Safety mechanism of vehicle and deployment method thereof
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorE-In Wu
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Abstract
A method for deploying a safety mechanism of a vehicle includes detecting an object or person within a predetermined vicinity of the vehicle, transitioning a transitioning assembly of the safety mechanism from a horizontal orientation to a vertical orientation when an object or person is detected within the predetermined vicinity, detecting whether the object or person enters into a danger zone in front of a rear wheel of the vehicle, deploying a first airbag in front of the rear wheel of the vehicle when the object or person enters into the space in front of the rear wheel, and deploying a second airbag and extending a blocking plate in front of the rear wheel of the vehicle. The second airbag is positioned in front of the blocking plate and causes the blocking plate to extend.
Claims20
A safety mechanism of a vehicle, the safety mechanism comprising:
- a transitioning assembly configured to transition between a horizontal orientation and a vertical orientation;
- a transitioning cable coupled to the transitioning assembly and configured to cause the transitioning assembly to transition from the horizontal orientation to the vertical orientation;
- and
- a motor coupled to the transitioning cable and configured to pull the transitioning cable to cause the transitioning assembly to transition from the horizontal orientation to the vertical orientation;
- the transitioning assembly comprising:
- a blocking plate configured to transition from a refracted state to an extended state;
- a first airbag configured to inflate when the transitioning assembly is in the vertical orientation and the blocking plate is in the retracted state;
- a second airbag configured to inflate after the first airbag inflates and cause the blocking plate to transition to the extended state;
- and
- a main housing coupled to the transitioning cable and configured to house the blocking plate, first airbag, and second airbag;
- wherein:
- the transitioning assembly is located under a crossbeam of the vehicle;
- the first airbag, when deployed, is positioned in front of a rear wheel of the vehicle;
- the blocking plate in the extended state is positioned in front of the rear wheel of the vehicle;
- and
- the second airbag, when deployed, is positioned in front of the blocking plate.
A method for deploying a safety mechanism of a vehicle, the method comprising:
- detecting an object or person within a predetermined vicinity of the vehicle;
- transitioning a transitioning assembly of the safety mechanism from a horizontal orientation to a vertical orientation, when an object or person is detected within the predetermined vicinity of the vehicle;
- detecting whether the object or person enters into a danger zone in front of a rear wheel of the vehicle;
- deploying a first airbag in front of the rear wheel of the vehicle, when the object or person enters into the danger zone in front of the rear wheel;
- and
- deploying a second airbag and extending a blocking plate in front of the rear wheel of the vehicle, after the object or person is moved out of the danger zone by the first airbag;
- wherein deployment of the second airbag causes the blocking plate to extend.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.