Airbag control assembly
AssigneeJohnson Controls Technology Company
InventorsWilliam A. MAZUR, Liviu Rus
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Abstract
An airbag control assembly for an adjustable vehicle seat in a vehicle may include electrical wiring and an airbag mechanism. The electrical wiring may be configured to transmit electricity from a vehicle power supply of the vehicle to an airbag. The airbag mechanism may be configured to cause enabling and disabling of the airbag. The airbag mechanism may be configured to cause enabling of the airbag if the seat is in a usable position and may be configured to cause disabling of the airbag if the seat is in an unusable position.
Claims14
An airbag control assembly for an adjustable vehicle seat in a vehicle, comprising:
- electrical wiring configured to transmit electricity from a vehicle power supply of the vehicle to an airbag;
- and
- an airbag mechanism configured to cause enabling and disabling of the airbag,
- wherein the airbag mechanism is configured to cause enabling of the airbag if the seat is in a usable position,
- wherein the airbag mechanism is configured to cause disabling of the airbag if the seat is in an unusable position.
A method of controlling an airbag for a vehicle seat in a vehicle comprising:
- detecting whether the seat is locked and a current position of the seat;
- enabling the airbag if the seat is in a usable position;
- and
- disabling the airbag if the seat is in an unusable position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.