System for a vehicle, comprising an operating device designed to operate an actuator selectively according to a value measured by a measuring device arranged in a seat
US6652000B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 16, 2001 |
| Grant date | Nov 25, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08B21/22
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
System for a vehicle that has a seat fitted with a measuring device of the electromagnetic field type, an airbag arranged to protect the occupant of the seat in the event of an accident, this airbag having several modes of operation, and an operating device designed to cause the airbag to inflate in the event of an accident, selectively according to one of the modes of operation of this airbag on the basis of a parameter representing the mass of the occupant of the seat, as measured by the electromagnetic field-type measuring device.
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