Patent ID: 6561544
Filing Date: 2003-05-13
Classification: B60N,B60R

Abstract:
An airbag deployment system comprising:an airbag within an airbag housing, mounted to a vehicle; a seat within the vehicle, the vehicle seat spaced from the airbag and mounted to be selectively positionable on the vehicle and with respect to the airbag; an actuator mounted on one of the seat and the vehicle; a first sensor and a second sensor mounted to the other one of said vehicle seat and the vehicle and positioned to be activated by the actuator; and a third sensor mounted with the first sensor and the second sensor in a linear array and positioned to be activated by the actuator, the vehicle seat having a first position wherein the first sensor alone is actuated by the actuator, a second position wherein the first and the second sensors are activated by the actuator, a third position wherein the three sensors are activated, a fourth position wherein the second and third sensors are activated, a fifth position wherein only the third sensor is activated, and a sixth position wherein none of the sensors is activated, the third position being between the first position and the fifth position.