Air bag system for an automotive vehicle
First Claim
1. An air bag system for an automotive vehicle having an air bag unit so mounted to a front seat as to expand an air bag accommodated in the air bag unit toward a passenger seated on a rear seat upon impact of the automotive vehicle, comprising:
- a head rest detachably mounted to a seat back of the front seat, said air bag unit mounted to the head rest and accommodating the air bag;
front seat status detecting means for detecting a seat status of the front seat;
gas pressure adjusting means for adjusting a distribution of gas pressure within the air bag at a moment of expansion of the air bag; and
gas pressure controlling means for controlling the gas pressure by producing the distribution of the gas pressure so as to expand the air bag in a predetermined direction, including at least one of an upward and downward direction, to bring the air bag into contact with the passenger seated on the rear seat and to cause the air bag to be positioned in accordance with the seat status of the front seat detected by said front seat status detecting means.
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Abstract
The head rest is detachably mounted to the seat back of the front seat and the air bag unit with an air bag mounted therein is mounted to the head rest. The air bag is expanded toward the passenger seated on the rear seat in response to an explosion signal from the control unit into which signals are entered from impact sensors. The air bag is so disposed as to expand only when the passenger is seated on the rear seat. The posture and position of the air bag unit is adjusted in association with the movement or displacement of the front seat to which the air bag is mounted, thereby improving the ability of the expanded air bag to confine the passenger seated on the rear seat and protecting the passenger in a safer fashion. Further, the air bag unit is mounted to the head rest of the front seat, so that the air bag can be exchanged with ease and at a cheap cost without needing to exchange the front seat itself.
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1. An air bag system for an automotive vehicle having an air bag unit so mounted to a front seat as to expand an air bag accommodated in the air bag unit toward a passenger seated on a rear seat upon impact of the automotive vehicle, comprising:
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a head rest detachably mounted to a seat back of the front seat, said air bag unit mounted to the head rest and accommodating the air bag; front seat status detecting means for detecting a seat status of the front seat; gas pressure adjusting means for adjusting a distribution of gas pressure within the air bag at a moment of expansion of the air bag; and gas pressure controlling means for controlling the gas pressure by producing the distribution of the gas pressure so as to expand the air bag in a predetermined direction, including at least one of an upward and downward direction, to bring the air bag into contact with the passenger seated on the rear seat and to cause the air bag to be positioned in accordance with the seat status of the front seat detected by said front seat status detecting means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. An air bag system for an automotive vehicle having an air bag unit disposed at a front seat so as to expand an air bag accommodated in the air bag unit toward a passenger seated on a rear seat upon impact of the automotive vehicle, comprising:
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gas pressure adjusting means for adjusting gas pressure by producing a distribution of gas pressure within the air bag at a moment of expansion of the air bag; front seat status detecting means for detecting a seat status of the front seat; and gas pressure controlling means for controlling the gas pressure by producing the distribution of the gas pressure so as to expand the air bag in a predetermined direction, including at least one of an upward and downward direction, to bring the air bag into contact with the passenger seated on the rear seat, in response to a signal from the front seat status detecting means. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86)
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