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Passenger protection system which detects closeness of passenger to inner side surface of interior

  • US 20060082111A1
  • Filed: 10/12/2005
  • Published: 04/20/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/18/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A passenger protection system for a vehicle having a door opening to which a door is attached, the system comprising:

  • an airbag attached in a folded form along an upper edge of the door opening, wherein when being expanded, the airbag is deployed along an inner side surface of an interior of the vehicle in a drawn curtain form;

    a contact detecting device for detecting a contact action of a passenger in the vehicle with the contact detecting device; and

    a control device for determining whether a passenger is close to the inner side surface based on a result of detection of the contact detecting device, and prohibiting deployment of the airbag while determining that a passenger is close to the inner side surface.

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