Motorcycle passenger protecting system
US7997613B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 27, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 11, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2021/0088
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Multiple protecting devices, such as an air bag and an air bag jacket, are controlled and operated in accordance with the shape and size of an impact. A normal collision determining section causes the air bag and/or the air bag jacket to operate in accordance with the magnitude and direction of a collision based on outputs of G sensors. When a collision predicting section predicts a collision on the basis of other vehicle information obtained by a vehicle-to-vehicle communication device and own-vehicle information, it causes a stand-by collision determining section to start instead of the normal collision determining section. The stand-by collision determining section determines a collision mode in advance and sets a threshold value for determining the outputs of the G sensors to a value different from a value used in the determination of the normal collision determining section so as to permit quick determination of a collision.
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