JP4904941B2 - 車両の乗員保護装置および乗員保護方法 - Google Patents
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また、膝角度制御手段、腰角度制御手段および前記股角度制御手段は、車両の前面衝突時に股角度制御手段、腰角度制御手段、膝角度制御手段の順に作動するようにしたので、股角度θ3を決定した状態で腰角度θ2を決定し、その後に膝角度θ1を決定できるので、乗員の下肢位置を安定させた後に大腿部を拘束させることが可能となり、拘束時の乗員への負担を軽減することができる。
θ2 腰角度
θ3 股角度
M 乗員
Ms 脛部
Mt 大腿部
Mk 膝部
Mw 腰部
3 エアバッグ(乗員頭部の保護手段)
10 乗員保護装置
20 膝角度制御手段
21 膝部拘束パッド
21U 上パッド
21L 下パッド
28 膝部拘束エアバッグ
30 腰角度制御手段
31 脛部拘束エアバッグ
31A 脛部拘束パッド
32 前拘束エアバッグ(前拘束部)
33 後拘束エアバッグ(後拘束部)
34 前拘束パッド(前拘束部)
35 後拘束パッド(後拘束部)
40 股角度制御手段
41,42 股拡開エアバッグ
Claims (13)
- 車両の前面衝突時に乗員の頭部を保護する保護手段を備えた車両の乗員保護装置であって、
前面衝突時に乗員の大腿部と脛部との成す角度θ1を制御しつつ拘束する膝角度制御手段と、
前面衝突時に乗員の腰部と大腿部との成す角度θ2を制御しつつ拘束する腰角度制御手段と、
前面衝突時に乗員の股関節回転中心を通る前後方向軸線と大腿部との成す角度θ3を制御しつつ拘束する股角度制御手段と、を備え、
前記膝角度制御手段、前記腰角度制御手段および前記股角度制御手段は、車両の前面衝突時に股角度制御手段、腰角度制御手段、膝角度制御手段の順に作動することを特徴とする車両の乗員保護装置。 - 膝角度制御手段は、大腿部の膝側先端部の上面および脛部の膝側先端部の前面を拘束するエアバッグまたはパッドであることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の車両の乗員保護装置。
- 腰角度制御手段は、脛部を車両後方に所定量変位させるエアバッグまたはパッドであることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の車両の乗員保護装置。
- 股角度制御手段は、膝部を所定量押し広げるエアバッグであることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の車両の乗員保護装置。
- 膝角度制御手段および股角度制御手段を膝部拘束エアバッグおよび股拡開エアバッグで形成し、それぞれのエアバッグを互いに連結して座席前方に配置したことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の車両の乗員保護装置。
- 腰角度制御手段は、脛部の前面に接触する前拘束部と、脛部の後面に接触する後拘束部と、を備え、これら前・後拘束部で脛部を車両前後方向から狭窄することを特徴とする請求項3に記載の車両の乗員保護装置。
- 膝角度制御手段、腰角度制御手段および股角度制御手段は、それぞれ衝撃エネルギーの吸収機能を備えたことを特徴とする請求項1〜6のいずれか1つに記載の車両の乗員保護装置。
- 膝角度制御手段は膝部拘束パッドであり、車両前面衝突時にこの膝部拘束パッドを脛部の膝側先端部の前面に接触させた後に、大腿部の膝側先端部の上面に接触させることを特徴とする請求項2に記載の車両の乗員保護装置。
- 膝角度制御手段は、大腿部の膝側先端部の上面に接触させる上パッドと、この上パッドと分離され、脛部の膝側先端部の前面に接触させる下パッドと、を備えたことを特徴とする請求項2に記載の車両の乗員保護装置。
- 前面衝突時に、下パッドを脛部の膝側先端部の前面に接触させた後に、上パッドを大腿部の膝側先端部の上面に接触させることを特徴とする請求項9に記載の車両の乗員保護装置。
- 前拘束部を、車室の前方下部若しくはダッシュロアに配置したことを特徴とする請求項6に記載の車両の乗員保護装置。
- 後拘束部を、シートクッションの前側下方に配置したことを特徴とする請求項6に記載の車両の乗員保護装置。
- 車両の前面衝突時に乗員の頭部を保護する保護手段を備えた車両の乗員保護方法であって、
前面衝突時に、膝角度制御手段によって乗員の大腿部と脛部との成す角度θ1を制御しつつ拘束し、腰角度制御手段によって乗員の腰部と大腿部との成す角度θ2を制御しつつ拘束し、かつ、股角度制御手段によって乗員の股関節回転中心を通る前後方向軸線と大腿部との成す角度θ3を制御しつつ拘束する際に、前記膝角度制御手段、前記腰角度制御手段および前記股角度制御手段を、股角度制御手段、腰角度制御手段、膝角度制御手段の順に作動させることを特徴とする車両の乗員保護方法。
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