Seat arrangement for a vehicle having an actuatable occupant protection device
First Claim
1. An arrangement for a vehicle having an actuatable occupant protection device, the arrangement comprising:
- a vehicle seat for a vehicle occupant;
sensor means located within the seat, the sensor means sensing a characteristic that is dependent upon the occupant of the seat and providing characteristic signals indicative of the sensed characteristic; and
processor means located within the seat and operatively connected to the sensor means, the processor means receiving the characteristic signals from the sensor means and using the characteristic signals to determine the occurrence of a vehicle crash condition for which actuation of the occupant protection device is desired, the processor means outputting an actuation signal in response to a determination that actuation of the occupant protection device is desired.
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Abstract
An arrangement (10), for a vehicle (12) that has an actuatable occupant protection device (14), includes a vehicle seat (16) for a vehicle occupant (22). The arrangement (10) includes sensors (42 and 44) located within the seat (16) for sensing a characteristic that is indicative of a condition for which the protection device (14) is to be actuated. A controller (32) of the arrangement (10) is located within the seat (16) and processes sensory information from the sensors (42 and 44) to determine the occurrence of the condition for which the protection device (14) is to be actuated. A signal (36) indicative of the determination is output from the controller (32).
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15 Claims
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1. An arrangement for a vehicle having an actuatable occupant protection device, the arrangement comprising:
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a vehicle seat for a vehicle occupant;
sensor means located within the seat, the sensor means sensing a characteristic that is dependent upon the occupant of the seat and providing characteristic signals indicative of the sensed characteristic; and
processor means located within the seat and operatively connected to the sensor means, the processor means receiving the characteristic signals from the sensor means and using the characteristic signals to determine the occurrence of a vehicle crash condition for which actuation of the occupant protection device is desired, the processor means outputting an actuation signal in response to a determination that actuation of the occupant protection device is desired. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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