Sandwiched tubular airbags

• US 20070252367A1
• Filed: 05/29/2007
• Published: 11/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hunan University State Key Laboratory Of Advanced Design and Manufacture For Vehicle Body
• Original Assignee: Hunan University State Key Laboratory Of Advanced Design and Manufacture For Vehicle Body
• Inventors: Zhong, Zhihua, He, Wen
• Granted Patent: US 7,448,644 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 280/729
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2021/23107 the bag being integrated in a multi-bag system
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/231 characterised by their shape, construction or spatial configuration

Abstract

Sandwiched tubular safety airbags are disclosed. An example sandwiched tubular safety airbag comprises an air tube truss (2) formed by a bending hollow air tube (21), a lower air cushion (4) and an upper air cushion (1). The lower air cushion (4) is provided at the bottom of the air tube truss (2), and the upper air cushion (1) is provided on top of the air tube truss (2). An inlet opening (5) is provided on the bottom surface of the lower air cushion (4). The end openings of the hollow air tube (21) of the air tube truss (2) are charging openings (3) of the air tube truss (2). Charging holes (11) are provided at joints of the lower air cushion (4) with the charging openings (3) of the air tube truss (2). The top of the air tube truss (2) is provided with one or more discharging holes (6) communicating with the upper air cushion (1).

Claims

1. A sandwiched tubular safety airbag, comprising an air tube truss including at least one bending hollow air tube, a lower air cushion and an upper air cushion, wherein the lower air cushion is provided at the bottom of the air tube truss, the upper air cushion is provided on top of the air tube truss, the lower air cushion communicates with the air tube truss and the air tube truss communicates with the upper air cushion, such that a gas successively enters from the lower air cushion into the air tube truss and the upper air cushion.

2. The sandwiched tubular safety airbag according to claim 1, wherein seaming connections are applied between the upper air cushion and the air tube truss, and between the lower air cushion and the air tube truss.

3. The sandwiched tubular safety airbag according to claim 1, wherein an upper fixing disc is provided between the air tube truss and the upper air cushion, and a lower fixing disc is provided between the air tube truss and the lower air cushion.

4. The sandwiched tubular safety airbag according to claim 3, wherein seaming connections are applied between the air tube truss and the upper fixing disc, between the air tube truss and the lower fixing disc, between the upper fixing disc and the upper air cushion, and between the lower fixing disc and the lower air cushion.

5. The sandwiched tubular safety airbag according to claim 1, wherein the hollow air tube comprises two or more hollow air tubes.

6. The sandwiched tubular safety airbag according to claim 5, wherein the air tube truss is arranged in at least one of a circular shape, an oval shape, a rectangular shape, an arc shape, or a polygonal shape.

7. The sandwiched tubular safety airbag according to claim 6, wherein the upper air cushion and the lower cushion are in at least one of circular shapes, oval shapes, rectangular shapes, arc shapes or polygonal shapes.

8. The sandwiched tubular safety airbag according to claim 7, wherein at least one of:

(a) at least one of the upper air cushion and the lower air cushion is provided with a pulling belt, or (b) the air tube truss is provided with a tube pulling belt.

9. The sandwiched tubular safety airbag according to claim 1, wherein an inlet opening is provided on a bottom surface of the lower air cushion.

10. The sandwiched tubular safety airbag according to claim 1, wherein end openings of the hollow air tube of the air tube truss comprise charging openings for the air tube truss, charging holes are provided at joints between the lower air cushion and the charging openings of the air tube truss.

11. The sandwiched tubular safety airbag according to claim 1, wherein a top of the air tube truss is provided with one or more discharging holes communicating with the upper air cushion.

12. The sandwiched tubular safety airbag according to claim 10, wherein the charging openings of the air tube truss are arranged on a circumference of the lower air cushion.