Method for protecting a vehicle occupant in a vehicle seat of a vehicle
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1. A method for protecting a vehicle occupant in a vehicle seat of a vehicle, the method comprising:
- triggering at least one protection element mounted on the vehicle seat when a collision is imminent or occurs, the at least one protection element protects the vehicle occupant sitting on the vehicle seat;
triggering a reversible belt tensioner assigned to the vehicle seat at a time before the triggering of the protection element; and
releasing the reversible belt tensioner while or as the at least one protection element is triggered, wherein the release of the reversible belt tensioner is initiated while or as the at least one protection element is triggered.
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Abstract
A method for protecting a vehicle occupant in a vehicle seat of a vehicle is provided. At least one protection element mounted on the vehicle seat and capable of being triggered to protect the vehicle occupant sitting on the vehicle seat is triggered when a collision is imminent or occurs. A reversible belt tensioner assigned to the vehicle seat is triggered at a time before a triggering of the protection element, and while or as the protection element is triggered, a resulting belt tensioning is released again.
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1. A method for protecting a vehicle occupant in a vehicle seat of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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triggering at least one protection element mounted on the vehicle seat when a collision is imminent or occurs, the at least one protection element protects the vehicle occupant sitting on the vehicle seat; triggering a reversible belt tensioner assigned to the vehicle seat at a time before the triggering of the protection element; and releasing the reversible belt tensioner while or as the at least one protection element is triggered, wherein the release of the reversible belt tensioner is initiated while or as the at least one protection element is triggered. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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