Passenger Airbag Hidden Seam Instrument Panel Through the Utilization of High Energy Device

Information

• NSF Award
• 9403387

Owner

• Tip Engineering Group, Inc.

• Award Id

  9403387

• Award Effective Date

  3/15/1995 - 29 years ago

• Award Expiration Date

  2/28/1997 - 27 years ago

• Award Amount

  $ 300,000.00

• Award Instrument

  Standard Grant

This SBIR Phase II research focuses on a high energy device that can cut the skin and foam of an automotive instrument panel surface in an emergency activation of an airbag. The cutting action is effected by the release of stored chemical energy either by detonation and/or heat deflagration. The fabrication concept uses a paint slurry printed onto the back surface of an instrument panel directly on an intermediate membrane or on the airbag door substrate. Current passenger airbag technology leaves a visible appearance of the airbag in the front surface of and instrument panel. The technology under this award will improve safety, appearance, and flexibility in locating the cut without adverse effect on reliability of the airbag or on other instrument panel parameters.

• Program Officer

  Ritchie B. Coryell

• Min Amd Letter Date

  3/7/1995 - 29 years ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  12/13/1995 - 28 years ago

• ARRA Amount

• Name

  TIP Engineering Group Inc

• City

  Farmington Hills

• State

  MI

• Country

  United States

• Address

  27620 Farmington Road

• Postal Code

  483343349

• Phone Number

  3134895522

• First Name

  David

• Last Name

  Bauer

• Start Date

  3/7/1995 12:00:00 AM

• End Date

  12/13/1995

• First Name

  Kenneth

• Last Name

  Barnes

• Start Date

  12/13/1995 12:00:00 AM

• Name

  Engineering NEC

• Code

  59