Vehicle passenger restraining apparatus and method for the same
First Claim
1. A vehicle passenger restraining apparatus comprising:
- a knee angle attaining structure configured to restrain a passenger during a frontal collision by contacting the passenger'"'"'s knees to restrain the passenger'"'"'s knees to a prescribed knee angle as measured between a passenger'"'"'s thigh and a passenger'"'"'s shin;
a shin restraining structure configured to restrain the passenger during a frontal collision by moving the passenger'"'"'s shins rearward and restraining the passenger'"'"'s shins; and
a groin angle attaining structure configured to restrain the passenger during a frontal collision by spreading the passenger'"'"'s thighs to a prescribed groin angle as measured between the passenger'"'"'s thigh and a longitudinal axis passing through a rotational center of a passenger'"'"'s groin joint,the groin angle attaining structure, the shin restraining structure and the knee angle attaining structure being arranged to operate sequentially with the groin angle attaining structure operating first, the shin restraining structure operating second, and the knee angle attaining structure operating third during the frontal collision.
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Abstract
A vehicle passenger restraining apparatus is provided that basically includes a knee angle restraining structure, a shin restraining structure and a groin angle restraining structure. The knee angle restraining structure is configured to restrain a passenger during a frontal collision to attain a posture with a prescribed knee angle as measured between a passenger'"'"'s thigh and a passenger'"'"'s shin. The shin restraining structure is configured to restrain the passenger during a frontal collision. The groin angle restraining structure is configured to restrain the passenger during a frontal collision to attain the posture with a prescribed groin angle as measured between the passenger'"'"'s thigh with respect to a longitudinal axis passing through a rotational center of a passenger'"'"'s groin joint.
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15 Claims
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1. A vehicle passenger restraining apparatus comprising:
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a knee angle attaining structure configured to restrain a passenger during a frontal collision by contacting the passenger'"'"'s knees to restrain the passenger'"'"'s knees to a prescribed knee angle as measured between a passenger'"'"'s thigh and a passenger'"'"'s shin; a shin restraining structure configured to restrain the passenger during a frontal collision by moving the passenger'"'"'s shins rearward and restraining the passenger'"'"'s shins; and a groin angle attaining structure configured to restrain the passenger during a frontal collision by spreading the passenger'"'"'s thighs to a prescribed groin angle as measured between the passenger'"'"'s thigh and a longitudinal axis passing through a rotational center of a passenger'"'"'s groin joint, the groin angle attaining structure, the shin restraining structure and the knee angle attaining structure being arranged to operate sequentially with the groin angle attaining structure operating first, the shin restraining structure operating second, and the knee angle attaining structure operating third during the frontal collision. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A vehicle passenger restraining apparatus comprising:
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knee angle attaining means for restraining a passenger during a frontal collision by contacting the passenger'"'"'s knees to restrain the passenger'"'"'s knees to a prescribed knee angle as measured between a passenger'"'"'s thigh and a passenger'"'"'s shin; shin restraining means for restraining the passenger during a frontal collision by moving the passenger'"'"'s shins rearward and restraining the passenger'"'"'s shins; and groin angle attaining means for restraining the passenger during a frontal collision by spreading the passenger'"'"'s thighs to a prescribed groin angle as measured between the passenger'"'"'s thigh and a longitudinal axis passing through a rotational center of a passenger'"'"'s groin joint, the groin angle attaining means, the shin restraining means and the knee angle attaining means being arranged to operate sequentially with the groin angle attaining means operating first, the shin restraining means operating second, and the knee angle attaining means operating third during the frontal collision.
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15. A vehicle passenger restraining method comprising:
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restraining a passenger during a frontal collision by contacting the passenger'"'"'s knees to restrain the passenger'"'"'s knees to a prescribed knee angle as measured between a passenger'"'"'s thigh and a passenger'"'"'s shin; restraining the passenger during a frontal collision by moving the passenger'"'"'s shins rearward and restraining the passenger'"'"'s shins, restraining the passenger during a frontal collision by spreading the passenger'"'"'s thighs to a prescribed groin angle as measured between the passenger'"'"'s thigh and a longitudinal axis passing through a rotational center of a passenger'"'"'s groin joint; and operating sequentially the restraining of the passenger such that the spreading of the passenger'"'"'s thighs occurs first, the moving of the passenger'"'"'s shins occurs second, and the contacting of the passenger'"'"'s knees occurs third during the frontal collision.
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