US 12,108,815 B2
Garment provided with an inflatable protective device and associated method for adjusting operational modes of the inflatable protective device
Giovanni Mazzarolo, Coste di Maser (IT); and Marco Signorelli, Albignasego (IT)
Assigned to ALPINESTARS RESEARCH S.P.A., Maser (IT)
Appl. No. 16/965,494
Filed by Alpinestars Research S.p.A., Maser (IT)
PCT Filed Jan. 30, 2019, PCT No. PCT/EP2019/052212
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 28, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/149737, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 8, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 102018000002348 (IT), filed on Feb. 2, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0052024 A1, Feb. 25, 2021
Int. Cl. B60N 2/00 (2006.01); A41D 13/015 (2006.01); A41D 13/018 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/0484 (2022.01); G06F 3/0488 (2022.01); G06F 11/30 (2006.01); G08B 21/02 (2006.01); B60N 2/02 (2006.01); B60R 21/01 (2006.01)
CPC A41D 13/0155 (2013.01) [A41D 13/018 (2013.01); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); G06F 3/02 (2013.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 11/3058 (2013.01); G08B 21/0269 (2013.01); A41D 2600/102 (2013.01); B60N 2/0276 (2013.01); B60R 21/01 (2013.01); B60R 2021/01013 (2013.01); B60R 2021/01027 (2013.01); B60R 2021/0104 (2013.01); B60R 2021/01286 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A protective garment for motorcycle riders comprising an inflatable protective device, the inflatable protective device comprising:
at least one inflatable bag suitable for moving between a rest condition, wherein it is deflated, and an operating condition, wherein it is inflated;
an inflator unit designed for inflating the at least one inflatable bag;
sensors designed for monitoring the user's body;
a control unit designed for processing the data provided by the sensors and for activating the inflator unit if, on the basis of the data received by the sensors, a danger situation is identified;
characterized in that the control unit comprises storing means containing at least two different setup parameter sets and/or firmwares of the control unit for correspondingly controlling activation of the inflator unit in at least two different riding conditions, the control unit being further provided with selecting means for selecting one of the at least two different setup parameter sets and/or firmwares according to one of the at least two different riding conditions, the control unit configured to send an activation signal to the inflator unit so as to inflate the at least one inflatable bag in said at least two differing riding conditions, if a danger situation is detected by the control unit.