Air bag apparatus for a passenger seat
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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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Abstract
An air bag apparatus for a front or rear passenger seat includes a child restraining system detecting device for detecting whether a child restraining system is mounted on the passenger seat by detecting whether a webbing retractor is in an automatic locking retractor mode or an emergency locking retractor mode, and an inflator controller which prevents an inflator for expanding an air bag body from operating when it is detected by the child restraining system detecting device that the child restraining system is mounted on the passenger seat. Accordingly, the operation of the air bag apparatus is prevented when the child restraining system is used.
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1. An air bag apparatus for a passenger seat, comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An air bag apparatus for a passenger seat, comprising:
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passenger detecting means for detecting whether a passenger occupies said passenger seat; webbing application detecting means for detecting whether a webbing for said passenger seat is in an applied state; child restraining system detecting means for detecting whether a child restraining system is mounted on said passenger seat; a vehicle speed sensor for detecting a vehicle speed; and an inflator controller for preventing an inflator for expanding an air bag body from operating in a state in which the vehicle speed detected by said vehicle speed sensor is lower than a predetermined speed when said passenger detecting means detects that a passenger occupies said passenger seat, said webbing application detecting means detects that said webbing is in the applied state, and said child restraining system detecting means detects that no child restraining system is mounted on said passenger seat, and for allowing said inflator to operate even in the state in which the vehicle speed detected by said vehicle speed sensor is lower than the predetermined speed when said passenger detecting means detects that a passenger occupies said passenger seat, said webbing application detecting means detects that said webbing is in an unapplied state, and said child restraining system detecting means detects that no 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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7. An air bag apparatus for a passenger seat, comprising:
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passenger detecting means for detecting whether a passenger occupies said passenger seat; webbing application detecting means for detecting whether a webbing for said passenger seat is in an applied state; child restraining system detecting means for detecting whether a child restraining system is mounted on said passenger seat; a vehicle speed sensor for detecting a vehicle speed; and an inflator controller for preventing an inflator for expanding an air bag body from operating in a state in which the vehicle speed detected by said vehicle speed sensor is lower than a predetermined speed when said passenger detecting means detects that a passenger occupies said passenger seat, said webbing application detecting means detects that said webbing is in the applied state, and said child restraining system detecting means detects that no child restraining system is mounted on said passenger seat, and for allowing said inflator to operate even in the state in which the vehicle speed detected by said vehicle speed sensor is lower than the predetermined speed when said passenger detecting means detects that a passenger occupies said passenger seat, said webbing application detecting means detects that said webbing is in an unapplied state, and said child restraining system detecting means detects that no child restraining system is mounted on said passenger seat, wherein said webbing application detecting means is one of a pull-out amount detecting means which detects an amount of said webbing which is pulled out from a webbing retractor for said passenger seat, and a buckle engagement detecting switch which detects whether a tongue plate coupled with said webbing is engaged with a buckle with which said tongue plate is to be engaged. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An air bag apparatus for a passenger seat, comprising:
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an air bag body which is expanded by an operation of an inflator; an acceleration sensor for detecting an abrupt deceleration of a vehicle equal to or greater than a predetermined level and for outputting a signal to said inflator so as to operate said inflator; switch means interposed between said acceleration sensor and said inflator and being opened and closed, said switch means stopping transmission of the signal from said acceleration sensor to said inflator in an opened state; child restraining system detecting means for detecting whether a child restraining system is mounted on a passenger seat; and an inflator controller for opening said switch means so as to prevent the inflator 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 for said passenger seat is in the automatic locking retractor mode, it is detected that said child restraining system is mounted on said passenger seat. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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