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US 11,267,429 B2Granted
Vehicle occupant safety system
AssigneeTRW Automotive GmbH
InventorsAnton Fischer, Robert Disam, Achim Hofmann
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AssigneeTRW Automotive GmbH
InventorsAnton Fischer, Robert Disam, Achim Hofmann
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A vehicle occupant restraint device comprises a control unit and a group of at least two matched airbags (20, 24; 22, 26) for the protection of a vehicle occupant (10; 16) on a particular vehicle seat (12; 16). The control unit is arranged and the airbags (20, 24; 22, 26) are disposed and designed so that, in a collision case, the control unit differentiates between a first situation in which the vehicle occupant (10; 16) is located in a standard distance area relative to a first airbag (20; 22) and a second situation in which the vehicle occupant (10; 16) is located in a rear area which is further distant from the first airbag (20; 22) than the standard distance area. When the first situation is given, the control unit activates the first airbag (20; 22) only. In contrast, when the second situation is given, the control unit activates the first airbag (20; 22) and additionally at least a second airbag (24; 26) of the group, with the first airbag (20; 22) backing the second airbag (24; 26).
A vehicle occupant safety system (10) for a convertible vehicle, comprising a first airbag module (12) configured to be arranged on an A-pillar (16) of the convertible vehicle the first airbag module (12) including a first airbag (14), and comprising a second airbag module (18) configured to be arranged on a steering wheel (22) of the convertible vehicle the second airbag module (18) including a second airbag (20), wherein the first airbag (14) is configured to at least partially cover an area of a vehicle side window (28) and the second airbag (20) is configured to at least partially cover the steering wheel (22), wherein the first and second airbags (14, 20) are configured and arranged so that they contact each other in an inflated condition, and wherein the first airbag (14) is fastened to plural positions (23) of the A-pillar (16).
A vehicle occupant safety system (10) for a convertible vehicle, comprising a first airbag module (12) configured to be arranged on an A-pillar (16) of the convertible vehicle, the first airbag module (12) including a first airbag (14), and comprising a second airbag module (18) configured to be arranged on a steering wheel (22) of the convertible vehicle, the second airbag module (18) including a second airbag (20), wherein the first airbag (14) is configured to at least partially cover an area of a vehicle side window (28) and the second airbag (20) is configured to at least partially cover the steering wheel (22), wherein the first and second airbags (14, 20) are configured and arranged so that they contact each other in an inflated condition, wherein the first airbag (14) in the inflated condition has a larger width in a portion close to a vehicle front end, when viewed in a vehicle transverse direction, than in a portion distant from the vehicle front end.
A vehicle occupant safety system (10) for a convertible vehicle, comprising a first airbag module (12) configured to be arranged on an A-pillar (16) of the convertible vehicle, the first airbag module (12) including a first airbag (14), and comprising a second airbag module (18) configured to be arranged on a steering wheel (22) of the convertible vehicle, the second airbag module (18) including a second airbag (20), wherein the first airbag (14) is configured to at least partially cover an area of a vehicle side window (28) and the second airbag (20) is configured to at least partially cover the steering wheel (22), wherein the first and second airbags (14, 20) are configured and arranged so that they contact each other in an inflated condition, wherein the first airbag (14) in the inflated condition has plural gas-filled chambers (25, 25′) which in a vehicle longitudinal direction are successively arranged at least in portions.
A vehicle occupant safety system (10) for a convertible vehicle, comprising a first airbag module (12) configured to be arranged on an A-pillar (16) of the convertible vehicle, the first airbag module (12) including a first airbag (14), and comprising a second airbag module (18) configured to be arranged on a steering wheel (22) of the convertible vehicle, the second airbag module (18) including a second airbag (20), wherein the first airbag (14) is configured to at least partially cover an area of a vehicle side window (28) and the second airbag (20) is configured to at least partially cover the steering wheel (22), wherein the first and second airbags (14, 20) are configured and arranged so that they contact each other in an inflated condition, wherein the first airbag (14) is completely accommodated in an A-pillar lining.
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