Patent ID: 6906621
Filing Date: 2005-06-14
Classification: B60R,G01S

Abstract:
1. An occupant protection system having a seat equipped with a seat belt system for a vehicle, said occupant protection system comprising: collision prediction means for predicting a possible occurrence of a rear-end collision of the vehicle with a following vehicle approaching from the rear, and further predicting a possible rear-end collision of the vehicle and raising an alarm of said possible rear-end collision; collision adaptive control means for straining said seat belt so as thereby to restrain an occupant of said seat tightly against said seat when said collision prediction means predicts said possible occurrence of said rear-end collision; speed monitoring means for detecting a vehicle speed of said vehicle; angle monitoring means for detecting a steering angle of said vehicle; and inhibition means for preventing said collision adaptive control means from operating when said vehicle speed and said steering angle are greater than a specified vehicle speed and a specified steering angle, respectively and further preventing said collision prediction means from raising said alarm when said vehicle speed and said steering angle are greater than specified vehicle speed and a specified steering angle, respectively: wherein said collision adaptive control means changes a straining time for which said collision adaptive control means strains said seat belt.