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Vehicle occupant protection system

  • US 6,193,296 B1
  • Filed: 08/18/1999
  • Issued: 02/27/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/20/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A vehicle occupant protection system, comprising:

  • a seat which is fitted with a seat belt, and supported on a vehicle body so as to be slidable in a direction of an input crash load resulting from the vehicle crash;

    a sensor for detecting an occurrence of a vehicle crash;

    a first actuator for applying an acceleration of a same direction as said crash load upon detection of said vehicle crash to said seat relative to said vehicle body; and

    a second actuator for applying an acceleration of an opposite direction from said crash load with a prescribed time delay following the detection of said vehicle crash to said seat relative to said vehicle body.

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