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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2023
Applicant:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-ken, JP;
Inventors:
Mitsuyoshi Ohno, Miyoshi, JP;
Atsushi Ishii, Chita, JP;
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/01 (2005.12); B60K 31/00 (2005.12); B60N 2/02 (2005.12); B60N 2/42 (2005.12); B60N 2/427 (2005.12); B60Q 9/00 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/0276 (2012.12); B60K 31/00 (2012.12); B60N 2/01 (2012.12); B60N 2/4279 (2012.12); B60Q 9/00 (2012.12); B60K 2031/0091 (2012.12); B60N 2/0268 (2023.07); B60N 2/4221 (2012.12);
Abstract
An occupant protection auxiliary device includes: a seat mounted on a vehicle and on which an occupant is able to sit while facing a rear of the vehicle; a head detection sensor able to detect a relative position of a head of the occupant with respect to a headrest of the seat; and a control unit that determines whether to execute at least one of alerting the occupant, setting a speed limit, and changing a reclining angle based on a detection result of the head detection sensor.