Land vehicles – Wheeled – Attachment
Reexamination Certificate
2011-06-07
2011-06-07
Ilan, Ruth (Department: 3616)
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Attachment
C280S730200
Reexamination Certificate
active
07954849
ABSTRACT:
Apparatus (10) for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle (12) that has a side structure (16) and a roof (18) comprises an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14). The inflatable device (14) is inflatable away from the vehicle roof (18) into a position between the side structure (16) of the vehicle (12) and a vehicle occupant (74). The inflatable device (14) includes overlying panels (40and42) that are interconnected along at least a portion of a perimeter (48) of the inflatable device to define an inflatable volume of the inflatable device. The inflatable device (14) when inflated has a predetermined thickness measured between overlying points on the overlying panels (40and42) at a location where the head of an occupant may contact the inflatable device. An inflation fluid source (24) provides inflation fluid to the inflatable device (14) for inflating the inflatable device. The inflation fluid in the inflatable device (14) is pressurized to a predetermined pressure when the inflatable device is inflated. The predetermined pressure is determined as a function of the predetermined thickness of the inflatable device (14).
REFERENCES:
patent: 5094475 (1992-03-01), Olsson et al.
patent: 5480181 (1996-01-01), Bark et al.
patent: 5662354 (1997-09-01), Ellerbrok
patent: 5775726 (1998-07-01), Timothy et al.
patent: 5788270 (1998-08-01), Haland et al.
patent: 6022044 (2000-02-01), Cherry
patent: 6123360 (2000-09-01), Amin et al.
patent: 6129377 (2000-10-01), Okumura et al.
patent: 6260878 (2001-07-01), Tanase
patent: 6264234 (2001-07-01), Hill et al.
patent: 6318753 (2001-11-01), Valkenburg
patent: 6367836 (2002-04-01), Tanase et al.
Bohman et al, “Reduction of Head Rotational Motions in Side Impacts Due to the Inflatable Curtain A way to Bring Down the Risk of Diffuse Brain Injury”, Paper No. 98-S8-0-07, 16thESV Conference, Jun. 1-4, 1998 Windsor Canada.
Dshpande et al “Development of MADYMO Modles of Passenger Vehicles for Simulating Side Impact Crashes” SAE Technical Paper Series 199-01-2885.
Ohlund et al “The Inflatable Curtain (iC)-A New Heas Protection System in Side Impacts”, Paper No. 98-S8-W 29 (1998).
Ray et al. Evaluating Human Risk in Side Impact Collisions with Roadside Objects TRB 79thAnnual Meeting Jan. 9-13, 2000, Washington DC Paper No. 00-0520.
Altamore Paul F.
Bayley Gregory S.
Campbell Douglas P.
Nayef Ayad G.
Ilan Ruth
Tarolli, Sundheim Covell & Tummino LLP
TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc.
LandOfFree
Inflatable curtain does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Inflatable curtain, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Inflatable curtain will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-2701931