发明名称 |
Occupant safety-restraint system and method for fully deploying an airbag prior to occupant contact |
摘要 |
An occupant safety restraint system ("OSR system") ( 10 ) and method for fully deploying an airbag ( 20 ) before an occupant contacts the airbag ( 20 ). In one embodiment, the OSR system ( 10 ) includes a seatbelt restraint system ( 12 ), a variable-output airbag system ( 14 ), and a controller 18 coupled to the seatbelt restraint system ( 12 ) and the airbag system ( 14 ). The seatbelt restraint system ( 12 ) includes a seatbelt restraint ( 24 ) for restraining the occupant and a seatbelt-tension sensor ( 28 ) for detecting a load or tension in the seatbelt restraint ( 24 ). The controller 18 utilizes the seatbelt load for determining a current seatbelt-tension rate and actuating the airbag system ( 14 ) to deploy the airbag ( 20 ) at one or more output rates. In other words, the controller 18 can utilize the seatbelt restraint system ( 12 ) and the airbag system ( 14 ) in combination for regulating the output rate of the airbag system ( 14 ).
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申请公布号 |
US7431333(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2008.10.07 |
申请号 |
US20040711920 |
申请日期 |
2004.10.13 |
申请人 |
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC |
发明人 |
BROWN JOSEPH R;MAZUR JOSEPH F;QUADE MARSHALL L. |
分类号 |
B60R21/16;B60R21/01;B60R21/013;B60R21/015;B60R22/00 |
主分类号 |
B60R21/16 |
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