Vehicle airbag system
First Claim
1. A vehicle airbag system comprising:
- a vehicle crash sensor that detects a vehicle impact;
an airbag module that is provided in interior equipment positioned in front of at least a front-seat occupant and that includes an inflator and an airbag, wherein, when the vehicle crash sensor detects a vehicle impact, the airbag is deployed by activating the inflator in order to protect the front-seat occupant;
a reaction-force plate that receives a reaction force of the airbag;
a moving device that moves the reaction-force plate from a storage position to a predetermined operating position; and
a holding device that holds the reaction-force plate at the predetermined operating position, wherein at a predetermined time, the reaction-force plate can be moved from the storage position to the predetermined operating position by the moving device.
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Abstract
A vehicle airbag system includes a vehicle crash sensor that detects a vehicle impact, and an airbag module that is provided in interior equipment positioned in front of a front-seat occupant and that includes an inflator and an airbag. The vehicle airbag system further includes a reaction-force plate that receives a reaction force of the airbag; a drive unit that moves the reaction-force plate from the storage position to the predetermined operating position; and a stopper that holds the reaction-force plate at the predetermined operating position. In the airbag system, when the airbag is deployed, the reaction-force plate is moved from the storage position to the predetermined operating position by the drive unit.
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19 Claims
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1. A vehicle airbag system comprising:
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a vehicle crash sensor that detects a vehicle impact;
an airbag module that is provided in interior equipment positioned in front of at least a front-seat occupant and that includes an inflator and an airbag, wherein, when the vehicle crash sensor detects a vehicle impact, the airbag is deployed by activating the inflator in order to protect the front-seat occupant;
a reaction-force plate that receives a reaction force of the airbag;
a moving device that moves the reaction-force plate from a storage position to a predetermined operating position; and
a holding device that holds the reaction-force plate at the predetermined operating position, wherein at a predetermined time, the reaction-force plate can be moved from the storage position to the predetermined operating position by the moving device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A vehicle airbag system comprising:
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a vehicle crash sensor that detects a vehicle impact;
an airbag module that is provided in interior equipment positioned in front of at least a front-seat occupant and that includes an inflator and an airbag, wherein, when the vehicle crash sensor detects a vehicle impact, the airbag is deployed by activating the inflator in order to protect the front-seat occupant;
a reaction-force plate that receives a reaction force of the airbag;
moving means for moving the reaction-force plate from a storage position to a predetermined operating position; and
holding means for holding the reaction-force plate at the predetermined operating position, wherein at a predetermined time, the reaction-force plate can be moved from the storage position to the predetermined operating position by the moving means.
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19. A vehicle airbag system comprising:
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a vehicle crash sensor that detects a vehicle impact;
an airbag module that is provided in interior equipment positioned in front of at least a front-seat occupant and that includes an inflator and an airbag, wherein, when the vehicle crash sensor detects a vehicle impact, the airbag is deployed by activating the inflator in order to protect the front-seat occupant;
an active reaction-force plate that receives a reaction force of the airbag;
an actuator that moves the reaction-force plate from a storage position to a predetermined operating position;
holding means for holding the reaction-force plate at the predetermined operating position; and
a pre-crash sensor that determines a likelihood that a vehicle crash will occur, wherein the actuator is actuated in response to a signal output from the pre-crash sensor such that the active reaction-force plate can move from the storage position to the predetermined operating position.
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