Air bag apparatus for passenger seat
US5702123A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 7, 1996 |
| Grant date | Dec 30, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 7, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R21/01536
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An air bag apparatus for a passenger seat includes: a first sensor for detecting an occupant seated in a passenger seat; a second sensor for detecting a state in which the occupant is approaching an instrument panel excluding a state in which the occupant put out his or her hand(s) on the instrument panel; and a deployment controller for changing the control of deployment of an air bag when the occupant is detected by the first sensor and the state in which the occupant is approaching the instrument panel is detected by the second sensor.
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