Patents Assigned to Autoliv Development AB
  • Patent number: 11787362
    Abstract: A configuration of the airbag module according to the present invention is an airbag module including an airbag cushion that is folded or wound, an inflator equipped in the airbag cushion, and a case-shaped housing where the airbag cushion is stowed. Herein, the housing includes four side walls, the upper part thereof being open; one side wall of the four side walls and two side walls positioned and connected on both sides thereof; and two extendable walls and at the opening above the four side walls that are in a folded state prior to expansion and deployment of the airbag cushion and open up when the airbag cushion expands and deploys.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB
    Inventors: Sho Murakami, Masaru Habu
  • Patent number: 11780395
    Abstract: An airbag device for a driver's seat is provided with a variant steering wheel, and an airbag module. The variant steering wheel has a module mounting surface and a cover member. When the cover member receives the expansion pressure of a cushion, a cover door opens. The airbag module includes a cloth member that is put on the cushion. A front end side of the cloth member is connected to an inflator, and a rear end is a free end. The airbag module is in a state in which the cushion is in a stored state, the cloth member is put over the cover member side of the cushion, and the cloth member is held between the cover member and the cushion in the stored state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Autoliv Development AB
    Inventors: Kazuki Morita, Kazuhiro Abe, Hiroyoshi Shimono
  • Publication number: 20230311803
    Abstract: A motor vehicle and a method secure a passenger in the motor vehicle in a collision. The motor vehicle has a seat including a seat body, which forms a seat surface, and a backrest connected to the seat body. An inertial force acting on the passenger in a collision is transmitted by a seatbelt arrangement to the backrest in such a manner that the latter pivots forwards relative to the seat body counter to the restoring effect of an elastic and/or plastic deformation of at least part of the backrest. A force which counteracts the pivoting-forwards action is generated by a force generator, and transmitted to the backrest, and/or the maximum pivoting path of the backrest is limited by a limiting device in that, when a predetermined reference acceleration is present, a deviation between a present pivoting path of the backrest and a predetermined reference pivoting path is minimized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicants: AUDI AG, Autoliv Development AB
    Inventors: Bernd JAKOBS, Jörg HAESSER, Walter KRÖNES, Christoph GRUNDHEBER, Johann UNGER, Oliver ADOLPH, Marc SCHOCK
  • Patent number: 11772591
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for removably mounting an airbag module on a steering wheel having a retaining portion of a resilient ring for forming elements for holding hooks on the other of the airbag module or the steering wheel in zones of interaction with the hooks, a mounting portion of the resilient ring forming a mounting rotation axis to ensure the rotation of the resilient ring, the resilient ring further including a locking portion, wherein the other of the airbag module or the steering wheel includes a first stop which is arranged to block the movement of the locking portion of the resilient ring in a first direction perpendicular to the mounting rotation axis (Y).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Autoliv Development AB
    Inventors: Olivier Bertrand, Remi Baillivet, Hugues Doursoux, Thierry Jacqmarcq
  • Patent number: 11766986
    Abstract: Disclosed is a far-side airbag. Each section of the far-side airbag introduced in the present specification deploys in a different direction. That is, the far-side airbag introduced in the present specification comprises: a first inflation section that deploys in a reference direction; and a second inflation section that is connected to the first inflation section and deploys in a direction inclined by a set angle from the reference direction. This far-side airbag manufactured in such a configuration sufficiently supports occupants and does not rotate, and can thus safely protect the occupants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Autoliv Development AB
    Inventors: Jong-Ki Byun, Tae-Ik Gwon
  • Patent number: 11766979
    Abstract: A safety airbag assembly having a safety airbag comprising a bag, and an elastic connection member for connecting the safety airbag to a body frame of a vehicle, wherein the bag is provided with a protruding sheet connected to the elastic connection member, the elastic connection member is configured to be in a curvilinear shape formed by connecting a plurality of sections end to end, and the plurality of sections of the elastic connection member comprise hook-like first ends, hook-like second ends, and middle portions located between the first ends and the second ends, with the middle portions being con-figured to be connected to the protruding sheet of the bag, and the first ends and the second ends being configured to suspend the bag connected to the middle portions on the body frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB
    Inventors: Liang Wang, Kan Wang, Xiang Fei
  • Patent number: 11766981
    Abstract: An occupant protecting device provided inside or below a seat cushion of a vehicle seat, containing: an airbag cushion capable of expanding and deploying to push up a seat surface of the seat cushion; and an inflator that supplies gas for expansion and deployment into the airbag cushion in the event of a vehicle emergency. The airbag cushion has front attaching points and rear attaching points attached to the vehicle seat side, and an expanding and deploying part that is expanded and deployed by the gas from the inflator. At least a portion of the expanding and deploying part overlaps itself in an up-down direction by folding between front attaching points and rear attaching points in a condition prior to expanding and deploying.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Autoliv Development AB
    Inventor: Ryota Ishigaki
  • Patent number: 11766980
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for removably mounting an airbag module on a steering wheel, the mounting device comprises a mounting portion of a resilient ring for forming, in a locking position of the ring, an element for holding at least one hook on the other of the module or the steering wheel, the resilient ring having an unlocking position in which the mounting portion of the ring is no longer in the zone of interaction with the at least one hook, the device further comprises an element for releasing the ring, connected to one of the module or the steering wheel and arranged so as to move the ring during a movement for extracting the module such that the ring is placed back from the locking position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Autoliv Development AB
    Inventors: Jonathan Pinaud, Laurent Groleau, Alexander Feicht
  • Patent number: 11766983
    Abstract: An airbag cushion including a cushion rear portion on the inner side of a frame side plate part, a cushion folded portion folded to the outer side of the frame side plate part, and a cushion front portion on the outer side of the frame side plate part. A cover enveloping portion of a cover member has a first end portion engaged with the cushion rear portion and a second end portion that covers a front surface of the cushion folded portion to the cushion front portion and is engaged with a back surface of the cushion folded portion. A cover extension portion connected to the cover enveloping portion by a joint portion and is engaged with the frame side plate part. The cover enveloping portion or the cover extension portion is provided with a weak portion (breakable).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Autoliv Development AB
    Inventors: Yuto Kobayashi, Tsutomu Sakurai
  • Patent number: 11766985
    Abstract: An airbag device installed in a vehicle seat having a seat cushion forming the seat surface and a seatback forming the backrest, and an inflator that generates expansion gas and an airbag that is deployed by the expansion gas released from said inflator. The airbag includes a pair of left and right side chambers that deploy forward from the side of the seatback and primarily protect the occupant's waist to shoulders, and an upper chamber that is continuous with the side chambers, deploys forward above the side chambers, and mainly protects the occupant's neck and head. On the left and right sides of the seatback, the location on the side where the seatbelt crosses near the shoulder is the first side, and the side opposite to said first side is the second side. A recess is formed on the first side of the airbag where the seatbelt fits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Autoliv Development AB
    Inventors: Takayuki Shimizu, Atsushi Nakashima
  • Patent number: 11760295
    Abstract: A safety airbag assembly, including: an airbag, having an inflated state and a stowed state; an airbag housing; an airbag cover, arranged between the airbag and the airbag housing and at least partially covering the airbag, wherein a hook-shaped member of the airbag cover passes through a bottom wall of the airbag housing from a first side of the airbag housing to a second side of the airbag housing opposite to the first side; and a plurality of locking plates, separated from each other and arranged on a surface of the bottom wall of the airbag housing located on the second side, wherein the locking plates are configured to abut a side surface of the hook-shaped member of the airbag cover so as to prevent the hook-shaped member from moving from the second side to the first side of the airbag housing and from being separated from the airbag housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Autoliv Development AB
    Inventors: Ruigang Sang, Mingfei Liang, Mingyao Li
  • Patent number: 11760296
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an airbag apparatus for a vehicle, which includes: an airbag cushion which is inflated and deployed in a forward direction from both sides of a passenger upon vehicle collision to protect both sides of the passenger; and an inflater configured to generate gas by an impact detection signal and to supply the gas to the airbag cushion, wherein the airbag cushion includes a first airbag configured to protect both sides or one side from passenger's shoulder to passenger's lower body part; and a second airbag configured to protect passenger's head and both sides of passenger's shoulder, and can restrict and protect passenger's upper body and lower body by inflating and deploying the first and second airbags toward both sides of the passenger upon vehicle collision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Autoliv Development AB
    Inventors: Dong Hyun Jang, Seung Jin Lee, Dong Young Kim
  • Patent number: 11760404
    Abstract: An electrical device of a motor vehicle component (1) such as a steering wheel, comprising: a first electrical circuit part (5) of the electrical device, —a second electrical circuit part (6) of the electrical device; and an insert (2) which is at least partially visible by an occupant of the vehicle, said device being characterized in that: the device comprises a fastening clip (7) which is permanently in electrical contact with the first and second electrical circuit parts (5, 6), and the insert (2) comprises a zone (21) that interfaces with the fastening clip (7), the interface zone (21) being arranged, so as to compress contact zones (51, 61, 511, 513, 611, 613) of the first and second electrical circuit parts (5, 6), when the insert (2) is in a mounted position on the vehicle component (1), such that a contact resistance between the fastening clip (7) and the first and second electrical circuit parts (5, 6) is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Autoliv Development AB
    Inventor: Anthony Duverger
  • Patent number: 11752964
    Abstract: An airbag device, including: a gas generator that generates expansion gas; an airbag that expands and deploys by the expansion gas to restrain an occupant; and a gas rectifying member provided inside the airbag so as to cover the occupant side of the gas generator, and that controls the flow of the expansion gas. The gas rectifying member is formed from a flat panel including a portion bilaterally symmetrical to a line connecting 12 o'clock and 6 o'clock (X axis) when a plane parallel to a rim of the steering wheel is regarded as a clock face, and has a configuration where a lower opening portion for discharging the expansion gas in a 6 o'clock direction is formed by stitching left and right edge portions of the panel together, and the occupant side of the gas generator is covered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Autoliv Development AB
    Inventors: Kazuki Morita, Kazuo Yagai
  • Patent number: 11752965
    Abstract: A side airbag device that is stowed inside a vehicle seat and protects an occupant seated in the seat, including an airbag that restrains the occupant by expanding and deploying, and an inflator that supplies expansion gas to the airbag. The airbag includes a pre-push chamber that contains the inflator inside and deploys mainly on the occupant side (inside), and a main chamber that is connected to the pre-push chamber and deploys mainly toward the front of the vehicle. When the airbag is in the stowed state, the pre-push chamber forms the first folded part and the main chamber forms the second folded part. At the portion where the first folded part and the second folded part overlap, a sewn part joins the first folded part and at least a portion of the pre-chamber, and the sewn part is configured to break during deployment of the airbag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Autoliv Development AB
    Inventors: Yuto Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Shima
  • Patent number: 11752966
    Abstract: The present invention is a side airbag device housed in the side support part of a vehicle seat and includes an airbag for restraining an occupant and an inflator. The airbag includes a first bag housing the inflator which is capable of inflating and deploying, and a second bag capable of inflating and deploying on the side of the first bag. The second bag is configured to be deployed by inflation gas flowing in from the first bag. At the upper edge of the second bag, an inclined part is formed that is inclined to be lower at the front thereof than at the rear thereof when viewed from the vehicle width direction. The front portion of the inclined part is configured to be located lower than the center line extending in the longitudinal direction of the upper arm of the occupant seated in a vehicle seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Autoliv Development AB
    Inventors: Yuto Kobayashi, Tsutomu Sakurai
  • Patent number: 11752967
    Abstract: A frame side plate part of a frame member of a seat along a side surface of a backrest; and a bracket attached to the frame side plate part in a condition where an airbag cushion and an inflator are secured. The frame side plate part has a notch region where a predetermined range of a front edge is cut out The bracket has: a base part which is fitted into the notch region of the frame side plate part and to which the airbag cushion and the inflator are secured; and a reaction force plate bent from a front side of the base part and extends to one side in a vehicle width direction. Guide grooves are formed on an upper edge and lower edge of the notch region, and the base part can be inserted into the notch region from the front along the guide grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Autoliv Development AB
    Inventors: Yuto Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Shima, Hiroyoshi Shimono, Akira Ishimae
  • Publication number: 20230278519
    Abstract: Provided is a textile for a hollow weave airbag, said textile being suitable for an airbag that has superior packability while satisfying internal pressure retention and abrasion resistance characteristics required from the airbag, and also has superior laceration resistance at the time of airbag deployment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicants: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha, Autoliv Development AB
    Inventors: Takumi Kabeya, Yuta Arai
  • Publication number: 20230278516
    Abstract: The present invention provides: an airbag cover which is formed by integrally joining a first base fabric and a second base fabric having mutually different characteristics, and has a joint portion that ensures high productivity in mass production; a method for manufacturing the airbag cover; and an airbag device. The present invention relates to an airbag cover for storing a bag-shaped cushion which is rolled up or folded before being inflated and deployed by a gas supplied from an inflater, and relates to a method for manufacturing the airbag cover. The airbag cover is characterized by comprising a first base fabric made of a plain-woven fabric or a non-woven fabric made from chemical fibers, and a second base fabric containing fibers different from the fibers constituting the first base fabric, and having an initial tensile resistance value higher than an initial tensile resistance value of the first base fabric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicants: Asahi Kasei Advance Corporation, Autoliv Development AB, Asahi Kasei Advance (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Ishikawa, Atsushi Kobayashi, Yuto Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11745687
    Abstract: A curtain airbag for a vehicle comprising: an airbag main body, an air chamber defined by the airbag main body; and a strip-shaped component, abutting the airbag main body. The strip-shaped component is electrically conductive, and is configured to deform or break when the airbag main body is twisted so that resistance of the strip-shaped component changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Autoliv Development AB
    Inventors: Liyan Wei, Enwei Jin