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Air bag apparatus for a passenger seat

  • US 5,636,864 A
  • Filed: 11/03/1995
  • Issued: 06/10/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/20/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An air bag apparatus for a passenger seat, comprising:

  • child restraining system detecting means for detecting whether a child restraining system is mounted on a passenger seat; and

    an inflator controller for preventing an inflator for an air bag body from operating when it is detected by said child restraining system detecting means that said child restraining system is mounted on said passenger seat, wherein said child restraining system detecting means comprises a retractor mode detecting switch which detects whether a webbing retractor for said passenger seat is in an automatic locking retractor mode or in an emergency locking retractor mode, and when it is detected by said retractor mode detecting switch that said webbing retractor is in the automatic locking retractor mode, it is detected that said child restraining system is mounted on said passenger seat.

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