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Activation control system for vehicular air bags
Assignee: Toyota Motor Corp
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Filing: 1995-11-20
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Granted: 1997-03-11
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Expires: 2015-11-20
Abstract
Abstract An activation control system for controlling activation of a plurality of air bag systems for protecting a passenger by expanding an air bag between the passenger and a vehicular body when the vehicle makes a collision. A collision detector outputs a signal according to the direction and magnitude of the collision. A collisional direction detector detects the direction of the collision on the basis of the signal outputted from said collision detection. An ignition signal output unit outputs an ignition signal to the air bag system which is determined on the basis of the collisional direction detected.
Inventors
- 👤 Motomi Iyoda
- 👤 Yoshikazu Ohno
- 👤 Koichi Fujita
- 👤 Naoki Ishii
- 👤 Toshiaki Matsuhashi
- 👤 Yukihito Okada
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 20:17
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R21/00; B60R21/01; B60R21/013; B60R21/0132; B60R21/0133; B60R21/015; B60R21/01512; B60R21/01516; B60R21/0152; B60R21/01558
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
152 words
An activation control system for controlling activation of a plurality of air bag systems for protecting a passenger by expanding an air bag between the passenger and a vehicular body when the vehicle makes a collision, said activation control system comprising: collision detect means for outputting a signal having its polarity changed alternately to plus and minus values according to the direction and magnitude of the collision; collisional direction detect means for detecting the direction of the collision on the basis of both the integrated value of the numbers of times at which the signal of said collision detect means exceeds a predetermined plus threshold value, and the integrated value of the number of times at which the same signal exceeds a predetermined minus threshold value; and ignition signal output means for outputting an ignition signal to the air bag system which is determined on the basis of the collisional direction detected.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
152 words
An activation control system for controlling activation of a plurality of air bag systems for protecting a passenger by expanding an air bag between the passenger and a vehicular body when the vehicle makes a collision, said activation control system comprising: collision detect means for outputting a signal having its polarity changed alternately to plus and minus values according to the direction and magnitude of the collision; collisional direction detect means for detecting the direction of the collision on the basis of both the integrated value of the numbers of times at which the signal of said collision detect means exceeds a predetermined plus threshold value, and the integrated value of the number of times at which the same signal exceeds a predetermined minus threshold value; and ignition signal output means for outputting an ignition signal to the air bag system which is determined on the basis of the collisional direction detected.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
An activation control system according to claim 1, further comprising ignition inhibit means for inhibiting activation of the air bag systems other than that to which is outputted the ignition signal by said ignition signal output means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
150 words
An activation control system for controlling activation of a plurality of air bag systems for protecting a passenger by expanding an air bag between the passenger and a vehicular body when the vehicle makes a collision, said activation control system comprising: collision detect means for outputting a signal having its polarity changed alternately to plus and minus values according to the direction and magnitude of the collision; collisional direction detect means for detecting the direction of the collision on the basis of both the integrated value of the time periods at which the signal of said collision detect means exceeds a predetermined plus threshold value, and the integrated value of the time periods at which the same signal exceeds a predetermined minus threshold value; and ignition signal output means for outputting an ignition signal to the air bag system which is determined on the basis of the collisional direction detected.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
150 words
An activation control system for controlling activation of a plurality of air bag systems for protecting a passenger by expanding an air bag between the passenger and a vehicular body when the vehicle makes a collision, said activation control system comprising: collision detect means for outputting a signal having its polarity changed alternately to plus and minus values according to the direction and magnitude of the collision; collisional direction detect means for detecting the direction of the collision on the basis of both the integrated value of the time periods at which the signal of said collision detect means exceeds a predetermined plus threshold value, and the integrated value of the time periods at which the same signal exceeds a predetermined minus threshold value; and ignition signal output means for outputting an ignition signal to the air bag system which is determined on the basis of the collisional direction detected.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
An activation control system according to claim 3, further comprising ignition inhibit means for inhibiting activation of the air bag systems other than that to which is outputted the ignition signal by said ignition signal output means.
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