STRUCTURE MOUNTED AIRBAG ASSEMBLIES AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
First Claim
1. An airbag system for use with an aircraft seat, the airbag system comprising:
- a housing having a cavity and an opening in communication with the cavity, wherein the housing is mounted forward of and offset to one side of the aircraft seat;
an airbag assembly positioned within the cavity, the airbag assembly having an airbag configured to deploy through the opening toward the aircraft seat to protect an occupant in the aircraft seat during a crash event;
an inflator operably coupled to the airbag; and
a door removably covering the opening, the door being configured to move away from the opening during airbag deployment.
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Abstract
Structure mounted airbag assemblies and associated systems and methods are described herein. An airbag system configured in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure can include, for example, a housing having a cavity and an opening in communication with the cavity, an airbag assembly within the cavity, and an inflator operably coupled to the airbag assembly. The airbag assembly can include an airbag configured to deploy through the opening of the housing during a crash event. The airbag system can further include a door removably positioned across the opening and configured to move away from the opening during airbag deployment. The housing can be affixed to an interior portion of an aircraft, forward of and offset from an aircraft seat.
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29 Claims
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1. An airbag system for use with an aircraft seat, the airbag system comprising:
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a housing having a cavity and an opening in communication with the cavity, wherein the housing is mounted forward of and offset to one side of the aircraft seat; an airbag assembly positioned within the cavity, the airbag assembly having an airbag configured to deploy through the opening toward the aircraft seat to protect an occupant in the aircraft seat during a crash event; an inflator operably coupled to the airbag; and a door removably covering the opening, the door being configured to move away from the opening during airbag deployment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An airbag system for a seat in an aircraft, the airbag system comprising:
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an airbag assembly having an airbag and a mounting structure, wherein the mounting structure is configured to attach to a non-movable portion of the aircraft spaced forward of and laterally offset from the seat, and wherein the airbag is configured to deploy at an angle relative to the seat to protect an occupant seated in the seat; an electronics module assembly having a crash sensor operably coupled to the inflator to initiate airbag deployment. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An airbag assembly for use with a seat mounted to a floor of an aircraft, the airbag assembly comprising:
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an airbag; a cover over the airbag, wherein the cover is configured to release the airbag upon airbag inflation; an inflator operably coupled to the airbag via a gas delivery hose; a housing mounted to the floor of the aircraft forward of and laterally offset from the seat, wherein the airbag is configured to project toward the seat at an angle relative to the seat to protect an occupant seated in the seat; and means for mounting the airbag in the cover to the housing.
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23. A method of deploying an airbag toward a seat in a an aircraft, the method comprising:
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detecting a crash event of the aircraft; inflating the airbag in response to the detected crash event, the airbag being stored within a portion o f a housing and generally aligned with an opening in the housing, wherein the portion of the housing in which the airbag is stored is forward of and laterally offset from the aircraft seat, and wherein, upon inflation, the airbag projects toward the seat at an angle relative to the aircraft seat; and releasing the airbag from the housing via the opening. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 27, 28, 29)
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26. (canceled)
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