Motor vehicles – With means for promoting safety of vehicle – its occupant or... – Responsive to sensing of acceleration – deceleration – or tilt...
Reexamination Certificate
1998-07-23
2001-02-06
Culbreth, Eric (Department: 3611)
Motor vehicles
With means for promoting safety of vehicle, its occupant or...
Responsive to sensing of acceleration, deceleration, or tilt...
C180S271000, C280S005514, C280S755000, C280S806000, C297S216160, C297S216170
Reexamination Certificate
active
06182783
ABSTRACT:
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a vehicle occupant protection system, and more particularly to a system for protecting a vehicle occupant during a vehicle rollover condition.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Numerous types of vehicle occupant protection systems have been developed. Such systems typically act on the vehicle occupant to restrain the occupant during a crash event. The restraint is provided by an inflatable occupant restraint device and/or a seat belt.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is directed to a vehicle occupant protection system for helping to protect a vehicle occupant during a vehicle rollover condition. The system includes a rollover sensor for sensing a vehicle rollover condition. The rollover sensor provides a signal indicative of the vehicle rollover condition. A vehicle body portion, which defines a vehicle occupant compartment, has at least one actuatable power device. When actuated, the actuatable power device helps to protect the vehicle occupant in a rollover condition by modifying a condition of the vehicle body portion. The system also includes a controller for actuating the power device in response to the rollover sensor signal.
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Culbreth Eric
Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell Tummino & Szabo L.L.P.
TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc.
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