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SIPS or Side Impact Protection System is the name of a system to protect against injury in a side collision, developed by Volvo.

SIPS was first introduced in 1991[1] for the Volvo 700, 900[2] and 850 series cars of model year 1992.[3][4][5][6] It has been standard on every new Volvo since.

The SIPS system works by having a reinforced lower sill, b-pillar and energy absorbing honeycomb materials[7] inside the doors.[8] The idea is to more widely distribute the energy in a side collision across the whole side of the car rather than having the b-pillar absorb it all.[6] Driver and passenger seat are mounted on transverse steel rails, not bolted to the floor as per the standard configuration.[9] In a side impact these transverse rails allow the seats to crush a reinforced center console designed to absorb additional energy.[10]

In 1994[11] for the 1995 model year,[12] the 'SIPS-Bag' was released for 850 models.[13] Initially an option,[14] it became standard equipment[11] of all new Volvo cars beginning in 1995.[15] The system consists of a mechanically activated[16] airbag that protects the torso from hitting the cars interior. In 1998 two additions were made to the SIPS system. With the launch of the 1998 Volvo S80 the IC airbag,[17] a curtain style airbag[18] deploying from the headlining to protect the head, was introduced. It has since been standard equipment on all newly released Volvos.
Because of technical reasons the existing Volvo S70, V70 and C70 models were instead equipped with the 'SIPS-BAG II'.[11]

  • Volvo S80 cutaway showing part of the SIPS system components
    Volvo S80 cutaway showing part of the SIPS system components
  • Volvo S80 cutaway showing part of the SIPS system components
    Volvo S80 cutaway showing part of the SIPS system components
  • Volvo S80 cutaway showing part of the SIPS system components
    Volvo S80 cutaway showing part of the SIPS system components

See also

  • WHIPS (Whiplash Protection System)

References

  1. ^ Volvo Group (2011). "R&D milestones of the Volvo Group". www.volvogroup.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2017-07-07. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Volvo Cars of North America (1992). "Volvo '92: New model, new engine and a unique safety innovation". new.volvocars.com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-06. Retrieved 2017-07-07. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Produktinformation - tidigare Volvomodeller". www.volvocars.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 2017-07-07. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Volvo 1992 Tech & Spec". www.oocities.org. Volvo Cars of North America. 1992. Archived from the original on 2015-07-12. Retrieved 2017-07-07. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "History of Volvo". www.swedecar.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-29. Retrieved 2017-07-07. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ a b "SIPS: A unique safety solution from Volvo" (PDF). www.volvoclub.org.uk. October 1991. Retrieved 2017-07-07. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ Volvo Cars of North America (1995). "The new 960 from Volvo - an unexpected experience". new.volvocars.com. Retrieved 2017-07-07. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ Volvo Cars of North America (1993). "It is an agile, exciting sports sedan. And by the way, it's also a Volvo!". new.volvocars.com. Retrieved 2017-07-07. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ Volvo Cars of North America (1992). "The 850 GLT: A new Volvo and more". new.volvocars.com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-06. Retrieved 2017-07-07. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ Volvo Cars of North America (1992). "Volvo's innovative 850 features- four new patents". new.volvocars.com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-06. Retrieved 2017-07-07. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ a b c "Second-Generation Sips-Bag protects both chest and head". www.volvogroup.com. 17 July 1998. Archived from the original on 2015-02-21. Retrieved 2017-07-07. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ Volvo Cars of North America (1997). "Safety". www.volvocars.com. Archived from the original on 1998-02-02. Retrieved 2017-07-07. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ Volvo Cars of North America (1993). "Volvo announces side-impact airbags - a world safety first". new.volvocars.com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-06. Retrieved 2017-07-07. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ Peter C. T. Elsworth (2 October 1994). "The First Side-Impact Air Bags: How Volvo's System Works". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2017-07-07. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  15. ^ "Volvo lights the way to safety - 100% of Volvos have DRL's". new.volvocars.com. Retrieved 2017-07-07. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ "Gefährdungspotential durch mechanischen SIPS-Seiten-Airbag" [Dangers of mechnical SIPS side airbag]. www.technische-hilfeleistung.info (in German). 20 May 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2017-08-04. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  17. ^ Volvo Cars of North America (October 1998). "Engineering and technological innovation are hallmarks of the 1999 Volvo line-up". new.volvocars.com. Archived from the original on 2007-11-02. Retrieved 2017-07-07. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  18. ^ Volvo Car Corporation (2005). "Airbags". new.volvocars.com. p. 12-14. Retrieved 2017-08-04. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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