Airbag safety system with inflation control
First Claim
1. An airbag safety system comprising:
- at least one air bag having inlets;
a gas generator for generating a gas with which said at least one airbag is to be filled;
an intermediate housing connected between said gas generator and said at least one airbag and having outflow openings communicating with said inlets of said at least one air bag;
wherein the gas is guided as a gas stream from said gas generator through said intermediate housing and said outflow openings into said at least one air bag;
a slide, positioned in said intermediate housing, for controlling flow of the gas generated by said gas generator into said outflow openings;
said slide displaceable relative to said outflow openings to thereby open and close different ones of said outflow openings depending on a position of said slide;
an actuating member, mounted in said intermediate housing such that the entire gas stream generated by said gas generator is guided through said actuating member before reaching said outflow openings to thereby generate a dynamic gas pressure acting as a displacement force on said slide;
controllably releasable securing elements for securing said slide at said intermediate housing in a rest position in which a cross-sectional area of at least one of said outflow openings is unobstructed by said slide.
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Abstract
An airbag safety system has at least one airbag with inlets and a gas generator for generating a gas with which the at least one airbag is to be filled. An intermediate housing is connected between the gas generator and the at least one airbag. The gas is guided as a gas stream from the gas generator to the at least one airbag through the intermediate housing. The intermediate housing has outflow openings communicating with the inlets of the at least one airbag. A slide, positioned in the intermediate housing, is provided for controlling flow of the gas generated by the gas generator into the at least one airbag. The slide is displaceable relative to the inlets of the at least one airbag. An actuating member, mounted in the intermediate housing and positioned in the gas stream, is provided for generating a gas pressure force for displacing the slide. Controllably releasable securing elements for securing the slide at the intermediate housing in a rest position are provided. In the rest position, the cross-sectional area of the at least one outflow opening is unobstructed by the slide.
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18 Claims
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1. An airbag safety system comprising:
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at least one air bag having inlets; a gas generator for generating a gas with which said at least one airbag is to be filled; an intermediate housing connected between said gas generator and said at least one airbag and having outflow openings communicating with said inlets of said at least one air bag; wherein the gas is guided as a gas stream from said gas generator through said intermediate housing and said outflow openings into said at least one air bag; a slide, positioned in said intermediate housing, for controlling flow of the gas generated by said gas generator into said outflow openings; said slide displaceable relative to said outflow openings to thereby open and close different ones of said outflow openings depending on a position of said slide; an actuating member, mounted in said intermediate housing such that the entire gas stream generated by said gas generator is guided through said actuating member before reaching said outflow openings to thereby generate a dynamic gas pressure acting as a displacement force on said slide; controllably releasable securing elements for securing said slide at said intermediate housing in a rest position in which a cross-sectional area of at least one of said outflow openings is unobstructed by said slide. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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