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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2022
Applicants:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd., Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Il Chang Sung, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Sang Won Hwangbo, Yongin-si, KR;
Assignees:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/207 (2006.01); B60R 21/231 (2011.01); B60R 21/233 (2006.01); B60R 21/2338 (2011.01); B60R 21/239 (2006.01); B60R 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/207 (2013.01); B60R 21/233 (2013.01); B60R 21/239 (2013.01); B60R 21/2338 (2013.01); B60R 21/23138 (2013.01); B60R 2021/0004 (2013.01); B60R 2021/0006 (2013.01); B60R 2021/0009 (2013.01); B60R 2021/0044 (2013.01); B60R 2021/0048 (2013.01); B60R 2021/0055 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23146 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23308 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23386 (2013.01);
Abstract
A seat airbag apparatus for a vehicle and a method of controlling the operation thereof, includes side cushions deployed from the seatback, front cushions configured to be deployed from the side cushions, and inflators for the side cushions and inflators for the front cushions. The deployment operation of the side cushions and the deployment operation of the front cushions are respectively controlled depending on a normal seating mode and a relax mode of an occupant and a side collision and a front collision of the vehicle.