| 摘要 |
In order to provide an occupant protection system which inflates sufficiently early even with a relatively low-output gas generator, which is capable of sufficiently protecting occupants, and which is applicable even if the space ahead of the occupants is narrow, an occupant protection system (10) includes a deployable body (12) capable of deploying vertically and laterally in a vehicle cabin, a draw gear (14) for deploying the deployable body (12), a gas generator, and a controller for controlling the operation of the draw gear (14) and the gas generator (16). The deployable body (12) includes a bag (18) that inflates with gas from the gas generator (16). In the event of a car crash, the controller first operates the draw gear (14) to deploy the deployable body (12) downward and then operates the gas generator (16) to emit a jet of gas when the deployable body (12) has deployed downward by a specified length, thereby inflating the bag (18). <IMAGE> |
