Autoliv Development Ab

Ola Bostrom

Yngve Haland

Yngve Hangland

Jack Johansson

Alf Holgers

Anders Gustafsson

An air-bag arrangement for a motor vehicle is disclosed to provide protection for the occupants () of two adjacent seats (). Each seat is associated with two air-bag units (), one of which contains an air-bag to be deployed so as to occupy a space on the inboard side of the seat, and the other of which contains an air-bag to be deployed so as to occupy a space on the outboard side of the seat. There is a sensor and control arrangement () to sense impact and to determine which side of the vehicle has been impacted. The sensor and control arrangement () generates actuation signals capable of actuating the air-bag unit () associated with the first seat () closest to the point of impact I, and the air-bag unit () of the second seat () closest to the point of impact I.

Airbag arrangement

The invention relates to an airbag arrangement in a motor vehicle comprising an airbag and a gas generator, which fills the airbag with gas after being activated, the airbag being arranged between two neighboring seating positions for vehicle occupants. The airbag is arranged in an openable lid of a center console or in an openable armrest.

Airbag system

The safety arrangement for a motor vehicle incorporates primary restraint arrangement having a three-point seat-belt () and optionally one or more air-bags (). A secondary restraint system is provided in the form of a two-point seat-belt (). A sensor senses when the two-point seat-belt () is in use and provides a signal to a control unit () which adjusts the restraining effect provided by the primary restraint arrangement so that the overall restraining effect is the same regardless of whether the two-point seat-belt is, or is not, used. The use of the two-point seat-belt () provides enhanced occupant protection especially in a side-impact or rollover situation.

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Alingsas, Sweden

Ola Bostrom