US Patent Application 18313702. OCCUPANT PROTECTION APPARATUS simplified abstract
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OCCUPANT PROTECTION APPARATUS
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OCCUPANT PROTECTION APPARATUS - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18313702 titled 'OCCUPANT PROTECTION APPARATUS
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes an occupant protection apparatus for vehicles.
- The apparatus includes a contact detector, a control processor, and a lifting mechanism.
- The contact detector detects frontal contact of the vehicle.
- The control processor determines whether the frontal contact is underride contact.
- The lifting mechanism includes a lifting member and a lifting driver.
- The lifting member is located below the rear end part of the hood in a downward direction of the vehicle.
- The lifting driver applies a driving force to the lifting member.
- If the frontal contact is determined to be underride contact, the lifting mechanism lifts the rear end part of the hood.
Original Abstract Submitted
An occupant protection apparatus to be applied to a vehicle includes a contact detector, a control processor, and a lifting mechanism. The contact detector detects frontal contact of the vehicle. The control processor includes a contact determination unit determining whether the frontal contact of the vehicle is underride contact based on a result of detecting by the contact detector. The lifting mechanism includes a lifting member and a lifting driver. The lifting member is disposed below a rear end part of a hood in a downward direction of the vehicle. The hood is disposed on a frontal part of the vehicle. The lifting driver transmits a driving force to the lifting member. When the contact determination unit determines that the frontal contact is the underride contact, the rear end part of the hood is lifted by the lifting mechanism.
