Automobile airbag deployment dependent on passenger size
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1. A system for controlling the deployment of airbags upon collision in automobiles comprising:
- sensor apparatus for sensing the size of a person in an automobile seat;
a stored deflated primary airbag facing said person;
sensing apparatus for sensing a collision of said automobile;
inflation apparatus, responsive to said collision sensing apparatus, for instantaneously inflating said primary airbag in a direction thrusting toward said person;
a stored deflated opposing airbag facing said stored primary airbag;
inflation apparatus, responsive to said collision sensing apparatus, for instantaneously inflating said opposing airbag in a direction thrusting toward said primary airbag, wherein;
said opposing airbag engages and repels said expanding primary airbag with an opposing thrust of a level dependent upon the sensed size of the person.
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Abstract
An opposing airbag contacts the primary inflating airbag to counter or modulate the thrust or force of the primary airbag, wherein the force of the primary airbag may be reduced dependent upon the size of the seated person of unusual size.
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1. A system for controlling the deployment of airbags upon collision in automobiles comprising:
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sensor apparatus for sensing the size of a person in an automobile seat; a stored deflated primary airbag facing said person; sensing apparatus for sensing a collision of said automobile; inflation apparatus, responsive to said collision sensing apparatus, for instantaneously inflating said primary airbag in a direction thrusting toward said person; a stored deflated opposing airbag facing said stored primary airbag; inflation apparatus, responsive to said collision sensing apparatus, for instantaneously inflating said opposing airbag in a direction thrusting toward said primary airbag, wherein; said opposing airbag engages and repels said expanding primary airbag with an opposing thrust of a level dependent upon the sensed size of the person. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 20)
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11. A method for controlling the deployment of airbags upon collision in automobiles comprising:
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sensing the size of a person in an automobile seat; storing a deflated primary airbag facing said person; sensing a collision of said automobile; responsive to sensing said collision, instantaneously inflating said primary airbag in a direction thrusting toward said person; storing a deflated opposing airbag facing said stored primary airbag; responsive to sensing said collision, instantaneously inflating said opposing airbag in a direction thrusting toward said primary airbag, wherein; said opposing airbag engages and repels said expanding primary airbag with an opposing thrust of a level dependent upon the sensed size of the person. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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