Autoliv Development Ab

Flir Systems, Incorporated

Dick Eriksson

Lars Karlsson

Staffan Straat

Sture R Andersson

Yngve H&aring;land

Bengt Pipkorn

J&ouml;rgen Persson

In a night vision arrangement for a motor vehicle a camera is provided which captures an image which is subsequently displayed on a display arrangement which may be a head-up display arrangement. The camera directs light on to a beam deflector which may be constituted by a mirror which deflects the beam so that it passes along a neck on to a sensor. The camera may relatively easily be mounted in position in a motor vehicle.

Night vision arrangement

In a night vision arrangement for a motor vehicle in which a camera captures an infra-red image of the roadway in front of the vehicle, a video signal generated by the camera is processed by a signal processor so that the field of view of the image displayed by a display unit is selected in accordance with a control signal. The control signal is generated by a signal generator which is responsive to one or more parameters of the movement of the vehicle. The width of the field of view may be decreased with increasing speed. The axial direction of the field of view may be adjusted depending upon the nature of a turning movement of the vehicle.

Night vision device for a vehicle

A night vision arrangement for a vehicle incorporating a camera. The camera comprises a window which is substantially transparent to infra-red light, a lens separate from the window, and an infra-red sensor to capture an image received through the window. A beam deflector is provided in alignment with the window to deflect a beam received through the window and directs the deflected beam through the lens on to the sensor. A display unit is provided to display the captured image to a driver of the vehicle.

An air-bag arrangement incorporating an air-bag () and means adapted to inflate the air-bag, so that the air-bag occupies a position generally in front of an occupant () of a front seat of the vehicle, and between the occupant () of the front seat of the vehicle and the windscreen or windshield () of the vehicle, that part of the air-bag () located to contact the interior of the windshield (), when the air-bag () is inflated being provided with gas outlet means to inject gas, under pressure, between part of the air-bag and the inside surface of the windscreen or windshield ().

Air-bag system for vehicles

An air-bag ( ) is mounted in the roof of a motor vehicle to be deployed in front of an occupant ( ) of the vehicle. The air-bag is constrained by tear straps ( ) within the air-bag to inflate initially as a &ldquo;curtain&rdquo; in front of the occupant of the vehicle, that curtain only having a relatively narrow thickness (t). When the tear-straps break, the bag has a more rounded configuration. The bas is releasably retained within a recess ( ) which initially houses the bag. When the bag is fully inflated, the bag becomes totally separated from the recess, to prevent the bag forcing the head of the occupant rearwardly as the torso of the occupant moves forwardly during an accident.

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Dick Eriksson