汽车专业英语 教学课件 黄星 刘春波 黄汽驰 9.ppt

The inflator is made from either stainless steel or cast aluminum. The inflator fits into a module with a woven nylon bag and a break-away plastic horn pad cover. See figure 9-3. The sensors are typically activated by forces generated in significant frontal or near-frontal crashes. See figure 9-5. Most diagnostic units contain a device that stores enough electrical energy to deploy the airbag if the vehicle’s battery is destroyed very early in a crash sequence. Like a light bulb, an igniter contains a thin wire that heats up and penetrates the propellant chamber. This causes the solid chemical propellant, principally sodium azide, sealed inside the inflator to undergo a rapid chemical reaction. Under normal conditions, the pendulum and bar are in their rest positions. The reel, which holds the belt, is free to rotate. As the occupant leans against the belt, it unreels. If you release the webbing, the spring will tighten up, rotating the spool clockwise until there is no more slack in the belt. It locks the spool when the car rapidly decelerates (when it hits something, for example). The figure 9-10 below shows the simplest version of this design. When activated, a gas generator pushes against a piston in the pretensioner assembly. The piston thrusts a rack-type gear against a geared wheel, which rotates and winds up the seatbelt webbing to tighten it. That improves how well the seatbelt holds the passenger in place so the restraint system can be more effective. Some people think that because they have an airbag, they don’t need to wear a safety belt. Well, they are very wrong. Even if you have airbags, you must use a safety belt. If you were to have a crash while you were not wearing a safety belt, you could be injured by the airbag itself. New Words abrupt [?br?pt] a. 突然的，唐突的 injury [in???ri] n. 损害，伤害 eject [i??ekt] v. 逐放，驱逐，喷射 pillar [pil?] n. 柱子，支柱 B-pillar [bipil?] n. 中立柱（B-支柱） A-pillar [ei