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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi, Yokohama, JP;
Hajime Shono, Kamakura, JP;
Assignee:
NHK Spring Co., Ltd., Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/42 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/42 ;
Abstract
Provided is a vehicle occupant restraint system which can reduce the load on the chest and head of the vehicle occupant in an impact situation while reliably preventing the submarine phenomenon. By restraining the pelvis and the adjacent parts of the vehicle occupant before the load is applied to the chest and head, the load is more favorably distributed, and the critical parts are favorably protected. This can be accomplished by activating a restraining member for raising an appropriate part of the vehicle seat immediate upon detecting an impact.