US 12,221,049 B2
Pet guard apparatus to be applied to vehicle, and vehicle
Kazuya Yamane, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Nov. 4, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/980,745.
Claims priority of application No. 2021-189065 (JP), filed on Nov. 21, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0158987 A1, May 25, 2023
Int. Cl. B60R 21/16 (2006.01); A01K 1/02 (2006.01); B60R 22/10 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 21/16 (2013.01) [A01K 1/0272 (2013.01); B60R 22/10 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pet guard apparatus to be applied to a vehicle, the pet guard apparatus comprising:
a pet guard body attachable to a vehicle compartment of the vehicle in which a pet is to be placed in such a manner that the pet guard body extends in a vertical direction from a floor of a cargo room to a ceiling of the cargo room in the vehicle compartment to partition the vehicle compartment into a front portion and a rear portion; and
a first air-bag device attached to the pet guard body, wherein
the first air-bag device comprises
a pet air-bag configured to be deployed behind the pet guard body,
a pet air-bag inflator configured to be operated to deploy the pet air-bag upon contact of the vehicle,
a contact sensor connected to or provided in the pet guard apparatus, the contact sensor configured to perform detection or estimation of the contact of the vehicle, and
a controller configured to output an operation signal to the pet air-bag inflator in a case where the contact of the vehicle is detected or estimated by the contact sensor.