US 11,745,685 B2
Occupant protecting system
Sunitha Karthikeya Bharathi, Gothenburg (SE)
Assigned to VOLVO CAR CORPORATION, Gothenburg (SE)
Filed by Volvo Car Corporation, Gothenburg (SE)
Filed on Nov. 24, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/534,559.
Prior Publication US 2023/0158985 A1, May 25, 2023
Int. Cl. B60R 21/0136 (2006.01); B60R 21/015 (2006.01); B60N 2/02 (2006.01); B60R 21/207 (2006.01); B60N 2/04 (2006.01); B60N 2/427 (2006.01); B60R 21/01 (2006.01); B60R 21/231 (2011.01)
CPC B60R 21/0136 (2013.01) [B60N 2/0276 (2013.01); B60N 2/04 (2013.01); B60N 2/4279 (2013.01); B60R 21/01512 (2014.10); B60R 21/01554 (2014.10); B60R 21/207 (2013.01); B60R 21/23138 (2013.01); B60R 2021/01286 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23169 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An occupant protecting system for a vehicle, comprising:
a seat assembly;
a sensor unit, wherein the sensor unit is configured to generate crash monitoring data of the vehicle;
an actuator unit comprising a pyrotechnic element, wherein the actuator unit is arranged at the seat assembly, and is configured to adjust a position of the seat assembly; and
a control unit, wherein the control unit is configured to:
determine a crash type from a group of crash types based on the crash monitoring data in response to a collision of the vehicle, and
cause the actuator unit to adjust the position of the seat assembly based on the crash type in response to the collision of the vehicle.