Passenger restraint system for use in automotive vehicle
AssigneeNissan Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorYoshifumi Shimose
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Abstract
A passenger restraint system for use in an automotive vehicle comprises a collision detecting sensor for detecting a collision of the vehicle, a retractor with a preloader for providing a tension to a seat belt in response to a signal from the collision detecting sensor, and an air bag device. The air bag device includes a bag which is broken in response to the signal from the collision detecting sensor, thus forming a clearance between a passenger and a seat back.
Claims7
A restraint system for a passenger in an automobile vehicle comprising:
- a seat including a seat cushion and a seat back:
- a seat belt arranged to restrain a passenger to said seat;
- means for detecting a collision of the automotive vehicle and generating a signal when said collision of the automotive vehicle is detected;
- means for providing a tension to said seat belt in response to said signal;
- means for allowing movement of the passenger in a direction opposite to a driving direction of the automotive vehicle in response to said signal said movement allowing means being arranged to said seat back;
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- means for driving substantially synchronously said tension providing means and said movement allowing means.
A restraint system for a passenger in an automotive vehicle, the restraint system, comprising:
- a seat belt;
- means for detecting a collision of the automotive vehicle and generating a signal when said collision of the automotive vehicle is detected;
- means for providing a tension to said seat belt in response to said signal;
- and
- means for allowing movement of the passenger in a direction opposite to a driving direction of the automotive vehicle in response to said signal, said movement allowing means including a bag of the air filling type, and means for releasing air within said bag.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.