Method and device for protecting a vehicle occupant in a vehicle seat of a vehicle
First Claim
1. A method for protecting a vehicle occupant in a vehicle seat of a vehicle, the method comprising:
- detecting an impending collision or collision of the vehicle with an object;
detecting an accident severity or accident type; and
triggering at least one protection element arranged on the vehicle seat when the impending collision or the collision is detected,wherein a motion impulse is exerted on the vehicle occupant or at least on a body section of the vehicle occupant when the protection element is triggered, by means of which motion impulse the vehicle occupant or at least a body section of the vehicle occupant is moved away from a collision section of the vehicle that is colliding or about to collide with the object, andwherein an intensity of the motion impulse is varied in relation to the detected accident severity or accident type.
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Abstract
A method for protecting a vehicle occupant in a vehicle seat of a vehicle that includes at least one protection element arranged on the vehicle seat and that can be triggered in order to protect the vehicle occupant located on the vehicle seat is triggered in the event of an impending collision or in the event of a collision. A momentum (motion impulse) is exerted on the vehicle occupant or at least one body section of the vehicle occupant when the protection element is triggered. Due to the momentum the vehicle occupant or at least one body section of the vehicle occupant is moved away from a collision section of the vehicle that is colliding or will collide with the object. The intensity of the momentum is varied in relation to a determined accident severity and/or a determined accident type.
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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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detecting an impending collision or collision of the vehicle with an object; detecting an accident severity or accident type; and triggering at least one protection element arranged on the vehicle seat when the impending collision or the collision is detected, wherein a motion impulse is exerted on the vehicle occupant or at least on a body section of the vehicle occupant when the protection element is triggered, by means of which motion impulse the vehicle occupant or at least a body section of the vehicle occupant is moved away from a collision section of the vehicle that is colliding or about to collide with the object, and wherein an intensity of the motion impulse is varied in relation to the detected accident severity or accident type. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A device for protecting a vehicle occupant in a vehicle seat of a vehicle, comprising:
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at least one protection element arranged on the vehicle seat that is configured to be triggered in order to protect the vehicle occupant located on the vehicle seat; a control unit configured to detect an impending collision or collision of the vehicle with an object; and a control valve or regulator coupled to the control unit and configured to set an intensity of a motion impulse exerted by the protection element on the vehicle occupant or at least on a body section of the vehicle occupant in relation to a determined accident severity or a determined accident type. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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