The Door Mounted Inflatable Curtain

2006-01-1437

04/03/2006

Event
SAE 2006 World Congress & Exhibition
Authors Abstract
Content
It has been shown that Inflatable Curtains have the potential to reduce head injuries in side impacts and the system has accordingly been introduced on a growing number of car models. There is also a potential benefit in rollover situations.
This paper only consider performance in situations with belted occupants.
To date, it has not been possible to implement an Inflatable Curtain in convertible vehicles because they lack a roof. The challenge of the Door Mounted Inflatable Curtain (DMIC) has been to overcome the lack of support and fixation possibilities offered by a roof.
This paper includes a description of the DMIC and how it was integrated into the vehicle structure. The paper will also show how to create the space and support needed to utilize the internal stiffness and make it possible to fill the bag in time. The impact attenuation and ejection protection functions of the DMIC will be demonstrated.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2006-01-1437
Pages
10
Citation
Claeson, N., and Ryrberg, S., "The Door Mounted Inflatable Curtain," SAE Technical Paper 2006-01-1437, 2006, https://doi.org/10.4271/2006-01-1437.
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Publisher
Published
Apr 3, 2006
Product Code
2006-01-1437
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English