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Vehicle occupant restraint system including occupant position sensor mounted in seat back

  • US 5,439,249 A
  • Filed: 12/05/1994
  • Issued: 08/08/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/02/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A vehicle occupant restraint system comprising:

  • deceleration sensor means for providing a deceleration signal indicative of sudden vehicle deceleration such as occurs in a vehicle collision requiring actuation of an actuatable occupant restraint;

    a vehicle seat including a seat back and a seat bottom;

    occupant position sensor means mounted in said seat back of said vehicle seat for (i) sensing the position of an occupant in said vehicle seat and (ii) providing a position signal indicative of the position of the occupant in said vehicle seat, said seat back of said vehicle seat including foam material to which said occupant position sensor means is secured, said seat back of said vehicle seat including a decorative style button which covers said occupant sensor means; and

    actuatable occupant restraint means for, when actuated in response to said deceleration sensor means providing said deceleration signal, restraining the occupant in said vehicle seat, said occupant restraint means including controller means for controlling said occupant restraint means as a function of said position signal from said occupant position sensor means.

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