KR100199738B1 - Air bag control device - Google Patents

Air bag control device Download PDF

Info

Publication number
KR100199738B1
KR100199738B1 KR1019960059281A KR19960059281A KR100199738B1 KR 100199738 B1 KR100199738 B1 KR 100199738B1 KR 1019960059281 A KR1019960059281 A KR 1019960059281A KR 19960059281 A KR19960059281 A KR 19960059281A KR 100199738 B1 KR100199738 B1 KR 100199738B1
Authority
KR
South Korea
Prior art keywords
impact
airbag
sensor
amount
shock
Prior art date
Application number
KR1019960059281A
Other languages
Korean (ko)
Other versions
KR19980040137A (en
Inventor
김강률
Original Assignee
정몽규
현대자동차주식회사
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by 정몽규, 현대자동차주식회사 filed Critical 정몽규
Priority to KR1019960059281A priority Critical patent/KR100199738B1/en
Publication of KR19980040137A publication Critical patent/KR19980040137A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of KR100199738B1 publication Critical patent/KR100199738B1/en

Links

Classifications

    • 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
    • B60R21/013—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 collisions, impending collisions or roll-over
    • B60R21/0136—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 collisions, impending collisions or roll-over responsive to actual contact with an obstacle, e.g. to vehicle deformation, bumper displacement or bumper velocity relative to the vehicle
    • 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
    • B60R21/02—Occupant safety arrangements or fittings, e.g. crash pads
    • B60R21/16—Inflatable occupant restraints or confinements designed to inflate upon impact or impending impact, e.g. air bags
    • 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
    • B60R2021/01013—Means for detecting collision, impending collision or roll-over
    • 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
    • B60R2021/01204—Actuation parameters of safety arrangents
    • B60R2021/01211—Expansion of air bags
    • 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
    • B60R2021/01286—Electronic control units

Abstract

본 발명은 에어백의 제어장치에 관한 것으로서, 충격을 감지하는 충격센서(10)와, 전자제어유닛(60)의 작동 제어신호에 의해 작동하는 에어백(20), 좌우방향의 충격량을 감지하는 X축센서(30), 전후방향의 충격량을 감지하는 Y축센서(40) 및, X축센서(30) 및 Y축센서(40)의 충격량과 충격센서(10)로부터 입력되는 충격량을 비교하여 충격부위를 판단하고 해당 충격부위의 에어백(20)으로 작동 제어신호를 출력하는 전자제어유닛(60)으로 이루어져, X축센서(30) 및 Y축센서(40)의 충격량과 여러 부위의 충격센서(10)로부터 입력되는 충격량을 비교하여 충격부위를 판단하고 해당 충격부위의 에어백(20)만 작동되므로써, 불필요한 에어백(20)의 작동으로 인한 낭비를 막을수 있다.The present invention relates to a control device for an airbag, comprising: an impact sensor (10) for detecting an impact, an airbag (20) operated by an operation control signal of an electronic control unit (60), and a left side X-axis sensor 30 to detect the amount of impact in the right direction, all The impact amount input from the impact sensor 10 and the impact amount input from the Y-axis sensor 40 and the X-axis sensor 30 and the Y-axis sensor 40 to detect the impact amount in the rear direction is determined, and the corresponding impact is determined. It consists of an electronic control unit 60 for outputting an operation control signal to the part of the air bag 20, the impact amount of the X-axis sensor 30 and the Y-axis sensor 40 and the impact amount input from the impact sensor 10 of the various parts By judging the impact area by judging and by operating only the air bag 20 of the impact area, it is possible to prevent waste due to the unnecessary operation of the air bag (20).

Description

에어백의 제어장치Airbag Control Unit

본 발명은 자동차의 에어백에 관한 것으로, 특히 자동차가 정면이나 측면 충돌시에 충돌부위를 감지하여 해당 충돌부분의 에어백만을 작동시키는 에어백의 제어장치에 관한 것이다.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an airbag of a motor vehicle, and more particularly, to an apparatus for controlling an airbag that detects a collision part when a vehicle collides with a front or side and operates an air million of the collision part.

일반적으로, 자동차의 에어백은 자동차가 정면이나 측면 충돌시에 운전자나 승객을 부상이나 상처로부터 보호하기 위한 것으로서, 종래에 의한 에어백 제어장치는 제1도에 도시한 바와같이 실내의 중앙에 설치되어 자동차의 충격량을 감지하고 감지된 충격량을 전자제어유닛(50)으로 출력하는 중앙 충격센서(11)와, 운전자의 전방에 설치되어 전자제어유닛(50)의 작동 제어신호에 의해 작동하는 운전자 전방 에어백(23), 승객의 전방에 설치되어 전자제어유닛(50)의 작동 제어신호에 의해 작동하는 승객 전방 에어백(25) 및, 중앙 충격센서(11)로부터 입력된 충력량이 기준값 이상이면 운전자 전방 에어백(23) 및 승객 전방 에어백(25)으로 작동 제어신호를 각각 출력하는 전자제어유닛(50)으로 구성되어 있다.In general, the airbag of the vehicle is to protect the driver or passenger from injury or injury when the vehicle is in front or side collision, the conventional airbag control device is installed in the center of the room as shown in FIG. The central shock sensor 11 for detecting the amount of shock and outputting the detected amount of shock to the electronic control unit 50 and the driver's front airbag installed in front of the driver and operating by the operation control signal of the electronic control unit 50 ( 23, the driver's front airbag (25) installed at the front of the passenger and operated by the operation control signal of the electronic control unit 50 and the amount of impulse input from the central shock sensor 11 is greater than or equal to the reference value. 23) and an electronic control unit 50 for outputting an operation control signal to the passenger front airbag 25, respectively.

상기와 같이 구성된 종래에 의한 에어백 제어장치는 자동차가 정면이나 측면 충돌시 중앙 충격센서(11)가 충격량을 감지하고, 상기 감지된 충격량을 전자제어유닛(50)로 출력한다.In the conventional airbag control device configured as described above, the central shock sensor 11 detects an impact amount when the vehicle collides with the front or side, and outputs the detected impact amount to the electronic control unit 50.

이때, 상기 전자제어유닛(50)이 입력된 충격량이 기준값 이상인지를 판단하고, 상기 입력된 충격량이 기준값 이상이면 운전자 전방 에어백(23) 및 승객 전방 에어백(25)으로 작동 제어신호를 각각 출력하여 상기 운전자 전방 에어백(23) 및 승객 전방 에어백(25)이 동시에 작동되었다.At this time, the electronic control unit 50 determines whether the input shock amount is greater than or equal to the reference value, and if the input shock amount is greater than or equal to the reference value, an operation control signal is output to the driver front airbag 23 and the passenger front airbag 25, respectively. The driver front airbag 23 and the passenger front airbag 25 were operated simultaneously.

그러나, 이와같은 종래의 에어백 제어장치는 중앙 충격센서로부터 입력되는 충격량이 기준값 이상이면 전체 에어백이 작동하여 불필요한 에어백의 작동로 인한 낭비가 심하다는 문제점이 있었다.However, such a conventional airbag control device has a problem that if the amount of impact input from the central shock sensor is greater than the reference value, the entire airbag operates and wasteful due to unnecessary airbag operation.

따라서, 본 발명은 상기와 같은 문제점을 해결하기 위하여 이루어진 것으로서, X축센서 및 Y축센서의 충격량과 여러 부위의 충격센서로부터 입력되는 충격량을 비교하여 충격부위를 판단하고 해당 충격부위의 에어백만을 작동시키는 에어백의 제어장치를 제공하는 데 그 목적이 있다.Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, by comparing the impact amount of the X-axis sensor and the Y-axis sensor and the amount of impact input from the impact sensor of the various parts to determine the impact site and to operate the air million of the impact site It is an object of the present invention to provide a control device of an airbag.

상기 목적을 달성하기 위하여 본 발명에 의한 에어백의 제어장치는, 충격을 감시하는 충격센서와, 전자제어유닛의 작동 제어신호에 의해 작동하는 에어백, 좌우방향의 충격량을 감지하는 X축센서, 전후방향의 충격량을 감지하는 Y축센서, X축센서 및 Y축센서의 충격량과 충격센서로부터 입력되는 충격량을 비교하여 충격부위를 판단하고 해당 충격부위의 에어백으로 작동 제어신호를 출력하는 전자제어유닛으로 이루어진 것을 특징으로 한다.In order to achieve the above object, a control apparatus for an airbag according to the present invention includes an impact sensor for monitoring an impact and an airbag operated by an operation control signal of an electronic control unit. X-axis sensor for detecting the amount of impact in the right direction, all Electronic control unit that determines the impact area by comparing the shock amount input from the shock sensor with the shock amount of Y-axis sensor, X-axis sensor and Y-axis sensor that detects the impact amount in the rear direction Characterized in that consisting of.

제1도는 종래에 의한 에어백 제어장치의 개략적인 블록구성도.1 is a schematic block diagram of a conventional airbag control device.

제2도는 본 발명에 의한 에어백 제어장치의 개략적인 블록구성도.2 is a schematic block diagram of an airbag control apparatus according to the present invention.

제3도는 본 발명에 의한 에어백 제어장치의 개략적인 구성도.3 is a schematic configuration diagram of an airbag control apparatus according to the present invention.

* 도면의 주요부분에 대한 부호의 설명* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

10 : 충격센서 13 : 전방 좌측 충격센서10: shock sensor 13: front left shock sensor

15 : 전방 우측 충격센서 17 : 옆면 좌측 충격센서15: Front right shock sensor 17: Side left shock sensor

19 : 옆면 우측 충격센서 20 : 에어백19: Right side impact sensor 20: Airbag

23 : 운전자 전방 에어백 25 : 승객 전방 에어백23: driver front airbag 25: passenger front airbag

27 : 운전자 좌측 옆면 에어백 29 : 운전자 우측 옆면 에어백27: Driver left side airbag 29: Driver right side airbag

30 : X축센서 40 : Y축센서30: X axis sensor 40: Y axis sensor

60 : 전자제어유닛60: electronic control unit

이하, 본 발명의 일실시예를 첨부된 도면을 참조하여 상세히 설명한다.Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

제2도에 도시한 바와같이 본 발명에 의한 에어백의 제어장치는 충격센서(10)와, 에어백(20), X축센서(30), Y축센서(40) 및, 전자제어유닛(60)를 포함하여 구성되어 있다.As shown in FIG. 2, the control apparatus of the airbag according to the present invention includes an impact sensor 10, an airbag 20, an X-axis sensor 30, a Y-axis sensor 40, and an electronic control unit 60. It is configured to include.

상기 충격센서(10)는 자동차의 충격을 감지하고 감지된 충격량을 전자제어유닛(60)으로 출력하는 것으로서, 제3도에 도시한 바와같이 전방 좌측 충격센서(13) 및 전방 우측 충격센서(15)가 FRONT SIDE MBR(Member)에 장착되어 있고, 옆면 좌측 충격센서(17) 및 옆면 우측 충격센서(19)가 CTR FLR(Center Floor Panel)에 장착되어 있고, 상기 에어백(20)은 충격부위를 판단한 전자제어유닛(60)의 작동 제어신호에 의해 작동하는 것으로서, 제3도에 도시한 바와같이 운전자 전방 에어백(23)와, 승객 전방 에어백(25), 운전자 좌측 옆면 에어백(27) 및, 승객 우측 옆면 에어백(29)이 설치되어 있다.The shock sensor 10 detects a shock of the vehicle and outputs the detected shock amount to the electronic control unit 60. As shown in FIG. 3, the front left shock sensor 13 and the front right shock sensor 15 are shown. ) Is mounted on FRONT SIDE MBR (Member), the side left shock sensor 17 and the side right shock sensor 19 are mounted on the CTR FLR (Center Floor Panel), and the airbag 20 It is operated by the operation control signal of the determined electronic control unit 60, and as shown in FIG. 3, the driver front airbag 23, the passenger front airbag 25, the driver left side airbag 27, and the passenger The right side airbag 29 is provided.

또한, 상기 X축센서(30)는 좌우방향의 충격량을 감지하는 것으로서, 제3도에 도시한 바와같이 실내의 중앙에 설치되어 있고, 상기 Y축센서(40)는 전후방향의 충격량을 감지하는 것으로서, 제3도에 도시한 바와같이 실내의 중앙에 설치되어 있다.In addition, the X-axis sensor 30 is left As to detect the amount of impact in the right direction, as shown in Figure 3 is installed in the center of the room, the Y-axis sensor 40 is It senses the amount of impact in the rear direction, and is installed in the center of the room as shown in FIG.

그리고, 상기 전자제어유닛(60)은 X축센서(30) 및 Y축센서(40)의 충격량과 여러 부위의 충격센서(10)로부터 입력되는 충격량을 비교하여 충격부위를 판단하고 해당 충격부위의 에어백(20)으로 작동 제어신호를 출력한다.In addition, the electronic control unit 60 compares the amount of impact of the X-axis sensor 30 and the Y-axis sensor 40 with the amount of impact input from the impact sensor 10 of the various parts, and determines the impact portion. The airbag 20 outputs an operation control signal.

이하, 상기와 같이 구성된 에어백 제어장치의 작용을 설명한다.Hereinafter, the operation of the airbag control device configured as described above will be described.

먼저, 자동차가 충격을 받으면 전방 좌측 충격센서(13)와, 전방 우측 충격센서(15), 옆면 좌측 충격센서(17) 및, 옆면 우측 충격센서(19)가 충격을 감지하고, 감지된 충격량을 전자제어유닛(60)으로 각각 출력한다.First, when the vehicle is impacted, the front left shock sensor 13, the front right shock sensor 15, the side left shock sensor 17, and the side right shock sensor 19 detect the shock and detect the shock amount. Output to the electronic control unit 60, respectively.

이때, 전자제어유닛(60)이 상기 입력된 충격량들을 X축센서(30) 및 Y축센서(40)의 충격량과 비교하여 충격부위를 판단하고, 해당 충격부위의 에어백(20)에 작동 제어신호를 출력하여 해당 충격부위의 에어백(20)이 작동된다.At this time, the electronic control unit 60 determines the impact area by comparing the input shock amount with the impact amount of the X-axis sensor 30 and the Y-axis sensor 40, the operation control signal to the airbag 20 of the impact site Output the airbag 20 of the impact part is operated.

앞에서 설명한 바와같이 본 발명에 의한 에어백의 제어장치는 충격부위를 판단하여 상기 충격부위의 에어백만을 작동시킴으로써, 불필요한 에어백의 작동으로 인한 낭비를 막을수 있는 효과가 있다.As described above, the control apparatus of the airbag according to the present invention has the effect of preventing waste due to unnecessary airbag operation by determining the impact site and operating the air million at the impact site.

Claims (3)

충격을 감지하는 충격센서(10) ; 전자제어유닛(60)의 작동 제어신호에 의해 작동하는 에어백(20) ; 좌우방향의 충격량을 감지하는 X축센서(30) ; 전후방향의 충격량을 감지하는 Y축센서(40) ; X축센서(30) 및 Y축센서(40)의 충격량과 충격센서(10)로부터 입력되는 충격량을 비교하여 충격부위를 판단하고, 해당 충격부위의 에어백(20)으로 작동 제어신호를 출력하는 전자제어유닛(60)으로 이루어진 것을 특징으로 하는 에어백의 제어장치.Shock sensor 10 for detecting a shock; An airbag 20 operated by an operation control signal of the electronic control unit 60; Left X-axis sensor 30 for detecting the amount of impact in the right direction; I'm Y-axis sensor 40 for sensing the impact amount in the rear direction; The impact portion of the X-axis sensor 30 and the Y-axis sensor 40 and the impact amount input from the impact sensor 10 are compared to determine the impact portion, and to output an operation control signal to the airbag 20 of the impact portion. Control device for an airbag, characterized in that consisting of a control unit (60). 제1항에 있어서, 상기 충격센서(10)는 전방 좌측 충격센서(13)와, 전방 우측 충격센서(15), 옆면 좌측 충격센서(17) 및, 옆면 우측 충격센서(19)가 있는 것을 특징으로 하는 에어백의 제어장치.2. The shock sensor (10) according to claim 1, wherein the impact sensor (10) includes a front left shock sensor (13), a front right shock sensor (15), a side left impact sensor (17), and a side right shock sensor (19). Air bag control device. 제1항에 있어서, 상기 에어백(20)은 운전자 전방 에어백(23)와, 승객 전방 에어백(25), 운전자 좌측 옆면 에어백(27) 및, 승객 우측 옆면 에어백(29)이 있는 것을 특징으로 하는 에어백의 제어장치.2. The airbag according to claim 1, wherein the airbag (20) includes a driver front airbag (23), a passenger front airbag (25), a driver left side airbag (27), and a passenger right side airbag (29). Control device.
KR1019960059281A 1996-11-29 1996-11-29 Air bag control device KR100199738B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
KR1019960059281A KR100199738B1 (en) 1996-11-29 1996-11-29 Air bag control device

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
KR1019960059281A KR100199738B1 (en) 1996-11-29 1996-11-29 Air bag control device

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
KR19980040137A KR19980040137A (en) 1998-08-17
KR100199738B1 true KR100199738B1 (en) 1999-06-15

Family

ID=19484433

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
KR1019960059281A KR100199738B1 (en) 1996-11-29 1996-11-29 Air bag control device

Country Status (1)

Country Link
KR (1) KR100199738B1 (en)

Families Citing this family (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
KR100383959B1 (en) * 2000-12-13 2003-05-14 현대자동차주식회사 Side airbag driving device in vehicle
KR101081070B1 (en) 2009-10-07 2011-11-07 한국과학기술원 Impact signal processor for the front impact acceleration sensor

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
KR19980040137A (en) 1998-08-17

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
KR100208124B1 (en) Method of starting side airbag of passive safety device for a car
KR970059000A (en) Apparatus and method for detecting impact conditions due to collisions with safety features
KR960000645A (en) Apparatus and method for preventing the operation of occupant protection devices in a vehicle
KR100435091B1 (en) Control device to trigger vehicle safety system in the event of a side collision
US6196578B1 (en) Activation controlling apparatus for passive safety device
US6324454B1 (en) Activation control apparatus of occupant safety
US7568543B2 (en) Device for controlling restraining means in a vehicle
KR100199738B1 (en) Air bag control device
EP1112897B1 (en) Device for controlling expansion of an air bag apparatus
GB2369708A (en) Control system for vehicle safety device
KR100195489B1 (en) Glass destroy apparatus
KR100383959B1 (en) Side airbag driving device in vehicle
KR19980049587A (en) Collision Detection Bonnet Airbag Operation System
JPH0585298A (en) Action control device for occupant protecting apparatus
JPH09132111A (en) Occupant prevention device for vehicle
KR0180156B1 (en) Air-bag system of an automobile
KR100210926B1 (en) Airbag operating system
KR100437245B1 (en) A Frontal Airbag System of Vehicle and Control Method thereof
KR100227908B1 (en) An obstacle protection device and the method for air bag system
KR100242198B1 (en) Vehicle airbag
KR100199572B1 (en) Airbag control system
KR100196182B1 (en) Air bag
KR0128075Y1 (en) Airbag device for an automobile
KR100194558B1 (en) How to operate a car airbag
KR100210938B1 (en) Occupant protecting method on crashing a vehicle

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
A201 Request for examination
E701 Decision to grant or registration of patent right
GRNT Written decision to grant
FPAY Annual fee payment

Payment date: 20020510

Year of fee payment: 6

LAPS Lapse due to unpaid annual fee