EP1121276A4 - Low permeability airbag cushions having extremely low coating levels - Google Patents

Low permeability airbag cushions having extremely low coating levels

Info

Publication number: EP1121276A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: airbag cushions; coating levels; low; extremely low; permeability airbag
Prior art date: 1999-06-17
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP00939924A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP1121276A1 (en

Inventor

Shulong Li

John A Sollars Jr

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Milliken and Co

Original Assignee

Milliken and Co

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1999-06-17

Filing date

2000-06-15

Publication date

2011-04-27

1999-06-17 Priority claimed from US09/335,257 external-priority patent/US6177365B1/en

1999-07-09 Priority claimed from US09/350,620 external-priority patent/US6177366B1/en

2000-02-09 Priority claimed from US09/501,467 external-priority patent/US7517570B1/en

2000-06-15 Application filed by Milliken and Co filed Critical Milliken and Co

2001-08-08 Publication of EP1121276A1 publication Critical patent/EP1121276A1/en

2011-04-27 Publication of EP1121276A4 publication Critical patent/EP1121276A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- 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
- B60R21/23—Inflatable members
- B60R21/235—Inflatable members characterised by their material
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B32—LAYERED PRODUCTS
- B32B—LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
- B32B27/00—Layered products comprising a layer of synthetic resin
- B32B27/12—Layered products comprising a layer of synthetic resin next to a fibrous or filamentary layer
- D—TEXTILES; PAPER
- D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- D06N—WALL, FLOOR, OR LIKE COVERING MATERIALS, e.g. LINOLEUM, OILCLOTH, ARTIFICIAL LEATHER, ROOFING FELT, CONSISTING OF A FIBROUS WEB COATED WITH A LAYER OF MACROMOLECULAR MATERIAL; FLEXIBLE SHEET MATERIAL NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- D06N3/00—Artificial leather, oilcloth or other material obtained by covering fibrous webs with macromolecular material, e.g. resins, rubber or derivatives thereof
- D06N3/18—Artificial leather, oilcloth or other material obtained by covering fibrous webs with macromolecular material, e.g. resins, rubber or derivatives thereof with two layers of different macromolecular materials
- D06N3/186—Artificial leather, oilcloth or other material obtained by covering fibrous webs with macromolecular material, e.g. resins, rubber or derivatives thereof with two layers of different macromolecular materials one of the layers is on one surface of the fibrous web and the other layer is on the other surface of the fibrous web
- 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
- B60R21/23—Inflatable members
- B60R21/235—Inflatable members characterised by their material
- B60R2021/23504—Inflatable members characterised by their material characterised by material
- B60R2021/23509—Fabric
- B60R2021/23514—Fabric coated fabric
- 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
- B60R21/23—Inflatable members
- B60R21/231—Inflatable members characterised by their shape, construction or spatial configuration
- B60R21/232—Curtain-type airbags deploying mainly in a vertical direction from their top edge

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Textile Engineering (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Air Bags (AREA)
Treatments For Attaching Organic Compounds To Fibrous Goods (AREA)
Laminated Bodies (AREA)
Woven Fabrics (AREA)

EP00939924A 1999-06-17 2000-06-15 Low permeability airbag cushions having extremely low coating levels Withdrawn EP1121276A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (7)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US09/335,257 US6177365B1 (en)	1999-06-17	1999-06-17	Two-layered coating system for airbag fabrics
US335257		1999-06-17
US09/350,620 US6177366B1 (en)	1999-06-17	1999-07-09	Two-layer coating system for airbag fabrics
US350620		1999-07-09
US09/501,467 US7517570B1 (en)	1999-06-17	2000-02-09	Low permeability airbag cushions having extremely low coating levels
US501467		2000-02-09
PCT/US2000/016561 WO2000078577A1 (en)	1999-06-17	2000-06-15	Low permeability airbag cushions having extremely low coating levels

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP1121276A1 EP1121276A1 (en)	2001-08-08
EP1121276A4 true EP1121276A4 (en)	2011-04-27

Family

ID=27407047

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP00939924A Withdrawn EP1121276A4 (en)	1999-06-17	2000-06-15	Low permeability airbag cushions having extremely low coating levels

Country Status (7)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP1121276A4 (en)
JP (1)	JP4597447B2 (en)
CN (1)	CN1173848C (en)
AU (1)	AU5493200A (en)
BR (1)	BR0006934A (en)
CA (1)	CA2340903A1 (en)
WO (1)	WO2000078577A1 (en)

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US6220309B1 (en)	1999-09-24	2001-04-24	Milliken & Company	Inflatable fabrics comprising basket-woven attachment points between fabric panels
US6451715B2 (en) *	1999-06-17	2002-09-17	Milliken & Company	Low permeability side curtain airbag cushions having extremely low coating levels
US6429155B1 (en) *	1999-06-17	2002-08-06	Milliken & Company	Low permeability airbag cushions having film coatings of extremely low thickness
JP4549578B2 (en) *	2001-06-20	2010-09-22	日本プラスト株式会社	Automobile side airbag
US6825263B2 (en)	2002-04-08	2004-11-30	Dow Corning Corporation	Curable coating compositions from emulsions of elastomeric polymers and polyurethane dispersions
US6713131B2 (en)	2002-04-08	2004-03-30	Dow Corning Corporation	Methods of coating fabrics with emulsions of elastomeric polymers and polyurethane dispersions
AU2003277703B2 (en) *	2002-11-06	2007-08-02	Kolon Ind. Inc.	Inflatable two-layer fabrics
CN100378268C (en) *	2003-06-04	2008-04-02	陶氏康宁公司	Silicone/polyurethane coated fabrics
US20050212270A1 (en) *	2004-03-26	2005-09-29	Key Safety Systems, Inc.	Unfolding assist mechanism for side curtain air bag
WO2007070465A2 (en) *	2005-12-12	2007-06-21	Highland Industries, Inc.	Thermoplastic coated, heat-sealed airbag
US20080007029A1 (en) *	2006-07-10	2008-01-10	Ramesh Keshavaraj	Side curtain air bag with polyurethane dispersion based coating
US7737059B1 (en) *	2009-02-19	2010-06-15	Milliken & Company	Airbag coating
EP2728064B1 (en)	2009-11-12	2020-09-02	Dow Silicones Corporation	Coated fabric products
EP2499293B1 (en)	2009-11-12	2014-05-14	Dow Corning Corporation	Coated fabric products
CN103485018A (en) *	2013-09-05	2014-01-01	吴江秦邦纺织有限公司	Multifunctional air sac cloth

Citations (2)

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US5110666A (en) *	1991-05-06	1992-05-05	Reeves Brothers, Inc.	Coated fabric structure for air bag applications
US5897929A (en) *	1997-12-01	1999-04-27	Milliken & Company	Polyamide coated airbag fabric

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DE19630854C1 (en) *	1996-07-31	1997-07-24	Daimler Benz Ag	Head-protecting curtain in motor vehicle
GB9619613D0 (en) *	1996-09-19	1996-10-30	Breed Automotive Tech	An inflatable restraint for a vehicle
US5881776A (en) *	1997-01-24	1999-03-16	Safety Components Fabric Technologies, Inc.	Rapier woven low permeability air bag fabric
US6073961A (en) *	1998-02-20	2000-06-13	Breed Automotive Technology, Inc.	Inflatable side airbag curtain module
US6037279A (en) *	1998-03-11	2000-03-14	Dow Corning Limited	Coated textile fabrics

2000
- 2000-06-15 JP JP2001504760A patent/JP4597447B2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2000-06-15 WO PCT/US2000/016561 patent/WO2000078577A1/en active Application Filing
- 2000-06-15 CA CA002340903A patent/CA2340903A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2000-06-15 CN CNB008016992A patent/CN1173848C/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2000-06-15 EP EP00939924A patent/EP1121276A4/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2000-06-15 BR BR0006934-5A patent/BR0006934A/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2000-06-15 AU AU54932/00A patent/AU5493200A/en not_active Abandoned

Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US5110666A (en) *	1991-05-06	1992-05-05	Reeves Brothers, Inc.	Coated fabric structure for air bag applications
US5897929A (en) *	1997-12-01	1999-04-27	Milliken & Company	Polyamide coated airbag fabric

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
See also references of WO0078577A1 *

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
CA2340903A1 (en)	2000-12-28
BR0006934A (en)	2001-06-26
CN1320089A (en)	2001-10-31
EP1121276A1 (en)	2001-08-08
AU5493200A (en)	2001-01-09
JP2003502522A (en)	2003-01-21
CN1173848C (en)	2004-11-03
WO2000078577A1 (en)	2000-12-28
JP4597447B2 (en)	2010-12-15

Publication	Publication Date	Title
MXPA03006061A (en)	2003-09-10	Low permeability side curtain airbag cushions having extremely low coating levels.
AU2002241499A1 (en)	2002-06-11	Low permeability side curtain airbag cushions having extremely low coating levels
GB2354745B (en)	2001-11-21	Airbag
GB2343868B (en)	2002-06-05	Airbag
GB2354208B (en)	2003-11-26	Retractor
EP1121276A4 (en)	2011-04-27	Low permeability airbag cushions having extremely low coating levels
GB9913852D0 (en)	1999-08-11	Means for the protection of bad occupants
GB2360020B (en)	2001-11-28	Retractor
GB9905909D0 (en)	1999-05-05	Retractor
EP1119471A4 (en)	2011-04-27	Low permeability airbag cushions having film coatings of extremely low thickness
GB2354205B (en)	2001-11-28	Retractor
GB2354743B (en)	2003-08-13	Restraint assembly
GB2345271B (en)	2002-06-05	Retractor
GB2354207B (en)	2001-12-12	Retractor
GB2354206B (en)	2001-11-21	Retractor
GB2354210B (en)	2001-10-31	Retractor
GB2345889B (en)	2001-03-21	Retractor
AU2002231013A1 (en)	2002-08-06	Low permeability side curtain airbag cushions having extremely low coating levels
TW419056U (en)	2001-01-11	Fireworks seat
TW421238U (en)	2001-02-01	Inflator
GB9911027D0 (en)	1999-07-14	Balloon inflator
TW386411U (en)	2000-04-01	Pillow inflator structure
GB9922443D0 (en)	1999-11-24	Restraint
GB9905514D0 (en)	1999-05-05	Retractor
GB9922098D0 (en)	1999-11-17	Retractor

Legal Events

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2001-06-22	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
2001-08-08	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A1 Designated state(s): AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
2001-08-08	AX	Request for extension of the european patent	Free format text: AL;LT;LV;MK;RO;SI
2001-08-22	17P	Request for examination filed	Effective date: 20010625
2011-04-27	A4	Supplementary search report drawn up and despatched	Effective date: 20110329
2011-04-27	RIC1	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grant	Ipc: B32B 27/40 20060101ALI20110323BHEP Ipc: B60R 21/16 20060101AFI20010109BHEP Ipc: B32B 27/12 20060101ALI20110323BHEP Ipc: D06N 3/14 20060101ALI20110323BHEP Ipc: D06N 3/18 20060101ALI20110323BHEP
2011-07-20	17Q	First examination report despatched	Effective date: 20110617
2011-08-03	R17C	First examination report despatched (corrected)	Effective date: 20110705
2013-04-19	STAA	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent	Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN
2013-05-22	18D	Application deemed to be withdrawn	Effective date: 20121121