Land vehicles – Wheeled – Attachment
Utility Patent
1998-08-12
2001-01-02
Johnson, Brian L. (Department: 3618)
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Attachment
Utility Patent
active
06168190
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an apparatus for restraining an occupant of a truck seat upon the occurrence of a crash.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Crash forces may urge an occupant of a truck seat to move in a rearward direction relative to the seat. This may cause the occupant's head to move toward and against the rear wall of the truck cab.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In accordance with the present invention, an apparatus comprises a truck cab, a seat for an occupant of the truck cab, and an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device. The seat includes a seat back with an upper end adjacent to the rear wall of the truck cab. The protection device is inflatable to a deployed condition adjoining the rear wall of the truck cab above the upper end of the seat back. When the protection device is in the deployed condition, it transmits crash forces from the occupant's head to the rear wall of the truck cab upon engagement of the occupant's head with the protection device. In this manner, the protection device and the rear wall of the truck cab together provide crash reaction forces that restrain movement of the occupant's head toward the rear wall of the truck cab.
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Bauer Barney J.
Bowers Paul A.
Johnson Brian L.
Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell, Tummino & Szabo L.L.P
TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc.
Winner Tony
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