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US 6,746,041 B2Granted
Portable air bag system
OwnerJo Won Chang, Su Jin Changinventors
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Abstract
A portable airbag system including a portable airbag mechanism which may be carried and moved by a vehicle occupant. The airbag system includes an impact sensor operated independently from or in cooperation with at least one fixed airbag mechanism mounted in a motor vehicle. The portable airbag mechanism has arranged therein an airbag which is inflated and deployed upon occurrence of a vehicle collision. A controller applies an actuating signal to the portable airbag mechanism when the vehicle collision is sensed, thereby allowing the bag arranged in the portable airbag mechanism to be inflated and deployed.
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A portable air bag system comprising:
- impact sensing means operated independently from or in cooperation with at least one fixed air bag mechanism mounted to a motor vehicle, for sensing a vehicle collision;
- a portable air bag mechanism capable of being carried and moved by a vehicle occupant, the portable air bag mechanism having arranged therein an air bag which is inflated and deployed upon occurrence of the vehicle collision, the portable airbag mechanism being in communication with the fixed airbag mechanism so that the portable airbag mechanism can be actuated within 78 milliseconds after the fixed airbag mechanism is actuated;
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- control means for applying an actuating signal to the portable air bag mechanism when the vehicle collision is sensed by the impact sensing means, and thereby allowing the air bag arranged in the portable air bag mechanism to be inflated and deployed.
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A portable air bag system comprising:
- impact sensing means operated independently from or in cooperation with at least one fixed air bag mechanism mounted to a motor vehicle, for sensing a vehicle collision;
- a portable air bag mechanism capable of being carried and moved by a vehicle occupant, the portable air bag mechanism having arranged therein an air bag which is inflated and deployed upon occurrence of the vehicle collision;
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- control means for applying an actuating signal to the portable air bag mechanism when the vehicle collision is sensed by the impact sensing means, and thereby allowing the air bag arranged in the portable air bag mechanism to be inflated and deployed;
- wherein the portable air bag mechanism is provided with fastening means for allowing the portable air bag mechanism to be fastened with respect to the body of the occupant or a front seat back, so that the portable air bag mechanism is prevented from being freed from the body of the occupant;
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- wherein the main belts are connected to the portable air bag mechanism to serve as both hand parts and both foot parts of the portable air bag mechanism, respectively;
- and the auxiliary belts define an X-shaped contour and locked at their both ends to the main belts.
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A portable air bag system comprising:
- impact sensing means operated independently from or in cooperation with at least one fixed air bag mechanism mounted to a motor vehicle, for sensing a vehicle collision;
- a portable air bag mechanism capable of being carried and moved by a vehicle occupant, the portable air bag mechanism having arranged therein an air bag which is inflated and deployed upon occurrence of the vehicle collision;
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- control means for applying an actuating signal to the portable air bag mechanism when the vehicle collision is sensed by the impact sensing means, and thereby allowing the air bag arranged in the portable air bag mechanism to be inflated and deployed;
- wherein the portable air bag mechanism is provided with fastening means for allowing the portable air bag mechanism to be fastened with respect to the body of the occupant or a front seat back, so that the portable air bag mechanism is prevented from being freed from the body of the occupant;
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- wherein the main belts and the auxiliary belts are made of resilient material so that the occupant can move the portable air bag mechanism from the body within a predetermined range.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.