Patents by Inventor Weixin Gu

Weixin Gu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7264269
    Abstract: A head-protecting airbag and a head-protecting airbag device that exhibit a gentle change in internal pressure of chambers and facilitate the adjustment of the internal pressure of a primary chamber. In the event of a side impact or rollover of a vehicle, a gas generator is activated to supply gas into a primary chamber cell group between an air-permeable panel and a first panel of an airbag, which is thus inflated. The airbag expands downward like a curtain and inflates between vehicle occupants and an in-vehicle lateral surface. If the cushion cells, upon receiving the head of an occupant, exhibit an internal pressure higher than a predetermined value, gas flows into a secondary chamber through the air-permeable panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Takata Corporation
    Inventors: Weixin Gu, Katsushi Yoshii
  • Publication number: 20070001433
    Abstract: A head-protecting airbag and a head-protecting airbag device that exhibit a gentle change in internal pressure of chambers and facilitate the adjustment of the internal pressure of a primary chamber. In the event of a side impact or rollover of a vehicle, a gas generator is activated to supply gas into a primary chamber, which is thus inflated. The airbag expands downward like a curtain and inflates between vehicle occupants and an in-vehicle lateral surface. If the cushion cells, upon receiving the head of an occupant, exhibit an internal pressure higher than a predetermined value, gas flows into a secondary chamber through the air-permeable panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2006
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Inventors: Weixin Gu, Katsushi Yoshii
  • Patent number: 7040655
    Abstract: An airbag apparatus including a vent hole that is reliably opened when the pressure of an airbag has reached a predetermined level. An apparatus includes inner and outer bags placed in a retainer in folded conditions and the retainer is closed by a module cover. The retainer has a vent hole. The vent hole is closed by a lid or sheet type closing structure. The module cover is pushed open by the inflation pressure of the inner bag. The gas in the inner bag is discharged into the outer bag to inflate the outer bag. When the inner pressure of the outer bag has reached a predetermined level, the closing structure opens to open the vent hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Takata Corporation
    Inventors: Tadahiro Igawa, Weixin Gu
  • Patent number: 6866291
    Abstract: An airbag is formed by an outer panel member for constituting the bag having a front side and a rear side with an opening for receiving gas to be inflated. The airbag includes at least three compartments arranged inside the bag including a first compartment communicating with the opening, a second compartment situated adjacent to the first compartment, and a third compartment situated adjacent to the second compartment. The gas flows from the first compartment to the third compartment through the second compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Assignee: Takata Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Abe, Weixin Gu
  • Patent number: 6834884
    Abstract: An airbag is partitioned into the first chamber disposed at a center thereof, the second chamber surrounding the first chamber, and a gas-receiving chamber by means of an inner panel and a partition panel. The first chamber is located inside the inner panel above the partition chamber. The gas-receiving chamber is located inside the inner panel between the partition chamber and an inflator. When the inflator is actuated, gas from the inflator first flows into the gas-receiving chamber, and from this gas-receiving room, it flows into the first and second chambers substantially through communication ports, thereby inflating the first and second chambers substantially at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2004
    Assignee: Takata Corporation
    Inventor: Weixin Gu
  • Publication number: 20040135352
    Abstract: An airbag apparatus including a vent hole that is reliably opened the pressure of an airbag has reached a predetermined level. An apparatus includes inner and outer bags placed in a retainer in folded conditions and the retainer is closed by a module cover. The retainer has a vent hole. The vent hole is closed by a lid or sheet type closing structure. The module cover is pushed open by the inflation pressure of the inner bag. The gas in the inner bag is discharged into the outer bag to inflate the outer bag. When the inner pressure of the outer bag has reached a predetermined level, the closing structure opens to open the vent hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Applicant: TAKATA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tadahiro Igawa, Weixin Gu
  • Publication number: 20040119270
    Abstract: A head-protecting airbag and a head-protecting airbag device that exhibit a gentle change in internal pressure of chambers and facilitate the adjustment of the internal pressure of a primary chamber. In the event of a side impact or rollover of a vehicle, a gas generator is activated to supply gas into a primary chamber cell group between an air-permeable panel and a first panel of an airbag, which is thus inflated. The airbag expands downward like a curtain and inflates between vehicle occupants and an in-vehicle lateral surface. If the cushion cells, upon receiving the head of an occupant, exhibit an internal pressure higher than a predetermined value, gas flows into a secondary chamber through the air-permeable panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2003
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Applicant: TAKATA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Weixin Gu, Katsushi Yoshii
  • Publication number: 20030209895
    Abstract: An airbag includes a bag section having a front portion facing an occupant and a rear portion at a side opposite to the front portion when the airbag is inflated. The rear portion has a vent hole. One end of a nozzle having a hollow body is connected to a peripheral edge of the vent hole. The nozzle is arranged inside the bag section when the bag section is folded. The nozzle projects outside the bag section through the vent hole when the bag section is inflated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2003
    Publication date: November 13, 2003
    Applicant: TAKATA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Weixin Gu
  • Publication number: 20030107205
    Abstract: An airbag is partitioned into the first chamber disposed at a center thereof, the second chamber surrounding the first chamber, and a gas-receiving chamber by means of an inner panel and a partition panel. The first chamber is located inside the inner panel above the partition chamber. The gas-receiving chamber is located inside the inner panel between the partition chamber and an inflator. When the inflator is actuated, gas from the inflator first flows into the gas-receiving chamber, and from this gas-receiving room, it flows into the first and second chambers substantially through communication ports, thereby inflating the first and second chambers substantially at the same time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2002
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Applicant: Takata Corporation
    Inventor: Weixin Gu
  • Publication number: 20030020264
    Abstract: An airbag is formed by an outer panel member for constituting the bag having a front side and a rear side with an opening for receiving gas to be inflated. The airbag includes at least three compartments arranged inside the bag including a first compartment communicating with the opening, a second compartment situated adjacent to the first compartment, and a third compartment situated adjacent to the second compartment. The gas flows from the first compartment to the third compartment through the second compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Applicant: TAKATA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Abe, Weixin Gu