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Controlling deployment of air-bag body of head-protection air-bag device

  • US 6,386,581 B1
  • Filed: 12/13/2000
  • Issued: 05/14/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/13/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for controlling deployment of an air-bag body of a head-protection air-bag device, said method comprising:

  • providing the air-bag along a side of a vehicle compartment, the air-bag body being deployable and inflatable by a gas injected from at least one inflator actuated in response to a detection signal; and

    injecting gas from the at least one inflator at one of a first pressure and a second pressure that is lower than the first pressure, wherein the first pressure is provided when said detection signal is a side collision signal, and the second pressure is provided when said detection signal is a rollover signal.

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