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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2020
Applicant:
Zf Friedrichshafen Ag, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Inventor:
Martin Ruchti, Langenargen, DE;
Assignee:
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/214 (2011.01); B60R 21/015 (2006.01); B60R 21/231 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/214 (2013.01); B60R 21/01538 (2014.10); B60R 2021/23107 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23161 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for protecting a person standing in a motor vehicle comprises numerous airbags installed in a motor vehicle, a scanner for determining where there is empty space adjacent to the person, and a control unit that is configured to only deploy those airbags that inflate into the empty space that has been determined.