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US 12,202,430 · App. 18/008,993 · Granted Jan 21, 2025

Textile for hollow weave airbag

Inventors: Takumi Kabeya (Tokyo, JP); Yuta Arai (Yokohama, JP)
Assignees: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha; Autoliv Development AB
B60R21/235B60R21/232
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Patent No.
US 12,202,430
App. No.
18/008,993
Granted
Jan 21, 2025
Kind
B2
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.

Claims (25)

1. A textile for a hollow weave airbag having a double hollow weave pattern, wherein the value of the dynamic tearing characteristic P in at least a partial region of the double hollow weave pattern is 1.5 or greater, as represented by the following formulas:

Px={E /( Tx×Fx )}×1000

Py={E /( Ty×Fy )}×1000

P=Px+Py

where E is the kinetic energy (J) of the block and blade in a dynamic tearing test according to performance level 3 of JIS T 8050 Tx is the average value of the tearing length (mm) in the warp direction in a dynamic tearing test according to performance level 3 of JIS T 8050, Fx is the fineness (dtex) of the warp yarn forming the double hollow weave pattern, Ty is the average value of the tearing length (mm) in the weft direction in a dynamic tearing test according to performance level 3 of JIS T 8050, and Fy is fineness (dtex) of the weft yarn forming the double hollow weave pattern.

2. The textile for a hollow weave airbag according to claim 1 , wherein the difference between the warp yarn crimp percentage and the weft yarn crimp percentage in the double hollow weave pattern is 4% or greater.

3. The textile for a hollow weave airbag according to claim 1 , wherein the ratio CF′/CF of the cover factor CF and the effective cover factor CF′ for at least a partial region of the double hollow weave pattern, represented by the following formulas:

CF=Dx×√Fx+Dy×√Fy

CF′=Cx×√{Fx ×( Dx/Cx )}+ Cy×√{Fy ×( Dy/Cy )}

where Dx is warp density which is the number of warp threads per 2.54 cm, Fx is the fineness (dtex) of the warp yarn forming the double hollow weave pattern, Dy is weft density which is the number of weft threads per 2.54 cm, Fy is the fineness (dtex) of the weft yarn forming the double hollow weave pattern, Cx is the number of warp fiber intersections per 2.54 cm and Cy is the number of weft fiber intersections per 2.54 cm

is 0.95 or lower.

4. The textile for a hollow weave airbag according to claim 3 , wherein the value of the effective cover factor CF′ for at least a partial region of the double hollow weave pattern is 2200 or lower.

5. The textile for a hollow weave airbag according to claim 1 , wherein the dynamic tearing characteristic Px and Py for warp and weft in at least a partial region of the double hollow weave pattern is 0.7 or greater.

6. The textile for a hollow weave airbag according to claim 1 , wherein the double hollow weave pattern is covered with a resin, the resin amount being 120 g/cm 2 or lower.

7. The textile for a hollow weave airbag according to claim 1 , wherein an oil is adhered onto the constituent yarn of the double hollow weave pattern, the oil adhesion percentage being 0.01 wt % to 2.0 wt %.

8. The textile for a hollow weave airbag according to claim 1 , wherein the fineness of the constituent yarn of the double hollow weave pattern is 500 dtex or lower.

9. The textile for a hollow weave airbag according to claim 1 , wherein the basis weight of the double hollow weave pattern is 400 g/m 2 or lower.

10. The textile for a hollow weave airbag according to claim 1 , wherein the flexural modulus warp/weft ratio in at least a partial region of the double hollow weave pattern is 2.0 or greater as determined with a KES bending tester.

11. The textile for a hollow weave airbag according to claim 1 , wherein the flexural modulus in the warp and/or weft direction of at least a partial region of the double hollow weave pattern is 0.5 gf·cm 2 /cm or lower as determined with a KES bending tester.

12. The textile for a hollow weave airbag according to claim 3 , wherein at least a partial region of the double hollow weave pattern has a warp/weft ratio for the effective cover factor CF′, represented by the following formula:

[ Cx×√{Fx ×( Dx/Cx )}]/[ Cy×√{Fy ×( Dy/Cy )}]

is 0.7 or greater.

13. A method for producing a textile for a hollow weave airbag according to claim 1 , wherein the warp yarn tension during weaving is 0.18 cN/dtex to 0.50 cN/dtex, the wind-up tension after weaving is 0.4 to 2.0 times the warp yarn tension, the tension in the warp direction during coating is 0.20 cN/dtex to 0.72 cN/dtex and the tension in the warp direction during heat setting is 0.20 cN/dtex to 0.72 cN/dtex.

14. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the hot water dimensional change rate of the raw yarn used for weaving is 5% to 10%.

15. A curtain airbag that includes a textile for a hollow weave airbag according to claim 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 9, 2022
From: KABEYA, TAKUMI; ARAI, YUTA
To: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA; AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB
Reel/Frame 062038/0133 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-114016 · Jul 1, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230278519A1 · Sep 7, 2023
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