According to a new patent from apple on automobile safety, the U.S. patent and Trademark Office (PTO) shows that the rumored Apple car may subvert the current automobile design to a large extent, such as the situation that passengers ride in an unconventional way.

　　On May 13, according to foreign media reports, the U.S. patent and Trademark Office (PTO) through a new Apple patent on car safety shows that the rumored Apple car may subvert the current car design to a large extent, such as the situation that passengers ride in an unconventional way.

　　Currently, car seats are usually one-way (forward), but Apple car may make all the seats face the middle of the car, like a room where everyone can talk to each other.

　　This new arrangement requires a fundamental rethink of the safety system used by the vehicle in order to ensure the safety of passengers in the event of a collision. Under current standard conditions, airbags can be installed in some places to prevent drivers and passengers from colliding with vehicle components, or overstretching in the movement after the collision.

　　In a patent entitled "occupant safety system" issued by the U.S. patent and Trademark Office, apple tries to solve the problem that "if all the seats are facing the middle of the vehicle, the airbags in the current position will not protect the passengers". Specifically, when a collision is detected, apple recommends using a deployable partition. The partition has an extensible side arm and an additional barrier material. To do this, a sliding inflatable barrier can be set between the passenger and the window, as shown in the patent illustration. The extendable side arm is a way to limit the passenger's movement in the impact, popping out of the window bar in front of the passenger. Just like in a crash, passengers are thrown forward, but fixed by "safety constraints". An air bag is placed in front of them, which limits their range of movement. A large air bag is also deployed on the roof ceiling directly in front of the passengers, which can also restrict the movement of passengers and mitigate the impact. This can even be achieved in the form of seatbelts, that is, airbags are built into the seatbelt. In addition, the partition also provides protection for loose items in the vehicle, ensuring that items in the rear seat are blocked by the partition instead of being thrown into the front half of the vehicle interior, thus eliminating further damage to high-speed projectiles. In addition to airbags, the patent also mentions the possibility of a face-to-face collision between passengers in a collision. For reverse mounted front seats and traditional rear seats (when both seats are facing in the middle of the vehicle), front impact may force rear passengers to touch the front passenger's feet or knees. Similarly, the rear passengers will feel more impact. To reduce the impact of the impact and minimize the possibility of contact between passengers, apple recommends that the seat itself provide some movement. Once an impact is detected, the seat may move forward a short distance and the front seat may move further than the rear. By moving the seats, the rear seat passengers feel less force on their bodies, thus reducing the distance their bodies are pulled forward in a crash, thereby reducing the risk of injury. By moving the front seats, the chance of rear passengers contacting the front passenger's limbs in the same impact will be minimized. It's no secret that Apple formed a team to prepare Apple car in private. But it's not easy for apple to enter the field of electric vehicles, whether in software or hardware. They tried to cooperate with BMW to accelerate the promotion of Apple car before, but in the end, the two didn't get married, mainly because Apple couldn't control the absolute dominant power.

　　It should be noted that Apple submits a large number of patent applications every week, which only indicates the areas of interest of the company's R & D work, and there is no guarantee that these concepts will appear in real products or services in the future.

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