Occupant protection system
First Claim
1. An occupant protection system mountable on a vehicle having a row of seats arranged along a left and right direction and operable when the vehicle is impacted on a lateral, the system comprising:
- a catching body for catching a distant-side occupant seated on a distant seat that is located away from the lateral which has been impacted, the catching body being housed in a housing located between the distant seat and a near-by seat that is located close to the impacted lateral for deployment on a side of the distant seat close to the impacted lateral, the catching body including a fixed end fixed to the housing and a distal end acting as a free end swingable in a left and right direction; and
a support body located on a side of the near-by seat close to the impacted lateral, the support body being configured to support the catching body when the catching body swings toward the impacted lateral upon receiving the distant-side occupant.
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Abstract
The occupant protection system includes a catching body that is housed in a housing located between a near-by seat and a distant seat for upward deployment and a support body that supports the catching body. The catching body covers the impact side of a distant-side occupant to catch the occupant moving toward the impacted lateral and includes a distal end acting as a free end swingable in a left and right direction. The support body is located on a side of the near-by seat close to the impacted lateral for deployment to support the catching body when the catching body swings toward the impacted lateral after receiving the distant-side occupant.
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1. An occupant protection system mountable on a vehicle having a row of seats arranged along a left and right direction and operable when the vehicle is impacted on a lateral, the system comprising:
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a catching body for catching a distant-side occupant seated on a distant seat that is located away from the lateral which has been impacted, the catching body being housed in a housing located between the distant seat and a near-by seat that is located close to the impacted lateral for deployment on a side of the distant seat close to the impacted lateral, the catching body including a fixed end fixed to the housing and a distal end acting as a free end swingable in a left and right direction; and a support body located on a side of the near-by seat close to the impacted lateral, the support body being configured to support the catching body when the catching body swings toward the impacted lateral upon receiving the distant-side occupant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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