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Patent No.:

US 12767086 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2026

Filed:

Oct. 05, 2021

Vehicle occupant protection system and method for activating a vehicle occupant protection system

Applicant:

Zf Automotive Germany Gmbh, Alfdorf, DE;

Inventors:

Dominique Acker, Gschwend, DE;

Gerd Zischka, Schwabisch Gmünd, DE;

Marco Wahl, Sulzbach-Laufen, DE;

Tillmann Herwig, Stuttgart, DE;

Markus Feil, Urbach, DE;

Assignee:

ZF AUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH, Alfdorf, DE;

Attorney:

Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino LLP

Primary Examiner:

Timothy Wilhelm

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/268 (2011.01); B60R 21/217 (2011.01); B60R 21/26 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/268 (2013.01); B60R 21/2171 (2013.01); B60R 21/26 (2013.01); B60R 2021/26058 (2013.01); B60R 2021/2685 (2013.01);
Abstract

In a vehicle occupant protection system, a gas generator assembly () comprises at least one separate support () mountable to the vehicle and at least two gas generators () which are tightly mounted on the support (). A control unit () determines the times of activation of the at least two gas generators () simultaneously or time-delayed in order to be able to activate one of the gas generators () already in advance of a possibly imminent crash situation so that the airbag () is filled in such a way that it starts an interaction with an associated vehicle occupant which moves the vehicle occupant by a predetermined distance.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Acker, Dominique. (2026). Vehicle occupant protection system and method for activating a vehicle occupant protection system (U.S. Patent No. 12767086). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12767086

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