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Airbag deployment mode selection system

  • US 6,198,999 B1
  • Filed: 01/20/2000
  • Issued: 03/06/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/21/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An airbag deployment mode selection system comprising:

  • a distance sensor comprising a range-finding signal generator which generates a range-finding signal directed at a seated occupant and a signal receiver which receives a reflected signal returning from the occupant, by which a distance from an airbag deployment port to the occupant is calculated based on a difference between timing of the generation and the reception;

    a signal generation timing controller which causes the range-finding signal generator to generate a new range-finding signal immediately after the reflected signal from a previously generated range-finding signal is received by the signal receiver of the distance sensor; and

    an airbag deployment mode selector which specifies a full deployment mode when the distance of the occupant to the airbag deployment port is greater than a prescribed value and specifies a tailored deployment mode when the distance of the occupant to the airbag deployment port is less than the prescribed value.

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