Patent ID: 11872951
Assignee: ZOOX, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 6:
7. An airtight, deformable container configured for being coupled to at least one component of a vehicle or being defined by at least one component of the vehicle, the airtight, deformable container comprising:
a pressure sensor configured to:
(i) generate a vehicle collision signal resulting from the airtight, deformable container deforming during a vehicle collision and thereby causing an increase in pressure in the airtight, deformable container, and
(ii) communicate with a deployment control system of a vehicle occupant protection system such that the deployment control system is configured to: (a) receive the vehicle collision signal from the pressure sensor, and (b) based upon the vehicle collision signal, activate the vehicle occupant protection system.