Patent ID: 6811182
Filing Date: 2004-11-02
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A vehicle occupant restraint system comprising:a first restraint apparatus to restrain an occupant in a vehicle in a first direction of the vehicle; a second restraint apparatus to restrain the occupant in a second direction of the vehicle, the first direction being one of a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction of the vehicle, the second direction being the other of the longitudinal direction and lateral direction; a sensing section to sense a first operating condition to detect a collision of the vehicle tending to push the occupant in the first direction, and a second operating condition indicative of movement of the occupant resulting from the collision; and a controller configured to trigger the first restraint apparatus on the occurrence of the collision tending to push the occupant in the first direction, to set a delay time in accordance with the second condition, and to trigger the second restraint apparatus at an instant delayed by the delay time with respect to a first trigger action of triggering the first restraint apparatus.