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Method and device for lessening the consequences of an accident on a vehicle occupant

US8442726B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Markus Zimmermann · Riehen, CH
Christian Gruber · Graz, AT

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 26, 2012
Grant date	May 14, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 26, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60R2021/01272
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method and device are provided for lessening the consequences of an accident affecting a vehicle occupant in the event of a collision of the vehicle with an obstruction. Before the collision, the absolute speed of the vehicle occupant relative to the obstruction is reduced independently of the traveling speed of the vehicle by way of a reduction of the vehicle occupant's speed relative to the vehicle, without the vehicle occupant experiencing a first displacement movement against the vehicle movement direction beyond his initial destination-related traveling position.

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