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US 11,597,343 B2Granted
Vehicle airbag system
AssigneeNissan North America, Inc.
InventorsJessica Buice, Jeffrey Clark, Daniel Hoisington, Daniel Lin
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Abstract
A vehicle airbag system includes an airbag module, a seat detector, and an electronic controller. The airbag module has an airbag that is configured to be movably mounted to a vehicle roof structure. The seat detector detects a position of a vehicle seat. The electronic controller is in communication with the airbag module and the seat detector. The controller controls the airbag module to inflate the airbag in a predetermined direction based on detected position of the vehicle seat by the seat detector.
Claims19
A vehicle airbag system comprising:
- an airbag module having an airbag that is configured to be movably mounted to a vehicle roof structure of a vehicle;
- a seat detector that detects a position of a vehicle seat;
- a vehicle impact detector that detects a direction of an external impact with respect to the vehicle;
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- an electronic controller in communication with the vehicle impact detector, the airbag module and the seat detector, the controller controlling the airbag module to inflate the airbag in a predetermined direction into one of a default position and a modified position based on a detected position of the vehicle seat by the seat detector and the direction of external impact that is detected by the impact detector, the default position being a position that is substantially directly in front of the vehicle seat when the airbag is deployed, the modified position being a position that is offset from the default position when the airbag is deployed such that the electronic controller controls the airbag module to deploy at different angles depending on the direction of external impact that is detected by the impact detector.
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A vehicle having a vehicle airbag system, comprising:
- an airbag module having an airbag movably mounted to a vehicle roof structure of a vehicle;
- a vehicle seat disposed below the airbag module;
- a seat detector that detects a position of the vehicle seat;
- a vehicle impact detector that detects a direction of an external impact with respect to the vehicle;
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- an electronic controller in communication with the vehicle impact detector, the airbag module and the seat detector, the controller controlling the airbag module to inflate the airbag in a predetermined direction into one of a default position and a modified position based on a detected position of the vehicle seat by the seat detector and the direction of external impact that is detected by the impact detector, the default position being a position that is substantially directly in front of the vehicle seat when the airbag is deployed, the modified position being a position that is offset from the default position when the airbag is deployed such that the electronic controller controls the airbag module to deploy at different angles depending on the direction of external impact that is detected by the impact detector.
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A vehicle having a vehicle airbag system, comprising:
- an airbag module having an airbag movably mounted to a vehicle roof structure of a vehicle;
- a vehicle seat disposed below the airbag module;
- a vehicle impact detector that detects a direction of an external impact with respect to the vehicle;
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- an electronic controller controlling the airbag module to inflate the airbag in one of a default direction and a modified direction based on a detected position of the vehicle seat by the seat detector and the direction of external impact that is detected by the impact detector, the default position being a position that is substantially directly in front of the vehicle seat when the airbag is deployed, the modified position being a position that is offset from the default position when the airbag is deployed, the airbag being deployed into a default position that is substantially directly in front of the vehicle seat when deployed in the default direction, the airbag being deployed into a modified position that is offset from the default position when deployed in the modified direction such that the electronic controller controls the airbag module to deploy at different angles depending on the direction of external impact that is detected by the impact detector.
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