Body side energy absorption device

Abstract

Abstract PURPOSE:To prevent the useless inflation of a bag in the body side energy absorption device for an external shock in the title by providing collapsed energy absorption bags, shock detection means, load sensors and safety belt usage detection means, respectively corresponding to right and left driver's seats, and selecting the bag to be inflated, according to respective detected information. CONSTITUTION:Bag housing sections 17 and 18 are respectively provided inside doors 1R and 1L, corresponding to right and left driver's seats 4 and 3, and collapsed bags are housed therein. Respective bags are connected to inflators 27a and 27B, and 28A and 28B. Also, shock detection sensors 19 and 20 are provided inside outer panels 14. Furthermore, respective seats 4 and 3 are fitted with load sensors 21 and 22, and belt lock sensors 10 and 11. When a shock detection signal is inputted, the bag to be inflated is selected according to information from the load sensors 21 and 22, and belt lock sensors 10 and 11, depending upon a seating condition, a belt usage condition and a shock condition (shock direction or the like), and an inflator corresponding to the selected bag is actuated.

Inventors

• 👤 Toshihiro Ishikawa
• 👤 敏弘 石川
• 👤 Toshihiro Hara
• 👤 原　寿広
• 👤 Haruhisa Kore
• 👤 治久 是
• 👤 Kazuhiro Murashige
• 👤 村重　和宏

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