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Occupant protection device

  • US 7,029,030 B2
  • Filed: 05/12/2003
  • Issued: 04/18/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An occupant protection device for protecting an occupant in a vehicle, comprising:

  • gas generating means for generating gas,an airbag device attached to the gas generating means to be deployed in front of the occupant, said airbag device having a thorax-protection airbag to be deployed in front of a thorax of the occupant and a head-protection airbag to be deployed in front of a head of the occupant above the thorax-protection airbag, anddetecting means for detecting a sitting height of the occupant so that both the head-protection airbag and the thorax-protection airbag are inflated when the detecting means detects a sitting height higher than a predetermined value, and only the thorax-protection airbag is inflated when the detecting means detects a sitting height lower than the predetermined value.

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