Occupant protection apparatus
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1. An occupant protection apparatus, comprising:
- an air bag device for deploying an air bag between a steering wheel and an occupant; and
an impact-energy-absorption steering column,wherein energy absorption loads of the air bag device and the impact-energy-absorption steering column are varied;
and when the energy absorption loads of the air bag device and the impact-energy-absorption steering column are varied, the energy absorption loads are varied in the same direction in such a manner that the energy absorption load of the impact-energy-absorption steering column is maintained equal to or greater than the energy absorption load of the air bag device.
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Abstract
An occupant protection apparatus includes an air bag device 20 for deploying an air bag between a steering wheel 11 and an occupant H and an impact-energy-absorption-type steering column 12 equipped with an energy-absorbing mechanism 30, and absorbs impact energy of the occupant H during a vehicle collision event. Both the air bag device 20 and the energy-absorbing mechanism 30 are of a variable energy absorption load type. When their energy absorption loads are varied, the energy absorption loads change in the same direction.
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1. An occupant protection apparatus, comprising:
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an air bag device for deploying an air bag between a steering wheel and an occupant; and an impact-energy-absorption steering column, wherein energy absorption loads of the air bag device and the impact-energy-absorption steering column are varied; and when the energy absorption loads of the air bag device and the impact-energy-absorption steering column are varied, the energy absorption loads are varied in the same direction in such a manner that the energy absorption load of the impact-energy-absorption steering column is maintained equal to or greater than the energy absorption load of the air bag device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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