Valve device for a medium and airbag for a motor vehicle

• US 8,864,169 B2
• Filed: 01/27/2011
• Issued: 10/21/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/13/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Daimler AG (Mercedes-Benz Group AG)
• Original Assignee: Daimler AG (Mercedes-Benz Group AG)
• Inventors: Bogenrieder, Ralf, Burczyk, Christian, Hirth, Andreas, Quarg, Lutz, Reiter, Friedrich, Stegmaier, Thomas
• Primary Examiner(s): Dickson, Paul N
• Assistant Examiner(s): Coker, Robert A
• Application Number:
  US13/578,492
• Publication Number:
  US 20130049337A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,363 Days
• Field of Search: 280/739, 280/740, 280/742, 280/743.1
• US Class Current: 280/739
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2021/23509 Fabric
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2021/2395 comprising means to control the venting
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/235 characterised by their material
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/239 characterised by their venting means

Abstract

A valve device for a gaseous medium of an airbag is provided. The valve device includes a textile layer, in particular a woven fabric, which is permeable with respect to the medium at least in certain regions. The valve device also includes at least one film covering the textile layer in at least one region and which forms at least one passage region of the valve device, which is at least substantially closed in a closed position of the valve device and open at least in certain regions in an at least temporary passage position of the valve device.

Claims

1. A valve device for a gaseous medium of an airbag, the valve device comprising:

a woven fabric textile layer, at least certain regions of which are permeable with respect to the medium; and

at least one film that covers the textile layer in at least one region and which forms at least one passage region of the valve device, the at least one passage region is configured so that it is at least substantially closed in a closed position of the valve device and open at least in certain regions in a temporary passage position of the valve device,

wherein the at least one passage region is configured as at least one through-opening of the film,

wherein the at least one through-opening of the film is a perforation, and

wherein the perforation has, at least in certain regions, a projection pointing away from the textile layer in an edge region of the through-opening.

2. The valve device according to claim 1, wherein the film is bonded or sewn to the textile layer via spaced connecting regions.

3. The valve device according to claim 1, wherein the projection is continuous in a circumferential direction of the at least one through-opening at least in certain regions and is at least substantially tubular.

4. The valve device according to claim 3, wherein the projection has a tapering region.

5. An airbag for a motor vehicle, comprising:

an airbag; and

a valve device for the airbag, the valve device comprising

a woven fabric textile layer, at least certain regions of which are permeable with respect to the medium; and

at least one film that covers the textile layer in at least one region and which forms at least one passage region of the valve device, the at least one passage region is configured so that it is at least substantially closed in a closed position of the valve device and open at least in certain regions in a temporary passage position of the valve device,

wherein the at least one passage region is configured as at least one through-opening of the film,

wherein the at least one through-opening of the film is a perforation, and

wherein the perforation has, at least in certain regions, a projection pointing away from the textile layer in an edge region of the through-opening.

6. The airbag according to claim 5, wherein the film is bonded or sewn to the textile layer via spaced connecting regions.

7. The airbag according to claim 5, wherein the projection is continuous in a circumferential direction of the at least one through-opening at least in certain regions and is at least substantially tubular.

8. The airbag according to claim 7, wherein the projection has a tapering region.