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WO2002074588A1
WO2002074588A1 PCT/US2001/045411 US0145411W WO02074588A1 WO 2002074588 A1 WO2002074588 A1 WO 2002074588A1 US 0145411 W US0145411 W US 0145411W WO 02074588 A1 WO02074588 A1 WO 02074588A1
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Martin Specht
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Breed Automotive Technology, Inc.
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
    • B60R21/02—Occupant safety arrangements or fittings, e.g. crash pads
    • B60R21/16—Inflatable occupant restraints or confinements designed to inflate upon impact or impending impact, e.g. air bags
    • B60R21/26—Inflatable occupant restraints or confinements designed to inflate upon impact or impending impact, e.g. air bags characterised by the inflation fluid source or means to control inflation fluid flow
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
    • B60R21/02—Occupant safety arrangements or fittings, e.g. crash pads
    • B60R21/16—Inflatable occupant restraints or confinements designed to inflate upon impact or impending impact, e.g. air bags
    • B60R21/26—Inflatable occupant restraints or confinements designed to inflate upon impact or impending impact, e.g. air bags characterised by the inflation fluid source or means to control inflation fluid flow
    • B60R21/261—Inflatable occupant restraints or confinements designed to inflate upon impact or impending impact, e.g. air bags characterised by the inflation fluid source or means to control inflation fluid flow with means other than bag structure to diffuse or guide inflation fluid
    • B60R2021/2612—Gas guiding means, e.g. ducts

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  • the present invention relates to a device for inflating an airbag.
  • DE 197 38 741 teaches a device for inflating an airbag which provides side crash protection in a motor vehicle. To this effect an elongated inflation tube is arranged in the airbag. Inflation gas is directed into the inside of the airbag via the inflation tube.
  • FIG. 1 shows a prior art inflator taught in US 6 247 725 that can be used for inflating an airbag with compressed gas from a vessel.
  • a gas pressure container 100 includes an inflation head 104 that is contiguous to an outlet opening 103. The outlet opening is closed by a sealing element 115 that can be metal foil. The sealing element 115 is attached to a supporting disc 118 that is located in the outlet opening 103. The supporting disc 118 is in turn supported by a centrally arranged locking element 121 at an abutment 122 against the opening forces exerted upon said sealing element 115 by the gas pressure inside the container 100.
  • An opening device is fitted with a triggering mechanism 130 which, when actuated, displaces locking element 121 and the sealing element 115, thereby opening the container outlet 103 and inflating an airbag.
  • the locking element 121 can be moved out of the locking position by a laterally acting force that is produced by a piston 131 of the triggering mechanism 130, to open the gas outlet opening 103.
  • a throttling member 149 be provided in the gas pressure container 100 in the direction of gas exhaust upstream from the outlet opening 103, with a pressure chamber 146 between said throttling 149 and the outlet opening 103 in the bottleneck.
  • the load on the supporting disc 118 produced by the compressed gas is conveyed via the centrally located locking element 121 into the abutment 122 that is rigid with the vessel containing compressed gas.
  • the device components have exact dimensions in order to avoid deviations from the force transmission in the longitudinal axis of the locking element.
  • a device for inflating an airbag comprising a gas container in which an inflation gas is held in readiness under high pressure, an inflation tube that extends into the airbag, a gas release nozzle that is connected a gas tight manner at its one end to the gas container and a gas tight manner at its other end to the inflation tube, a gas tight sealing device which during normal operation outwardly seals the compressed gas container and which is opened to allow gas to enter the inflation tube, and a throttle device which throttles the inflation gas flow into the inflation tube and which is located in the flow direction of the inflation gas behind the sealing device in the gas release nozzle.
  • Fig. 1 is a prior art airbag inflator.
  • Fig. 2 is a sectional view of a first embodiment of a device for inflating an airbag according to the present invention during normal operation.
  • Fig. 3 shows the embodiment of Fig. 2 during the removal of the sealing device from the opening.
  • Fig. 4 shows the embodiment of Fig. 2 during the flow of the inflation gas into the inflation tube with retained part of the sealing device.
  • Fig. 5 shows a further embodiment of a device for inflating an airbag according to the present invention during normal operation.
  • Fig. 6 shows the embodiment of Fig. 5 with the released sealing device and the introduction of the compressed gas into the inflation tube.
  • a device for inflating an airbag according to the present invention shown in the drawings comprise a gas release nozzle 2 which at its one axial end, the lower end in the drawing, is connected to a compressed gas container 1 and at its other axial end, the upper end in the drawings, with an inflation tube 3, in each case in a gas tight manner, as is known for instance from DE 197 38 741.
  • the compressed gas container 1 which is not represented in detail in the drawing, can be formed as one piece with the gas release nozzle 2. It is also possible, however, that the compressed gas container 1 is connected to the gas release nozzle 2 via a gas tight weld seam.
  • an inflation gas in particular an inert gas, for instance helium, argon or a mixture thereof, is held in readiness under high pressure.
  • the inflation tube 3 is connected via a tube connection 14 with the upper axial end of the gas release nozzle 2 in a gas tight manner. This can be achieved by means of a weld seam between the inflation tube 3 and the upper end of the gas release nozzle 2 and/or a connection shell surrounding both components.
  • a sealing device 4 is foreseen.
  • the latter consists of a sealing plate 11 , which comprises a sealing foil 12 on its side turned towards the inside of the compressed gas container 1. This way an opening 5 , shown in Figs. 3, 4 and 6, is closed in a pressure-sealed and gas tight manner.
  • This sealing device 4 can be provided in the release nozzle 2 or at the upper end of the compressed gas container 1.
  • the sealing device 4 is held in its locking position at an inwardly projecting housing projection 18 and a support 13 in the normal operating position shown in Figs. 2 and 5.
  • the housing projection 18 and the support 13 form an abutment against the high pressure present in the compressed gas container 1 of the inflation gas, which can for instance measure approximately 600 bar.
  • Fig. 3 shows that to release the opening 5, the support 13 is removed from the support position shown in Figs. 2 and 5. This occurs by means of a release piston 9 which, in a radial direction to the axis 20 of the gas release nozzle, is moved with the help of an e.g. electrically ignited propellant 10 towards the support 13 and the latter is removed from its support position, as shown in Figs.
  • a throttle device comprising one or several throttle openings narrowing the cross section of the flow, is provided in the embodiment shown in Fig. 5, a separate throttle device is provided in the shape of a throttle plate 7. The latter is securely fastened to the axial end of the gas release nozzle 2 by means of the tube connection 14.
  • a catch piece 6 which, as shown in Fig. 4 catches detached parts, such as the support 13 and sealing plate 11 , during the opening of the sealing device 4, acts as a throttle device.
  • the catch piece 6 comprises one or several openings 19, which narrow the cross section of the flow of the inflation gas escaping from the compressed gas container 1 on its flow path into the inflation tube 3. This way the flow speed of the inflation gas into the inflation tube 3 is reduced, so that only reduced forces act upon the inflation tube 3 and in particular the connection 14 between the inflation tube 3 and the gas release nozzle 2.
  • the catch piece holds back gas generator parts that detach during the release of the sealing device. These parts are hereby prevented from getting into the inflation tube. It is also possible to arrange a separate throttle device, preferably in the shape of a throttle disc, in the gas release nozzle, in particular behind the catch piece.
  • a catch piece 6 is likewise foreseen.
  • two successive throttle effects on the escaping inflation gas are achieved.
  • the first throttle effect is ensured by the catch piece 6 and the second throttle effect is ensured by the throttle plate 7 with the at least one throttle opening 16.
  • the opening 5 is closed by the sealing device 4 in a pressure- sealed and gas tight manner.
  • the throttle device is located in the flow direction 17 of the inflation gas behind the sealing device 4. This positioning is shown in Fig. 2 and 5 above the sealing device 4.
  • the throttle device consists of the catch piece 6, as already mentioned.
  • a separate or further throttle device is provided in the shape of a throttle plate 7 with the at least one throttle opening 16 contained therein. The throttle device is thus positioned behind the sealing device 4 or opening 5 and in front of the tube end of the inflation tube 3 in the gas emission direction 17. This way a pre- adjustable gas amount flow, introduced into the inflation tube 3 for the inflation of the airbag per unit of time, is achieved.

Abstract

A device for inflating an airbag has a compressed gas container (1) in which an inflation gas is held in readiness under high pressure. An inflation tube projects into the airbag that is to be inflated. A gas release nozzle (2) is connected at one end with the compressed gas container and at its other end with the inflation tube (3). A gas tight sealing device (4) is released for the introduction of the inflation gas into the inflation tube. A throttle device (7) throttles the inflation gas flow into the inflation tube and is arranged in the flow direction of the inflation gas behind the sealing device in the gas release nozzle.

Description

DEVICE FOR INFLATING AN AIRBAG
The present invention relates to a device for inflating an airbag.
DE 197 38 741 teaches a device for inflating an airbag which provides side crash protection in a motor vehicle. To this effect an elongated inflation tube is arranged in the airbag. Inflation gas is directed into the inside of the airbag via the inflation tube.
It is known from the prior art, for example from US 6 247 725 that a piston can be used to release gas from a storage vessel. Fig. 1 shows a prior art inflator taught in US 6 247 725 that can be used for inflating an airbag with compressed gas from a vessel. A gas pressure container 100 includes an inflation head 104 that is contiguous to an outlet opening 103. The outlet opening is closed by a sealing element 115 that can be metal foil. The sealing element 115 is attached to a supporting disc 118 that is located in the outlet opening 103. The supporting disc 118 is in turn supported by a centrally arranged locking element 121 at an abutment 122 against the opening forces exerted upon said sealing element 115 by the gas pressure inside the container 100. An opening device is fitted with a triggering mechanism 130 which, when actuated, displaces locking element 121 and the sealing element 115, thereby opening the container outlet 103 and inflating an airbag. The locking element 121 can be moved out of the locking position by a laterally acting force that is produced by a piston 131 of the triggering mechanism 130, to open the gas outlet opening 103. It is suggested that to ensure that the pressure container will open and that an appropriate amount of gas will be released, a throttling member 149 be provided in the gas pressure container 100 in the direction of gas exhaust upstream from the outlet opening 103, with a pressure chamber 146 between said throttling 149 and the outlet opening 103 in the bottleneck. In the known device, the load on the supporting disc 118 produced by the compressed gas is conveyed via the centrally located locking element 121 into the abutment 122 that is rigid with the vessel containing compressed gas. For this purpose, it is necessary that the device components have exact dimensions in order to avoid deviations from the force transmission in the longitudinal axis of the locking element. There is provided in accordance with the present invention a device for inflating an airbag comprising a gas container in which an inflation gas is held in readiness under high pressure, an inflation tube that extends into the airbag, a gas release nozzle that is connected a gas tight manner at its one end to the gas container and a gas tight manner at its other end to the inflation tube, a gas tight sealing device which during normal operation outwardly seals the compressed gas container and which is opened to allow gas to enter the inflation tube, and a throttle device which throttles the inflation gas flow into the inflation tube and which is located in the flow direction of the inflation gas behind the sealing device in the gas release nozzle.
Brief Description of the Drawings
Fig. 1 is a prior art airbag inflator.
Fig. 2 is a sectional view of a first embodiment of a device for inflating an airbag according to the present invention during normal operation.
Fig. 3 shows the embodiment of Fig. 2 during the removal of the sealing device from the opening.
Fig. 4 shows the embodiment of Fig. 2 during the flow of the inflation gas into the inflation tube with retained part of the sealing device.
Fig. 5 shows a further embodiment of a device for inflating an airbag according to the present invention during normal operation.
Fig. 6 shows the embodiment of Fig. 5 with the released sealing device and the introduction of the compressed gas into the inflation tube.
Detailed Description of the Invention
The embodiments of a device for inflating an airbag according to the present invention shown in the drawings comprise a gas release nozzle 2 which at its one axial end, the lower end in the drawing, is connected to a compressed gas container 1 and at its other axial end, the upper end in the drawings, with an inflation tube 3, in each case in a gas tight manner, as is known for instance from DE 197 38 741. The compressed gas container 1 , which is not represented in detail in the drawing, can be formed as one piece with the gas release nozzle 2. It is also possible, however, that the compressed gas container 1 is connected to the gas release nozzle 2 via a gas tight weld seam. In the compressed gas container an inflation gas, in particular an inert gas, for instance helium, argon or a mixture thereof, is held in readiness under high pressure. The inflation tube 3 is connected via a tube connection 14 with the upper axial end of the gas release nozzle 2 in a gas tight manner. This can be achieved by means of a weld seam between the inflation tube 3 and the upper end of the gas release nozzle 2 and/or a connection shell surrounding both components. In the gas release nozzle 2 a sealing device 4 is foreseen. The latter consists of a sealing plate 11 , which comprises a sealing foil 12 on its side turned towards the inside of the compressed gas container 1. This way an opening 5 , shown in Figs. 3, 4 and 6, is closed in a pressure-sealed and gas tight manner. This sealing device 4 can be provided in the release nozzle 2 or at the upper end of the compressed gas container 1.
The sealing device 4 is held in its locking position at an inwardly projecting housing projection 18 and a support 13 in the normal operating position shown in Figs. 2 and 5. The housing projection 18 and the support 13 form an abutment against the high pressure present in the compressed gas container 1 of the inflation gas, which can for instance measure approximately 600 bar. Fig. 3 shows that to release the opening 5, the support 13 is removed from the support position shown in Figs. 2 and 5. This occurs by means of a release piston 9 which, in a radial direction to the axis 20 of the gas release nozzle, is moved with the help of an e.g. electrically ignited propellant 10 towards the support 13 and the latter is removed from its support position, as shown in Figs. 2 and 5, in which the opening 5 is closed by the sealing device 4. During the removal of the support 13 from its support position, the sealing plate 11 is pivoted or tilted around the inwardly projecting housing projection 18 due to the high pressure in the compressed gas container 1 , as is shown in Fig. 3. The opening 5 is released and the inflation gas, for instance helium or argon or a mixture thereof, flows in the gas emission direction 17 out of the compressed gas container 1 in an axial direction into the tube end of the inflation tube 3, as shown in Figs. 4 and 6. In the flow path of the inflation gas, behind the opening 5, a throttle device comprising one or several throttle openings narrowing the cross section of the flow, is provided. In the embodiment shown in Fig. 5, a separate throttle device is provided in the shape of a throttle plate 7. The latter is securely fastened to the axial end of the gas release nozzle 2 by means of the tube connection 14.
In the embodiment shown in Figs. 2 to 4, a catch piece 6 which, as shown in Fig. 4 catches detached parts, such as the support 13 and sealing plate 11 , during the opening of the sealing device 4, acts as a throttle device. The catch piece 6 comprises one or several openings 19, which narrow the cross section of the flow of the inflation gas escaping from the compressed gas container 1 on its flow path into the inflation tube 3. This way the flow speed of the inflation gas into the inflation tube 3 is reduced, so that only reduced forces act upon the inflation tube 3 and in particular the connection 14 between the inflation tube 3 and the gas release nozzle 2. The catch piece holds back gas generator parts that detach during the release of the sealing device. These parts are hereby prevented from getting into the inflation tube. It is also possible to arrange a separate throttle device, preferably in the shape of a throttle disc, in the gas release nozzle, in particular behind the catch piece.
In the embodiment shown in Figs. 5 and 6, a catch piece 6 is likewise foreseen. In this embodiment, in addition to the catch piece function, two successive throttle effects on the escaping inflation gas are achieved. The first throttle effect is ensured by the catch piece 6 and the second throttle effect is ensured by the throttle plate 7 with the at least one throttle opening 16.
During normal operation of the vehicle in which the airbag is installed, the opening 5 is closed by the sealing device 4 in a pressure- sealed and gas tight manner. In this state, the throttle device is located in the flow direction 17 of the inflation gas behind the sealing device 4. This positioning is shown in Fig. 2 and 5 above the sealing device 4. In the embodiments of Figs.2, 3 and 4, the throttle device consists of the catch piece 6, as already mentioned. In the embodiment of Figs. 5 and 6, in addition to the catch piece 6, a separate or further throttle device is provided in the shape of a throttle plate 7 with the at least one throttle opening 16 contained therein. The throttle device is thus positioned behind the sealing device 4 or opening 5 and in front of the tube end of the inflation tube 3 in the gas emission direction 17. This way a pre- adjustable gas amount flow, introduced into the inflation tube 3 for the inflation of the airbag per unit of time, is achieved.

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CLAIMS:
1. A device for inflating an airbag comprising a gas container (1 ) in which an inflation gas is held in readiness under high pressure, an, inflation tube (3) that extends into the airbag, a gas release nozzle (2) that is connected in a gas tight manner at one end to the gas container and in a gas tight manner at another end to the inflation tube, a gas tight sealing device (4) which during normal operation seals the compressed gas container and which is opened to allow gas to enter the inflation tube, and a throttle device (7) which throttles the inflation gas flow into the inflation tube and is located in the flow direction of the inflation gas behind the sealing device in the gas release nozzle.
2. The device for inflating an airbag according to claim 1 wherein the throttle device (7) comprises a catch piece (6) that can retain parts that are detached during the release of the sealing device (4).
3. The device for inflating an airbag according to claim 1 wherein the gas emission direction runs from the compressed gas container (1 ) to the inflation tube (3) in an axial direction of the gas release nozzle (2).
4. The device for inflating an airbag according to claim 2 wherein the gas emission direction runs from the compressed gas container (1 ) to the inflation tube in an axial direction of the gas release nozzle (2).
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