Patent ID: 11964621
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A vehicle seatbelt device comprising:
a recognizer that recognizes circumstances around a vehicle;
a steering operator that is able to adjust steering of the vehicle;
a vibrator that causes a portion of the steering operator to vibrate;
a seatbelt that restrains a portion of the body of an occupant of the vehicle;
a tension adjustment mechanism that is able to adjust a tension of the seatbelt;
a controller that controls the vibrator and the tension adjustment mechanism on the basis of the circumstances recognized by the recognizer; and
a detector that detects a direction of a visual line or the face of the occupant,
wherein the controller controls the vibrator and the tension adjustment mechanism on the basis of the circumstances recognized by the recognizer and the direction detected by the detector,
wherein when an object is present behind the vehicle, from a viewpoint of the occupant, and the occupant has not directed a visual line or the face to the object, the controller controls the tension adjustment mechanism to cause a tension of the seatbelt to be more intensified than when the object is present behind, from a viewpoint of the occupant, and the occupant has directed a visual line or the face to the object.