Leg impact protection assembly for a vehicle
AssigneeVolvo Car Corporation
InventorsJohan Rosenberg, Sebastian Rutelin, Venti Saslecov
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Abstract
A collision protection system for a vehicle, the collision protection system including a seat having a seat bottom attached to a floor of the vehicle. The collision protection system also includes a foot rest disposed adjacent to, attached to, or integrally formed with the floor of the vehicle. The collision protection system also includes an airbag that deploys from, adjacent to, or around the foot rest. The airbag deploys over a portion of legs of a user occupying the seat to protect the legs of the user during a collision.
Claims20
A collision protection system for a vehicle, the collision protection system comprising:
- a seat having a seat bottom attached to a floor of the vehicle;
- a foot rest disposed adjacent to, attached to, or integrally formed with the floor of the vehicle and separated from the seat bottom;
- and
- an airbag that deploys from, adjacent to, or around the foot rest, wherein the airbag is configured to deploy over a portion of legs of a user occupying the seat to protect the legs of the user during a collision, wherein the airbag is tethered to the seat bottom itself during the collision.
A frontal-impact protection assembly for a vehicle, the frontal-impact protection assembly comprising:
- a foot rest disposed adjacent to, attached to, or integrally formed with a floor of the vehicle and separated from a seat bottom of a seat attached to the floor of the vehicle;
- and
- an airbag that deploys from, adjacent to, or around the foot rest, wherein the airbag is configured to deploy over a portion of legs of a user occupying the seat of the vehicle to protect the legs of the user during a collision, wherein the airbag is tethered to the seat bottom itself during the collision.
A method comprising:
- detecting a collision indication signal in association with a vehicle;
- and
- deploying an airbag from, adjacent to, or around a foot rest positioned in front of a seat of the vehicle, wherein the foot rest is disposed adjacent to, attached to, or integrally formed with a floor of the vehicle and separated from a seat bottom of the seat of the vehicle attached to the floor of the vehicle, wherein the airbag is configured to deploy over a portion of legs of a user occupying the seat to protect the legs of the user during a collision, wherein the airbag is tethered to the seat bottom itself during the collision.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.