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Air bag system for an automotive vehicle

  • US 5,466,001 A
  • Filed: 06/28/1994
  • Issued: 11/14/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/22/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An air bag system for an automotive vehicle having an air bag unit disposed on 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:

  • front seat status adjusting means for adjusting a seat status of the front seat;

    passenger determining means for determining if the passenger is seated on the rear seat; and

    inhibition means for inhibiting alteration of the seat status of the front seat beyond a predetermined range by controlling the front seat status adjusting means in response to a signal from the passenger determining means, when it is determined by the passenger determining means that the passenger is seated on the rear seat.

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