Motor vehicle having at least one retaining device
AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsMaximilian Amereller, Florian Ober, Sascha Wilhelm
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Abstract
A motor vehicle has a passenger compartment for at least one vehicle user and has at least one sensor device for detecting a location of the vehicle user in the passenger compartment. At least one retaining device is used to fix the vehicle user in his/her location. A control device is provided to activate the at least one retaining device according to a signal of at least one impact sensor of the motor vehicle. The at least one retaining device is designed to fix the vehicle user in a location in the passenger compartment different from a vehicle seat of the motor vehicle. A method operates such a motor vehicle.
Claims7
A motor vehicle with a passenger compartment for at least one vehicle user, comprising:
- at least one sensor device for detecting a location of the vehicle user in the passenger compartment, wherein the location is different from that of a vehicle seat of the motor vehicle;
- a plurality of restraint devices;
- and
- a control device configured, depending on the location of the vehicle user, to select from the plurality of restraint devices at least one restraint device for activation, by which the vehicle user can be fixed in the location, wherein the plurality of restraint devices comprises a first airbag held on a roof of the motor vehicle, a second airbag on a rear of a backrest of the vehicle seat of the motor vehicle, and a third airbag on a sidewall of the motor vehicle;
- wherein the motor vehicle is an autonomously drivable passenger car.
A method for operating a motor vehicle, comprising:
- recording, via at least one sensor device of the motor vehicle, a location of a vehicle user in a passenger compartment of the motor vehicle, wherein the location is different from that of a vehicle seat of the motor vehicle;
- and
- selecting, via a control device, depending on the location of the vehicle user, from a plurality of restraint devices at least one restraint device for activation, by which the vehicle user can be fixed in the location, wherein the plurality of restraint devices comprises a first airbag on a roof of the motor vehicle, a second airbag on a rear of a backrest of the vehicle seat of the motor vehicle, and a third airbag on a sidewall of the motor vehicle;
- wherein the motor vehicle is an autonomously drivable passenger car.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.