The aim of the invention is to protect the driver of an ATV from being crushed by the weight of the vehicle (2) in the event of a rollover, the device (5) consisting of one or more deployable bags (3), which are actuated by gas generators (4) and are attached to the chassis of the vehicle (2), all arranged in a sealed housing (9), and also including at least one electronic control unit (8) equipped with inertial sensors and the logic required in order to calculate the tilt angles of the vehicle and automatically activate the gas generator(s) (4) once a predetermined tilt value is exceeded.
AUTOMATIC INFLATABLE CRUSH PROTECTION DEVICE FOR ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES, QUAD BIKES AND QUADS
AUTOMATISCHE AUFBLASBARE EINKLEMMSCHUTZVORRICHTUNG FÜR GELÄNDEFAHRZEUGE, QUAD-RÄDER UND QUADS
DISPOSITIF AUTOMATIQUE GONFLABLE DE PROTECTION CONTRE L'ÉCRASEMENT POUR DES VÉHICULES TOUT TERRAIN (ATV), DES QUADRICYCLES ET DES QUADS
2024-07-17
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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