Method for restraining vehicle occupants
First Claim
1. A method for restraining occupants of a vehicle in the event of an impact against an obstacle by dissipating kinetic energy of the vehicle occupant, comprising the steps of:
- sensing a possible accident;
applying a force that acts in a direction of the impact to the vehicle occupant at the latest at a time of a first contact between the vehicle and the obstacle; and
setting the force over an entire braking distance so that a constant acceleration acts on the vehicle occupant to dissipate kinetic energy uniformly.
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Abstract
In a method for restraining vehicle occupants in which the loads on the vehicle occupants are reduced during the restraining process, a method for restraining vehicle occupants by dissipating kinetic energy provides that firstly a possible accident is sensed and then a force which acts in the direction of the impact is applied to the vehicle occupant at the latest at the time of the first contact between the vehicle and the obstacle, the force being set over the entire braking distance so that a constant acceleration acts on the vehicle occupant so that the dissipation of the kinetic energy occurs uniformly.
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1. A method for restraining occupants of a vehicle in the event of an impact against an obstacle by dissipating kinetic energy of the vehicle occupant, comprising the steps of:
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sensing a possible accident;
applying a force that acts in a direction of the impact to the vehicle occupant at the latest at a time of a first contact between the vehicle and the obstacle; and
setting the force over an entire braking distance so that a constant acceleration acts on the vehicle occupant to dissipate kinetic energy uniformly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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