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US3938826:
Aspirated vehicle occupant restraint system
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US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Giorgini, Gerardo; Moncalieri, Turin, Italy
Bocca, Giorgio; Chivasso, Italy
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| Assignee: |
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH
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| Published / Filed: |
1976-02-17
/ 1974-02-07
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| Application Number: |
US1974000440604
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
B60R 21/26;
B60R 21/30;
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IPC-7:
B60R 21/08;
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| ECLA Code: |
B60R21/30;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
280/738;
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280/150.AB;
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| Field of Search: |
280/150 AB
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| Priority Number: |
| 1974-02-07 |
US1974000440604 |
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| Abstract: |
An improved aspirated, inflatable vehicle occupant restraint system is provided of the type including a housing, a confinement, means for expanding the confinement from a collapsed condition to an expanded condition and aspirator means having an inlet in fluid communication with the confinement. At least one flap is attached to the inner surface of the confinement, each flap being positioned to I. NORMALLY CLOSE THE INLET OF THE ASPIRATOR MEANS WHEN THE CONFINEMENT IS IN THE COLLAPSED CONDITION, AND II. GRADUALLY EXPOSE THE INLET OF THE ASPIRATOR MEANS WHEN THE EXPANDING MEANS IS ACTIVATED AND THE CONFINEMENT MOVES FROM THE COLLAPSED CONDITION TO THE EXPANDED CONDITION.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Teagno & Toddy ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Wood, Jr., M. Henson; Silverstrim, John P.
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First Claim:
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We claim:
1. In an aspirated vehicle occupant restraint system including a housing, a confinement having a collapsed condition in which it is located in the housing and an expanded condition for restricting movement of an occupant in the passenger compartment of the vehicle, means for expanding the confinement from the collapsed condition to the expanded condition and aspirator means fixed in said housing having an inlet in fluid communication with the confinement, the improvement comprising:
- flap means attached to the inner surface of the confinement wall intermediate the margins thereof, said flap means
- i. normally closing the inlet of the aspirator means when the confinement is in the collapsed condition, and
- ii. being progressively moved to expose the inlet of the aspirator means by movement of the confinement wall as the confinement moves from the collapsed condition to the expanded condition.
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