Air bag device
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1. An air bag device comprising:
- a means for detecting a removal of a rider from a vehicle body;
an air bag adapted to be worn by the rider;
an inclination angle detecting means for detecting an inclination angle of the vehicle body;
an inclination angle acceleration detecting means for calculating a changing ratio of the inclination angle of the vehicle body; and
an air bag operation determining means for determining whether a state of the vehicle body falls within a preset air bag operable range or not in response to the inclination angle of the vehicle body and the inclination angle acceleration, and outputs an air bag deploying instruction when the state of the vehicle body falls within the air bag operable range;
wherein the air bag operation determining means is configured to be operated when the removal of the rider from the vehicle body is not detected by the means for detecting the removal of the rider.
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Abstract
To prevent an air bag from being operated by mere inclination when the vehicle body does not fall down, that is, at the time of handling during a banking operation or the like. An air bag and a removal detecting part for detecting a rider removal from a vehicle body are incorporated in a rider jacket. An inclination sensor for detecting an inclination of the vehicle body of a motorcycle is provided. An angle acceleration calculating part for calculating the inclination angle acceleration of the vehicle body calculates the inclination angle acceleration based on a plurality of detected inclination angles. When the state of the vehicle body falls within the air bag operable range, an air bag deploying instruction is outputted. The air bag deploying instruction is supplied to the air bag when the rider removal from the vehicle body is not detected by the removal detecting part.
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1. An air bag device comprising:
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a means for detecting a removal of a rider from a vehicle body;
an air bag adapted to be worn by the rider;
an inclination angle detecting means for detecting an inclination angle of the vehicle body;
an inclination angle acceleration detecting means for calculating a changing ratio of the inclination angle of the vehicle body; and
an air bag operation determining means for determining whether a state of the vehicle body falls within a preset air bag operable range or not in response to the inclination angle of the vehicle body and the inclination angle acceleration, and outputs an air bag deploying instruction when the state of the vehicle body falls within the air bag operable range;
wherein the air bag operation determining means is configured to be operated when the removal of the rider from the vehicle body is not detected by the means for detecting the removal of the rider. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An air bag device comprising:
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a means for detecting a removal of a rider from a vehicle body;
an air bag adapted to be worn by the rider;
an inclination angle detecting means for detecting an inclination angle of the vehicle body;
an inclination angle acceleration detecting means for calculating a changing ratio of the inclination angle of the vehicle body; and
an air bag operation determining means for determining whether a state of the vehicle body falls within a preset air bag operable range or not in response to the inclination angle of the vehicle body and the inclination angle acceleration, and outputs an air bag deploying instruction when the state of the vehicle body falls within the air bag operable range;
wherein the air bag is configured to be operated by the air bag operation determining means even when the removal of the rider from the vehicle body is not detected by the means for detecting the removal of the rider.
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11. An air bag device comprising:
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a detector for indicating a removal of a rider from a vehicle body;
an air bag adapted to be worn by the rider;
an inclination angle detector detecting an inclination angle of the vehicle body;
an inclination angle acceleration detector calculating a changing ratio of the inclination angle of the vehicle body; and
an air bag operation determinator determining whether a state of the vehicle body falls within a preset air bag operable range or not in response to the inclination angle of the vehicle body and the inclination angle acceleration, and outputs an air bag deploying instruction when the state of the vehicle body falls within the air bag operable range;
wherein the air bag operation determinator is configured to be operated when the removal of the rider from the vehicle body is not detected by the detector for detecting the removal of the rider. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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Current AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
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Original AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
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InventorsNagatsuyu, Toshiya, Makabe, Takumi
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Granted Patent
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Time in Patent OfficeDays
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Field of Search
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US Class Current280/735
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CPC Class CodesB60R 2021/0088 Cycles, e.g. motorcyclesB60R 2021/01088 wirelessB60R 2021/01306 monitoring vehicle inclinationB60R 21/013 including means for detecti...B62J 27/20 Airbags specially adapted f...
