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本願は、35U.S.C.§119(e)の規定に基づいて、2006年2月21日に出願された米国特許仮出願第60/777,515号の出願日に関する権益を主張しており、かかる米国特許仮出願を参照により引用し、その記載内容を本明細書の一部とする。
14 電圧ステップ回路
16 電圧検出回路
20 シート
24 シートベルトラッチセンサ
26 プロセッサ
52 フィルム
54 アンテナ
56 テール
58 センサ回路
92 センサ
93 アンテナ
94 バス
96 電力接続部
98 プロセッサ
100 エレクトロニクス
102 入力
104 比較器
106 増幅器
Claims (9)
- シートベルト監視又は乗員検出を行うためのセンサシステムであって、
乗員スペースに隣接して位置決めされた第1のアンテナと、
前記第1のアンテナに接続されていて、前記第1のアンテナを用いて検出を行うことができる第1の回路と、
乗員の状態を前記第1の回路により出力された第1の情報の関数として判定することができるプロセッサと、
前記第1の回路及び前記プロセッサに接続されていて、前記第1の情報を前記第1の回路から前記プロセッサに伝達することができる通信経路とを有し、前記プロセッサは、前記第1の回路から間隔を置いて設けられ、前記第1の回路とは別のハウジング内に設けられており、
前記第1の回路は、前記第1のアンテナの電圧を基準電圧と比較することができる比較器と、前記基準電圧を発生させることができる抵抗回路網とを有し、少なくとも1つの抵抗器が、切り替え可能に、接地され、高電圧に接続され、又は高インピーダンスに接続される、センサシステム。 - 前記第1のアンテナは、可撓性回路材料に設けられた導体を含む、請求項1記載のセンサシステム。
- 前記プロセッサは、エアバッグコントローラに接続されている、請求項1記載のセンサシステム。
- 前記第1の回路は、前記第1のアンテナに加えられる電圧又は電流を変化させるように作動可能であり、また、前記変化に対する前記第1のアンテナの応答をタイミングの関数として検出するように作動可能である、請求項1記載のセンサシステム。
- 前記通信経路は、通信バスを含む、請求項1記載のセンサシステム。
- 前記プロセッサは、バスコントローラを有し、前記第1の回路は、前記バスコントローラにより動作可能なディジタル出力を有する、請求項5記載のセンサシステム。
- 少なくとも第2のアンテナ及び少なくとも第2の回路を更に有し、前記第2の回路は、前記通信経路に接続可能であり、前記通信経路及び前記プロセッサは、種々の数の第1及び第2の回路により動作するように構成可能である、請求項1記載のセンサシステム。
- 前記第1のアンテナ及び前記第2のアンテナは、車両内の同一の乗員のための前記乗員スペースに隣接して位置している、請求項7記載のセンサシステム。
- 前記第1の情報は、選択可能な少なくとも一つの抵抗回路の種々の組合せと関連した測定値を含み、前記プロセッサは、抵抗成分及び容量成分を前記第1の情報の関数として求めるように動作可能である、請求項1記載のセンサシステム。
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