公开(公告)号：US10457243B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-29

申请号：US15610954

申请日：2017-06-01

Applicant: Autoliv ASP, Inc.

Inventor： Matthew Lee Munsee ,  Travis Brent Hess ,  Gavin Francom Anae ,  Eric M. Heitkamp

IPC: B60R21/233 ,  B60R21/239 ,  B60R21/231 ,  B60R21/00

Abstract: Airbag assemblies are disclosed that include inflatable knee airbags. The knee airbags can include panel(s) forming a main chamber that provides a primary cushioning protection zone to a lower leg of a vehicle occupant. The knee airbags can further include an external chamber panel coupled to a rearward surface of an occupant-facing panel, external to the main inflatable chamber, to form an external chamber facing the occupant. Vent(s) through the occupant-facing panel can communicate inflation gas from the main chamber to the external chamber to fill a space between the vehicle and the lower leg of the occupant, and to control timing of inflation of the external chamber to cause it to inflate on lateral sides of the lower leg of the occupant to thereby limit lateral movement of the lower leg relative to the vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US10183645B2

公开(公告)日：2019-01-22

申请号：US15446904

申请日：2017-03-01

Applicant: Autoliv ASP, Inc.

Inventor： Larry D. Rose ,  Eric M. Heitkamp

IPC: B60R21/205 ,  B60R21/261 ,  B60R21/233 ,  B60R21/26 ,  B60R21/00 ,  B60R21/01

Abstract: An inflatable airbag system can be configured to be mounted at a frontal region of a vehicle. The inflatable airbag system includes an airbag comprising a center cushion and a pair of side cushions each coupled to the center cushion on opposing sides of the center cushion. The side cushions can each have a triangular shape with an apex extending rearward further than at least a portion of an occupant-facing surface of the center cushion. The side cushions can be oriented with respect to each other at opposing angles relative to the center cushion such that an overall geometrical shape of the airbag is wider at a forward reaction base area of the airbag than at a rearward occupant-receiving area.

公开(公告)号：US20180345899A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-06

申请号：US15610954

申请日：2017-06-01

Applicant: Autoliv ASP, Inc.

Inventor： Matthew Lee Munsee ,  Travis Brent Hess ,  Gavin Francom Anae ,  Eric M. Heitkamp

IPC: B60R21/233 ,  B60R21/239

CPC classification number: B60R21/233 ,  B60R21/239 ,  B60R2021/0051 ,  B60R2021/0053 ,  B60R2021/23169 ,  B60R2021/23308 ,  B60R2021/23324

Abstract: Airbag assemblies are disclosed that include inflatable knee airbags. The knee airbags can include panel(s) forming a main chamber that provides a primary cushioning protection zone to a lower leg of a vehicle occupant. The knee airbags can further include an external chamber panel coupled to a rearward surface of an occupant-facing panel, external to the main inflatable chamber, to form an external chamber facing the occupant. Vent(s) through the occupant-facing panel can communicate inflation gas from the main chamber to the external chamber to fill a space between the vehicle and the lower leg of the occupant, and to control timing of inflation of the external chamber to cause it to inflate on lateral sides of the lower leg of the occupant to thereby limit lateral movement of the lower leg relative to the vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20180251093A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-06

申请号：US15446904

申请日：2017-03-01

Applicant: Autoliv ASP, Inc.

Inventor： Larry D. Rose ,  Eric M. Heitkamp

IPC: B60R21/205 ,  B60R21/261 ,  B60R21/233

CPC classification number: B60R21/205 ,  B60R21/01552 ,  B60R21/233 ,  B60R21/261 ,  B60R2021/0004 ,  B60R2021/0009 ,  B60R2021/01013 ,  B60R2021/23308 ,  B60R2021/26094

Abstract: An inflatable airbag system can be configured to be mounted at a frontal region of a vehicle. The inflatable airbag system includes an airbag comprising a center cushion and a pair of side cushions each coupled to the center cushion on opposing sides of the center cushion. The side cushions can each have a triangular shape with an apex extending rearward further than at least a portion of an occupant-facing surface of the center cushion. The side cushions can be oriented with respect to each other at opposing angles relative to the center cushion such that an overall geometrical shape of the airbag is wider at a forward reaction base area of the airbag than at a rearward occupant-receiving area.