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US 12,221,053 B2Granted
Door-mounted passenger protection device and control method thereof
AssigneeHyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
InventorsSeok Hoon Ko, Seok Min Lee, Dae Chang Jung
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Abstract
Technology for safely protecting a passenger's pelvic region and below in the event of a side crash and a door-mounted passenger protection device and a method of controlling the device that includes a pusher moving from the inside of the door toward a passenger seated in a seat to be supported by the passenger's body and a pusher moving device applying air pressure to the pusher to move the pusher toward the passenger.
Claims15
A door-mounted passenger protection device comprising:
- a pusher configured to move from inside of a door toward a passenger seated in a seat to be supported by a body of the passenger;
- a pusher moving device configured to apply air pressure to the pusher to move the pusher toward the passenger;
- and
- a movement amount restriction portion configured to restrict an amount of movement of the pusher moving toward the passenger, the movement amount restriction portion including:
- an elongated slot formed in the pusher in a moving direction of the pusher;
- and
- a stopper mounted to the door to pass through the slot to engage with an inner surface of the slot during movement of the pusher.
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A method of controlling a door-mounted passenger protection device, comprising:
- detecting a side crash and crash direction of a vehicle by a controller;
- pushing a pusher installed on a door on the side of the side crash toward a passenger by the controller when the side crash is detected;
- and
- restricting, by a movement amount restriction portion that includes an elongated slot formed in the pusher in a moving direction of the pusher and stopper mounted to the door to pass through the slot to engage with an inner surface of the slot during movement of the pusher, an amount of movement of the pusher moving toward the passenger.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.