Vehicle occupant support
DC CAFCFirst Claim
1. A child seat for use in a vehicle comprising:
- a first airbag configured to protect an occupant during side impact to the vehicle, prefilled with air supplemented with a porous filling material within, and having a plurality of vents, configured to evacuate said air at a controlled rate upon impact during side impact to the vehicle;
wherein said first airbag pre-filled with air and with said porous filling material within is enabled to cushion the passenger ahead of impact;
wherein the seat is configured to be removably attached to the vehicle;
wherein the seat is configured to support a child;
wherein the seat is configured to provide lateral support to the child;
and wherein said supplementary porous filling material within and plurality of vents enable adjustment of compression characteristics during impact of said first airbag to protect the occupant under side impact conditions to the vehicle.
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Abstract
An arrangement in passenger vehicles, that diverts the impact energy in lateral or side impacts away from the passengers to the remaining mass of the vehicle thereby protecting the passengers, and in the same arrangement provides utilitarian access to the vehicle, such utilitarian access making it possible to both install multi-element contoured surround seats for passengers and the driver, and also a safety device for head-on collision protection that obviates the need for conventional seat belts and front impact airbags. An indo-skeletal structural arrangement proposed for the vehicle, provides further benefits by targeting the strength of the vehicle to protect passengers while minimizing other massive elements in the vehicle. Side impact protection for the head and neck are proposed with airbags and aircushions.
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20 Claims
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1. A child seat for use in a vehicle comprising:
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a first airbag configured to protect an occupant during side impact to the vehicle, prefilled with air supplemented with a porous filling material within, and having a plurality of vents, configured to evacuate said air at a controlled rate upon impact during side impact to the vehicle; wherein said first airbag pre-filled with air and with said porous filling material within is enabled to cushion the passenger ahead of impact; wherein the seat is configured to be removably attached to the vehicle; wherein the seat is configured to support a child; wherein the seat is configured to provide lateral support to the child; and wherein said supplementary porous filling material within and plurality of vents enable adjustment of compression characteristics during impact of said first airbag to protect the occupant under side impact conditions to the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An airbag for use in a child seat in a vehicle:
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wherein the seat is configured to be removably attached to the vehicle; wherein the seat comprises first and second sides; wherein the seat comprises a shell, configured to partially surround the occupant and comprising sides configured to provide lateral support; wherein the seat comprises a left support element and a right support element contiguous with a bottom support element and a back support element to cradle a lower body of the occupant with support; and wherein said airbag is prefilled with air supplemented with a porous filling material within, and further comprising; a plurality of vents configured to evacuate said air at a controlled rate upon the force of impact of an occupant'"'"'s head during impact to the vehicle; wherein said airbag pre-filled with air and with said porous filling material within is enabled to cushion the passenger ahead of impact to the vehicle; wherein said porous filling material and plurality of vents enable adjustment of compression characteristics of said airbag during impact to protect the occupant during impact to the vehicle; and wherein the airbag is located proximate the side of the occupant'"'"'s head. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A passive air cushion system comprising:
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a child seat configured to be removably attached to a vehicle, and configured to support a child; wherein the child seat includes first and second sides extending on either side of the head and neck of the child; a first air cushion attached to the first side and a second air cushion attached to the second side; wherein the first and second air cushions are each prefilled with air supplemented with a porous filling material within, and each include a plurality of vents configured to evacuate said air at a controlled rate upon the force of impact to an occupant'"'"'s head during side impact to the vehicle; wherein the first and second air cushions pre-filled with air and said porous filling material are enabled with said air and porous filling materials to cushion the passenger ahead of impact; and wherein the system is configured to protect a child'"'"'s head and neck under side impact conditions to the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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