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US 2024/0190376 A1Published application
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.
Claims16
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;
- and
- a pusher moving device configured to apply air pressure to the pusher to move the pusher toward the passenger.
A method of controlling a door-mounted passenger protection device, comprising:
- detecting a side crash and crash direction of a vehicle by a controller;
- and
- 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.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.