发明名称 |
Driver airbag with improved head and neck injury prevention |
摘要 |
An airbag assembly includes a steering wheel, an airbag housing mounted to a hub of the steering wheel, and an airbag stored in the housing. The airbag includes a rim-facing panel, a driver-facing panel, an upper tether extending between the housing and a first location on the driver-facing panel opposite from the hub, and a lower tether extending between the housing and a second location below the first location. The tethers shape the airbag to have a thicker head contact portion adjacent to the upper rim of the steering wheel and a thinner chest contact portion adjacent to the lower rim of the steering wheel. The shape provides more balanced occupant protection in a frontal crash event, because the thicker head contact portion reduces the driver's head acceleration and neck injury. |
申请公布号 |
GB2498439(B) |
申请公布日期 |
2016.07.06 |
申请号 |
GB20120023267 |
申请日期 |
2012.12.21 |
申请人 |
Ford Global Technologies, LLC |
发明人 |
Tzu-Chen Weng;Kirk David Arthurs;John Vincent Fazio;Chunhui Lee;Djamal Eddine Midoun |
分类号 |
B60R21/2338;B60R21/203;B60R21/231 |
主分类号 |
B60R21/2338 |
代理机构 |
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