A system and method are provided for controlling an interior configuration of a vehicle. The system may include an interior vehicle component, an actuator component configured to adjust a physical configuration of the interior vehicle component, a vehicle operation controller configured to generate vehicle operation data representing the operation of the vehicle, and one or more processors configured to receive vehicle operation data and detect, by processing the vehicle operation data, a specific action taken by the vehicle. When the one or more processors detect a specific action taken by the vehicle, the one or more processors may cause the actuator component to restrict movement of the interior vehicle component to a predetermined range of physical configurations.

In a shielding state, a partition extends from an upper portion to a lower portion of a cabin in such a manner as to partition a space between a pair of opposing vehicle seats. In the case where the partition is in the shielding state during a collision of a vehicle, the partition is inflated in a vehicle longitudinal direction by gas supplied from an inflator that is actuated when a collision detection sensor detects the collision of the vehicle. That is, since the partition is inflated in the space between the pair of the vehicle seats without interfering with the vehicle seats, the partition can reliably restrain an occupant who receives a collision load and is thereby displaced in the vehicle longitudinal direction from the vehicle seat. In this way, it is possible to easily secure a private space in the cabin and to improve occupant restraint performance.

A vehicle occupant restraint system includes an airbag configured to deploy downward into a vehicle cabin from a roof of the vehicle cabin by receiving gas supplied, a region setting unit configured to set a predetermined region according to a position of the airbag, a collision sensor configured to detect a collision of a vehicle, a seat position detection sensor configured to detect at least one of a position and an angular position of a seat on which an occupant is seated, and a seat control unit configured to, when the collision sensor detects a collision of the vehicle and the seat position detection sensor detects that the seat is located in the predetermined region, execute control to change at least one of the position and the angular position of the seat. Thus, a positional relation between the seat and the airbag is appropriately controlled.

A child safety seat assembly for alerting a user to improper use thereof includes a safety seat, which comprises a base that is engageable to a seat of a vehicle and a harness to secure a child in the safety seat. A sensor and alert module engaged to the safety seat detects positioning of a child upon the safety seat and alerts the user thereof. The sensor and alert module also detects buckling of the harness and alerts the user of a buckling failure.

A vehicle airbag system is proposed, The vehicle airbag system includes: a front airbag mounted to a portion of a vehicle at front of a passenger and configured to be unfolded toward front of the passenger; an upper airbag mounted to a portion of the vehicle above the passenger and configured to be unfolded toward front of the passenger; a seat detector configured to detect a seating posture of the passenger; and a controller configured to control unfolding of the front airbag or the upper airbag on the basis of the passenger's seating posture detected by the seat detector.

A circuit arrangement for deactivating an occupant protection device is indicated, comprising a first switch having a first ohmic resistor connected in series with the first switch. The first ohmic resistor together with the first switch and a second ohmic resistor lying parallel to both form a first parallel connection. The circuit arrangement includes a second switch having a third ohmic resistor connected in series with the second switch. The third ohmic resistor together with the second switch and a fourth ohmic resistor lying parallel to both form a second parallel connection, the first parallel connection and the second parallel connection are connected in series with one another. A resistance value of the first ohmic resistor is greater than the resistance value of the third ohmic resistor, and a resistance value of the second ohmic resistor is greater than the resistance value of the first ohmic resistor.

An occupant protection system for a vehicle may include a seat-back actuator system, including a seat-back actuator configured to move a portion of a seat toward a back of an occupant of the vehicle during a collision in which the occupant is facing opposite a direction of travel of the vehicle. The seat-back actuator system may also include an actuator controller configured to receive a triggering signal indicative of one or more of an actual change in velocity of the vehicle, a predicted change in velocity of the vehicle, a collision, or a predicted collision, and cause the seat-back actuator to move the seat toward the back of the occupant. By moving the seat toward the back of the occupant, a maximum rate of change of velocity of the back of the person may be reduced, reducing the likelihood or severity of injury to the occupant due to the collision.

An occupant protection system for a vehicle may include a seat-back actuator system, including a seat-back actuator configured to move a portion of a seat toward a back of an occupant of the vehicle during a collision in which the occupant is facing opposite a direction of travel of the vehicle. The seat-back actuator system may also include an actuator controller configured to receive a triggering signal indicative of one or more of an actual change in velocity of the vehicle, a predicted change in velocity of the vehicle, a collision, or a predicted collision, and cause the seat-back actuator to move the seat toward the back of the occupant. By moving the seat toward the back of the occupant, a maximum rate of change of velocity of the back of the person may be reduced, reducing the likelihood or severity of injury to the occupant due to the collision.

A seat includes a seatback. The seat includes a seat bottom extending away from the seatback in a seat-forward direction to a front of the seat bottom distal to the seatback. The seat bottom has a top surface defining an occupant-leg area. The seat includes an airbag supported by the seat bottom at the front of the seat bottom and inflatable from an uninflated position to an inflated position. The airbag in the inflated position extends away from the seat bottom in the seat-forward direction and includes an uppermost surface positioned below the occupant-leg area of the seat bottom.

An anchor pretensioner module for a seat belt includes: an anchor which is disposed at a side of a seat cushion, and to which a tongue of the seat belt is fastened, a base which is provided at a lower side of the anchor, the base having a first operating part, which generates an explosive pressure, provided at a rear of the base, and a second operating part, which generates the explosive pressure, provided at a front of the base, a first wire which is connected to the base and the anchor, and allows the anchor to be moved downward when the first operating part is operated, and a second wire which is provided on the base, and moves the first wire while being inserted into the base when the second operating part is operated to allow the anchor to be moved forward while moving downward, so that a relative location of the anchor is moved when a collision occurs to restrain a passenger's body.