Title:
OPERATION JUDGEMENT SYSTEM FOR AN OCCUPANT PROTECTION DEVICE FOR A FRONT PASSENGER SEAT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/1995/018028
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
An operation judgement system of an occupant protection device for a front passenger seat, which detects a rearward facing child seat and judges the necessity of operation of the occupant protection device in a wide range of cases. An airbag is stored in an airbag storing section (25) provided in a port in front of a front passenger seat (22) and inflated by the occupant protection device when the vehicle speed lowers drastically. A plurality of distance sensors (S1), (S2) are provided to measure the distance between the airbag storing section (25) and an object existing in a space between the airbag storing section (25) and the front passenger seat (22), and the necessity of operation of the occupant protection device is judged based on the signals from the distance sensors (S1), (S2).
Inventors:
TAKEDA MASARU (JP)
ONO MITSURU (JP)
IMANISHI ETSUJIRO (JP)
TSUJI YASUSHI (JP)
ONO MITSURU (JP)
IMANISHI ETSUJIRO (JP)
TSUJI YASUSHI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP1994/002243
Publication Date:
July 06, 1995
Filing Date:
December 27, 1994
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SENSOR TECH KK (JP)
TAKEDA MASARU (JP)
ONO MITSURU (JP)
IMANISHI ETSUJIRO (JP)
TSUJI YASUSHI (JP)
TAKEDA MASARU (JP)
ONO MITSURU (JP)
IMANISHI ETSUJIRO (JP)
TSUJI YASUSHI (JP)
International Classes:
B60R21/01; B60R21/16; G01S15/08; G06K9/00; B60R21/015; (IPC1-7): B60R21/32; B60R22/46
Foreign References:
| JPH05270351A | 1993-10-19 | |||
| JPH03109963U | 1991-11-12 | |||
| JPH02147357U | 1990-12-14 | |||
| JPH01125755U | 1989-08-28 | |||
| JPH04342639A | 1992-11-30 | |||
| JPH05170047A | 1993-07-09 | |||
| JPH03279051A | 1991-12-10 | |||
| JPH05246300A | 1993-09-24 | |||
| JPH0238164A | 1990-02-07 | |||
| JPH06206514A | 1994-07-26 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 0738633A4
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