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Energy absorbing structure for vehicle body side portion

  • US 5,072,966 A
  • Filed: 03/08/1991
  • Issued: 12/17/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/13/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An energy absorbing structure for a vehicle body side portion, comprising:

  • a pair of vehicle body members constituting two side portions of a vehicle body;

    a pair of collision detection means for respectively detecting collisions on two side surfaces of the vehicle body;

    one air bag which is mounted in each of said vehicle body members, can be unfolded toward an interior of a passenger room, and can receive at least one passenger who is moved sideways by a side collision in an unfolded state;

    timing varying means for changing unfolding timings of the two air bags in accordance with a side-collision direction on the basis of detection results from said collision detection means; and

    air bag unfolding means for unfolding the air bags in accordance with the unfolding timings set by said timing varying means.

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