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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20060102412 | Vehicle-pedal backward-displacement preventing device A vehicle-pedal backward-displacement preventing device. A pedal bracket has side plates each including a front end at which the pedal bracket is attached to the dash pane. A bulge protrudes in a protruding direction away from the other of the side plates. An operating ... | 05/18/2006 |
| 20060102414 | Vehicle passenger restraining system A vehicle passenger restraining system comprises a plurality of passenger restraining devices, upper and lower deformation detecting devices, and a passenger restraining device operating unit. The upper deformation detecting device is disposed in a generally central upp... | 05/18/2006 |
| 20060102413 | Vehicle passenger protection system A vehicle passenger restraining system is basically comprises a plurality of passenger restraining devices, a deformation detecting device and a passenger restraining device operating unit. The passenger restraining devices are configured and arranged to restrain a pass... | 05/18/2006 |
| 20060097505 | Restrictor/protector of passenger in vehicle A main controlling section of a controlling unit (13), when judging a collision risk, drives a motor (12) in a direction of retracting a seat belt (3) and raises tension of the seat belt (3). The main controlling section, when tension of the ... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060064220 | Object struck discrimination system and protection system An object struck discrimination system for a vehicle is provided which is effective in increasing the discrimination accuracy for discriminating an object struck by the vehicle. In one form, an object struck discrimination system to be installed in a vehicle includes an... | 03/23/2006 |
| 20060060408 | System for deviating part of the external panelling of a motor vehicle The invention relates to a system for deviating part of an external panel of a motor vehicle during an accident to reduce the impact energy of a person colliding with deviated part of the external panel. The part is displaced in a deviation direction that is opposite to... | 03/23/2006 |
| 20060042854 | Pedestrian protection airbag system In a pedestrian protection airbag system, an airbag module extending in the lateral direction of a vehicle body is disposed between a rear edge of a hood and a front edge of a cowl top, thereby mounting the airbag module without affecting the intake of air into a vehicl... | 03/02/2006 |
| 20060021815 | Occupant protecting system An occupant protecting system includes elongated pressure sensors. The pressure sensors is extended at least partially in at least one of a longitudinal direction of a side portion of a vehicle and a transverse direction of a front portion of the vehicle. The pressure s... | 02/02/2006 |
| 20060005800 | Protective device for external components of engine An engine component (2, 3) is disposed in front of or behind the vehicle engine with respect to the direction of vehicle travel. The component (2, 3) is covered by a protective shell (10) from an opposite direction from the engine (1). The pr... | 01/12/2006 |
| 20050269149 | Method and apparatus for monitoring vehicle status An apparatus for monitoring a status of a vehicle, which determines whether the vehicle is in an abnormal status by comparing an impact value detected by a detecting unit that detects an impact on the vehicle with a predetermined threshold value, includes a first determ... | 12/08/2005 |
| 20050269805 | Device for protecting a person outside a motor vehicle The invention relates to a device for protecting a person outside a motor vehicle, especially pedestrians or cyclists, said device comprising at least one inflatable gas bag which acts outside the motor vehicle. When inflated, said gas bag (2) comprises a contact... | 12/08/2005 |
| 20050263336 | Vehicle body strength control apparatus In this vehicle body strength control apparatus, a control unit estimates the collision energy that will be generated when a host vehicle collides or makes contact with another object based on various signals input from an external sensor and from a vehicle quantity of ... | 12/01/2005 |
| 20050257980 | Active vehicle hood system and method A novel active hood system is disclosed. The active hood system is designed such that in the event of a pedestrian/vehicle accident, the active hood system will soften the impact between the pedestrian and the vehicle by moving the vehicle hood into an elevated position... | 11/24/2005 |
| 20050257979 | Airbag apparatus for pedestrian protection An airbag apparatus for pedestrian protection 18 including an airbag body 22 disposed along a vertical direction is disposed in an upper portion 16A of each of right and left front pillars 16. The expansion of the airbag body 22 toward... | 11/24/2005 |
| 20050248184 | Pneumatically inflatable structural element for automotive vehicles A system including at least one inflatable portion structured and arranged to form an exterior surface of a body of a vehicle. The system is a pneumatically inflatable construction element. The at least one inflatable portion is structured and arranged to at least one o... | 11/10/2005 |
| 20050242553 | Apparatus and method for enhanced impact sensing An impact sensing apparatus for a motor vehicle includes a control module having an accelerometer and a contact switch mounted in a bumper of the motor vehicle. The contact switch is in an open position and is in communication with the control module. The control module... | 11/03/2005 |
| 20050236212 | Satellite sensor housing A satellite sensor assembly includes a plastic sensor housing that is mounted to a vehicle structure comprised of sheet metal. The sensor housing includes a transversely extending tab that is received within an opening formed in the sheet metal. The tab includes a pair ... | 10/27/2005 |
| 20050236211 | Occupant protection device for vehicle An occupant protection device for vehicle includes an impact-predicting unit that predicts an impact of a vehicle, a controlling unit that controls activation of plural actuators mounted on the vehicle. The controlling unit sequentially drives, on a basis of at least an... | 10/27/2005 |
| 20050206139 | Pedestrian airbag system A pedestrian airbag system according to the present invention is mounted to a rear portion of a sheet metal hood panel of a vehicle. The airbag system includes an airbag inflated so as to cover an area from the rear portion of the hood panel to a front side of a front p... | 09/22/2005 |
| 20050206152 | Vehicle occupant protection device having shoulder belt load limiters and an associated method A vehicle occupant protection device (30) and a method of controlling the protection device (30) are provided. The protection device (30) includes first and second seat belts (36 and 38) and first and second load limiters (86 an... | 09/22/2005 |
| 20050205333 | Pedestrian airbag system A pedestrian airbag system according to the present invention includes a hood panel and an airbag which is folded and accommodated in a position downwardly of the rear end portion of the hood panel and which is adapted to be deployed and inflated upward by allowing infl... | 09/22/2005 |
| 20050178365 | Vehicle fuel management system An integrated fuel management system and method for controlling the fuel storage and delivery in a vehicle. The fuel management system includes a fuel storage tank for storing fuel in a vehicle, a vapor collection canister located within the fuel storage tank, a vent ac... | 08/18/2005 |
| 20050161273 | Vehicle front end structure A vehicle front end structure is configured to handle a front collision by using one or more inflatable bags to bear the collision load and produce a stable reaction force. The front inflatable bag is provided in a region where a colliding object can contact the front e... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050127645 | Seat mounting structure for mitigating injury in side impacts A seat mounting structure is disclosed for reducing injury to vehicle occupants in side impact collisions. The seat mounting structure may include an inflation module, a linkage system, a sensor system, and a side airbag. The inflation module may include an inflatable s... | 06/16/2005 |
| 20050098372 | Protecting device for a pedestrian or the like A protecting device is provided for pedestrians that accounts for various conditions of the collision (physical constitution of the pedestrian, the position of collision, the speed of the motor vehicle at the time of collision, etc.). In one form, a first airbag unit fo... | 05/12/2005 |
| 20050093278 | Side airbag deployment signal enhancement A vehicle safety system includes a door beam having a first end and second end, and a load transfer element disposed proximate the first end of the door beam. In addition, an airbag sensor is disposed proximate the load transfer element, whereby the load transfer elemen... | 05/05/2005 |
| 20050092061 | Impact sensor An impact sensor includes the first and the second electrodes arranged a predetermined distance away from each other in a tube insulator. The impact sensor is arranged at a front of a vehicle such that the first and the second electrodes opposed to each other in the fro... | 05/05/2005 |
| 20050082799 | Side impact sensor systems Side airbag system including an airbag arranged to deploy in the event of an impact into a side of the vehicle, a side impact crash sensor arranged to sense an impact into a side of the vehicle, and an inflator for inflating the airbag. The crash sensor is an electrical... | 04/21/2005 |
| 20050072618 | Method of characterizing an adult occupant of a vehicle seat based on a measure of seated weight A weight-based occupant characterization method reliably distinguishes between large and small adult occupants by dynamically adjusting a threshold used to distinguish between large and small adult occupants. The threshold adjustments effectively increase the separation... | 04/07/2005 |
| 20050045406 | Automotive pedal support structure A second pedal bracket 25 that supports a brake pedal 11 by a pedal support shaft 27 is swingably connected, via a bracket support shaft 28, to an upper part of a first pedal bracket 20 fixed to a dashpanel 3. Both the first and... | 03/03/2005 |
| 20050045405 | Power device for an automotive vehicle A power device for an automotive vehicle comprises an interlock switch, a crash sensor for detecting impact of an automotive vehicle, an interlock relay controlled and turned ON and OFF by the interlock switch, and a contactor for interrupting an output circuit when the... | 03/03/2005 |
| 20050012317 | Apparatus for controlling rigidity of vehicle body An apparatus for controlling the rigidity of vehicle body according to the present invention comprises a controller for controlling a buckling form, which controls the buckling form by adding to a member to be inputted to a collision load a lateral force in the directio... | 01/20/2005 |
| 20050001443 | Side impact protection device as well as motor vehicle door having a side impact protection device A side impact protection device has a side impact carrier and a fastening device for the side impact carrier on a motor vehicle door part. The fastening device has at least one console and a holding bolt which reaches through the console and an end section of the side i... | 01/06/2005 |
