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Air bag system
Assignee: Nissan Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1990-05-23
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Granted: 1991-11-26
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Expires: 2010-05-23
Abstract
Abstract An air bag system for an automotive vehicle includes gas generator means for generating a pressurized gas for expanding an air bag for restricting movement of a passenger and thus for preventing the passenger from colliding onto the vehicular interior facility and/or a windshield. The gas generator means comprises a low pressure gas generator and a high pressure gas generator having mutually different gas generation capacity. Upon collision, the low pressure gas generator is triggered to fire at earlier timing than that of the high pressure gas generator for reducing impact exerted on the passenger at the initial stage of air bag actuation.
Inventors
- 👤 Hirokazu Hirabayashi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 21:04
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R21/00; B60R21/01; B60R21/017
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
A stepped pressurized air bag system for an automotive vehicle comprising: means for detecting and outputting a signal in response to a collision of said vehicle; an air bag located with said automotive vehicle so as to restrain a passenger when pressurized; a first gas generator for expanding said air bag to a first pressure level in response to said signal; means for delaying said collision detection signal for a predetermined time interval; a second gas generator for further expanding said air bag to a second pressure higher than said first level, said first and second pressure levels and said time interval being so selected as to satisfy a required level of restricting the passenger's movement while keeping an impact force of said air bag against the passenger caused by its being pressurized by said first and second gas generators within a required limit.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
144 words
A stepped pressurized air bag system for an automotive vehicle comprising: means for detecting and outputting a signal in response to a collision of said vehicle; an air bag located with said automotive vehicle so as to restrain a passenger when pressurized; a first gas generator for expanding said air bag to a first pressure level in response to said signal; means for delaying said collision detection signal for a predetermined time interval; a second gas generator for further expanding said air bag to a second pressure higher than said first level, said first and second pressure levels and said time interval being so selected as to satisfy a required level of restricting the passenger's movement while keeping an impact force of said air bag against the passenger caused by its being pressurized by said first and second gas generators within a required limit.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
An air bag system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said delay means comprises an ON-delay timer for providing delay time corresponding to a preset time constant.
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