Patent ID: 7431340
Filing Date: 2008-10-07
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A restraining and protecting apparatus for a vehicle occupant comprising: a seat belt to restrain a vehicle occupant on a seat; a belt adjusting unit to adjust a tensile state in which said vehicle occupant is restrained using said seat belt by increasing or decreasing said seat belt to be drawn out in length; a belt locking mechanism to prevent said seat belt from being drawn out by locking said seat belt; an immediately-before-collision signal producing section to produce and output an immediately-before-collision signal immediately before occurrence of a collision of said vehicle; a locking signal producing section to produce and output a locking signal when it is predicted at least that said belt locking mechanism is in a lockable state where inhibition of drawing out is made possible when said seat belt is going to be drawn out; a controlling section to control said belt adjusting unit based on said immediately-before-collision signal to be input and said locking signal to be input; and