Safety arrangement

Details Safety arrangement Safety arrangement

2007-08-01

2008-08-26

To, Toan C (Department: 3616)

Motor vehicles

With means for promoting safety of vehicle, its occupant or...

Responsive to engagement of portion of perimeter of vehicle...

C293S129000, C293S132000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07416043

ABSTRACT:
A safety arrangement for use in a motor vehicle comprises at least one plastically-deformable element, defining an interior chamber, which will deform only when subjected to at least a first predetermined force. A source of gas is connected to inject gas into the chamber and a signal generator is provided to generate a signal representative of crash severity which is to be applied to the element during a crash situation or in an anticipated crash situation. The signal generator is connected to a control unit so as to provide the control unit with the signal. The control unit is connected to the source of gas in order to control the source of gas and to inject gas into the interior chamber of the deformable element so as to increase the gas pressure in the chamber when the crash severity signal is substantially in excess of a predetermined threshold. The arrangement provides a structure whose energy absorption characteristics can be varied according to the severity of a crash situation.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2135749 (1938-11-01), Gullo
patent: 3146014 (1964-08-01), Kroell
patent: 3495474 (1970-02-01), Nishimura et al.
patent: 3792874 (1974-02-01), Ayres et al.
patent: 3862669 (1975-01-01), Lindbert et al.
patent: 3922002 (1975-11-01), Lindbert et al.
patent: 4050537 (1977-09-01), Bez
patent: 4272114 (1981-06-01), Hirano et al.
patent: 4346914 (1982-08-01), Livers et al.
patent: 4518183 (1985-05-01), Lee
patent: 5845937 (1998-12-01), Smith
patent: 6113178 (2000-09-01), Faigle
patent: 6189941 (2001-02-01), Nohr
patent: 6334639 (2002-01-01), Vives et al.
patent: 6561301 (2003-05-01), Hattori et al.
patent: 6834898 (2004-12-01), Wang et al.
patent: 7137472 (2006-11-01), Aoki
patent: 7204336 (2007-04-01), Arlon et al.
patent: 7232002 (2007-06-01), Taya et al.
patent: 7246677 (2007-07-01), Fredriksson et al.
patent: 2003/0020289 (2003-01-01), Dohrmann et al.
patent: 2007/0114772 (2007-05-01), Evans
patent: 0 788 930 (1997-08-01), None
patent: 0 949 092 (1999-10-01), None
patent: 1 400 436 (2004-03-01), None
patent: WO 01/85527 (2001-11-01), None

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Safety arrangement does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Safety arrangement, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Safety arrangement will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3994948