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Sensor system with radar sensor and vision sensor
InactiveUS20060091654A1Improve reliabilityImproved occupant protectionPedestrian/occupant safety arrangementElectromagnetic wave reradiationRadarAirbag deployment
A motor vehicle crash sensor system for activating an external safety system such as an airbag in response to the detection of an impending collision target. The system includes a radar sensor carried by the vehicle providing a radar output related to the range and relative velocity of the target. A vision sensor is carried by the vehicle which provides a vision output related to the bearing and bearing rate of the target. An electronic control module receives the radar output and the vision output for producing a deployment signal for the safety system.
Owner:AUTOLIV ASP INC
Occupant protection apparatus for vehicle
ActiveUS20160039385A1Reduce frictionPrevent slippingPedestrian/occupant safety arrangementControl theoryCar door
Owner:SUBARU CORP
System for sensing impending collision and adjusting deployment of safety device
InactiveUS20060091653A1Reduce the likelihood of injuryImprove the level ofDigital data processing detailsPedestrian/occupant safety arrangementRadarControl signal
A system for sensing an impending collision and controlling a safety device such as an airbag in response to the detection of an impending collision target. Deployment characteristics of the safety device are adjusted based on sensor output. One implementation of the system includes a radar sensor and a vision sensor carried by the vehicle. The radar sensor provides a radar output related to the range and relative velocity of the target. The vision sensor provides a vision output related to the bearing and bearing rate of the target. An electronic control module receives the radar output and the vision output and generates control signals for control safety device and adjusting deployment characteristics.
Owner:AUTOLIV ASP INC
Passenger side active knee bolster
InactiveUS20110198827A1Improve vehicle occupant protectionReduce the likelihood of injuryPassenger spacePedestrian/occupant safety arrangementEngineeringEnergy management system
An energy management system for mounting in a vehicle, the energy management system comprising an inflatable bolster for mounting in a glove box door of a glove box of the vehicle, the inflatable bolster including an expansible hollow interior, an inflator module for inflating the expansible hollow interior, a front wall for projecting inwardly into the vehicle and away from the glove box on inflation of the expansible hollow interior, and a back wall located between the expansible hollow interior and the glove box, and a support structure for mounting to the inflatable bolster, the support structure being operable to resist the back wall being forced into the glove box due to inflation of the inflatable bolster.
Owner:ABC GROUP
Seat belt system
ActiveUS20050263990A1Enhance occupant protectionEnhance comfort and conveniencePedestrian/occupant safety arrangementSemi-passive restraint systemsSeat beltEngineering
A seat belt system for motor vehicle applications incorporating a dual retractor restraint system with a portion of the seat belt webbing having a locally thick segment such as an inflatable seat belt portion. The dual retractors include electrically controlled actuating clutching mechanisms which operate to maintain the inflatable belt portion in a desired position relative to the upper torso of the seat occupant without requiring the inflatable belt portion to pass through the system D-ring or latch tongue or a high mounted retractor. When the occupant is donning the belt, the shoulder retractor is locked and the webbing is extracted from the lap retractor. Once the tongue is latched into the latch plate, the lap retractor is locked and movement of the occupant is permitted by allowing extraction of webbing from the shoulder retractor.
Owner:AUTOLIV ASP INC
Curtain airbag system
InactiveUS20120256402A1Improve occupant protectionImproved occupant protectionPedestrian/occupant safety arrangementEngineeringRollover
A curtain airbag of a curtain airbag system includes a main chamber stored in a folded condition in a roof side portion that extends rearward from a front pillar, and a front auxiliary chamber formed integrally with the main chamber and stored in a folded condition in a roof header portion. The main chamber is inflated with gas supplied thereto in the event of a side impact of a vehicle and rollover of the vehicle, to be deployed like a curtain downwardly of the vehicle. The front auxiliary chamber is inflated with gas supplied thereto at least in the event of rollover of the vehicle, to be deployed in front of the main chamber such that a lower portion of the front auxiliary chamber as seen in a side view of the vehicle overlaps a front side door.
Owner:TOYOTA JIDOSHA KK
Curtain airbag device and occupant protecting device
InactiveUS20140217709A1Improved occupant protectionImprove protectionPedestrian/occupant safety arrangementEngineeringAirbag
A curtain airbag device comprising: a main deploying portion that, at a time when at least one of a small overlap impact or an oblique impact arises, receives a supply of gas and expands, and is deployed in a shape of a curtain along a side window glass; an outer side deploying portion that is formed integrally with a front end side, in a vehicle front-rear direction, of the main deploying portion, and that receives a supply of gas from the main deploying portion and is expanded and deployed; and an inner side deploying portion that is formed integrally with the front end side, in the vehicle front-rear direction, of the main deploying portion, and that receives a supply of gas from the main deploying portion and expands, and is deployed overlappingly at a vehicle width direction inner side with respect to the outer side deploying portion.
Owner:TOYOTA JIDOSHA KK
Seat belt device and seat belt device control method
InactiveUS7059444B2Improved occupant protectionReduce tensionBelt retractorsPedestrian/occupant safety arrangementSeat beltEngineering
A seat belt device (1) including an obstacle detection portion for detecting an obstacle in an area surrounding a vehicle, a collision prediction portion (21) for predicting a probability of a collision between the vehicle and the obstacle based on a detection signal from the obstacle detection portion, a pretensioner device (40), and a pretensioner control portion (22) which controls, when a collision prediction is received from the collision prediction portion (21), the operation of the pretensioner device (40) such that seat belt is retracted prior to the collision. Multilevel tensions for retraction of the seat belt are set for the pretensioner device (40), and furthermore, the tension of the seat belt can be change by the pretensioner control portion (22) in accordance with a collision prediction level determined by the collision prediction portion (21).
Owner:TOYOTA JIDOSHA KK
Energy-absorbing padding with staged elements
InactiveUS20080035442A1High stiffnessHigh stressVehicle arrangementsPedestrian/occupant safety arrangementEnergy absorptionEngineering
An energy-absorbing padding includes multiple stacked base layers, each of which includes a plurality of projecting, hollow, hemispherical or dome-shaped impact-absorbing elements defining respective convex impact surfaces. The elements of a first base layer, which either project in a direction opposite those of at least one other base layer or project in the same direction in a nested relationship, provide a staged response characteristic in which the first elements of a first base layer accommodate initial and off-axis occupant impacts, while the elements of the at least one other layers provide additional stiffness and energy absorption capability subsequent to at least a partial collapse of the first elements. The wall thickness of the elements may advantageously vary, for example, as a function of distance from the base layer, while a plurality of strengthening ribs may advantageously further serve to enhance the energy absorption capacity of the elements.
Owner:SPINGLER GREGORY +1
Occupant protection apparatus for vehicle
ActiveUS9463763B2Improved occupant protectionReduce frictionPedestrian/occupant safety arrangementMechanical engineeringEngineering
Owner:SUBARU CORP
Vehicle occupant protection device and vehicle occupant protection method
ActiveUS20160339860A1Improved occupant protectionSimple configurationBelt retractorsPedestrian/occupant safety arrangementEngineeringBinding force
There is provided a vehicle occupant protection device, the device including (1) a rear detection section that detects an object approaching obliquely from a rear of an occupant's vehicle, (2) a signal output section that outputs an actuation signal, and (3) a seatbelt device that includes a mechanism to, in cases in which the object has been detected by the rear detection section, increase restraint force on an occupant by taking up webbing after being input with the actuation signal.
Owner:TOYOTA JIDOSHA KK
Seat belt system
ActiveUS7237799B2Improve comfortImprove conveniencePedestrian/occupant safety arrangementSemi-passive restraint systemsMobile vehicleSeat belt
A seat belt system for motor vehicle applications incorporating a dual retractor restraint system with a portion of the seat belt webbing having a locally thick segment such as an inflatable seat belt portion. The dual retractors include electrically controlled actuating clutching mechanisms which operate to maintain the inflatable belt portion in a desired position relative to the upper torso of the seat occupant without requiring the inflatable belt portion to pass through the system D-ring or latch tongue or a high mounted retractor. When the occupant is donning the belt, the shoulder retractor is locked and the webbing is extracted from the lap retractor. Once the tongue is latched into the latch plate, the lap retractor is locked and movement of the occupant is permitted by allowing extraction of webbing from the shoulder retractor.
Owner:AUTOLIV ASP INC
Method for a Preventive-Action Protection System In a Motor Vehicle Having an Inter-Vehicle Distance Sensor System
InactiveUS20090024282A1Sufficient reactionReduce severityDigital data processing detailsPedestrian/occupant safety arrangementMobile vehicleDistance sensors
A method is provided for a preventive-action protection system in a motor vehicle having an inter-vehicle distance sensor system and having safety devices for lessening the consequences of accidents, wherein driving state data is acquired by means of a driving state sensor system and is monitored, in evaluation stages, with respect to critical states of vehicle movement dynamics (emergency braking, understeering, oversteering, rolling over). As a further triggering condition, a speed threshold has to be exceeded by the vehicle's own speed or preferably by the relative speed measured by the inter-vehicle distance sensor system.
Owner:DAIMLER AG
Passenger side active knee bolster
InactiveUS8459689B2Reduce the likelihood of injuryImproved occupant protectionPassenger spacePedestrian/occupant safety arrangementEngineeringEnergy management system
An energy management system for mounting in a vehicle, the energy management system comprising an inflatable bolster for mounting in a glove box door of a glove box of the vehicle, the inflatable bolster including an expansible hollow interior, an inflator module for inflating the expansible hollow interior, a front wall for projecting inwardly into the vehicle and away from the glove box on inflation of the expansible hollow interior, and a back wall located between the expansible hollow interior and the glove box, and a support structure for mounting to the inflatable bolster, the support structure being operable to resist the back wall being forced into the glove box due to inflation of the inflatable bolster.
Owner:ABC GROUP
Air conditioning system, method, and apparatus
InactiveUS20080014854A1Reduce profileEnhance protectionAir-treating devicesLighting and heating apparatusDriver/operatorEvaporator
A military vehicle air conditioning system has one or more compressors, condensers, and evaporators. The evaporators are spaced apart from each other at the front and rear of the vehicle. An interior air distribution plenum is vertically flush with a lower edge of the windshield, has a single vent for the driver, and a large clearance between the plenum and the steering wheel of the vehicle. The front evaporator is adjacent the front passenger footwell and equipped with a renewable filter. The condenser is inside a rear storage compartment, and fans force air into the compartment through vents in the door, through the coils of the condenser, and then exhaust the heated air from the compartment. The fans are intermittently reversed to purge dust and debris circulated during this process.
Owner:FRIGETTE
Air bag system for motor vehicles
ActiveUS7641228B2Improved occupant protectionImprove protectionPedestrian/occupant safety arrangementEngineeringSupport surface
In at least one embodiment, an air bag system comprises an air bag having an impact surface which in a non-inflated state is arranged in a housing located below the upper edge of a windowsill of a vehicle door. In an inflated state, at least part of the impact surface is positioned above the windowsill. There is a supporting surface for the air bag below the upper edge of the windowsill. The air bag defines a main chamber and a supporting chamber. The impact surface forms part of the main chamber. The supporting chamber, in an inflated state, is situated between the main chamber and the supporting surface and is supported at least in part by the supporting surface.
Owner:AUTOLIV DEV AB
Dual Spool Retractor in Belt-in-Seat
ActiveUS20090267332A1Simple componentsImprove comfortSafety beltsBelt retractorsMobile vehicleSeat belt
A restraint assembly of a type including a seat belt assembly and a side impact air bag assembly. The seat belt assembly and side impact assembly are preferably mounted to a motor vehicle seat. The seat belt assembly includes one or two retractors, preferably each having roto pretensioners. A single gas source is used to actuate retractor pretensioning functions, as well as providing a gas source for initiating the production of inflation gas for the side impact air bag assembly. Preferably, these elements are all mounted to a motor vehicle seat.
Owner:AUTOLIV ASP INC
Air bag and a method of folding an air bag
InactiveUS7753406B2Increase package spaceImproved occupant protectionPedestrian/occupant safety arrangementMobile vehicleEngineering
Owner:FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
Device for a motor vehicle for protecting vehicle occupants when there is an impact of energy directed at a motor vehicle door due to a collision
InactiveUS8061763B2Improve protectionImproved occupant protectionPedestrian/occupant safety arrangementDashboardsMobile vehicleEnergy absorption
Owner:FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV
An air bag and a method of folding an air bag
InactiveUS20060131858A1Improve occupant safetyReduce the applied forcePedestrian/occupant safety arrangementEngineeringPleat
Owner:FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
Vision system for deploying safety systems
ActiveUS20090259368A1Reduce the likelihood of injuryImprove the level ofDigital data processing detailsPedestrian/occupant safety arrangementControl systemBiological activation
A control system for safety deployment. The control system includes a processor, a first imaging sensor, and a second imaging sensor. The first and second imaging sensor are in electrical communication with the processor. The processor generates a safety system activation decision based on two-dimensional information received from the first imaging sensor and three-dimensional information based on the first and second imaging sensor.
Owner:ARRIVER SOFTWARE LLC (N D GES D STAATES DELAWARE)
Longitudinal Beam for a Driver's Cab and Carrier Structure Comprising One Such Longitudinal Beam
InactiveUS20070273120A1Closely arrangedNecessary stabilitySuperstructure subunitsResilient suspensionsDriver/operatorEngineering
A longitudinal beam for a driver's cab which extends upward in an angular manner beyond a floor plate. An essentially straight longitudinal beam section is assembled with a separate longitudinal beam head.
Owner:DAIMLER AG
Motor vehicle with knee airbag
InactiveUS7758067B2Improved occupant protectionGood effectPedestrian/occupant safety arrangementMobile vehicleSide lying
A knee airbag is described which is located in front of a front seat (S) in the footwell, whereby this footwell is limited on a first side by the vehicle inner structure (F) and on the side lying opposite the first side is limited by a center console (M). When it is completely filled and free from external forces, this knee airbag (10) exhibits a certain maximum width (b) horizontally and perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the motor vehicle (f). In order to improve the safety of the vehicle occupants in case of a laterally-offset frontal collision, knee airbag (10) is arranged in the footwell in such a way that its maximum width (b) in inflated state is greater than the separation (a) between vehicle inner structure (F) and center console (M).
Owner:AUTOLIV DEV AB
Device for increasing occupant protection in a motor vehicle during a lateral impact
InactiveUS20090218794A1Improved occupant protectionAvoid shockPedestrian/occupant safety arrangementElastic dampersMobile vehicleTransducer
Disclosed is a device for increasing occupant protection in a motor vehicle during a lateral impact, in which the energy input acts laterally on a partial area of the motor vehicle door, with a motor vehicle seat being situated on the side of the motor vehicle door facing away from the energy input, the motor vehicle door being provided with an interior lining facing the motor vehicle seat and at least one partial area of the interior door lining being conveyable from an initial state into an extendet state projecting into the motor vehicle interior by means of a drive unit connected to the motor vehicle door and to the partial area of the interior door lining.The invention is distinguished by the drive unit being provided with a transducer material which is activatable by energy input.
Owner:FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV +1
Vision system for deploying safety systems
ActiveUS8060280B2Improved occupant protectionImprove securityDigital data processing detailsPedestrian/occupant safety arrangementControl systemVisual perception
A control system for safety deployment. The control system includes a processor, a first imaging sensor, and a second imaging sensor. The first and second imaging sensor are in electrical communication with the processor. The processor generates a safety system activation decision based on two-dimensional information received from the first imaging sensor and three-dimensional information based on the first and second imaging sensor.
Owner:ARRIVER SOFTWARE LLC (N D GES D STAATES DELAWARE)
Surge protection circuit and method for testing a surge protection circuit
ActiveUS20140002100A1Cost-effectiveSuitable for storageTesting dielectric strengthElectronic protection circuit testingEngineeringResistor
A surge protection circuit, method, computer readable medium, and use, including: at least one first electronic component having a non-linear characteristic, electrically conductively connected between a tapping point, to which a supply potential is appliable, and a node point; at least one second electronic component having a non-linear characteristic, electrically conductively connected between a tapping point, to which a ground potential is appliable, and the node point; a resistor connected between the node point and a control connection; and a monitoring unit to apply a predetermined voltage to the control connection or to output a predetermined current via the control connection and to detect a voltage / potential at the node point in response thereto, the monitoring unit being configured to identify a malfunction in the surge protection circuit when the detected voltage or the detected potential is not related to an expected voltage or expected potential in a predetermined manner.
Owner:KNORR-BREMSE SYST FUER NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH
Dual spool retractor in belt-in-seat
ActiveUS7806440B2Improve comfortImprove convenienceBelt retractorsSafety beltsMobile vehicleSeat belt
A restraint assembly of a type including a seat belt assembly and a side impact air bag assembly. The seat belt assembly and side impact assembly are preferably mounted to a motor vehicle seat. The seat belt assembly includes one or two retractors, preferably each having roto pretensioners. A single gas source is used to actuate retractor pretensioning functions, as well as providing a gas source for initiating the production of inflation gas for the side impact air bag assembly. Preferably, these elements are all mounted to a motor vehicle seat.
Owner:AUTOLIV ASP INC
Motor Vehicle With Knee Airbag
InactiveUS20080067790A1Good effectIncrease widthPedestrian/occupant safety arrangementSide lyingEngineering
A knee airbag is described which is located in front of a front seat (S) in the footwell, whereby this footwell is limited on a first side by the vehicle inner structure (F) and on the side lying opposite the first side is limited by a centre console (M). When it is completely filled and free from external forces, this knee airbag (10) exhibits a certain maximum width (b) horizontally and perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the motor vehicle (f). In order to improve the safety of the vehicle occupants in case of a laterally-offset frontal collision, knee airbag (10) is arranged in the footwell in such a way that its maximum width (b) in inflated state is greater than the separation (a) between vehicle inner structure (F) and centre console (M).
Owner:AUTOLIV DEV AB
Loading space cover
ActiveUS20100194132A1Small loading spaceImproved occupant protectionScreensVehicle arrangementsMobile vehicleEngineering
A loading space cover having a dimensionally stable housing and a flexible sheet like screen is rolled up in the housing. Fastening devices are disposed at the longitudinal end sides of the loading space cover. Each fastening device can be held releasably in associated loading-space fasteners of a motor vehicle. The fastening devices are of structurally simple and cost-effective design. Additionally, in the event of a crash, the fastening devices are held reliably in the loading-space fasteners and permit an energy-absorbing twisting of the loading space cover about its longitudinal axis.
Owner:DR ING H C F PORSCHE AG
Vehicle communication control method and vehicle communication device
InactiveUS20190306779A1Easy to useImproved occupant protectionNetwork traffic/resource managementAssess restrictionEngineeringCommunication control
A vehicle communication control method for controlling communication between a vehicle communication device mounted in a vehicle and an out-of-vehicle communication device includes causing one or more computers to determine whether an information usage amount that is an index value indicating the amount of information communicated between the vehicle communication device and the out-of-vehicle communication device has exceeded a predetermined amount and to restrict communication between the vehicle and the out-of-vehicle communication device in a case that the predetermined amount has been exceeded.
Owner:HONDA MOTOR CO LTD
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