Patent ID: 7568544
Filing Date: 2009-08-04
Classification: B60N,B60R

Abstract:
1. An occupant protection device for vehicle comprising: an impact-predicting means for predicting an impact of a vehicle; a controlling unit controlling activation of plural actuators mounted on the vehicle, the plural actuators classified into plural actuator groups in accordance with a predetermined classification condition, the controlling unit sequentially providing, on a basis of at least an output from the impact-predicting unit and in accordance with a predetermined order of precedence in terms of the actuator groups, actuators classified into the respective actuator groups with electric current at different timings, so as to vary a timing of inrush current supplied to the respective actuators; wherein said plural actuator groups comprise a first actuator group and a second actuator group, and an electric current timing of the second actuator group is provided a predetermined time after an electric current timing of the first actuator group so as to equalize, among the plural actuator groups, amounts of respective electric current that is consumed immediately after activating the respective actuators.