1. A side impact airbag system for a vehicle having a rocker panel area, a front hinge pillar, a rear body lock pillar, and a beltline, the air bag system comprising:
an elongated airbag defined by a tubular textile member;
an inflator that selectively emits a gaseous medium into the airbag to inflate the airbag in the event of a collision;
the airbag being stored in a compartment in the rocker panel area, the front hinge pillar, and the rear body lock pillar;
at least one tether connecting the airbag to the compartment that limits the upward movement of the airbag, wherein the tether is at least one web of textile material that is drawn to a taut condition as the airbag is moved toward the beltline of the vehicle to provide a buffer below the airbag that is not inflated by the inflator; and
wherein the airbag is deployed by being filled with the gaseous medium and moving in an upward direction to a position adjacent the beltline of the vehicle.
2. The side impact airbag system of claim 1 further comprising cover panels disposed over the compartment that are opened by the force of the airbag as the gaseous medium inflates the airbag.
3. The side impact airbag system of claim 1 wherein the elongated airbag is gathered into a compressed tubular state when stored in the compartment.
4. The side impact airbag system of claim 1 wherein the airbag moves to a position at the level of a shoulder of an occupant of a vehicle seat.
5. A side impact airbag system and a vehicle in combination, comprising:
the vehicle having a door, a seat, a rocker, a front hinge pillar, and a rear body lock pillar,
an air bag being formed as a tubular textile member that is contained in a receptacle;
an inflator that selectively emits a gaseous medium into the airbag to inflate the airbag in the event of a collision;
at least one tether connecting the airbag to the receptacle that limits the upward movement of the airbag, wherein the tether is a web textile material that is drawn to a taut condition as the airbag is moved toward the beltline of the vehicle to provide a buffer below the airbag that is not inflated by the inflator;
the airbag being stored in the receptacle in the rocker, the front hinge pillar, and the rear body lock pillar; and
wherein the airbag is inflated by the gaseous medium and moves to a position between the door and the seat of the vehicle.
6. The side impact airbag system of claim 5 further comprising cover panels disposed over the receptacle that are opened by the force of the airbag as the gaseous medium inflates the airbag.
7. The side impact airbag system of claim 5 wherein the elongated airbag is gathered into a compressed state when stored in the receptacle.
8. The side impact airbag system of claim 5 wherein the airbag moves to a position at the level of a shoulder of an occupant of a vehicle seat.
9. An airbag system for a vehicle having a passenger compartment, the passenger compartment having a receptacle that extends across the front door and rear door of the vehicle, the receptacle having a trim plate, the air bag system comprising:
an elongated airbag that has a stored position in the receptacle and a deployed position in which the airbag extends between fore-and-aft spaced connection points in the passenger compartment that are vertically spaced from the receptacle;
an inflator is operatively assembled to the airbag to selectively provide a gaseous medium that flows into the airbag when triggered by a collision; and
at least one tethering side shield panel connecting the airbag to the receptacle that limits the upward movement of the airbag, wherein the tethering side shield is a web of textile material that is drawn to a taut condition as the airbag is moved toward the deployed position to provide a buffer below the airbag that is not inflated by the inflator.
10. The airbag system of claim 9 wherein the airbag when deployed is positioned between a door of the vehicle and a seat that is located adjacent the door.
11. The airbag system of claim 9 wherein the receptacle is covered by the trim plate when the airbag is in the stored position.
12. The airbag system of claim 11 wherein the trim plate breaks away from the receptacle to permit the airbag to move from the stored position to the deployed position.
13. The airbag system of claim 9 wherein the airbag is gathered into a compressed condition when stored in the receptacle.
14. The airbag system of claim 9 wherein the airbag moves to a position at the level of a shoulder of an occupant of a vehicle seat.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A powder supplying device comprising:
a case in which a storage portion is formed as a cavity for temporarily storing powder that is a substance to be supplied, the case having an inlet formed in an upper end of the storage portion, the inlet being an opening for filling the powder, and the case having an outlet formed in a lower end of the storage portion, the outlet being a rectangular opening for discharging the powder;
a rotor that is arranged in the case and that transports the powder in the storage portion to the outlet by rotating; and
a mesh body that covers a lower end of the outlet and through which the powder that has been transported to the outlet passes, wherein
a receiving member that is an object to which the powder is supplied is displaced horizontally vertically below the outlet;
the powder supplying device supplies the powder, while dropping the powder from the outlet, onto an upper surface of the receiving member; and
the rotor has a brush-like shape, with a plurality of hair members radially implanted pointing radially outward with an axial center of the rotor as the center.
2. The powder supplying device according to claim 1, wherein
the plurality of hair members have conductivity.
3. The powder supplying device according to claim 1, further comprising:
a first discharge electrode that performs corona discharge with respect to the powder that has passed through the mesh body.
4. The powder supplying device according to claim 1, further comprising:
a squeegee that evens out the powder deposited on the upper surface of the receiving member.
5. The powder supplying device according to claim 1, further comprising:
a second discharge electrode that performs corona discharge with respect to the receiving member before the powder is deposited; and
a suction portion that sucks up foreign matter that has separated from the receiving member due to the corona discharge by the second discharge electrode.
6. The powder supplying device according to claim 1, wherein
the powder is granulated particles, the granulated particles including electrode active material, binder, and conductive material.
7. An electrode manufacturing apparatus comprising:
a powder supplying device that includes i) a case in which a storage portion is formed as a cavity for temporarily storing powder that is a substance to be supplied, the case having an inlet formed in an upper end of the storage portion, the inlet being an opening for filling the powder, and the case having an outlet formed in a lower end of the storage portion, the outlet being a rectangular opening for discharging the powder; ii) a rotor that is arranged in the case and that transports the powder in the storage portion to the outlet by rotating; and iii) a mesh body that covers a lower end of the outlet and through which the powder that has been transported to the outlet passes, a receiving member that is an object to which the powder is supplied being displaced horizontally vertically below the outlet, and the powder supplying device supplying the powder, while dropping the powder from the outlet, onto an upper surface of the receiving member;
a transport device that transports the receiving member;
a press device that presses the receiving member that has been supplied with the powder by the powder supplying device and transported by the transport device,
wherein the rotor has a brush-like shape, with a plurality of hair members radially implanted pointing radially outward with an axial center of the rotor as the center.