Device for protecting a vehicle against impact

a technology for protecting vehicles and vehicles, applied in bumpers, pedestrian/occupant safety arrangements, vehicular safety arrangments, etc., can solve problems such as complex implementation, large-volume inflatable cushion deformation in uncontrolled manner, and zone without providing damping function, and achieve simple and cheap manufacturing. good lateral stability and good impact resistan

Inactive Publication Date: 2001-10-11
ALSTOM TRANSPORT TECH SAS
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[0004] The object of the present invention is thus to propose a device for protecting a vehicle against impact, the device comprising an inflatable element which has good lateral stability against impact, in such a manner as to prevent the inflatable element from moving laterally when the direction of impact is not perpendicular to the tangential plane of the inflatable element, and which is simple and cheap to make.

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However, when the direction of impact is not perpendicular to the tangential plane of the inflatable element, such a large-volume inflatable cushion has the drawback of deforming in uncontrolled manner and can slide laterally relative to the front face of the vehicle, possibly sliding past the impact zone without providing its damping function.
However, such a device has the drawback of being complex to implement.

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[0013] To make the drawing easier to understand, only the elements necessary for understanding the invention are shown. In addition, the skin of the inflatable element of the protection device is shown as being transparent in FIGS. 1 to 3 in order to show the elements contained inside the inflatable element and to facilitate understanding of the invention.

[0014] FIG. 1 shows a railway vehicle 5 of the tram type fitted with a device for protecting it against impacts, the device being constituted by a large-volume inflatable element 1 including a fabric skin which, once deployed, is a close fit over the front face of the vehicle to be protected.

[0015] In FIG. 1, the inflatable element 1 presents a bearing surface 7 resting in contact with the front face of the tram 5, and an impact surface 8 facing towards the front of the vehicle.

[0016] The inflatable element 1 contains localized lines 2 made of non-stretch fabric, connecting holding points 8a of the impact surface 8 to fastening poi...

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A device for protecting a vehicle against impact, the device comprising an inflatable element presenting, once inflated, a bearing surface in contact with the region of the vehicle to be protected, and an impact surface designed to receive the impact directly, wherein said inflatable element includes localized flexible connection elements connecting holding points of the impact surface with fastening points of the bearing surface.

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[0001] The invention relates to a device for protecting a vehicle against impact, and more particularly to a device comprising an inflatable element which, once inflated, presents a general shape that fits closely over the region of the vehicle to be protected. The protection device of the invention preferably applies to the railway industry, in particular to trams or the like, for which the inflatable protection element is particularly bulky.[0002] Document FR 2 420 456 discloses using an inflatable protective cushion at the front of a railway vehicle to dampen shock during impact with a human being or any other obstacle. However, when the direction of impact is not perpendicular to the tangential plane of the inflatable element, such a large-volume inflatable cushion has the drawback of deforming in uncontrolled manner and can slide laterally relative to the front face of the vehicle, possibly sliding past the impact zone without providing its damping function.[0003] It is known f...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B60R19/20B60R21/00B60R21/16B60R21/233B60R21/2338B61D15/06B61F19/04B61F19/06
CPCB60R19/205B60R21/2338B60R2021/009B60R2021/23382B61D15/06B61F19/06
Inventor DEMARQUILLY, FRANCISLAPORTE, JEAN-JACQUES
Owner ALSTOM TRANSPORT TECH SAS
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