Adjustable grip steering wheel safety system to protect hands and upper extremities in low impact collisions

摘要

A safety system for protecting the fingers, hands, wrists, elbows, arms and shoulders of a driver includes a bladder disposed on or in a handgrip of a steering wheel of a vehicle, at least one inflation device in fluid communication with the bladder, and a controller adapted to detect a collision involving the vehicle and cause the inflation device to inflate the bladder with a fluid when the collision is detected.

主权项

1. A safety system for protecting the upper extremities of a driver, the safety system comprising:
a bladder disposed on or in a handgrip of a steering wheel of a vehicle; at least one inflation device in fluid communication with the bladder; a controller adapted to detect a collision involving the vehicle and cause the inflation device to inflate the bladder with a fluid when the collision is detected; and at least one sensor disposed on the vehicle, said at least one sensor measuring at least one vehicle parameter, wherein said controller uses said vehicle parameter to detect the collision and to calculate a volume of fluid and a rate of inflation with which said inflation device inflates said bladder.