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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Masaru Mishima, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Takata Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/118 ; B60R 2/132 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/118 ; B60R 2/132 ;
Abstract
To provide a passenger protecting device protecting a passenger by controlling an inflating amount of an airbag and that of an air belt. A protocol is used that varies the amount of inflation of both the airbag and the air-belt. Each may remain non-inflated, inflated at least partially, or inflated fully depending on other factors. One factor may be the detected impact scale of the crash. Another factor may be the detected weight of a passenger. Inflation of the airbag and/or the air-belt may be done in a stepwise manner or in a continuous manner.