IMPACT ABSORBING AIR BAG SEEN AS POTENTIAL ANTI-INJURY DEVICE

STATISTICS SHOW THAT 60 TO 70 PER CENT OF ALL AUTO FACILITIES INVOLVE HEAD-ON CRASHES, IN WHICH PASSENGERS ARE THROWN VIOLENTLY AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL OR DASHBOARD BY THEIR OWN FORWARD MOTION. THE AUTO-CEPTOR, AS ITS DEVELOPER CALLS IT, IS DESIGNED TO CUSHION PASSENGERS FROM THIS IMPACT. COMPONENTS, METHOD OF OPERATION, ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES ARE OUTLINED. THE AUTO-CEPTO-SYSTEM WHEN USED WITH SEAT BELTS AND ENERGY-ABSORBING STEERING COLUMNS COULD SAVE 28,000 LIVES EACH YEAR ACCORDING TO A COMPANY ENGINEER. A PILOT PRODUCTION LINE WILL INSTALL UNITS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF A 700 CAR FLEET WITHIN A YEAR. /HSL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 4, No 7, P 3
• Corporate Authors:

  Us Transport

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• Publication Date: 1969-7-1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air; Bags; Balloons; Constraints; Energy absorbing materials; Energy absorption; Frontal crashes; Injuries; Manual safety belts; Prevention; Steering gears
• Old TRIS Terms: Energy absorbers
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00220861
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 6 1970 12:00AM