OCCUPANT PROTECTION APPARATUS
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1. A vehicle occupant protection device comprising:
- an air bag configured to be deployed between two seats that are adjacent to each other;
a deployment control unit configured to deploy the air bag;
a seat disposition determination unit configured to determine directions of the two seats; and
a collision determination unit configured to determine information about a collision of a vehicle,wherein if the direction of one of the seats and the direction of another of the seats that are determined by the seat disposition determination unit face each other, and if a direction of the collision that is determined by the collision determination unit is on a front side of the one seat or a front side of the other seat, the deployment control unit deploys the air bag.
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Abstract
An occupant protection apparatus includes a seat arrangement determination unit that determines the arrangement of seats and a collision determination unit that determines information about collision occurring to a vehicle. A deployment control unit deploys an airbag when the direction of the seat and the direction of the seat determined by the scat arrangement determination unit (94) are opposed to each other, and the direction of the collision determined by the collision determination unit is on the front side of the seat, or on the front side of the seat.
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1. A vehicle occupant protection device comprising:
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an air bag configured to be deployed between two seats that are adjacent to each other; a deployment control unit configured to deploy the air bag; a seat disposition determination unit configured to determine directions of the two seats; and a collision determination unit configured to determine information about a collision of a vehicle, wherein if the direction of one of the seats and the direction of another of the seats that are determined by the seat disposition determination unit face each other, and if a direction of the collision that is determined by the collision determination unit is on a front side of the one seat or a front side of the other seat, the deployment control unit deploys the air bag. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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2. A vehicle occupant protection device comprising:
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an air bag configured to be deployed between a rearmost seat in a vehicle compartment and a rear end of the vehicle compartment; a deployment control unit configured to deploy the air bag; a seat disposition determination unit configured to determine a direction of the seat; and a collision determination unit configured to determine information about a collision of a vehicle, wherein if the direction of the seat that is determined by the seat disposition determination unit is a rear direction of the vehicle, and if a direction of the collision that is determined by the collision determination unit is on a rear side of the vehicle, the deployment control unit deploys the air bag. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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