VEHICLE SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE LOCATION DEPENDENT ON SEAT BACK RECLINE ANGLE

    公开(公告)号:US20200339062A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-29

    申请号:US16396946

    申请日:2019-04-29

    Abstract: A seat belt anchorage assembly adapted to be coupled to an interior structure (e.g., a seat) of a vehicle, including: a seat belt attachment point adapted to receive one of a seat belt retention assembly and a seat belt buckle assembly; a translation mechanism coupled to the seat belt attachment point and adapted to translate the seat belt attachment point one or more of forwards and downwards with respect to the interior structure (e.g., the seat) of the vehicle responsive to a seat back of the vehicle being reclined. Optionally, the translation mechanism includes a mechanical linkage coupled between the seat back and the seat belt attachment point. Alternatively, the translation mechanism includes an electronic actuator coupled between the seat back and the seat belt attachment point.

    KNEE AIRBAG ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING EXTERNAL TETHER

    公开(公告)号:US20200017061A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-16

    申请号:US16443975

    申请日:2019-06-18

    Abstract: A knee airbag arrangement for a vehicle. The knee airbag arrangement includes an inflatable airbag and an external tether. The airbag is adapted to be inflated to a position between an instrument panel of the vehicle and a knee/shin region of a vehicle occupant. The knee airbag is adapted to form a first deployment mode or a second deployment mode when in a deployed state. The external tether controls deployment of the airbag to the second deployment mode. The depth (D2) of the airbag in the second deployment mode is greater than a depth (D1) of the knee airbag in the first deployment mode. A depth of the airbag in a deployed state is a greatest extent of the airbag perpendicular to the instrument panel in the knee/shin region.

    METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A POSITION OF A VEHICLE SEAT

    公开(公告)号:US20190308534A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-10

    申请号:US16278302

    申请日:2019-02-18

    Inventor: Johan ROSENBERG

    Abstract: A method for adjusting a position of a vehicle seat from a reclined position to a pre-determinable safety position. The method includes detecting an imminent or ongoing frontal or semi-frontal collision, pretensioning a seat belt associated with the vehicle seat, the seat belt being directly or indirectly attached to a backrest of the vehicle seat, and adjusting the position of the vehicle seat from the reclined position to the pre-determinable safety position by means of a seat adjustment means associated with the vehicle seat, the seat adjustment means being actuated by a collision force generated by the imminent or ongoing frontal or semi-frontal collision and applied via a seat occupant and/or the seat belt to the vehicle seat. The present invention also relates to an occupant safety arrangement for a vehicle seat.

    LEG IMPACT PROTECTION ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE

    公开(公告)号:US20240409058A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-12

    申请号:US18207325

    申请日:2023-06-08

    Abstract: A collision protection system for a vehicle, the collision protection system including a seat having a seat bottom attached to a floor of the vehicle. The collision protection system also includes a foot rest disposed adjacent to, attached to, or integrally formed with the floor of the vehicle. The collision protection system also includes an airbag that deploys from, adjacent to, or around the foot rest. The airbag deploys over a portion of legs of a user occupying the seat to protect the legs of the user during a collision.

    TECHNIQUES FOR DEPLOYING VEHICLE AIRBAG SYSTEMS WITH PRIMARY AND AUXILIARY AIRBAGS

    公开(公告)号:US20220118936A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-21

    申请号:US17567359

    申请日:2022-01-03

    Abstract: Airbag systems for use in a vehicle that is operable in a manual-steering mode or an automated-steering mode are provided. In one embodiment, an airbag system includes a primary airbag installed in a dashboard of a vehicle. The primary airbag is configured to be deployed when a collision event is detected, and, when deployed, the primary airbag is configured to protect a person seated in a driver seat of the vehicle. the airbag system also includes an auxiliary airbag configured to be deployed when the collision event is detected. During operation of the vehicle in a manual-steering mode, the deployment of the auxiliary airbag is configured to reduce contact between the primary airbag and a steering wheel of the vehicle when the primary airbag is deployed from the dashboard.

    KNEE AIRBAG CONFIGURATION
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210300287A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-30

    申请号:US16829289

    申请日:2020-03-25

    Abstract: An airbag system for restraining a lower body of a vehicle occupant during a collision event and a method for deploying the same are disclosed. The airbag system includes a panel and a restraining airbag. The panel defines a support surface that is adapted to be deployed from a first configuration to a second configuration responsive to the collision event. In the first configuration, the panel forms part of an instrument panel of a vehicle and, in the second configuration, the panel is at least partially separated from the instrument panel of the vehicle. The restraining airbag is adapted to be deployed adjacent to the support surface of the panel between the support surface and the lower body of the vehicle occupant responsive to the collision event.

    TECHNIQUES FOR DEPLOYING VEHICLE AIRBAG SYSTEMS WITH PRIMARY AND AUXILIARY AIRBAGS

    公开(公告)号:US20210046893A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-18

    申请号:US16537758

    申请日:2019-08-12

    Abstract: Airbag systems for use in a vehicle that is operable in a manual-steering mode or an automated-steering mode are provided. In one embodiment, an airbag system includes a primary airbag installed in a dashboard of a vehicle. The primary airbag is configured to be deployed when a collision event is detected, and, when deployed, the primary airbag is configured to protect a person seated in a driver seat of the vehicle. the airbag system also includes an auxiliary airbag configured to be deployed when the collision event is detected. During operation of the vehicle in a manual-steering mode, the deployment of the auxiliary airbag is configured to reduce contact between the primary airbag and a steering wheel of the vehicle when the primary airbag is deployed from the dashboard.

    CLIP ASSEMBLY FOR HOLDING A COMPONENT DURING A VEHICLE ASSEMBLY/DISASSEMBLY PROCESS

    公开(公告)号:US20200318670A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-08

    申请号:US16377306

    申请日:2019-04-08

    Abstract: A clip assembly for holding a component during a vehicle assembly/disassembly process. This clip assembly includes a clip structure coupled to one of a component and an associated structure of a vehicle and a corresponding receptacle structure manufactured into the other of the component and the associated structure of the vehicle. When the clip structure is engaged with the corresponding receptacle structure, the clip assembly holds the component with respect to the associated structure along three (orthogonal) axes, preventing translation of the component with respect to the associated structure in one or both directions along each axis. Along one of the axes, the engagement of the clip structure with the corresponding receptacle structure can be overcome by the application of a sufficiently high force to the component, thereby disengaging the clip structure from the corresponding receptacle structure and the component from the associated structure.

    KNEE AIRBAG ARRANGEMENT
    10.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200017060A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-16

    申请号:US16441318

    申请日:2019-06-14

    Abstract: A knee airbag arrangement for a vehicle. The knee airbag arrangement includes an inflatable airbag. The airbag is adapted to be inflated to a position between an instrument panel of the vehicle and a knee/shin region of a vehicle occupant. A depth (D1, D2) of the airbag in a deployed state is a greatest extent of the airbag perpendicular to the instrument panel in the knee/shin region. The airbag is adapted to form a first deployment mode or a second deployment mode when in a deployed state. The depth of the airbag in the second deployment mode is greater than a depth of the airbag in the first deployment mode.

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