Vehicle
First Claim
1. A vehicle that has a front seat in which an airbag is deployed so as to inflate in an interior of a seat back in response to a collision, and a rear seat disposed behind the front seat, the vehicle comprising:
- a rear occupancy detector that detects the presence of a seat occupant in the rear seat; and
a controller that controls deployment/inflation of the airbag,wherein the deployment/inflation within the seat back is performed such that the deployed/inflated airbag elastically supports an upper body portion that extends from the waist to chest of a front seat occupant and elastically receives an impact force exerted on a back surface of the seat back; and
the controller cancels the deployment/inflation when a seat occupant is not present in the rear seat.
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Abstract
A vehicle has a front seat in which an airbag is deployed so as to inflate in an interior of a seat back in response to a collision, and a rear seat disposed behind the front seat. The vehicle includes: a rear occupancy detector that detects the presence of a seat occupant in the rear seat; and a controller that controls deployment/inflation of the airbag. The airbag in the seat back elastically supports an upper body of a seat occupant of the front seat, and elastically receives an impact force exerted on a back surface of the seat back. The controller cancels deployment/inflation of the airbag when a seat occupant is not present in the rear seat.
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21 Claims
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1. A vehicle that has a front seat in which an airbag is deployed so as to inflate in an interior of a seat back in response to a collision, and a rear seat disposed behind the front seat, the vehicle comprising:
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a rear occupancy detector that detects the presence of a seat occupant in the rear seat; and a controller that controls deployment/inflation of the airbag, wherein the deployment/inflation within the seat back is performed such that the deployed/inflated airbag elastically supports an upper body portion that extends from the waist to chest of a front seat occupant and elastically receives an impact force exerted on a back surface of the seat back; and the controller cancels the deployment/inflation when a seat occupant is not present in the rear seat. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A vehicle that has a front seat in which an airbag is deployed so as to inflate in an interior of a seat back in response to a collision, and a rear seat disposed behind the front seat, the vehicle comprising:
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a child seat attachment detector that detects attachment of a child seat to the rear seat; and a controller that controls deployment/inflation of the airbag, wherein the deployment/inflation within the seat back is performed such that the deployed/inflated airbag elastically supports an upper body of a front seat occupant and elastically receives an impact force exerted on a back surface of the seat back; and the controller cancels the deployment/inflation when a child seat is attached to the rear seat. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
the deployment/inflation is performed after the collision sensor predicts or detects a rear collision.
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9. The vehicle according to claim 8, wherein
the front seat is a front passenger seat, and the vehicle further comprises a front passenger seat occupancy detector for detecting the presence of a seat occupant in the front passenger seat; - and
the deployment/inflation is canceled when a seat occupant is not present in the front passenger seat.
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10. The vehicle according to claim 7, wherein
the front seat is a front passenger seat, and the vehicle further comprises a front passenger seat occupancy detector for detecting the presence of a seat occupant in the front passenger seat; - and
the deployment/inflation is canceled when a seat occupant is not present in the front passenger seat.
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11. A vehicle that has a front seat in which an airbag is deployed so as to inflate in an interior of a seat back in response to a collision, and a rear seat disposed behind the front seat, the vehicle comprising:
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a rear seat occupant type detector that detects a body type of a seat occupant of the rear seat; and a controller that controls deployment/inflation of the airbag, wherein the deployment/inflation within the seat back is performed such that the deployed/inflated airbag elastically supports an upper body of a front seat occupant and elastically receives an impact force exerted on a back surface of the seat back; and the controller cancels the deployment/inflation when the type of the seat occupant is a predetermined body type. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
the deployment/inflation is performed after the collision sensor predicts or detects a rear collision.
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13. The vehicle according to claim 12, wherein
the front seat is a front passenger seat, and the vehicle further comprises a front passenger seat occupancy detector for detecting the presence of a seat occupant in the front passenger seat; - and
the deployment/inflation is canceled when a seat occupant is not present in the front passenger seat.
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14. The vehicle according to claim 11, wherein
the front seat is a front passenger seat, and the vehicle further comprises a front passenger seat occupancy detector for detecting the presence of a seat occupant in the front passenger seat; - and
the deployment/inflation is canceled when a seat occupant is not present in the front passenger seat.
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15. A vehicle that has a front seat in which an airbag is deployed so as to inflate in an interior of a seat back in response to a collision, and a rear seat disposed behind the front seat, the vehicle comprising:
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a rear seat load detector that detects a condition of a load carried on the rear seat; and a controller that controls deployment/inflation of the airbag, wherein the deployment/inflation within the seat back is performed such that the deployed/inflated airbag elastically supports an upper body of a front seat occupant and elastically receives an impact force exerted on a back surface of the seat back; and the controller cancels the deployment/inflation when the load carried on the rear seat is in a predetermined condition. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
the deployment/inflation is performed after the collision sensor predicts or detects a rear collision.
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17. The vehicle according to claim 16, wherein
the front seat is a front passenger seat, and the vehicle further comprises a front passenger seat occupancy detector for detecting the presence of a seat occupant in the front passenger seat; - and
the deployment/inflation is canceled when a seat occupant is not present in the front passenger seat.
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18. The vehicle according to claim 15, wherein
the front seat is a front passenger seat, and the vehicle further comprises a front passenger seat occupancy detector for detecting the presence of a seat occupant in the front passenger seat; - and
the deployment/inflation is canceled when a seat occupant is not present in the front passenger seat.
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19. A vehicle that has a front seat in which an airbag is deployed so as to inflate in an interior of a seat back in response to a collision, and a rear seat disposed behind the front seat, the vehicle comprising:
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a rear occupancy detector that detects the presence of a seat occupant in the rear seat; and a controller that controls deployment/inflation of the airbag, wherein the deployment/inflation within the seat back is performed such that the deployed/inflated airbag elastically supports an upper body of a front seat occupant and elastically receives an impact force exerted on a back surface of the seat back; and the controller cancels the deployment/inflation when a seat occupant is not present in the rear seat, and wherein the vehicle further comprises a collision sensor for predicting or detecting a rear collision; and the deployment/inflation is performed after the collision sensor predicts or detects a rear collision. - View Dependent Claims (20)
the deployment/inflation is canceled when a seat occupant is not present in the front passenger seat.
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21. A vehicle that has a front seat in which an airbag is deployed so as to inflate in an interior of a seat back in response to a collision, and a rear seat disposed behind the front seat, the vehicle comprising:
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a rear occupancy detector that detects the presence of a seat occupant in the rear seat; and a controller that controls deployment/inflation of the airbag, wherein the deployment/inflation within the seat back is performed such that the deployed/inflated airbag elastically supports an upper body of a front seat occupant and elastically receives an impact force exerted on a back surface of the seat back; and the controller cancels the deployment/inflation when a seat occupant is not present in the rear seat, and wherein the front seat is a front passenger seat, and the vehicle further comprises a front passenger seat occupancy detector for detecting the presence of a seat occupant in the front passenger seat; and the deployment/inflation is canceled when a seat occupant is not present in the front passenger seat.
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