Occupant protecting system
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1. An occupant protecting system comprising:
- an elongated pressure sensor, at least a part of the pressure sensor being extended in at least one of a longitudinal direction of a vehicle in a side portion of the vehicle and a transverse direction of the vehicle in a front portion of the vehicle, the pressure sensor being able to detect a pressure substantially throughout the whole in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle which pressure is exerted on the vehicle from an exterior of the vehicle; and
an electric control unit which drives occupant protecting means upon receipt of a detected signal from the pressure sensor.
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An occupant protecting system includes elongated pressure sensors. The pressure sensors is extended at least partially in at least one of a longitudinal direction of a side portion of a vehicle and a transverse direction of a front portion of the vehicle. The pressure sensors are able to detect a pressure substantially throughout the whole in the vehicular longitudinal direction which pressure is exerted on the vehicle from the exterior of the vehicle. An occupant protecting ECU drives occupant protecting means upon receipt of a detected signal from the pressure sensors.
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1. An occupant protecting system comprising:
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an elongated pressure sensor, at least a part of the pressure sensor being extended in at least one of a longitudinal direction of a vehicle in a side portion of the vehicle and a transverse direction of the vehicle in a front portion of the vehicle, the pressure sensor being able to detect a pressure substantially throughout the whole in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle which pressure is exerted on the vehicle from an exterior of the vehicle; and
an electric control unit which drives occupant protecting means upon receipt of a detected signal from the pressure sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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