Airbag control assembly
First Claim
Patent Images
1. An airbag control assembly for an adjustable vehicle seat in a vehicle, comprising:
- electrical wiring forming at least a portion of a circuit configured to transmit electricity from a vehicle power supply of the vehicle to an airbag;
an airbag mechanism configured to cause enabling and disabling of the airbag,wherein the airbag mechanism is configured to cause enabling of the airbag if the seat is in a usable position,wherein the airbag mechanism is configured to cause disabling of the airbag if the seat is in an unusable position,wherein the airbag mechanism includes a switch that controls the flow of electricity to the airbag,wherein moving the seat to the usable position moves the switch to close the circuit such that electricity can flow to the airbag,wherein moving the seat to the unusable position moves the switch to open the circuit such that electricity cannot flow to the airbag.
6 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
An airbag control assembly for an adjustable vehicle seat in a vehicle may include electrical wiring and an airbag mechanism. The electrical wiring may be configured to transmit electricity from a vehicle power supply of the vehicle to an airbag. The airbag mechanism may be configured to cause enabling and disabling of the airbag. The airbag mechanism may be configured to cause enabling of the airbag if the seat is in a usable position and may be configured to cause disabling of the airbag if the seat is in an unusable position.
-
Citations
12 Claims
-
1. An airbag control assembly for an adjustable vehicle seat in a vehicle, comprising:
-
electrical wiring forming at least a portion of a circuit configured to transmit electricity from a vehicle power supply of the vehicle to an airbag; an airbag mechanism configured to cause enabling and disabling of the airbag, wherein the airbag mechanism is configured to cause enabling of the airbag if the seat is in a usable position, wherein the airbag mechanism is configured to cause disabling of the airbag if the seat is in an unusable position, wherein the airbag mechanism includes a switch that controls the flow of electricity to the airbag, wherein moving the seat to the usable position moves the switch to close the circuit such that electricity can flow to the airbag, wherein moving the seat to the unusable position moves the switch to open the circuit such that electricity cannot flow to the airbag. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
-
-
10. A method of controlling an airbag for a vehicle seat in a vehicle comprising:
-
providing electrical wiring that forms at least a portion of a circuit and an airbag mechanism configured to cause enabling and disabling of the airbag, wherein the airbag mechanism includes a switch that controls the flow of electricity to the airbag; detecting whether the seat is locked and a current position of the seat; enabling the airbag if the seat is in a usable position; and disabling the airbag if the seat is in an unusable position, wherein moving the seat to the usable position moves the switch to close the circuit such that electricity can flow to the airbag, wherein moving the seat to the unusable position moves the switch to open the circuit such that electricity cannot flow to the airbag. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
-
Specification