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

Claim 0:
1. A vehicle comprising:
a carriage style seating arrangement; and
a vehicle occupant protection system comprising:
an airtight, deformable container coupled to the vehicle, the airtight, deformable container comprising a pressure sensor configured to 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;
a side airbag configured to expand between a stowed state and a deployed state,
an inflator configured to provide a gas to the side airbag, and
a deployment control system configured to:
(i) receive the vehicle collision signal from the pressure sensor, and
(ii) based upon the vehicle collision signal, cause the inflator to provide the gas to the side airbag to thereby cause the side airbag to expand from the stowed state to the deployed state.