Honda patent: Seat belt & ejector seat

**sidd** · 27th April 2011, 21:20

http://bog-roll.jasp.com/2011/04/mot...eat-honda.html
http://www.visordown.com/motorcycle-...lts/17602.html

Honda have filed a patent for a seat belt and combined ejector seat.

"The seat belt is designed to work in conjunction with an airbag system, such as the one available on the Goldwing, to hold the rider in place during an accident and ensure the airbag can do its job. Recognizing that it's often better to be away from the bike during a crash than attached to it, Honda's proposed seatbelt system includes an automatic ejector seat function. Once onboard computer sensors determine the bike is past the point of no return, the seat releases, a backrest airbag inflates, and the rider, still strapped in, goes luging down the road."

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kinda expected the fighter jet variety, but we're getting there...

**sil3nt** · 27th April 2011, 21:25

Sounds comical. Imagine riders being ejected across the road.

**superman** · 27th April 2011, 21:29

Sounds scary... though would love to see some slow motion crash dummy testing for a laugh.

**sidd** · 27th April 2011, 21:35

Originally Posted by sidd

Once onboard computer sensors determine the bike is past the point of no return, the seat releases, a backrest airbag inflates, and the rider, still strapped in, goes luging down the road."

actually...

"Rider applies shades and ejects seconds before bike is engulfed in a slow motion fireball, killing all baddies"

**Oakie** · 27th April 2011, 22:12

Originally Posted by sil3nt

Sounds comical. Imagine riders being ejected across the road.

Or doing a wheelie and being shot off backwards.

**baptist** · 27th April 2011, 23:07

Originally Posted by sil3nt

Sounds comical. Imagine riders being ejected across the road.

Wonder if the seat has little wheels on it like a skate board...

**nudemetalz** · 27th April 2011, 23:32

Be a bugger getting ejected while going under a low bridge.....

**EJK** · 27th April 2011, 23:36

Originally Posted by sil3nt

Sounds comical. Imagine riders being ejected across the road.

Or onto an oncomming traffic or cheese wire.

**megageoff76** · 27th April 2011, 23:42

Crashing on the Rimutakas and being ejected down into the gully.
*Cue fiery explosion*

**superman** · 27th April 2011, 23:54

It's a releasing seat, because you're attached by a seat belt. It doesn't "eject" you more than let you fall off your bike as if you weren't seat belted to it. Or so they describe it on the link.

**sidd** · 28th April 2011, 00:09

Originally Posted by superman

It's a releasing seat, because you're attached by a seat belt. It doesn't "eject" you more than let you fall off your bike as if you weren't seat belted to it. Or so they describe it on the link.

hmm, rocket thruster mod with parachute?

**Gremlin** · 28th April 2011, 02:17

Ejector seats are a fantastic idea for pilots. When you're in the air with nothing around...

Would have to see one in action before going anywhere near it.