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Occupant protecting device for vehicle

  • US 10,173,624 B2
  • Filed: 07/31/2017
  • Issued: 01/08/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An occupant protecting device for a vehicle, comprising:

  • a pretensioner applying tension to a webbing that is configured to restrain an upper body of a vehicle occupant seated in a vehicle seat;

    a motor configured to vibrate a contact portion to which the vehicle occupant contacts;

    a single operating section operating the motor in a case in which an instruction to operate the motor is received, and operating the pretensioner in a case in which an instruction to operate the pretensioner is received; and

    a control section, in a case in which the contact portion is to be vibrated, outputting an instruction to operate the motor to the operating section, and, in a case in which the pretensioner is to be operated, outputting an instruction to operate the pretensioner to the operating section, wherein;

    in a case in which the control section predicts the collision of the own vehicle, and the motor is operating, the control section outputs an instruction to stop the motor to the operating section, and thereafter, the control section outputs the instruction to operate the pretensioner to the operating section, andthe operating section stops the motor in a case in which the instruction to stop the motor is received.

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