DE60308252D1 - Feststellungsverfahren und -vorrichtung zur Insassenerfassung und Airbagsteuerung - Google Patents

Feststellungsverfahren und -vorrichtung zur Insassenerfassung und Airbagsteuerung

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DE60308252D1
DE60308252D1 DE60308252T DE60308252T DE60308252D1 DE 60308252 D1 DE60308252 D1 DE 60308252D1 DE 60308252 T DE60308252 T DE 60308252T DE 60308252 T DE60308252 T DE 60308252T DE 60308252 D1 DE60308252 D1 DE 60308252D1
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airbag control
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occupant
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Gregory T Thompson
Shiuh-An Shieh
Keiichi Hasegawa
Svetoslav G Stoyanov
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Nidec Elesys Americas Corp
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
    • B60R21/01—Electrical circuits for triggering passive safety arrangements, e.g. airbags, safety belt tighteners, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents
    • B60R21/015—Electrical circuits for triggering passive safety arrangements, e.g. airbags, safety belt tighteners, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents including means for detecting the presence or position of passengers, passenger seats or child seats, and the related safety parameters therefor, e.g. speed or timing of airbag inflation in relation to occupant position or seat belt use
    • B60R21/01512—Passenger detection systems
    • B60R21/01516—Passenger detection systems using force or pressure sensing means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
    • B60R21/01—Electrical circuits for triggering passive safety arrangements, e.g. airbags, safety belt tighteners, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents
    • B60R21/015—Electrical circuits for triggering passive safety arrangements, e.g. airbags, safety belt tighteners, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents including means for detecting the presence or position of passengers, passenger seats or child seats, and the related safety parameters therefor, e.g. speed or timing of airbag inflation in relation to occupant position or seat belt use
    • B60R21/01512—Passenger detection systems
    • B60R21/01516—Passenger detection systems using force or pressure sensing means
    • B60R21/0152—Passenger detection systems using force or pressure sensing means using strain gauges
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
    • B60R21/01—Electrical circuits for triggering passive safety arrangements, e.g. airbags, safety belt tighteners, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents
    • B60R21/015—Electrical circuits for triggering passive safety arrangements, e.g. airbags, safety belt tighteners, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents including means for detecting the presence or position of passengers, passenger seats or child seats, and the related safety parameters therefor, e.g. speed or timing of airbag inflation in relation to occupant position or seat belt use
    • B60R21/01512—Passenger detection systems
    • B60R21/0153—Passenger detection systems using field detection presence sensors
    • B60R21/01532—Passenger detection systems using field detection presence sensors using electric or capacitive field sensors
DE60308252T 2002-04-26 2003-04-28 Feststellungsverfahren und -vorrichtung zur Insassenerfassung und Airbagsteuerung Expired - Lifetime DE60308252T2 (de)

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US10/133,970 US7065438B2 (en) 2002-04-26 2002-04-26 Judgment lock for occupant detection air bag control
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EP (2) EP1356999B1 (de)
JP (1) JP4500001B2 (de)
KR (1) KR100890491B1 (de)
BR (1) BR0301134A (de)
CA (1) CA2426943C (de)
DE (2) DE60321243D1 (de)
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US20030204295A1 (en) 2003-10-30
EP1356999B1 (de) 2006-09-13
BR0301134A (pt) 2004-08-17
ES2306359T3 (es) 2008-11-01
KR20030084715A (ko) 2003-11-01
US7065438B2 (en) 2006-06-20
JP4500001B2 (ja) 2010-07-14
EP1688316A1 (de) 2006-08-09
EP1356999A3 (de) 2004-11-17
KR100890491B1 (ko) 2009-03-26
CA2426943C (en) 2007-07-17
DE60308252T2 (de) 2007-09-13
EP1356999A2 (de) 2003-10-29
EP1688316B1 (de) 2008-05-21
JP2004004063A (ja) 2004-01-08
ES2272897T3 (es) 2007-05-01
MXPA03003736A (es) 2004-09-03

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