An apparatus and methods for a driver barrier to isolate public transit vehicle operators, such as bus drivers or coach operators, from passenger seating areas. The driver side barrier includes a driver side barrier mounted behind a driver cockpit and a door coupled with the driver side barrier. In a closed configuration, the driver side barrier and door provide a barrier between the driver cockpit and a passenger seating area of the vehicle. The door may be rotated forward to provide a protective shield around the driver cockpit while allowing passengers to enter and exit the passenger seating area. In some embodiments, the door may be extended across an aisle of the passenger seating area to a curbside barrier, thereby partitioning the driver cockpit and passenger seating areas. When not in use, the door may be stowed behind the driver cockpit.

A pneumatic motor vehicle window breaking device used in vehicles, comprising: a cylinder and a spike, wherein one end of the spike is fixedly connected to an end of a piston rod of the cylinder, and the other end of the spike is tapered; the cylinder is mounted on a retaining frame. The pneumatic motor vehicle window breaking device directly uses the cylinder and takes high-pressure air as power; only a front end of the spike of the pneumatic motor vehicle window breaking device is required to be mounted at an appropriate position in alignment with a vehicle window before use, and an air valve controls high-pressure air source to drive the spike to complete window breaking, and the device employs a simple structure.

A pneumatic motor vehicle window breaking device used in vehicles, comprising: a cylinder and a spike, wherein one end of the spike is fixedly connected to an end of a piston rod of the cylinder, and the other end of the spike is tapered; the cylinder is mounted on a retaining frame. The pneumatic motor vehicle window breaking device directly uses the cylinder and takes high-pressure air as power; only a front end of the spike of the pneumatic motor vehicle window breaking device is required to be mounted at an appropriate position in alignment with a vehicle window before use, and an air valve controls high-pressure air source to drive the spike to complete window breaking, and the device employs a simple structure.

A rescue system includes an inflatable rescue cushion at the bottom of an automobile, which includes air cushion storage chambers in front, back, left, and right of the bottom of the automobile. A gas generator is correspondingly arranged in the air cushion storage chamber in each position, for inflating and opening air cushions in the corresponding air cushion storage chambers to form a front, back, left and right air cushion. The system also includes an electronic early warning and central processing collaboration part, which includes an external water level sensor, central collaborative processing unit, first grade early warning signal light, and a switch. The external water level sensor is connected to the central collaborative processing unit, which is connected to the warning signal light, the gas generator, and the automobile computer board. The switch is positioned in the automobile and is connected to the gas generators.

A forklift includes a cabin and a seat for use by a driver arranged in the cabin. The cabin has a lateral opening to enter and exit the cabin, and the seat is mounted rotatably relative to the cabin. There is a safety bracket for preventing the driver from involuntarily exiting the cabin through the lateral opening, and for providing lateral impact protection. The safety bracket is mechanically connected to the seat to be rotatable together with the seat.

A forklift includes a cabin and a seat for use by a driver arranged in the cabin. The cabin has a lateral opening to enter and exit the cabin, and the seat is mounted rotatably relative to the cabin. There is a safety bracket for preventing the driver from involuntarily exiting the cabin through the lateral opening, and for providing lateral impact protection. The safety bracket is mechanically connected to the seat to be rotatable together with the seat.

A retraction barrier can abut objects in the environment for safeguarding. The retraction barrier has multiple longitudinal poles separate from each other and multiple lateral poles separate from each other. The longitudinal poles are connected with the longitudinal poles so that the retraction barrier forms a grid, making the retraction barrier capable of isolating something. The longitudinal poles and lateral poles are each a retractable pole. Lengths of the longitudinal poles and the lateral poles can be changed so that each end of the longitudinal poles and the lateral poles can abut an object in the environment, so the retraction barrier can be secured with objects of any dimensions and shapes. For storage of the retraction barrier, the lateral poles and the longitudinal poles are retracted, so that the volume of the retraction barrier is lessened for ease in carriage.

An assembly for a vehicle comprising a crossmember, which is provided for connecting to two pillars lying opposite each other with respect to the x-y plane of the vehicle; a mounting that is connected to the crossmember, protrudes therefrom in the radial direction, and has two mounts, which are mutually spaced in the y direction, and end-face connection means; and a panel-shaped instrument which is connected to the connection means of the mounting at a distance to the upper closure thereof and which is held such that the operating surface of the instrument faces the passenger compartment of the vehicle in the x direction. Each of the two mounts is designed in the form of a half shell which are arranged such that the opening side thereof faces in the y direction, wherein the two limbs of the mounts designed as half shells are arranged on the x-y plane, the web connecting said limbs is arranged on the y-z plane, and each of the mounts has at least one predetermined bending point, which is provided by the geometry of the mount, between the two connection points of the mount, said mounts bending at the predetermined bending point in the z and/or y direction in the event of a load (x direction).

According to various implementations, a vehicle pyrotechnic initiator assembly includes an initiator that includes at least one electrode pin and a validation device in electrical communication with the at least one electrode pin. The validation device provides validation information about at least a portion of the initiator assembly and/or a safety device in which the initiator assembly is installed. The validation information may include a date associated with an expiration of the initiator assembly and/or the safety device. The validation information may also or alternatively include a manufacturer identity associated with a manufacturer of the initiator assembly and/or safety device. In some implementations, the validation device includes an electrical circuit and/or memory that stores the validation information. For example, the validation device may include an ASIC chip.

There is provided a resin film for bonding glass plate members with which, when bonded to a glass plate, breakage of the resulting glass plate-containing laminate due to impact can be suppressed. The resin film for bonding glass plate members according to the present invention is a resin film bonded to a glass plate to be used and includes a thermoplastic resin and a plasticizer, and the tensile elongation at 25° C. under a stress load of 50 N is 120 mm or more in a tensile test in accordance with JIS K7113.