发明名称 AIRBAG SYSTEMS WITH PASSIVE VENTING CONTROL
摘要 Airbag assemblies and vents are disclosed. An airbag assembly includes an airbag cushion and a vent assembly including a vent, one or more sheer tethers, and a peel tether. The sheer tether(s) are configured to be drawn to a taut state by expansion of the airbag cushion to configure the vent in a first venting state. The sheer tether(s) are releasably coupled to the peel tether. The releasable coupling is configured to maintain the sheer tether(s) releasably coupled to the peel tether. The peel tether is configured to transition from a slack state to a taut state as the airbag cushion continues to expand. The peel tether drawn taut produces a peel force transverse to the sheer force. The peel force causes the releasable coupling to release and the peel tether to uncouple from the sheer tether(s), to transition the vent to a second state.
申请公布号 US2017088087(A1) 申请公布日期 2017.03.30
申请号 US201514871248 申请日期 2015.09.30
申请人 AUTOLIV ASP, INC. 发明人 Williams Jeffrey Daniel
分类号 B60R21/239;B60R21/2338 主分类号 B60R21/239
代理机构 代理人
主权项 1. An airbag assembly comprising: an airbag cushion comprising one or more panels that define an inflatable chamber into which inflation gas can be received to inflate the airbag cushion; a first vent in a first panel of the one or more panels of the airbag cushion, the first vent comprising a first aperture defined through the first panel; a sheer tether coupled to the first vent, the sheer tether to be drawn taut by expansion of the airbag cushion during inflation to configure the first vent in a first venting state; a peel tether releasably coupled to the sheer tether, the peel tether to be drawn taut as the airbag cushion continues to expand after the sheer tether is drawn taut; a releasable coupling to releasably couple the peel tether to the sheer tether, the releasable coupling configured to resist a sheer force transverse to the first panel to maintain the sheer tether drawn taut, the sheer force produced by expansion of the airbag drawing the sheer tether taut, the releasable coupling further configured to release in response to a peel force transverse to the sheer force, the peel force produced by expansion of the airbag drawing the peel tether taut, wherein the release of the releasable coupling causes the sheer tether to transition to slacken and the first vent to transition from the first venting state to a second state.
地址 Ogden UT US