Vehicle occupant protection apparatus

Details Vehicle occupant protection apparatus Vehicle occupant protection apparatus

1998-01-15

1999-12-14

Ellis, Christopher P.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Attachment

297410, B60R 2132, A47C 110

Patent

active

060007176

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus (10) encloses a movable vehicle seat (12) and an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14) which is inflatable into engagement with an occupant of the seat (12). An electric motor (42) is operatively connected to the seat (12) to move the seat (12) when the motor (42) is actuated. A first actuating means (50) actuates the motor (42) in response to input from the occupant so as to move the seat (12) to a position selected by the occupant. A second actuating means (92) actuates the motor (42) in response to crash conditions so as to move the seat (12) with reference to the crash conditions.

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patent: 5254924 (1993-10-01), Ogasawara
patent: 5398185 (1995-03-01), Omura
patent: 5670853 (1997-09-01), Bauer
patent: 5748473 (1998-05-01), Breed et al.
patent: 5803491 (1998-09-01), Barnes et al.

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