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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2020
Subaru Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Shota Kanegae, Tokyo, JP;
Toru Yamashita, Tokyo, JP;
SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A passenger protection apparatus for a vehicle includes a first airbag configured to deploy from a front part of the vehicle toward a passenger, a second airbag provided under the first airbag and configured to deploy toward the passenger, and a collision type detector configured to detect a collision or collision possibility of the vehicle and detect a collision type. The collision type detector detects a first type of collision and a second type of collision. The second airbag deploys in a first deployment configuration when the first type of collision is detected, and deploys in a second deployment configuration when the second type of collision is detected. The second airbag deployed in the second deployment configuration contacts an in-vehicle component provided in a vehicle compartment, and the second airbag in contact with the in-vehicle component guides the first airbag in a direction in which the collision load is applied.