Air bag system for automobile

An air bag system for an automobile comprising:

• collision detecting means for detecting a collision of the automobile,
• gas generating means for generating a gas under pressure, based on an output of said collision detecting means,
• shock absorbing bag means mounted on a front body member located in front of a seat for receiving the gas from the gas generator to take a predetermined inflated configuration,
• seating condition detecting means for detecting a reclining angle of said seat and a position of the seat in a longitudinal direction of the automobile, and
• control means for controlling a time period between a collision and complete inflation of the shock absorbing bag means in accordance with the seating condition of the passenger so that the shock absorbing bag means, when inflated, is brought into an optimal contact with the passenger.

An air bag system for an automobile comprising:

• collision detecting means for detecting a collision of the automobile,
• gas generating means for generating a gas under pressure based on an output of said collision detecting means,
• shock absorbing bag means mounted on a front body member located in front of a seat for receiving the gas from the gas generator to take a predetermined inflated configuration,
• seating condition detecting means for detecting a seating condition of a passenger seated on the seat, and
• control means for controlling a position of the shock absorbing bag means in a longitudinal direction of the automobile in accordance with the seating condition of the passenger to thereby control a distance between the shock absorbing bag means and the passenger so that the shock absorbing bag means, when inflated, is brought into an optimal contact with the passenger.

An air bag system for an automobile comprising:

• collision detecting means for detecting a collision of the automobile,
• gas generating means for generating a gas under pressure based on an output of said collision detecting means,
• shock absorbing bag means mounted on a front body member located in front of a seat for receiving the gas from the gas generator to take a predetermined inflated configuration,
• seating condition detecting means for detecting a seating condition of a passenger seated on the seat, and
• control means for controlling an angular position of the shock absorbing bag means about a transverse axis in an up and down direction of the automobile in accordance with the seating condition of the passenger so that the shock absorbing bag means, when inflated, is brought into an optimal contact with the passenger.

An air bag system for an automobile comprising:

• collision detecting means for detecting a collision of the automobile,
• gas generating means for generating a gas under pressure based on an output of said collision detecting means,
• shock absorbing bag means mounted on a front body member located in front of a seat for receiving the gas from the gas generator to take a predetermined inflated configuration,
• seating condition detecting means for detecting a position of the seat in a longitudinal direction of the automobile, and
• control means for controlling a quantity of the gas introduced into the shock absorbing bag means in accordance with the seating condition of the passenger so that the shock absorbing bag means, when inflated, is brought into an optimal contact with the passenger.