Airbag with bag mounted sensor
    1.
    发明授权
    Airbag with bag mounted sensor 有权
    安全气囊与袋装传感器

    公开(公告)号:US06869101B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-03-22

    申请号:US10804008

    申请日:2004-03-19

    摘要: A vehicle occupant position sensor is mounted on the front of an airbag which is deployed toward a vehicle occupant. The sensor comprises a capacitance sensor constructed by rendering portions of the airbag which face the vehicle occupant conductive. The airbag on which the sensor is placed is also constructed to allow venting of the airbag before it is fully deployed. The distance between the sensor and the vehicle occupant is continually determined with respect to the sensor. The output of the capacitive sensor is processed by a control system and is used to predict the interaction between the airbag and the vehicle passenger and to cause the airbag to be vented if that interaction is predicted to be more harmful than beneficial to the vehicle occupant. A system which prevents airbag venting once the airbag is inflated or nearly inflated can also be employed.

    摘要翻译: 车辆乘员位置传感器安装在朝向车辆乘员展开的气囊的前部。 该传感器包括通过使面对车辆乘员的气囊的部分导电而构造的电容传感器。 传感器放置在其上的气囊也被构造成允许气囊在完全展开之前通气。 传感器与车辆乘员之间的距离是相对传感器连续确定的。 电容式传感器的输出由控制系统处理,用于预测安全气囊与车辆乘客之间的相互作用,并且如果预测相互作用比对车辆乘客有利的话,则使气囊被排出。 一旦气囊膨胀或几乎充气,就能够防止气囊排出的系统。

    Apparatus and method for controlling an inflatable cushion

    公开(公告)号:US20060061076A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-03-23

    申请号:US11266539

    申请日:2005-11-03

    IPC分类号: B60R21/26

    摘要: A system for controlling an inflation output in an inflatable cushion of an air bag module, comprising: a first sensing device, the first sensing device being an electronic sensing device configured to detect the presence of an object proximate to the air bag module, when the inflatable cushion is in an un-inflated state, the first sensing device providing a suppression signal when an object is detected within an area proximate to the air bag module; a second sensing device, the second sensing device being a mechanical sensing device configured to detect whether a leading edge of the inflatable cushion has made contact with an object prior to the leading edge reaching a predetermined distance from the air bag module during inflation of the inflatable cushion, the second sensing device being disposed within the inflatable cushion and is configured to cause the inflation output provided to the inflatable cushion to be varied when the leading edge of the inflatable cushion has made contact with an object prior to the leading edge reaching the predetermined distance from the air bag module; and a sensing and diagnostic module for receiving the suppression signal and an activation signal, wherein the activation signal corresponds to an event that requires inflation of inflatable cushion in absence of the suppression signal and the sensing and diagnostic module is configured to determine whether the inflation output is to be provided to the inflatable cushion.

    Airbag device for a vehicle
    5.
    发明授权
    Airbag device for a vehicle 失效
    用于车辆的气囊装置

    公开(公告)号:US06945560B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-09-20

    申请号:US10847498

    申请日:2004-05-17

    摘要: An airbag device for a vehicle includes an airbag and a sensor element located on the side of the airbag which moves towards the vehicle occupant. The sensor element is formed of sensor strips which transmit sensed pressure changes in the form of a sensor signal to a control device. The amount of gas supplied by a filling device can be controlled in response to the sensor signal. The sensor element has resistor elements forming a matrix-type grid of spaced apart contact regions of the resistor elements. An electric resistance in a contact region of two resistor elements is dependent on the force or pressure load of the contact region. A voltage can be applied to least one of the resistor elements at least in one of the contact regions via an electrically conductive element which is in electrical contact with a resistor element at the contact region.

    摘要翻译: 用于车辆的气囊装置包括气囊和位于气囊侧面的传感器元件,该气囊向车辆乘员移动。 传感器元件由传感器条形成,传感器带将传感器信号形式的感测压力变化传输到控制装置。 可以响应于传感器信号来控制由填充装置供应的气体的量。 传感器元件具有形成电阻器元件的间隔开的接触区域的矩阵型格栅的电阻器元件。 两个电阻元件的接触区域中的电阻取决于接触区域的力或压力负载。 可以通过在接触区域与电阻元件电接触的导电元件,至少在一个接触区域中的至少一个电阻元件施加电压。

    Airbag with bag mounted sensor
    6.
    发明申请
    Airbag with bag mounted sensor 失效
    安全气囊与袋装传感器

    公开(公告)号:US20040090053A1

    公开(公告)日:2004-05-13

    申请号:US10290401

    申请日:2002-11-08

    IPC分类号: B60R021/32

    摘要: A vehicle occupant position sensor is mounted on the front of an airbag which is deployed toward a vehicle occupant. The sensor comprises a capacitance sensor constructed by rendering portions of the airbag which face the vehicle occupant conductive. The airbag on which the sensor is placed is also constructed to allow venting of the airbag before it is fully deployed. The distance between the sensor and the vehicle occupant is continually determined with respect to the sensor. The output of the capacitive sensor is processed by a control system and is used to predict the interaction between the airbag and the vehicle passenger and to cause the airbag to be vented if that interaction is predicted to be more harmful than beneficial to the vehicle occupant. A system which prevents airbag venting once the airbag is inflated or nearly inflated can also be employed.

    摘要翻译: 车辆乘员位置传感器安装在朝向车辆乘员展开的气囊的前部。 该传感器包括通过使面对车辆乘员的气囊的部分导电而构造的电容传感器。 传感器放置在其上的气囊也被构造成允许气囊在完全展开之前通气。 传感器与车辆乘员之间的距离是相对传感器连续确定的。 电容式传感器的输出由控制系统处理,用于预测安全气囊与车辆乘客之间的相互作用,并且如果预测相互作用比对车辆乘客有利的话,则使气囊被排出。 一旦气囊膨胀或几乎充气,就能够防止气囊排出的系统。

    Apparatus and method for controlling an inflatable cushion
    8.
    发明授权
    Apparatus and method for controlling an inflatable cushion 有权
    用于控制充气垫的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07543848B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-06-09

    申请号:US11266539

    申请日:2005-11-03

    IPC分类号: B60R21/015 B60R21/276

    摘要: A system for controlling an inflation output in an inflatable cushion of an air bag module, comprising: a first sensing device, the first sensing device being an electronic sensing device configured to detect the presence of an object proximate to the air bag module, when the inflatable cushion is in an un-inflated state, the first sensing device providing a suppression signal when an object is detected within an area proximate to the air bag module; a second sensing device, the second sensing device being a mechanical sensing device configured to detect whether a leading edge of the inflatable cushion has made contact with an object prior to the leading edge reaching a predetermined distance from the air bag module during inflation of the inflatable cushion, the second sensing device being disposed within the inflatable cushion and is configured to cause the inflation output provided to the inflatable cushion to be varied when the leading edge of the inflatable cushion has made contact with an object prior to the leading edge reaching the predetermined distance from the air bag module; and a sensing and diagnostic module for receiving the suppression signal and an activation signal, wherein the activation signal corresponds to an event that requires inflation of inflatable cushion in absence of the suppression signal and the sensing and diagnostic module is configured to determine whether the inflation output is to be provided to the inflatable cushion.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于控制气囊模块的充气垫中的充气输出的系统,包括:第一感测装置,所述第一感测装置是被配置为检测靠近所述气囊模块的物体的存在的电子感测装置, 所述充气垫处于未膨胀状态,所述第一感测装置在邻近所述气囊模块的区域内检测到物体时提供抑制信号; 第二感测装置,所述第二感测装置是机械感测装置,其被配置为在所述充气垫的充气期间,在所述前缘到达所述气囊模块的预定距离之前,检测所述可充气衬垫的前缘是否已经与物体接触 所述第二感测装置设置在所述可充气衬垫内,并且被构造成当所述充气垫的前缘在所述前缘达到预定位置之前已经与物体接触时,使提供给所述可膨胀衬垫的所述充气输出变化 距气囊模块的距离; 以及用于接收抑制信号和激活信号的感测和诊断模块,其中激活信号对应于在没有抑制信号的情况下需要充气垫的充气的事件,并且感测和诊断模块被配置为确定充气输出 被提供给充气垫。

    Airbag device
    9.
    发明授权
    Airbag device 有权
    安全气囊装置

    公开(公告)号:US07350805B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-04-01

    申请号:US11020331

    申请日:2004-12-22

    申请人: Masayoshi Kumagai

    发明人: Masayoshi Kumagai

    IPC分类号: B60R21/16

    摘要: An airbag device is provided to prevent an airbag from being deployed or to reduce the deployment force of an airbag when an airbag device or a vehicle-body component adjacent to the airbag device is leaned against by a vehicle occupant. In one form, a passenger-seat airbag device is set in an instrument panel and includes a bracket which is fixed to a vehicle-body member with, for example, a bolt. A strain gauge is attached to the bracket. When a lid covering the front side of a retainer is leaned against by a vehicle occupant, the weight of the occupant is transmitted to the bracket via the retainer, such that a small strain is generated in the bracket. Such a strain is detected by the strain gauge to allow the deployment force of the airbag to be reduced.

    摘要翻译: 当气囊装置或邻近安全气囊装置的车身部件被乘客乘坐时,设置安全气囊装置以防止气囊展开或降低气囊的展开力。 在一种形式中,乘客座位安全气囊装置设置在仪表板中,并且包括以例如螺栓固定到车身构件的支架。 应变仪连接到支架上。 当覆盖保持器的前侧的盖子被乘客乘坐时,乘员的重量通过保持器传递到支架,使得在支架中产生小的应变。 这种应变由应变计检测,以允许气囊的展开力减小。