas supply means for supplying inflation gas at the occurrence of impact; an inflating means stored in a compressed state at a lower part of a seating part (hereinafter called "seat cushion") of a seat and inflated and deployed upward with the inflation gas; and a frame member arranged at the lower part of the seat cushion and pushing the seat cushion by the deployment of the inflating means. The frame member is formed in approximately U-shaped cross section using an aluminum or iron plate material. The forward movement of an occupant is restrained by the rise of the frame member. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an occupant protection device for directly restraining the upper half of an occupant's body without imparting unnatural feeling due to fitting of a belt and complication of seat belt attaching/detaching workability to the occupant, and stably moving or inclining the upper half of the body to a vehicle center side at a lateral side collision, regardless of the physique and sitting position of the occupant. SOLUTION: This occupant protection device 100 includes the three-point type seat belt 180 extended from the vicinity of the shoulder on a vehicle side wall side to the vicinity of the waist at the vehicle inside and from the vicinity of the waist at the vehicle inside to the vicinity of the waist on the vehicle side wall side, of a seat back 124 on which the occupant 130 sits, and the seat belt 110 for the breast extended from the vicinity of the breast on the vehicle side wall side to the vicinity of the waist at the vehicle inside. The seat belt 110 has a retractor 140 for the breast capable of moving or inclining the upper half of the body of the occupant 130 to the vehicle center side by taking up the seat belt 110 when the vehicle collides from the lateral side. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a seat belt retractor capable of performing sufficient clutch action by a small number of parts. SOLUTION: The clutch 52 is provided with a latch ring 50 rotated with a spindle 12 and having an external tooth 50a on an outer peripheral surface; a swingable pawl 49 moved according to rotation of a motor 34 and having an engagement part 49a engageable with the external tooth 50a of the latch ring 50; and a friction spring 42 having one end 42a abuttable on an outer surface 49a of the pawl 49 and the other end 42b abuttable on an inner surface 49b of the pawl 49 and capable of retaining the pawl 49. When the pawl 49 is started to be moved in a direction for rolling-up a seat belt, the friction spring 42 receives friction force in a reverse direction to the rolling-up direction. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simply and economically constitute a mechanism for measuring an angular velocity, used for a motor vehicle, capable of detecting an overturn accident, and capable of controlling the development of a safety device such as an air bag. SOLUTION: A sensor main body 1 is made of a flat substrate, the main body constitutes a beam 2, and the beam has two opposed both end parts. The beam 2 supports an inertia mass body, the mass body is provided with two arms 6, 7 connected each other by a connection bar, and the central part of the connection bar is integrated with one part of the beam 2. The inertia mass body rotates around an axis of the connection bar and moves seesaw-likely, by a capacitive plate arranged adjacently to a conductive later of the arms 6, 7, and it is linked to rotational vibration of the inertia mass body within a substrate surface. The rotation of the mechanism around an axis consistent with that of the connection bar is detected by the capacitive plate to determine the angular velocity. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce increments of tension and its vector generated on an airbag while controlling pressure in the airbag. SOLUTION: This airbag device comprises an inflater, and the airbag 1 to be developed by supply gas from the inflater. In the airbag 1, there are provided a plurality of joint portions 2 mounted along a development outermost portion 1a in view from the side an occupant M, an annular pull member 3 slidably held by the joint portions 2, and a tension member 4 connected at one end to the pull member 3 between the joint portions 2 adjacent to each other and fixed at the other end to the upper or lower part of the airbag 1. During the development of the airbag 1, a side wall portion of the airbag 1 is pulled down inside the airbag 1 beyond the outer periphery of the airbag 1 by the joint portions 2 to form a plurality of recessed portions 1b in the direction of the depth of the airbag 1 in view from the side of the occupant M. This reduces damage to the occupant due to the developing pressure of the airbag. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a curtain airbag device capable of releasing or rupturing a fastening point of a tape by the minimum airbag deployment force at the time of deployment of the airbag by devising a fastening method of the tape for retaining the shape of the folded airbag. SOLUTION: The curtain airbag device is deployed/inflated by flowing an inflation gas from an inflator to the folded airbag 10 mounted to the vehicle. The curtain air bag device has an approximately A shaped cloth band 20 having both ends 21, 22 extended from an upper edge part 11 of the air bag 10 and apex part 23, and the cloth band 20 is helically wound on the folded airbag 10, and the apex part 23 is fastened to the airbag 10 by an adhesive tape 30. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT