JP7083958B2 - 膝用エアバッグアセンブリ - Google Patents
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本出願は、2018年8月27日出願の米国特許出願第16/114,026号、発明の名称「KNEE AIRBAG ASSEMBLIES」に対する優先権を主張するものであり、その全体が参照により本明細書に組み込まれる。
本開示は、概して、車両乗員に対する保護システムの分野に関する。より具体的には、本開示は、可撓性ハウジングを有し、衝突事象に応じて展開するように構成された膨張可能な膝エアバッグアセンブリなどのエアバッグアセンブリに関する。
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- エアバッグアセンブリ(100、1000)であって、
可撓性ハウジング(110、1010)と、
圧縮構成において前記可撓性ハウジング(110、1010)内に配設された膨張可能なエアバッグクッション(150、1050)と、
前記膨張可能なエアバッグクッション(150、1050)に膨張ガスを供給するためのインフレータ(120、1020)であって、前記可撓性ハウジング(110、1010)内に少なくとも部分的に配設されている、インフレータ(120、1020)と、
前記可撓性ハウジング(110、1010)に結合された装着板(130、1030)であって、前記エアバッグアセンブリ(100、1000)を車両の反応面(14)に結合させるための取り付け点を備えることを特徴とする、装着板(130、1030)と、
複数のタブ(140、1040)であって、各タブ(140、1040)の第1の端部(142、1042)が、前記エアバッグクッション(150、1050)に結合し、各タブ(140、1040)の第2の端部(143、1043)が、前記装着板(130、1030)の開口部(138、1038)を通って延在する、複数のタブ(140、1040)と、を備える、エアバッグアセンブリ(100、1000)。 - 前記取り付け点が、前記車両の前記反応面(14)から突出している取り付けスタッド(1070、1080)を受容するための開口部(1072、1084)を備える、請求項1に記載のエアバッグアセンブリ(1000)。
- 前記取り付け点が、前記エアバッグアセンブリ(100、1000)を前記車両の前記反応面(14)に結合させるために、前記装着板(130、1030)から突出している取り付けスタッド(134、1034)を備える、請求項1に記載のエアバッグアセンブリ(100、1000)。
- 前記取り付け点が、前記車両の前記反応面(14)から突出している取り付けスタッド(1070、1080)を受容するための開口部(1072、1084)、又は前記エアバッグアセンブリ(100、1000)を前記車両の前記反応面(14)に結合させるために前記装着板(130、1030)から突出している取り付けスタッド(134、1034)のうちの1つを備える、請求項1に記載のエアバッグアセンブリ(100、1000)。
- 前記装着板(130、1030)が、前記インフレータ(120、1020)の装着スタッド(123、1023)を通過する開口部(136、1036)を備える取り付け点を備え、前記インフレータ(120、1020)の前記装着スタッド(123、1023)が、前記装着板(130、1030)の前記開口部(136、1036)を通って延在するように、かつ前記エアバッグアセンブリ(100、1000)を前記反応面(14)に結合するように構成されている、請求項1に記載のエアバッグアセンブリ(100、1000)。
- 前記インフレータ(120、1020)が、2つのスタッド(123、1023)を備え、各スタッド(123、1023)が、前記エアバッグアセンブリ(100、1000)を前記反応面(14)に結合させるために、前記装着板(130、1030)内の開口部(136、1036)を通って、かつ前記可撓性ハウジング(110、1010)を通って延在するように構成されている、請求項5に記載のエアバッグアセンブリ(100、1000)。
- 前記装着板(130、1030)の寸法が、前記圧縮構成における前記エアバッグクッション(150、1050)の対応する寸法よりも大きく、少なくとも1つの取り付け点が、前記圧縮構成における前記エアバッグクッション(150、1050)の側方にある前記装着板(130、1030)の一部分に配設されている、請求項1に記載のエアバッグアセンブリ(100、1000)。
- 各タブ(140、1040)の前記第2の端部(143、1043)が、
前記装着板(130、1030)の開口部(138、1038)を通って延在し、前記装着板(130、1030)と前記ハウジング(110、1010)の一部分との間に配設されること、及び
前記装着板(130、1030)の開口部(138、1038)及び前記ハウジング(110、1010)の開口部(116、1016)を通って延在し、前記ハウジング(110、1010)と前記反応面(14)との間に配設されること、のうちの1つを行うように構成されている、請求項1に記載のエアバッグアセンブリ(100、1000)。 - 前記装着板(130、1030)が、前記可撓性ハウジング(110、1010)内に配設されている、請求項1に記載のエアバッグアセンブリ(100、1000)。
- 前記装着板(130、1030)が、少なくとも3つの取り付け点を備える、請求項1に記載のエアバッグアセンブリ(100、1000)。
- 前記少なくとも3つの取り付け点が、スタッド(123、1023)を各々受容するように、前記装着板(130、1030)内に少なくとも2つの開口部(136、1036)を備える、請求項10に記載のエアバッグアセンブリ(100、1000)。
- 前記装着板(130、1030)内の前記少なくとも2つの開口部(136、1036)が、前記反応面(14)に結合されたスタッド(123、1023)を各々受容する、請求項11に記載のエアバッグアセンブリ(100、1000)。
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