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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2012
Filed:
May. 12, 2008
Applicant:
Masatada Yoshida, Ichinomiya, JP;
Inventor:
Masatada Yoshida, Ichinomiya, JP;
Assignees:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi, JP;
Denso Corporation, Aichi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/32 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus to control an airbag for a side collision includes a vehicle inclination detecting unit which detects an inclination of a vehicle relative to a horizontal direction, and a threshold value changing unit which changes a threshold value to operate the airbag for the side collision corresponding to the inclination of the vehicle relative to the horizontal direction detected by the vehicle inclination detecting unit.