WO1999021738A1 - Force directing airbag deployment pocket - Google Patents
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- WO1999021738A1 WO1999021738A1 PCT/US1998/019204 US9819204W WO9921738A1 WO 1999021738 A1 WO1999021738 A1 WO 1999021738A1 US 9819204 W US9819204 W US 9819204W WO 9921738 A1 WO9921738 A1 WO 9921738A1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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- 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
- B60R21/20—Arrangements for storing inflatable members in their non-use or deflated condition; Arrangement or mounting of air bag modules or components
- B60R21/207—Arrangements for storing inflatable members in their non-use or deflated condition; Arrangement or mounting of air bag modules or components in vehicle seats
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- the present invention generally relates to side impact airbag systems and more particularly to an apparatus which causes a seam located within a seat to open on a consistent and more efficient basis.
- the present invention provides a more effective control of the way an airbag deploys through a seat to protect an occupant in a side impact crash.
- FIGURE 1 illustrates a typical automotive seat and shows the location of a side impact airbag module within an outboard wing of the seat .
- FIGURE 2 illustrates a partial left side isometric view of a portion of a seat wing and back.
- FIGURE 3 illustrates a cross-sectional view taken through section line 3-3 of FIGURE 2.
- FIGURE 4 illustrates a partial right side isometric view of a vehicle seat.
- FIGURE 5 shows an alternate embodiment of the invention.
- FIGURE 1 illustrates a typical automotive seat 20.
- This seat comprises a seat back 22 and an inner 24 and outer 27 wing.
- the seat also includes a seat bottom or cushion 28.
- seat 20 includes an upper frame 30 and a lower frame 32 which is covered by a layer of foam. The foam is then covered by an outer covering material, such as woven cloth, leather, etc.
- a side impact airbag module 40 Located within a pocket 34 of the foam and secured to a portion of the frame 30 is a side impact airbag module 40.
- This module 40 typically comprises a housing which is attached to the frame, an inflator and an airbag.
- Each side wing or bolster 24 and 27 is typically manufactured of at least two pieces of material defining a vertically oriented seam which is generally positioned toward the front outboard side of the wing adjacent the side of the vehicle 38.
- the expanding airbag would rip the vertical seam 26 so that the airbag would expand through an opening that was precisely located relative to the mounting orientation of the airbag. This has proved not to be the case as the airbag causes the covering material to rip at locations other than the relatively strong and reinforced seam.
- FIGURE 2 shows the general relationship between the left or outboard side wing 27 and back 22. Situated within the back and within the wing 27 is the vehicle frame parts 30 and 30a.
- the airbag module 40 is secured to frame part 30a.
- the module 40 comprises an airbag inflator 42 secured through a housing or bracket 44 to the frame part 30a. Positioned about the housing is a folded airbag 46 which is typically held in this folded configuration by a thin envelope of tearable material 45.
- FIGURES 2, 3 and 4 further show additional details of the construction of a typical seat, that is, a plurality of sewn-together panels 50a, 50b, 50c and 50d which cover the back 22, wing 27 and rear 28 parts of the covering material 50.
- the wing 24 is covered by similar panels of material .
- seam 26 is located between material panels 50a and 50b.
- the prior art airbag constructions did not consistently deploy or permit for the deployment of the airbag through the outside seam 26.
- One of the reasons for this less than desirable performance can be equated to the elongation characteristics of the material used in the panels 50a and 50b, that is, the material did not focus the created stresses into the seam 26.
- a reinforcement panel of material 60 is sewn or otherwise attached to panel 50a and joined to panel 50a and 50b at seam 26.
- This reinforcement panel may be a thin strip of polypropylene, a woven cloth or a thin strip of material .
- the panel 60 is made of two layers of 630 denier woven nylon fabric. The important characteristic of the reinforcement panel is that its effective coefficient of expansion is less than that of the panel 50a. Stated another way, the reinforcement panel 60 is more rigid than the panel 50a.
- the width of the reinforcement panel 60 runs from the seam 26 through to a rear end 62 of panel 50a.
- the length or height of the reinforcement panel (as shown in FIGURES 2 and 4) is slightly larger than the length of the airbag module.
- the invention contemplates the use of a second reinforcement panel 61 which is similarly constructed to that of panel 60.
- panel 61 is secured on one side to the panel 50b and 50a and reinforcement panel 60 along seam 26.
- the second reinforcement panel 61 is not connected to the covering material panels other than along the seam 26.
- the reinforcement panels 60 and 61 are positioned adjacent the exterior surface 80 of the foam underlining of the covering material 50 of the seat 20.
- FIGURE 5 illustrates an alternate embodiment of the invention.
- FIGURES 2-4 contemplates that the foam 82 is manufactured as a pre-formed insert that is slipped about the frame 30 -30a and then the covering material 50 at least for the back 22, rear 27 and wings 24 and 26 is slipped over the pre-formed foam layer.
- FIGURE 5 is illustrative of an alternate vehicle seat construction in that the covering material 50 is molded directly to the foam layer 82 and as such the covering material and foam layer comprise an integral structure which is slipped over the associated frame parts.
- the construction shown in FIGURE 5 will also include a covering material side panel 50a which is joined to an adjacent panel 50b at a generally vertical seam 26.
- One side of the second reinforcement panel 61 that would be used in the seat construction shown in FIGURE 5 would similarly be attached to the seam 26.
- the reinforcement panels 60 and 61 are drawn relatively tightly together. This can be accomplished in many different ways. As illustrated in FIGURES 2-4, a plurality of loops 90 are sewn into the seam 26c between the back panel 50d and the side panel 50a. Similarly, a like plurality of straps 94 are sewn to the end 96 of panel 61. Each loop 90 has a metal ring 98 extending therefrom and the corresponding strap 94 is threaded through a corresponding one of the rings 98. Thereafter the strap is pulled taut and secured in this taut condition by a locking ring 100. As can be seen in FIGURE 3, the reinforcement panels 60 and 61 are positioned on the outside of the foam layer 82.
- the panels 60 and 61 are drawn relatively tight but not tight enough to deform the foam so as not to perturb the stylish exterior of the seat.
- the straps 94 which are generally positioned rearward of the direction of inflation (see arrow 110 of FIGURE 3) also function as a means for blocking any aberrant inflation characteristics of the airbag, that is, these straps or bands prevent the airbag from inflating rearwardly into the generally hollow back portion 22 of the seat.
- the reinforcement panels 60 and 61 essentially envelop the airbag module 40 by virtue of the straps 94 which join the ends or sides 92 and 96 of the panels 60 and 61 respectively.
- a known crash sensor and associated electronic module Upon sensing an accident by a known crash sensor and associated electronic module generates an activation signal that is communicated to the inflator 42 which causes the airbag to expand outwardly generally in the direction of arrow 110.
- the expanding airbag engages the forward portions 63 and 73 of panels 60 and 61.
- the deployment forces of the inflating airbag will be transmitted to the panels 60 and 61 forcing them apart at the seam 26.
- the outwardly expanding forces input to panels 60 and 61 cause the panels 60 and 61 and 50a and 50b to tear apart at and along the seam 26.
- the inner side panel 50b and the back panel 50c are typically loosely positioned upon the foam 82 that forms the back 22 of the seat.
- a plurality of straps 95 join end 51 which is formed by adjacent portions of panels 50b and 50c.
- the ends 97 of each of the formed metal (or woven material) straps 95 are appropriately secured to the frame part 30b.
- the inner seam 26b or alternatively, the joined end 51 can be secured to the frame part 30b at distinct locations corresponding to the number of straps 95 used.
- a thin metal bar 120 can also be sewn to end 51 or attached to end 51. The bar 120 runs the length of the seam 26b.
- the bar 120 is then appropriately joined by straps (metal or woven material) to the frame part 30b.
- straps metal or woven material
- FIGURE 3 defines a pre-determined contour in the transition between the back 22 and the wing 27.
- the straps 95 and/or the rod 120 with the straps 95 are similarly provided adjacent to the left inner seam 26c (see
- FIGURE 1 located between the transition between the back 22 and wing 24.
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