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Collision sensing system for side air bag system
Assignee: Denso Corp
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Filing: 1992-12-17
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Granted: 1994-06-21
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Expires: 2012-12-17
Abstract
Abstract A collision sensing system for a side air bag system has a door opening state detector and an air bag actuation inhibiter. The side air bag system is provided with an air bag which is confined in a side door of a vehicle and inflated and expanded in a space between an occupant of the vehicle and the inner side wall of the compartment such as the side door when a collision detector detects a vehicle collision. The air bag actuation inhibiter inhibits the inflation of the air bag when the door opening state detector detects the open state of the side door.
Inventors
- 👤 Mitsuyoshi Ohno
- 👤 Toshihito Miyagawa
- 👤 Masahiro Taguchi
- 👤 Motonori Tominaga
- 👤 Toshiaki Matsuhashi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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2026-11-01 18:41
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R21/00; B60R21/01; B60R21/013; B60R21/0132; B60R2021/0002; B60R2021/0006
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
89 words
A collision sensing system for a side air bag system in which an air bag confined in a side door of a vehicle is inflated in a space between an occupant of the vehicle and the inner side wall of the compartment when collision detecting means detects a vehicle collision, comprising switch means for opening a circuit when the side door is opened. wherein said collision detecting means including a touch sensor connected in series with said switch means and having contacts closed in response to the vehicle collision.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
89 words
A collision sensing system for a side air bag system in which an air bag confined in a side door of a vehicle is inflated in a space between an occupant of the vehicle and the inner side wall of the compartment when collision detecting means detects a vehicle collision, comprising switch means for opening a circuit when the side door is opened. wherein said collision detecting means including a touch sensor connected in series with said switch means and having contacts closed in response to the vehicle collision.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
82 words
A collision sensing system for a side air bag system according to claim 1, wherein said collision detecting means further includes: an acceleration sensor for detecting an acceleration or deceleration; and acceleration deciding means for outputting a signal for operating said side air bag system when the acceleration or deceleration detected by said acceleration sensor is equal to or higher than a predetermined value, and wherein said acceleration deciding means is connected in parallel with said switch means and said touch sensor.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
85 words
A collision sensing system for a side air bag system according to claim 1, wherein said collision detecting means further includes: an acceleration sensor for detecting an acceleration or deceleration; and acceleration deciding means for outputting a signal for operating said side air bag system when the acceleration or declaration detected by said acceleration sensor is equal to or higher than a predetermined value, and wherein said acceleration deciding means in connected in parallel with said touch sensor and in series with said switch means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
A collision sensing system for a side air bag system according to claim 1, further comprising inhibition hold means for holding an inhibiting state of the air bag after the touch sensor contact is closed when the side door is open.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
66 words
A collision sensing system for a side air bag system according to claim 1, further comprising a halt detecting means for detecting a halt state of the vehicle; wherein the air bag is inflated only when the switch means closes the circuit when the side door is closed, the touch sensor closes the contact and the halt detecting means detects the halt state of the vehicle.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
A collision sensing system for a side air bag system according to claim 5, wherein the halt detecting means includes a vehicle speed sensor.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
123 words
A collision sensing system for a side air bag system in which an air bag confined in a side door of a vehicle is inflated in a space between an occupant of the vehicle and the inner side wall of the compartment when collision detecting means detects a vehicle collision, comprising side door opening state detecting means for outputting a signal according to the open state of the side door, said collision detecting means including: an acceleration sensor for detecting an acceleration; acceleration deciding means connected with said acceleration sensor and said side door opening state detecting means; and a touch sensor having a circuit closed in response to a collision of the vehicle and connected in parallel with said acceleration deciding means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
123 words
A collision sensing system for a side air bag system in which an air bag confined in a side door of a vehicle is inflated in a space between an occupant of the vehicle and the inner side wall of the compartment when collision detecting means detects a vehicle collision, comprising side door opening state detecting means for outputting a signal according to the open state of the side door, said collision detecting means including: an acceleration sensor for detecting an acceleration; acceleration deciding means connected with said acceleration sensor and said side door opening state detecting means; and a touch sensor having a circuit closed in response to a collision of the vehicle and connected in parallel with said acceleration deciding means.
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