Control system for vehicle occupant protection apparatus
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1. A vehicle occupant protection apparatus comprising:
- an occupant protecting device;
a seat of a vehicle for an occupant, which is mounted on a floor of the vehicle at a front connecting portion and a rear connecting portion;
a weight detecting unit provided at the rear connecting portion between a rear portion of the seat and the floor of the vehicle and for outputting a weight signal corresponding to a product of a weight of the occupant sitting on the seat and a distance of a gravity of the occupant from the front connecting portion;
a crash sensor provided in the vehicle for outputting a vehicle crash signal; and
a control unit for operating the occupant protecting device in accordance with the weight signal and the crash signal.
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In a vehicle occupant protection apparatus comprising, a seat of a vehicle occupant is mounted on a floor of the vehicle at a front connecting portion and a rear connecting portion. A weight detecting unit is provided at the rear connecting portion between a rear portion of the seat and the floor of the vehicle and for outputting a weight signal corresponding to a product of a weight of the occupant sitting on the seat multiplied by a distance of a gravity of the occupant from the front connecting portion. A control unit operates an air bag in accordance with the weight signal and the crash signal.
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1. A vehicle occupant protection apparatus comprising:
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an occupant protecting device;
a seat of a vehicle for an occupant, which is mounted on a floor of the vehicle at a front connecting portion and a rear connecting portion;
a weight detecting unit provided at the rear connecting portion between a rear portion of the seat and the floor of the vehicle and for outputting a weight signal corresponding to a product of a weight of the occupant sitting on the seat and a distance of a gravity of the occupant from the front connecting portion;
a crash sensor provided in the vehicle for outputting a vehicle crash signal; and
a control unit for operating the occupant protecting device in accordance with the weight signal and the crash signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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