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There is nothing even remotely "long game" about what Eakins is doing.
Sending out twenty year old players to get rag-dolled by star level NHL opponents teaches them nothing, it's setting them up for failure pure and simple. The reason why past coaches relied on vets more than the kids in those situations is because sheltering them from matchups they have no chance of being successful against is better for both the players and the team. It would have been successful too, except for the fact that Oilers management is unwilling and/or incapable of acquiring vets who don't get killed playing those sheltering defensive roles.
Nor is Eakins showing great leadership by utilizing his honeymoon period as a new coach to push players to play his ineffective AHL-level pet system. He's got buy-in from the players, but they are getting absolutely shredded - it's negative reinforcement of the very worst kind.
The Oilers out shot the Leafs 43-25--that's not getting shredded! They gave up 4 goals to a potent Leafs offense, while being stone walled by Reimer. The kids need to produce for us offensively. I've been saying that for a while. They don't produce offense consistently. They're getting paid well to perform. It's time they perform! You can't shelter your most talented players forever. They need to be relied upon.
As you said, we don't have an abundance of quality vets to rely on, that's not Eakin's fault! If this team is going to win, it's going to be by counting on its young players. Eakins is playing the players who he'll have to rely on down the road to produce in order to win hockey games. They can't be sheltered forever; they have to learn to handle it. Eakins has the guts to continually throw them back into the fire until they figure it out. That is what they need. They're at least working under him. We have to wait for them. We don't have a choice at this point. It's not like this team has shown well in previous years under other coaches. Give this some time is all I'm saying. This should have happened more last season. Just sayin'.
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This application claims priority to and benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/216,545, filed Jul. 7, 2000, and hereby incorporated by reference.
The present invention relates to a multi-chamber airbag or airbag cushion and method. Such a cushion may simultaneously exhibit a very low amount of fabric utilized to produce the target airbag cushion in correlation to an overall high amount of available inflation airspace within the cushion itself. These two correlative elements are combined in what is defined as an effective fabric usage index (being the quotient of the amount of fabric utilized in the construction of the airbag cushion and the available inflation airspace volume). A cushion exhibiting low seam usage factor, low total fabric weight, low fabric usage factor and/or comprising two or more chambers is provided as well as an overall vehicle restraint system including the inventive airbag cushion.
All U.S. patents cited herein are hereby filly incorporated by reference.
Inflatable protective cushions used in passenger vehicles are a component of relatively complex passive restraint systems. The main elements of these systems are: an impact sensing system, an ignition system, a propellant material, an attachment device, a system enclosure, and an inflatable protective cushion. Upon sensing an impact, the propellant is ignited causing an explosive release of gases filing the cushion to a deployed state which can absorb the impact of the forward movement of a body and dissipate its energy by means of rapid venting of the gas. The entire sequence of events occurs within about 100 milliseconds. In the undeployed state, the cushion is stored in or near the steering column, the dashboard, in a door, or in the back of a front seat placing the cushion in close proximity to the person or object it is to protect.
Inflatable cushion systems commonly referred to as air bag systems have been used in the past to protect both the operator of the vehicle and passengers. Systems for the protection of the vehicle operator have typically been mounted in the steering column of the vehicle and have utilized cushion constructions directly deployable towards the driver. These driver-side cushions are typically of a relatively simple configuration in that they function over a fairly small well-defined area between the driver and the steering column. One such configuration is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,533,755 to Nelsen et al., issued Jul. 9, 1996, the teachings of which are incorporated herein by reference.
Inflatable cushions for use in the protection of passengers against frontal or side impacts must generally have a more complex configuration since the position of a vehicle passenger may not be well defined and greater distance may exist between the passenger and the surface of the vehicle against which that passenger might be thrown in the event of a collision. Prior cushions for use in such environments are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,520,416 to Bishop, issued May 28, 1996; U.S. Pat. No. 5,454,594 to Krickl issued Oct. 3, 1995; U.S. Pat. No. 5,423,273 to Hawthorn et al. issued Jun. 13, 1995; U.S. Pat. No. 5,316,337 to Yamaji et al. issued May 31, 1994; U.S. Pat. No. 5,310,216 to Wehner et al. issued May 10, 1994; U.S. Pat. No. 5,090,729 to Watanabe issued Feb. 25, 1992; U.S. Pat. No. 5,087,071 to Wallner et al. issued Feb. 11, 1992; U.S. Pat. No. 4,944,529 to Backhaus issued Jul. 31, 1990; and U.S. Pat. No. 3,792,873 to Buchner et al. issued Feb. 19, 1974, all of which are incorporated herein by reference.
The majority of commercially used restraint cushions are formed of woven fabric materials utilizing multifilament synthetic yarns of materials such as polyester, nylon 6 or nylon 6,6 polymers. Representative fabrics for such use are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,921,735 to Bloch issued May 1, 1990; U.S. Pat. No. 5,093,163 to Krummheuer et al. issued Mar. 3, 1992; U.S. Pat. No. 5,110,666 to Menzel et al. issued May 5, 1992; U.S. Pat. No. 5,236,775 to Swoboda et al. Aug. 17, 1993; U.S. Pat. No. 5,277,230 to Sollars, Jr. issued Jan. 11, 1994; U.S. Pat. No. 5,356,680 to Krummheuer et al. Oct. 18, 1994; U.S. Pat. No. 5,477,890 to Krummheuer et al. issued Dec. 26, 1995; U.S. Pat. No. 5,508,073 to Krummheuer et al., issued Apr. 16, 1996; U.S. Pat. No. 5,503,197 to Bower et al. issued Apr. 2, 1996 and U.S. Pat. No. 5,704,402 to Bowen et al. issued Jan. 6, 1998, all of which are incorporated herein by reference.
As will be appreciated, the permeability of the cushion structure is an important factor in determining the rate of inflation and subsequent rapid deflation following the impact event. In order to control the overall permeability of the cushion, it may be desirable to use differing materials in different regions of the cushion. Thus, the use of several fabric panels in construction of the cushion may prove to be a useful design feature. The use of multiple fabric panels in the cushion structure also permits the development of relatively complex three-dimensional geometries which may be of benefit in the formation of cushions for passenger side applications wherein a full-bodied cushion is desired. While the use of multiple fabric panels provides several advantages in terms of permeability manipulation and geometric design, the use of multiple fabric panels for use in passenger side restraint cushions has historically required the assembly of panels having different geometries involving multiple curved seams.
As will be appreciated, an important consideration in cutting panel structures from a base material is the ability to maximize the number of panels which can be cut from a fixed area through close-packed nesting of the panels. The term "seam" denotes any manner or method of connecting separate fabric panels or separate portions of a single fabric panel. Thus, sewing (with thread, for example), welding (with ultrasonic stitching, for example), or weaving panels or portions together (with a jacquard or dobby loom, for example), and the like, may be employed for this purpose.
However, a problem still resides in the need for labor-intensive cutting and sewing operations for large-scale manufacture. Furthermore, since the costs of producing airbag fabrics are relatively high and there is a general need to reduce such costs, there is a consequent need to more efficiently make use of the fabric by lowering the amount which needs to be cut (cutting operations also translate into higher labor costs), reducing the amount of fabric used in order to provide substantially lower packing volumes (in order to reduce the size of the airbag modules in cars since available space on dashboards, doors, and the like, are at a premium within automobiles), and reducing the shipping weight of such products (which translates into lower shipping costs), as well as other highly desired reasons. However, it has been problematic to reduce such utilized fabric amounts in the past without consequently also reducing the available inflation airspace volume within the cushion product. There is a need then to reduce the amount of time to produce airbag cushions while simultaneously providing the lowest amount of fabric and simultaneously allow for a sufficient volume of air (gas) to inflate the target airbag cushion during an inflation event (herein described as "available inflation airspace""). Such a desired method and product has not been available, particularly for passenger-side airbags which, as noted previously require greater amount of fabric for larger volumes of air (gas) to provide the greatest amount of protection area to a passenger. With greater amounts of fabric needed, generally this has translated into the need for longer seams to connect and attach fabric panels, which in turn translates into greater amounts of time needed for sewing, and the like, operations. Furthermore, there is a need for simultaneously reducing the required amount of utilized fabric while providing sufficient volumes of available inflation airspace within the target airbag cushion. Thus, a need exists to produce an improved multi-chamber airbag cushion, and such a cushion having high available inflation airspace volume with a minimal requirement in fabric utilization to manufacture the overall cushion product.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,927,748 entitled Multi-Stage Inflatable Bag for Vehicular Safety Systems describes a multi-stage airbag with an inner smaller bag and an outer larger bag construction. The inner bag is inflated using the full force of the inflator for the initial expansion. The outer bag is inflated through the inner bag, thus more slowly. However, the airbag described here is basically a bag-in-a-bag construction. It is more difficult to construct hence higher cost. Also it is difficult to put tethers in such bags to control the final shape of the deployed bag. The vent is from the outer bag, thus the outer bag may be too weak to protect a larger and heavier occupant.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,934,701 entitled Automobile Airbag describes an airbag that can provide protection against leftward and rightward as well as frontal impacts. In one embodiment, an auxiliary chamber was used. This auxiliary chamber was independently constructed with its own filling port.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,501,488 entitled Airbags with Alternate Deployment discloses a means to fabricate an airbag that, in addition to its normal reach, can deploy to a shorter reach when a driver is too close to the airbag at the moment of collision. In the normal mode of deployment normal vents are covered by released flaps, causing the airbag to exert a large rebound force on the driver following the deployment. In the case where the driver is sitting just farther than the flap release position, the effect may be fatal.
WO Publication Number 003898A1 entitled An Airbag describes an airbag with multiple compartments connected by vents, which can be inflated sequentially. However, due to the complicated design, the fabrication cost will be high. Also, in order for the third chamber to inflate adequately, the pressure in the first chamber needs to be very high. This could be very dangerous to a short occupant sitting close to the airbag considering the fact that the excursion of the primary chamber is rather high, especially when the occupant is tilted sideways at the instant of collision.
In view of the foregoing, it is a general object of the present invention to provide a cost-effective, easy to manufacture airbag cushion for utilization within a vehicle restraint system. The term "vehicle restraint system" is intended to mean both inflatable occupant restraining cushion and the mechanical and chemical components (such as the inflation means, ignition means, propellant, and the like). It is a more particular object of the present invention to provide a vehicle restraint system wherein the target airbag cushion has multiple chambers and preferably comprises very low amounts or weight of fabric. A further object of this invention is to provide an easy-to-assemble airbag cushion which is minimally labor-intensive to manufacture, requires much lower fabric costs due to a substantial reduction in the overall requirement of utilized fabric amounts, and which also comprises an integrated looped pocket for the disposition of an inflator can within the airbag cushion. It is still a further object of this invention to provide a vehicle restraint system comprising an airbag cushion which provides a multiple chamber airbag with a large amount of available inflation airspace volume simultaneously with a low length of seam (or seams) and low amount of utilized fabric necessary to manufacture the cushion. Another object of the invention is to provide a method of making a low cost airbag cushion (due to low levels of labor required to sew the component parts together and reduced amount of fabric to manufacture and cut) of simple and structurally efficient design.
To achieve these and other objects and in accordance with the purpose of the invention, as embodied and broadly described herein, the present invention provides an airbag cushion having at least one fabric component, and wherein said airbag cushion possesses an effective fabric usage factor of less than about 0.095. The effective fabric usage factor is derived from an effective fabric usage index which concerns (and is defined as) the quotient of the total amount of fabric utilized to manufacture the airbag cushion (measured in square meters) over the total volume of available inflation airspace within the airbag cushion (measured in liters). In order to exhibit a sufficiently low effective fabric usage factor, the amount of fabric must be very low with a correspondingly high available inflation airspace volume. Of course, this airspace volume will be the same for each factor since the measurements of both factors (seam usage and fabric usage) are made for the same bag. Such an airbag cushion may comprise at least two separate fabric panels or a single panel with portions which require connection. The inventive bag is able to provide high available inflation airspace volumes due to the particular configurations of the used fabric panels or portions. The preferred configurations permit more efficient utilization of fabric webs by cutting panels from the webs and producing less waste of unused fabric. The preferred embodiment is discussed in greater detail below.
Although it is preferred that the airbag cushion be constructed of a fabric (hence the term fabric usage factor), it is to be understood that the airbag cushion may be formed of one or more fabrics or other materials such as films, laminates, etc. Consequently, the present invention encompasses the use of other airbag materials and can be defined by an effective airbag material usage factor as well as an effective fabric usage factor. The effective material usage factor is derived from an effective material usage index defined as the quotient of total amount of material utilized to manufacture the airbag cushion (measured in square meters) over the total volume of available inflation airspace within the airbag cushion (measured in liters).
The effective fabric usage factor (as defined within the correlating seam usage index formula, above) for the inventive airbag cushion is preferably less than about 0.095, more preferably less than 0.09, still more preferably less than 0.085, even more preferably less than 0.08, and most preferably lower than 0.075. Thus, the volume of available inflation airspace within the airbag cushion should be as great as possible with the amount of fabric utilized reduced to its absolute minimum while still providing sufficient protection to a passenger in an automobile during a collision event.
A driver-side airbag will generally comprise a low amount of utilized fabric but also does not provide a correlative high volume of available airspace; and the prior art passenger-side airbags require large amount of fabric. Although the available inflation airspace volume in such conventional passenger-side airbags is rather large, the total amount of utilized fabric is too large to meet the aforementioned preferred effective fabric usage factor within that index. The inventive cushion therefore is relatively easy to manufacture, requires very low sewing, or similar type attachment operations of its fabric panel components, requires very low amounts of fabric, but is also configured to provide an optimum large amount of available inflation airspace for maximum protection to a passenger during a collision event.
In at least one embodiment, the present invention also provides an airbag cushion possessing the required effective fabric usage factor which also comprises a looped pocket for introduction of the inflator can of an inflator assembly. The multi-chamber airbag need not be created from mirror-image body panel sections as any configuration of fabric panels will function properly in this invention as long as a three-dimensional inflatable cushion is formed during an inflation event and a looped pocket is created in the airbag in which at least the inflator can of an inflator assembly is disposed.
Additional objects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice for the invention. It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description of preferred embodiments are exemplary and explanatory only, and are not to be viewed as in any way restricting the scope of the invention as set forth in the claims.
Current single-chamber airbags have two significant drawbacks: First, they may exert a large rebound force on the occupant after deployment, putting the occupant at risk of possible neck injury. Second, they may hurt rather than protect an occupant if the occupant is sitting very close to the airbag (as shorter and/or older drivers often do) when a collision occurs. At least selected embodiments of the multiple-chamber or two-chamber airbag of the present invention described herein will reduce rebound dramatically and provide protection for an out of position occupant sitting close to the airbag.
At least one embodiment of the two-chamber airbag disclosed herein is based on the current single-chamber airbag design but with several novel modifications to provide much improved safety and/or performance. The current single chamber airbag can be modified and used as the primary chamber of the two-chamber airbag. In one embodiment, a piece of fabric of appropriate size is sewn to the outside surface of the front panel of the primary chamber to create the secondary chamber. One or more apertures are opened between the primary and secondary chambers. In order for the secondary chamber to inflate properly, the tethers of the primary chamber are preferably shortened to 50% to 80% of their original length. The size of the tether sewing to the inner surface of the front panel of the primary chamber is also adjusted to create a desired concave shape of the secondary chamber when deployed.
The two-chamber airbag 20 shows significantly improved safety performance as compared to the single-chamber airbag 10 in terms of reducing rebound and providing protection for an out of position occupant sitting very close to the airbag. Drop tests (where an 83-lb. weight was dropped on the inflated bags) showed that the rebound distance of the weight from the two-chamber airbag was reduced as much as 70% from that of the single chamber airbag. Impact tests (where the movement distance was measured from the weight initially resting in a fixed position after it was impacted by the deploying airbag) showed that the energy dissipated on the weight by the two-chamber airbag was much less than that from the single-chamber airbag when the weight was at the same initial rest position. In other words, the two-chamber airbag of the present invention dissipates the same amount of energy to the occupant sitting much closer to the steering wheel, thus providing protection for an out of position occupant sitting closer to the airbag. Inflation tests showed that due to the shortened tether, the primary chamber of the two-chamber airbag inflated much faster with a much shorter maximum excursion length than the single chamber airbag, again providing protection for an out of position occupant sitting close to the airbag.
The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate several potentially preferred embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the invention wherein:
Reference will now be made in detail to potentially preferred embodiments of the invention, examples of which have been illustrated in the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood that it is in no way intended to limit the invention to such illustrated and described embodiments. On the contrary, it is intended to cover all alternatives, modifications and equivalents as may be included within the true spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims and equivalents thereto.
The current single-chamber airbag (
At least one embodiment of the two-chamber airbag disclosed herein is based on the current single-chamber airbag design but with several novel modifications to provide much improved safety and performance (
The two-chamber airbag 20 preferably shows significantly improved safety performance as compared to the single-chamber airbag in terms of reducing rebound and providing protection for an out of position occupant sitting very close to the airbag. Drop tests (where an 83-lb. weight was dropped on the inflated bags) showed that the rebound distance of the weight from the two-chamber airbag was reduced as much as 70% from that of the single chamber airbag (FIG. 11). Impact tests (where the movement distance was measured from the weight initially resting in a fixed position after it was impacted by the deploying airbag) showed that the energy dissipated on the weight by the two-chamber airbag was much less than that from the single-chamber airbag when the weight was at the same initial rest position (FIG. 12). In other words, the two-chamber airbag dissipates the same amount of energy to the occupant sitting much closer to the steering wheel, thus providing protection for an out of position occupant (OOPO) sitting close to the airbag. The inflation test showed that due to the shortened tether, the primary chamber of the two-chamber airbag inflated much faster with a much shorter maximum excursion length than the single chamber airbag, again providing protection for an out of position occupant sitting close to the airbag.
The secondary chamber may have other shapes, e.g. 3D. The secondary chamber may also be tethered. The fabric used for the secondary chamber may be softer than that for the primary chamber. This concept can also be applied to passenger side bags.
1. Low Cost and Easy to Construct
As compared to the airbags of others, one advantage is simple construction and low cost. The two-chamber airbag is a unique modification of current production airbags. It is very manufacturing friendly. The plant can produce such bags without adding new equipment. The only extra cost is the piece of fabric that defines the outer (or inner) surface of the secondary chamber. However, by novel fabric cutting design, the new airbag actually uses less fabric than the current production bag (see, for example, FIGS. 6 and 7). There is less wasted fabric per yard of starting material.
2. Tethered Design
The two-chamber airbag is tethered, hence it is very easy to control the shape and excursion of the deployed bag by controlling the length and position of the tether. This is quite different from most of the airbags that are not tethered. For example, by shortening the tether length, a desired shape is formed that can actually act as a catcher for the out-of-position occupant (see
Further, when the tethers are attached in such a way that the sewn portion of the tether and front fabric of the primary chamber (in the case of outside sew) or the secondary chamber fabric (in the case of inside sew) form a closed chamber, this chamber can act as a modulator to further control the inflation rate of the secondary chamber. In this case, the interconnecting vents are opened inside the sewing diameter.
The function of the thus formed "gas regulator" is as follows: It restricts the flow of the gas at initial stages such that the inflation of the secondary chamber is further delayed to protect the out of position occupant who sits very close to the airbag. When the primary chamber pressure is built up, the slit will open to allow gas flow into secondary chamber quickly to protect normal positioned heavier occupant. This feature is particularly effective when a two-stage inflator is used (FIGS. 8-10).
3. Stronger Secondary Chamber
In at least one of the present designs, the size of the secondary chamber is smaller than the primary chamber. Also the final vent of the secondary chamber is through the primary chamber. This design enables a relatively strong secondary chamber when fully inflated for protection of a heavier occupant.
4. High Safety Performance
The two-chamber airbag can provide a softer landing for the occupant. It can significantly reduce the rebound, minimizing any injuries caused by the deploying airbag itself. It also provides protection for the short occupant sitting close to the airbag.
Following are Test Results:
The inflation test (cold gas test, not actual inflator) showed that the primary chamber of the two-chamber airbag reached maximum pressure much faster than the control bag (single chamber production bag) (38 ms vs. 54 ms). The typical airbag inflation time in an automobile using an actual inflation (hot gas inflation) is about 33 ms for a driver bag and about 52 ms for a passenger bag. At this stage, the secondary chamber was only partially inflated. The maximum excursion of the primary chamber of the two-chamber bag was also much shorter than the control bag at this stage due to shortened tethers. This is very beneficial to a shorter driver sitting very close to the steering wheel.
The drop test where a weight (of 83 lbs.) is dropped over the inflated airbag showed that the two-chamber airbag had significantly shorter rebound distance than the control bag. This will significantly reduce the injuries caused by bouncing back effects.
Drop tests were conducted by dropping a weight of 83 lbs. from a height of 6 feet onto the inflated bag. The 12 inch�24 inch surface of the weight facing the bag was in the horizontal plane and the weight was constrained so it could move only up or down in the vertical direction. The peak deceleration rate as well as the peak-rebound height of the weight was recorded.
The data show that when the tether length is substantially shortened, the rebound distance is reduced by as much as 70%. At the same time, the peak deceleration, which is a measure of the force experienced by the occupant, is also reduced for the two-chamber airbag by approximately 10%.
Impact tests were conducted in the same facility but with the weight being suspended on a flexile tether a fixed distance above the bag. The bag was inflated into the suspended weight. The maximum height the weight reached on impact was recorded.
The impact test showed that the two-chamber airbag had much less impact force on the object rested at a fixed position as measured by the object movement.
The height change of the object after it is impacted by the deploying airbag is an indication of the energy dissipated on the body by the inflating bag.
The volume of the current single chamber production driver airbag is about 53-60 liters. The secondary chamber volume of the new bag is about 12 liters and the primary chamber volume of the new bag is about 38 liters. The tether length of the current single chamber production driver bag is approximately 300 mm. The tether length of the primary chamber of new bag can be 160-180 mm.
Secondary chambers can also be tethered, as illustrated in
Multi-Chamber Airbag
The concept can be easily applied to three or more chamber bags.
Preferably, the airbags disclosed herein consume less fabric than any prior airbags as a result of novel fabric cutting schemes as shown in FIGS. 32 and 34-36.
In addition to the fabric savings mentioned shown in the above, further improvement can be realized by using octagon shaped primary chambers as shown in
In addition to the primary chamber, the secondary chamber can also use a polygon shaped panel or pleats could be formed to create a three dimensional secondary panel as shown in FIG. 36.
The proposed multiple chamber bag is manufacture friendly and the proposed production process is shown in FIG. 37.
In addition to the secondary chamber, a third chamber can be added as shown in
Addition of the third chamber does not impact fabric utilization because of the novel design proposed in this invention as seen in FIGS. 40.
An exemplary fabric layout for a two chamber passenger airbag is shown in FIG. 41.
The embodiment of
In an alternative embodiment as illustrated in
In accordance with the present invention, top mount bags can be made in a similar fashion to front mount bags without a substantial tradeoff in fabric utilization.
Turning now to
In accordance with the present invention, slits, notches or openings 306, 308 in panels 314, 312 are added to offset the mouth configuration instead of utilizing two separate side panels in accordance with conventional passenger bags (FIG. 43). In accordance with the present invention, fabric utilization is above at least about 90%, preferably above about 95% as in the front mount bag with more than a 50% reduction in total length of the seams, 40% reduction in fabric usage and predominated by straight seams.
The opening, slit, notch, or the like 306, 308 can be of any shape depending on the required profile of the bag. The slit or notch can also be positioned in a non-symmetrical fashion at the bottom or side of the panel depending on the relationship of the instrument panel design and the windshield design. This approach can be used for any given shape of the starting panel.
Secondary panels 328, 330 are attached over (or under) front panels 324, 326 to form secondary chambers.
The peak deceleration experienced by an object being brought to rest by an airbag is an important parameter in determining airbag performance. The peak declaration measured in g's (multiples of the standard acceleration due to gravity) multiplied by the body weight gives the force exerted on the body to bring it to rest. Another important parameter is the amount of rebound experienced by an object after it is brought to rest. This parameter is a measure of energy imparted to the object by the airbag after bringing the object to rest and plays a role in possible secondary injury such as whiplash. Still another important parameter is the energy imparted to an object when the object is close enough for the bag to contact it while the bag is still inflating. This parameter is important for out of position occupants such as a driver of short stature who must sit very close to the steering wheel. In general one desires to have all three of these parameters to be as low as possible.
For the examples cited, the double chamber bags of the present invention had substantially the same peak deceleration within �2 g as the conventional single chamber control bag. This is probably within the range of experimental error. For certain tether length and size of vent area between the secondary and primary chambers, drop tests demonstrated the rebound height of the double chamber bag to be, within experimental error, always less than that for the control bag and as low as 70% less of the rebound height of the control bag. The energy imparted to the double chamber bag in the impact test was always less than that for the control bag and as low as ⅓ of the energy imparted to the control bag.
Passenger Side Airbags
The concept is also applicable to passenger side airbags. Single chamber passenger airbags that are currently in use do not have controlled excursion of the front reaction surface when it comes to the providing occupant protection for both a 5th percentile and a 95th percentile occupants. De-powered airbags are not the long-term solution because of the tradeoff in the protection for a 95th percentile occupants, even though they may be adequate for a 5th to 50th percentile occupants. Smart airbag technologies under development do not adequately address this problem, but only differentiate between single and multi stage inflator firing scenarios. The solution to this problem can not be completely answered by multistage inflators. The airbags need to deploy in stages with controlled excursion and inflated volume independent of the occupant size.
Today, this problem is tackled by providing a secondary bag inside a primary bag (
A multi chamber airbag is disclosed herein for the passenger side with a novel approach to control bag excursion and the volume at the same time. This approach is based on the current bag designs and can be readily adaptable to any new designs. The current bag can be modified to act as a primary chamber and an outer layer of the fabric is sewn on the front panel to create the secondary chamber. The excursion of the front panel of the primary bag is controlled by internal tether. The length of this tether travel controls the primary bag volume to provide protection for smaller occupants during the punch-out phase. Once the primary chamber inflates completely, then the secondary chamber inflates through the intercommunication vents positioned at the front panel of the primary bag (FIGS. 17 and 18).
With reference to
With reference to
The two-chamber passenger bag of the present invention can be made according to
Preferably, the vent size on the primary bag used to dissipate occupant energy is bigger than the communicating vent between the primary and the secondary bag or chamber. In situations where a smaller occupant will be in contact with the deploying airbag (OOPO), the firing of the second stage of the inflator would be delayed and the secondary chamber would not inflate during the punch out phase. On the contrary, when both stages of the inflator are fired to protect a larger occupant, then the secondary bag or chamber will inflate to function as a larger volume bag. Typical stages of a multi-chamber airbag deployment are shown in
The secondary chamber can also employ an internal baffle or a tether as shown in
These specific configurations and shapes provide the lowest overall fabric usage as compared to the available inflation airspace volume.
Each of these panels may be formed from a number of materials including by way of example only and not limitation woven fabrics, knitted fabrics, non-woven fabrics, films, laminates, and combinations thereof. Woven fabrics may be preferred with woven fabrics formed of tightly woven construction such as plain or panama weave constructions being particularly preferred. Such woven fabrics may be formed from yarns of polyester, polyamides such as nylon 6 and nylon-6,6 or other suitable material as may be known to those in the skill in the art. Multifilament yarns having a relatively low denier per filament rating of not greater than about 1-4 denier per filament may be desirable for bags requiring particular good foldability.
In application, woven fabrics formed from synthetic yarns having linear densities of about 40 denier to about 1200 denier are believed to be useful in the formation of the airbag according to the present invention. Fabrics formed from yarns having linear densities of about 315 to about 840 are believed to be particularly useful, and fabrics formed from yarns having linear densities in the range of about 400 to about 650 are believed to be most useful.
While each of the panels may be formed of the same material, the panels may also be formed from differing materials and or constructions, such as, without limitation, coated or uncoated fabrics. For example, the front panel of the primary chamber may be uncoated if the fabric sewn to the extension of the front panel is coated. Such fabrics may provide high permeability fabric having an air permeability of about 5 CMF per square foot or higher, preferably less than about 3 CFM per square foot or less when measured at a differential pressure of 0.5 inches of water across the fabric. Fabrics having permeabilities of about 1-3 CFM per square foot may be desirable as well. Fabrics having permeabilities below 2 CFM and preferably below 1 CFM in the uncoated state may be preferred. Such fabrics which have permeabilities below 2 CFM which permeability does not substantially increase by more than a factor of about 2 when the fabric is subjected to biaxial stresses in the range of up to about 100 pounds force may be particularly preferred. Fabrics which exhibit such characteristics which are formed by means of fluid jet weaving may be most preferred, although as noted previously, weaving on jacquard and/or dobby looms also permits seam production without the need for any further labor-intensive sewing or welding operations.
In the event that a coating is utilized on one or more material panels, neoprene, silicone urethanes or disperse polyamides may be preferred. Coatings such as dispersed polyamides having dry add on weights of about 0.6 ounces per square yard or less and more preferably about 0.4 ounces per square yard or less and most preferably about 0.3 per square yard or less may be particularly preferred so as to minimize fabric weight and enhance foldability. It is, of course, to be understood that aside from the use of coatings, different characteristics in various panels may also be achieved through the use of fabrics incorporating differing weave densities and/or finishing treatments such as calendaring as may be known to those in the skill of the art.
While the airbag cushions according to the present invention have been illustrated and described herein, it is to be understood that such cushions may also include additional components such as shape defining tethers, gas vents, and the like as may be known to those in the skill of the art.
Generally, an airbag module manufacturer or automobile manufacturer will specify what dimensions and performance characteristics are needed for a specific model and make of car. Thus, airbag inflation airspace volume, front panel protection area (particularly for passenger-side airbag cushions), and sufficient overall protection for a passenger are such required specifications. In comparison with commercially available airbag cushions, the inventive airbag cushions which meet the same specifications (and actually exceed the overall passenger protection characteristics versus the prior art cushions) but require less fabric, less seam length for sewing operations, and/or the like thus cost appreciably less than those competitive cushions.
Clearly, the inventive bags, which may possess, the same or less available inflation airspace volume and front fabric panel area as the comparative prior art commercially available cushions (bags), require much less in the way of total fabric utilization, which thus correlates into overall much lower effective fabric usage factors. Furthermore, as noted above, these inventive bags (cushions) either performed as well as or outperformed their commercially available, more expensive, counterparts.
While specific embodiments of the invention have been illustrated and described, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited thereto, since modifications may certainly be made and other embodiments of the principals of this invention will no doubt occur to those skilled in the art. Therefore, it is contemplated by the appended claims to cover any such modifications and other embodiments as incorporate the features of this invention in the true spirit and scope of the claims hereto.
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|U.S. Classification
|280/729, 280/739, 280/743.2
|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
|Sep 14, 2001
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No. 14 Notre Dame Fighting Irish at No. 17 Michigan Wolverines
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Why? Why wouldn't this blood come off of my hands? Why did it have to be Neal's blood? What was going on? I couldn't answer any of those questions and yet colleagues of Peter were asking me near the same thing. I just…I didn't have any answers. Someone asked something, probably another one of those why questions and I just couldn't take it anymore. My hands slapped down onto my thighs and I threw myself onto my feet with a puff of air.
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"Come on Mrs. Burke, let's take a break." She directed me to the kitchen where I half melted against the counter, hands finding my face and blocking out the light as well as the other agents.
"Thank you." It is barely a whisper but I had to tell her, had to let her know I wasn't completely inhuman right now.
"You're welcome. I know it is a lot to take in, it's stressful and you're worried enough as it is. Let's just take a moment, would you like some tea?" I didn't voice an answer but apparently I nodded because she started a kettle. "Alright." She handed me a mug and both of us sat down. "How about we try this differently? Tell me what you know."
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Linda Mead of the National Park Service said several communities had already passed resolutions in support of the national heritage area and that residents had offered their ideas on how to present the story of New Jersey's role in the Revolution.
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Mead said the Congress could possibly introduce legislation for a heritage area next spring.
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Henderson said a National Heritage Area would help the public to see the Revolutionary War in a larger context.
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