EP1121276A4 - Low permeability airbag cushions having extremely low coating levels - Google Patents

Low permeability airbag cushions having extremely low coating levels

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Publication number
EP1121276A4
EP1121276A4 EP00939924A EP00939924A EP1121276A4 EP 1121276 A4 EP1121276 A4 EP 1121276A4 EP 00939924 A EP00939924 A EP 00939924A EP 00939924 A EP00939924 A EP 00939924A EP 1121276 A4 EP1121276 A4 EP 1121276A4
Authority
EP
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Prior art keywords
airbag cushions
coating levels
low
extremely low
permeability airbag
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Withdrawn
Application number
EP00939924A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP1121276A1 (en
Inventor
Shulong Li
John A Sollars Jr
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Milliken and Co
Original Assignee
Milliken and Co
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Publication date
Priority claimed from US09/335,257 external-priority patent/US6177365B1/en
Priority claimed from US09/350,620 external-priority patent/US6177366B1/en
Priority claimed from US09/501,467 external-priority patent/US7517570B1/en
Application filed by Milliken and Co filed Critical Milliken and Co
Publication of EP1121276A1 publication Critical patent/EP1121276A1/en
Publication of EP1121276A4 publication Critical patent/EP1121276A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
    • B60R21/02—Occupant safety arrangements or fittings, e.g. crash pads
    • B60R21/16—Inflatable occupant restraints or confinements designed to inflate upon impact or impending impact, e.g. air bags
    • B60R21/23—Inflatable members
    • B60R21/235—Inflatable members characterised by their material
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B32—LAYERED PRODUCTS
    • B32B—LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
    • B32B27/00—Layered products comprising a layer of synthetic resin
    • B32B27/12—Layered products comprising a layer of synthetic resin next to a fibrous or filamentary layer
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06N—WALL, FLOOR, OR LIKE COVERING MATERIALS, e.g. LINOLEUM, OILCLOTH, ARTIFICIAL LEATHER, ROOFING FELT, CONSISTING OF A FIBROUS WEB COATED WITH A LAYER OF MACROMOLECULAR MATERIAL; FLEXIBLE SHEET MATERIAL NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06N3/00—Artificial leather, oilcloth or other material obtained by covering fibrous webs with macromolecular material, e.g. resins, rubber or derivatives thereof
    • D06N3/18—Artificial leather, oilcloth or other material obtained by covering fibrous webs with macromolecular material, e.g. resins, rubber or derivatives thereof with two layers of different macromolecular materials
    • D06N3/186—Artificial leather, oilcloth or other material obtained by covering fibrous webs with macromolecular material, e.g. resins, rubber or derivatives thereof with two layers of different macromolecular materials one of the layers is on one surface of the fibrous web and the other layer is on the other surface of the fibrous web
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
    • B60R21/02—Occupant safety arrangements or fittings, e.g. crash pads
    • B60R21/16—Inflatable occupant restraints or confinements designed to inflate upon impact or impending impact, e.g. air bags
    • B60R21/23—Inflatable members
    • B60R21/235—Inflatable members characterised by their material
    • B60R2021/23504—Inflatable members characterised by their material characterised by material
    • B60R2021/23509—Fabric
    • B60R2021/23514—Fabric coated fabric
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
    • B60R21/02—Occupant safety arrangements or fittings, e.g. crash pads
    • B60R21/16—Inflatable occupant restraints or confinements designed to inflate upon impact or impending impact, e.g. air bags
    • B60R21/23—Inflatable members
    • B60R21/231—Inflatable members characterised by their shape, construction or spatial configuration
    • B60R21/232—Curtain-type airbags deploying mainly in a vertical direction from their top edge
EP00939924A 1999-06-17 2000-06-15 Low permeability airbag cushions having extremely low coating levels Withdrawn EP1121276A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (7)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US09/335,257 US6177365B1 (en) 1999-06-17 1999-06-17 Two-layered coating system for airbag fabrics
US335257 1999-06-17
US09/350,620 US6177366B1 (en) 1999-06-17 1999-07-09 Two-layer coating system for airbag fabrics
US350620 1999-07-09
US501467 2000-02-09
US09/501,467 US7517570B1 (en) 1999-06-17 2000-02-09 Low permeability airbag cushions having extremely low coating levels
PCT/US2000/016561 WO2000078577A1 (en) 1999-06-17 2000-06-15 Low permeability airbag cushions having extremely low coating levels

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP1121276A1 EP1121276A1 (en) 2001-08-08
EP1121276A4 true EP1121276A4 (en) 2011-04-27

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Country Status (7)

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EP (1) EP1121276A4 (en)
JP (1) JP4597447B2 (en)
CN (1) CN1173848C (en)
AU (1) AU5493200A (en)
BR (1) BR0006934A (en)
CA (1) CA2340903A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2000078577A1 (en)

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US6451715B2 (en) * 1999-06-17 2002-09-17 Milliken & Company Low permeability side curtain airbag cushions having extremely low coating levels
US6220309B1 (en) 1999-09-24 2001-04-24 Milliken & Company Inflatable fabrics comprising basket-woven attachment points between fabric panels
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US6825263B2 (en) 2002-04-08 2004-11-30 Dow Corning Corporation Curable coating compositions from emulsions of elastomeric polymers and polyurethane dispersions
US6713131B2 (en) 2002-04-08 2004-03-30 Dow Corning Corporation Methods of coating fabrics with emulsions of elastomeric polymers and polyurethane dispersions
US7635144B2 (en) 2002-11-06 2009-12-22 Kolon Ind. Inc. Inflatable two-layer fabrics
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US20050212270A1 (en) * 2004-03-26 2005-09-29 Key Safety Systems, Inc. Unfolding assist mechanism for side curtain air bag
EP1963143B1 (en) * 2005-12-12 2013-11-27 Highland Industries, Inc. Thermoplastic coated, heat-sealed airbag
US20080007029A1 (en) * 2006-07-10 2008-01-10 Ramesh Keshavaraj Side curtain air bag with polyurethane dispersion based coating
US7737059B1 (en) * 2009-02-19 2010-06-15 Milliken & Company Airbag coating
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US10023994B2 (en) 2009-11-12 2018-07-17 Dow Silicones Corporation Coated fabric products
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US5110666A (en) * 1991-05-06 1992-05-05 Reeves Brothers, Inc. Coated fabric structure for air bag applications
US5897929A (en) * 1997-12-01 1999-04-27 Milliken & Company Polyamide coated airbag fabric

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See also references of WO0078577A1 *

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JP4597447B2 (en) 2010-12-15
BR0006934A (en) 2001-06-26
CN1173848C (en) 2004-11-03
JP2003502522A (en) 2003-01-21
EP1121276A1 (en) 2001-08-08
CN1320089A (en) 2001-10-31
AU5493200A (en) 2001-01-09
WO2000078577A1 (en) 2000-12-28
CA2340903A1 (en) 2000-12-28

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