Occupant protecting device for vehicle and method of controlling the device
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1. An occupant protecting device for a vehicle comprising:
- a collision detector to detect a collision relative to a lateral face of the vehicle;
a left seat and a right seat arranged adjacent to each other in a left-right direction of the vehicle, the seat being movable in a front-rear direction of the vehicle;
a left restraint to restrain an occupant seated on the left seat;
a right restraint to restrain an occupant seated on the right seat;
a seat position detector to detect seat positions of the left and right seats in the front-rear direction; and
a driving portion to drive one of the left and right restraints based on a direction of the collision detected by the collision detector and a relationship of the seat positions detected by the seat position detector.
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Abstract
A collision detector detects a collision relative to a lateral face of a vehicle. A left seat and a right seat are arranged adjacent to each other in a left-right direction of the vehicle. A left restraint restrains an occupant seated on the left seat, and a right restraint restrains an occupant seated on the right seat. A seat position detector detects seat positions of the seats in a front-rear direction of the vehicle. A driving portion drives one of the restraints based on a direction of the collision detected by the collision detector and a relationship of the seat positions detected by the seat position detector.
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1. An occupant protecting device for a vehicle comprising:
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a collision detector to detect a collision relative to a lateral face of the vehicle; a left seat and a right seat arranged adjacent to each other in a left-right direction of the vehicle, the seat being movable in a front-rear direction of the vehicle; a left restraint to restrain an occupant seated on the left seat; a right restraint to restrain an occupant seated on the right seat; a seat position detector to detect seat positions of the left and right seats in the front-rear direction; and a driving portion to drive one of the left and right restraints based on a direction of the collision detected by the collision detector and a relationship of the seat positions detected by the seat position detector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of controlling an occupant protecting device comprising:
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detecting a collision direction relative to a lateral face of a vehicle; detecting a position relationship between a left seat and a right seat in a front-rear direction of the vehicle, the left seat and the right seat being arranged adjacent to each other in a left-right direction of the vehicle; and driving a restraint to restrain a first occupant seated on one of the left and right seats from colliding with the adjacent seat and a second occupant seated on the adjacent seat, wherein the driving is performed based on the detecting of the collision direction and the detecting of the position relationship between the left seat and the right seat.
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