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Airbag control apparatus

  • US 6,378,899 B1
  • Filed: 03/22/2000
  • Issued: 04/30/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/23/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An airbag control apparatus comprising:

  • a manual cutoff switch for changing an airbag apparatus between an effective state and an ineffective state in accordance with a will of an occupant;

    an occupant-detecting sensor that detects presence or absence of a seated occupant or a body size of the seated occupant; and

    control means for changing the airbag apparatus between the effective state and the ineffective state by controlling the manual cutoff switch in accordance with a detection signal from the occupant-detecting sensor.

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