Claims
- 1. An air bag system for an automotive vehicle having an air bag unit disposed on a front seat so as to expand an air bag accommodated in the air bag unit toward a passenger seated on a rear seat upon impact of the automotive vehicle, comprising:
- front seat status adjusting means for adjusting a seat status of the front seat;
- passenger determining means for determining if the passenger is seated on the rear seat; and
- inhibition means for inhibiting alteration of the seat status of the front seat beyond a predetermined range by controlling the front seat status adjusting means in response to a signal from the passenger determining means, when it is determined by the passenger determining means that the passenger is seated on the rear seat.
- 2. A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said front seat status adjusting means is a seat sliding device.
- 3. A system as claimed in claim 2, wherein said air bag system includes at least one of a forward and rearward position detecting sensor, and said inhibition means is arranged to inhibit the front seat from being adjusted beyond a predetermined range in at least one of a forward and rearward direction.
- 4. A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said front seat status adjusting means is a seat reclining device.
- 5. A system as claimed in claim 4, wherein said air bag system includes a reclining angle detecting sensor for the seat back of the front seat; and said inhibition means is arranged to inhibit the reclining angle from being adjusted beyond a predetermined range.
- 6. A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said front seat status adjusting means is a vertically adjusting device of the seat back.
- 7. A system as claimed in claim 6, wherein said air bag system includes a height detecting sensor for the front seat; and said inhibition means is arranged to inhibit the seat height from being adjusted beyond the predetermined range.
- 8. A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said air bag is located in a front seat head rest.
- 9. A system as claimed in claim 8, wherein said front seat status adjusting means is at least one of forward and rearward reclining device of the head rest.
- 10. A system as claimed in claim 8, wherein said air bag system includes an inclining angle detecting sensor; and said inhibition means is arranged to inhibit the inclining angle of the head rest from being adjusted beyond the predetermined range.
- 11. A system as claimed in claim 8, wherein said front seat status adjusting means is a vertically adjusting device in the head rest.
- 12. A system as claimed in claim 11, wherein said air bag system includes a vertical head-rest position detecting sensor; and said inhibition means is arranged to inhibit the vertical position of the head rest to be adjusted beyond the predetermined range.
Priority Claims (5)
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3-59103 |
Mar 1991 |
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3-65811 |
Mar 1991 |
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3-134663 |
Jun 1991 |
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3-134664 |
Jun 1991 |
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3-136771 |
Jun 1991 |
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Parent Case Info
This application is a division of U.S. application Ser. No. 07/792,162 filed Nov. 14, 1991, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,324,071.
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Divisions (1)
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