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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2005
Filed:
May. 22, 2001
Applicant:
Katsuaki Yasui, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Katsuaki Yasui, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R021/32 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A passenger protecting apparatus according to the invention is disposed rearward of the position of the head of a driver or another passenger, and is arranged to control the operation thereof in accordance with the output from a position detecting means detecting the distance to the rear surface such as the back of the head, the back etc. of the passenger. According to the invention, there is an advantage of being able to obtain a safer passenger protecting apparatus.