Land vehicles – Wheeled – Attachment
Patent
1993-03-31
1994-09-20
Culbreth, Eric
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Attachment
180274, 280734, B60R 2122
Patent
active
053483421
ABSTRACT:
Apparatus for protecting vehicle occupants during side collision are disclosed, including at least one air bag mounted in a vehicle seat and a sensor for pyrotechnically initiating inflation of the air bag. The sensor is mounted on a frame connected to the vehicle body and on which the vehicle seat is mounted, and the vehicle body's sides and/or doors include compression load transfer plates for the direct transmission of energy to the sensor for bag inflation upon deformation of the corresponding side and/or door of the vehicle body.
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Haland Yngve
Pilhall Stig
AB Volvo
Culbreth Eric
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