Roof mounted rear seat airbag safety cage

摘要

Described herein is a rear seat airbag deployment system, a rear seat airbag of the rear seat airbag deployment system, and a method of deploying the rear seat airbag. The rear seat airbag is configured in a substantially ‘U’ shape to encompass both the front and rear sides of rear seat occupants when the rear seat airbag is deployed. It follows that the rear seat airbag provides a safety cage that surrounds rear seat passengers upon deployment. Exemplary embodiments may further include an airbag deployment tool for gathering vehicle state information, analyzing the vehicle state information, determining whether to deploy one or more airbags, and controlling the deployment of the rear seat airbag.

主权项

1. A vehicle rear seat airbag deployment system, comprising:
a roof railing attached to a rear seat airbag; and, a processor in communication with an inflator, configured to:
receive sensor information;in response to analyzing the sensor information, control the inflator to inflate a first and second section of the rear seat airbag, above and to fall below the rear seat, respectively.