WO2005070731A1 - Device for ensuring the use of seat belts in a motor vehicle - Google Patents

Device for ensuring the use of seat belts in a motor vehicle Download PDF

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WO2005070731A1
WO2005070731A1 PCT/ES2004/000025 ES2004000025W WO2005070731A1 WO 2005070731 A1 WO2005070731 A1 WO 2005070731A1 ES 2004000025 W ES2004000025 W ES 2004000025W WO 2005070731 A1 WO2005070731 A1 WO 2005070731A1
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Francisco Salvador Robles Ponce
Javier Alberto Frontane
José Horacio COHEN
José Fernando TORRES MARTÍNEZ
Luis Victor Lapoeta
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Robles Ponce Francisco Salvado
Javier Alberto Frontane
Cohen Jose Horacio
Torres Martinez Jose Fernando
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R22/00—Safety belts or body harnesses in vehicles
    • B60R22/48—Control systems, alarms, or interlock systems, for the correct application of the belt or harness
    • 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
    • B60R21/01544—Passenger detection systems detecting seat belt parameters, e.g. length, tension or height-adjustment
    • B60R21/01546—Passenger detection systems detecting seat belt parameters, e.g. length, tension or height-adjustment using belt buckle sensors
    • 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
    • B60R21/01564—Manually or key-actuated inhibition switches
    • 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
    • B60R21/01566—Devices for warning or indicating mode of inhibition
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R22/00—Safety belts or body harnesses in vehicles
    • B60R22/48—Control systems, alarms, or interlock systems, for the correct application of the belt or harness
    • B60R2022/4808—Sensing means arrangements therefor
    • B60R2022/4816—Sensing means arrangements therefor for sensing locking of buckle

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  • the present invention relates to a device that has been specially designed to ensure the use of the seat belts of a motor vehicle, when it is in motion, by preventing the vehicle from being fixed as long as the passengers thereof do not have properly disposed of its corresponding seat belt.
  • the device that the invention proposes fulfills its function because, in addition to requiring for the ignition of the vehicle that the driver is wearing the belt, it detects the presence in the vehicle of one or more companions and requires, for said ignition that such companions have also put their respective belts.
  • the non-use of the seat belt is generated by two different causes, sometimes due to forgetfulness and sometimes due to rejection due to discomfort that for some people involves traveling "tied".
  • the device that the invention proposes solves in a fully satisfactory manner the problem set forth above because, as already stated above, it does not allow the vehicle engine to be started if all the seat belts thereof, corresponding to the people located inside, are not conveniently implanted.
  • the device of the invention is embodied in a group of switches, one for each seat or armchair, and a series of load sensors, also for respective seats and armchairs, but in this case with the exception of the of the driver, it is understood that when the The vehicle is running, it will always be busy, and all of them connected, through a logic detector in the vehicle's starting circuit, so that the contact corresponding to the driver's belt interrupts the vehicle's ignition circuit itself, while that the rest of the switches are only operative in this regard when the corresponding sensors detect the presence of respective occupants.
  • the vehicle's engine does not start if its driver is not wearing a seatbelt, or if one of the passengers is not wearing it.
  • warning module with optical and / or acoustic means, that indicates at all times to the driver of the vehicle that some of the safety belts that must be in use are not being used or have been accidentally released.
  • a timer preferably adjustable from 0 to 30 seconds, which once the vehicle is in motion causes it to stop , after said timing, from the moment in which the driver or any of his companions opens his belt.
  • the said timing can be extended by the driver, by acting on a button, in any suitable magnitude, such as 1 minute more.
  • this timer circuit acts exclusively with respect to the front seats of the vehicle, that is to say those of the driver and his companion, these conditions may also be extended to the rear seats, although in the latter case it may optionally exist greater flexibility, so that when a sensor / switch is disconnected, due to the detachment of the belt, only a light and / or acoustic signal is activated on the dashboard, indicating to the driver this circumstance, but without activating the timer and, consequently, without stopping the engine.
  • Figure 1 Shows a schematic representation in plan of a five-seater vehicle in which, also schematically, the corresponding load switches and sensors have been represented. different seats or seats.
  • Figure 2. Shows a block diagram corresponding to the safety device as a whole duly implanted in the vehicle's ignition circuit.
  • switches (1 ') are set in correspondence with each of the seats of the vehicle, with the particularity that these seats or seats (3) and (4) have respective load sensors (5), located under the seat and duly set to disable the switches (1 ') when said seats are empty, so that the system is inoperative for those seats that are not being used at any given time.
  • switches (1-1 ') provide information, regarding the situation in which the respective safety belts are, to a logic detector (6) or to any equivalent electronic element, which receives the vehicle's battery voltage, the 12 volt classic, and transmits it or not to the ignition switch (7) of the vehicle, operable by the classic ignition key.
  • the vehicle's engine cannot be started while some of the switches (1-1 ') are open, that is to say while the driver and his occupants are not wearing the seat belt, but also the circuit may incorporate a timer (8) that, once the vehicle is in operation and in the event of activation of one of such switches (1-1 ') for opening the driver's belt or any of its companions, causes the vehicle engine to stop after said timing without the switch or the open switches having been closed again
  • the logic detector (6) also sends information to a group of optical and / or acoustic signaling devices (9), indicating that one or more belts that should be properly implanted on the body of the respective passengers, are not.
  • the circuit has an emergency switch
  • Both the logic detector (6) and the timer (8) will be arranged on the dashboard of the vehicle, while the emergency switch (10) will be placed under the hood of the vehicle, so that said switch is not directly available to the driver from the passenger compartment, lending itself to its use outside the emergency situation for which it was intended.

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Abstract

The invention relates to a device for ensuring the use of seat belts in a motor vehicle. The inventive device comprises a switch (1) which is located on the driver's seat and which uses a logical detector (6) in order to interrupt the power supply to the ignition switch (7) of the vehicle engine when the driver has not put on his/her seat belt, thereby preventing the engine from operating. In addition, complementary switches (1') are provided on each of the other seats in the vehicle, which are also actuated by the corresponding seat belts and which also prevent the vehicle from being started, said complementary switches (1') being assisted by respective load sensors (5) which are located beneath the respective seats and which disable the operation of switches (1') corresponding to unoccupied seats.

Description

TSPOSTTTVO PAK A ASEΠTΓRAK E TTSO T ΠS CTNTTTRONES DE SEOTΓRTDAD EN TTN VEHÍCULO ATTTOMÓVTT, E S Γ K T P C T O N TSPOSTTTVO PAK A ASEΠTΓRAK E TTSO T ΠS CTNTTTRONES DE SEOTΓRTDAD IN TTN VEHICLE ATTTOMÓVTT, E S Γ K T P C T O N
OBJETO DE LA INVENCIÓNOBJECT OF THE INVENTION
La presente invención se refiere a un dispositivo que ha sido especialmente concebido para asegurar el uso de los cinturones de seguridad de un vehículo automóvil, cuando éste se encuentra en marcha, merced a que impide el fiíncionamiento del vehículo en tanto los pasajeros del mismo no tengan debidamente dispuesto su correspondiente cinturón de seguridad. El dispositivo que la invención propone cumple su función por cuanto que, además de requerir para el encendido del vehículo que el conductor tenga puesto el cinturón, detecta la presencia en el vehículo de uno o más acompañantes y requiere, para dicho encendido que tales acompañantes tengan también puestos sus respectivos cinturones.The present invention relates to a device that has been specially designed to ensure the use of the seat belts of a motor vehicle, when it is in motion, by preventing the vehicle from being fixed as long as the passengers thereof do not have properly disposed of its corresponding seat belt. The device that the invention proposes fulfills its function because, in addition to requiring for the ignition of the vehicle that the driver is wearing the belt, it detects the presence in the vehicle of one or more companions and requires, for said ignition that such companions have also put their respective belts.
ANTECEDENTESDELAINVENCIÓNBACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
En la actualidad todos los vehículos automóviles tienen incorporados de fábrica los cinturones de seguridad, pero existe un rechazo bastante generalizado a la utilización de estos elementos de seguridad, con las repercusiones que ello trae consigo ante un posible accidente.At present, all motor vehicles have factory-fitted safety belts, but there is a fairly widespread rejection of the use of these safety elements, with the repercussions that this entails in the event of a possible accident.
La no utilización del cinturón de seguridad viene generada por dos causas distintas, en ocasiones por olvido y en otras por rechazo debido a la incomodidad que para algunas personas supone el viajar "atado".The non-use of the seat belt is generated by two different causes, sometimes due to forgetfulness and sometimes due to rejection due to discomfort that for some people involves traveling "tied".
Tratando de solventar el primer aspecto del problema es conocido dotar a los vehículos automóviles de medios señalizadores de la situación en la que se encuentra el cinturón, de manera que si realmente se trata de un olvido indican tanto al conductor como a su acompañante de tal situación, pero sin embargo esta solución no es válida cuando, conscientemente, existe una negativa a la utilización del cinturón. Esto ha llevado a los fabricantes de vehículos a la utilización de sistemas de seguridad pasivos, tales como el empleo de plástico menos agresivos que los materiales metálicos para el recubrimiento de techos, puertas y butacas, sistemas "air-bag", entre otros, que evidentemente colaboran a mejorar la seguridad pero que desde luego no resuelven el problema de la no utilización del cinturón.Trying to solve the first aspect of the problem it is known to provide motor vehicles with signaling means of the situation in which the belt is located, so that if it is really a forgetfulness they indicate both the driver and his companion of such situation , but nevertheless this solution is not valid when, consciously, there is a refusal to use the belt. This has led vehicle manufacturers to the use of passive safety systems, such as the use of less aggressive plastic than metal materials for roofing, doors and armchairs, air bag systems, among others, which Obviously they help improve safety, but they certainly do not solve the problem of not using the belt.
DESCRIPCIÓN DE LA INVENCIÓN El dispositivo que la invención propone resuelve de forma plenamente satisfactoria la problemática anteriormente expuesta por cuanto que, como ya se ha dicho con anterioridad, no permite el encendido del motor del vehículo si todos los cinturones de seguridad del mismo, correspondientes a las personas ubicadas en su interior, no se encuentran convenientemente implantados.DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The device that the invention proposes solves in a fully satisfactory manner the problem set forth above because, as already stated above, it does not allow the vehicle engine to be started if all the seat belts thereof, corresponding to the people located inside, are not conveniently implanted.
Para ello y de forma más concreta el dispositivo de la invención se materializa en un grupo de interruptores, uno para cada plaza o butaca, y una serie de sensores de carga, también para respectivos asientos y butacas, pero en este caso con excepción de la del conductor, que se entiende que cuando el vehículo esté funcionando siempre va a ir ocupado, y todos ellos conectados, a través de un detector lógico en el circuito de arranque del vehículo, de manera que el contacto correspondiente al cinturón del conductor interrumpe por sí mismo el circuito de encendido del vehículo, mientras que el resto de los interruptores tan sólo resultan operativos al respecto cuando los sensores correspondientes detectan la presencia de respectivos ocupantes.For this, and more specifically, the device of the invention is embodied in a group of switches, one for each seat or armchair, and a series of load sensors, also for respective seats and armchairs, but in this case with the exception of the of the driver, it is understood that when the The vehicle is running, it will always be busy, and all of them connected, through a logic detector in the vehicle's starting circuit, so that the contact corresponding to the driver's belt interrupts the vehicle's ignition circuit itself, while that the rest of the switches are only operative in this regard when the corresponding sensors detect the presence of respective occupants.
De acuerdo con lo anteriormente expuesto el motor del vehículo no arranca si su conductor no tiene puesto el cinturón de seguridad, ni tampoco si no lo tiene puesto alguno de los acompañantes.In accordance with the above, the vehicle's engine does not start if its driver is not wearing a seatbelt, or if one of the passengers is not wearing it.
Se ha previsto también la existencia de un módulo avisador, con medios ópticos y/o acústicos, que indiquen en todo momento al conductor del vehículo que alguno de los cinturones de seguridad que deben encontrarse en uso no está siendo utilizado o se ha soltado accidentalmente.It is also foreseen the existence of a warning module, with optical and / or acoustic means, that indicates at all times to the driver of the vehicle that some of the safety belts that must be in use are not being used or have been accidentally released.
Se ha previsto también la participación en el circuito de un interruptor de emergencia que permite anular temporalmente el sistema, cuando sea necesario, como por ejemplo cuando se están efectuando reparaciones en el taller que requieren que el motor se encuentre en marcha.It is also planned to participate in the circuit of an emergency switch that allows to temporarily override the system, when necessary, such as when repairs are being carried out in the workshop that require the engine to be running.
De acuerdo con una variante de realización de la invención se ha previsto, en forma opcional, la participación en el circuito de un temporizador, preferentemente regulable de 0 a 30 segundos, que una vez que se encuentra el vehículo en marcha provoca la parada del mismo, transcurrida dicha temporización, a partir del momento en el que el conductor o uno cualquiera de sus acompañantes abre su cinturón.According to a variant embodiment of the invention, it is optionally provided for the participation in the circuit of a timer, preferably adjustable from 0 to 30 seconds, which once the vehicle is in motion causes it to stop , after said timing, from the moment in which the driver or any of his companions opens his belt.
La citada temporización puede ser ampliada por el conductor, mediante la actuación sobre un pulsador, en cualquier magnitud adecuada, como por ejemplo 1 minuto más.The said timing can be extended by the driver, by acting on a button, in any suitable magnitude, such as 1 minute more.
De forma más concreta se ha previsto que este circuito temporizador actúe exclusivamente respecto de los asientos delanteros del vehículo, es decir los del conductor y su acompañante, pudiendo hacerse extensivos estos condicionantes también a los asientos traseros, si bien en este último caso opcionalmente puede existir una mayor flexibilidad, de manera que al desconectarse un sensor/interruptor, por desprendimiento del cinturón, tan sólo se active una señal luminosa y/o acústica en el tablero, indicando al conductor esta circunstancia, pero sin activarse el temporizador y, en consecuencia, sin que se produzca la parada del motor.More specifically, it has been foreseen that this timer circuit acts exclusively with respect to the front seats of the vehicle, that is to say those of the driver and his companion, these conditions may also be extended to the rear seats, although in the latter case it may optionally exist greater flexibility, so that when a sensor / switch is disconnected, due to the detachment of the belt, only a light and / or acoustic signal is activated on the dashboard, indicating to the driver this circumstance, but without activating the timer and, consequently, without stopping the engine.
Aunque la presente descripción se está realizando en base a vehículos automóviles particulares, la invención es aplicable también a todo tipo de vehículos, tales como autobuses para transporte de pasajeros, transportes de carga, servicios públicos de taxis y remises.Although the present description is being made on the basis of private automobile vehicles, the invention is also applicable to all types of vehicles, such as buses for passenger transport, freight transport, public taxi services and remises.
DESCRIPCIÓN DE LOS DIBUJOSDESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Para complementar la descripción que se está realizando y con objeto de ayudar a una mejor comprensión de las características del invento, de acuerdo con un ejemplo preferente de realización práctica del mismo, se acompaña como parte integrante de dicha descripción, un juego de dibujos en donde con carácter ilustrativo y no limitativo, se ha representado lo siguiente:To complement the description that is being made and in order to help a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, according to a preferred example of practical implementation thereof, a set of drawings is attached as an integral part of said description. In an illustrative and non-limiting manner, the following has been represented:
La figura 1.- Muestra una representación esquemática en planta de un vehículo de cinco plazas en el que, también de forma esquemática, se han representado los interruptores y sensores de carga correspondientes a los diferentes asientos o butacas.Figure 1.- Shows a schematic representation in plan of a five-seater vehicle in which, also schematically, the corresponding load switches and sensors have been represented. different seats or seats.
La figura 2.- Muestra un diagrama de bloques correspondiente al dispositivo de seguridad en su conjunto debidamente implantado en el circuito de encendido del vehículo.Figure 2.- Shows a block diagram corresponding to the safety device as a whole duly implanted in the vehicle's ignition circuit.
REALIZACIÓN PREFERENTE DE LA INVENCIÓN A la vista de las figuras referidas puede observarse como el dispositivo que la invención propone se materializa en un interruptor (1), destinado a ser accionado por el cinturón de seguridad correspondiente al asiento (2) del conductor, mientras que en el resto de los asientos del vehículo, al menos en el asiento (3) del acompañante y preferentemente también en el asiento posterior (4), se establecen interruptores (1') en correspondencia con cada una de las plazas del vehículo, con la particularidad de que estas plazas o asientos (3) y (4) cuentan con respectivos sensores de carga (5), situados bajo el asiento y debidamente tarados para inhabilitar a los interruptores (1') cuando dichas plazas están vacías, de manera que el sistema resulte inoperante para aquellos asientos que no están siendo utilizados en un determinado momento.PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION In view of the aforementioned figures, it can be seen how the device proposed by the invention is embodied in a switch (1), intended to be operated by the safety belt corresponding to the driver's seat (2), while in the rest of the seats of the vehicle, at least in the passenger seat (3) and preferably also in the rear seat (4), switches (1 ') are set in correspondence with each of the seats of the vehicle, with the particularity that these seats or seats (3) and (4) have respective load sensors (5), located under the seat and duly set to disable the switches (1 ') when said seats are empty, so that the system is inoperative for those seats that are not being used at any given time.
Estos interruptores (1-1') suministran información, respecto de la situación en la que se encuentran los respectivos cinturones de seguridad, a un detector lógico (6) o a cualquier elemento electrónico equivalente, que recibe la tensión de la batería del vehículo, los clásicos 12 voltios, y la transmite o no al interruptor de encendido (7) del vehículo, accionable por la clásica llave de contacto. El motor del vehículo no puede ponerse en funcionamiento mientras alguno de los interruptores (1-1') estén abiertos, es decir mientras el conductor y sus ocupantes no tengan puesto el cinturón de seguridad, pero además el circuito podrá incorporar un temporizador (8) que, una vez que el vehículo se encuentra en marcha y ante el eventual accionamiento de uno de tales interruptores (1-1') por abrir su cinturón el conductor o uno cualquiera de sus acompañantes, provoca la parada del motor del vehículo transcurrida dicha temporización sin que el interruptor o los interruptores abiertos hayan sido nuevamente cerrados. Además el detector lógico (6) envía también información a un grupo de señalizadores (9) ópticos y/o acústicos, indicativos de que uno o más cinturones que deberían estar debidamente implantados sobre el cuerpo de los respectivos pasajeros, no lo están. Finalmente el circuito cuenta con un interruptor de emergenciaThese switches (1-1 ') provide information, regarding the situation in which the respective safety belts are, to a logic detector (6) or to any equivalent electronic element, which receives the vehicle's battery voltage, the 12 volt classic, and transmits it or not to the ignition switch (7) of the vehicle, operable by the classic ignition key. The vehicle's engine cannot be started while some of the switches (1-1 ') are open, that is to say while the driver and his occupants are not wearing the seat belt, but also the circuit may incorporate a timer (8) that, once the vehicle is in operation and in the event of activation of one of such switches (1-1 ') for opening the driver's belt or any of its companions, causes the vehicle engine to stop after said timing without the switch or the open switches having been closed again In addition, the logic detector (6) also sends information to a group of optical and / or acoustic signaling devices (9), indicating that one or more belts that should be properly implanted on the body of the respective passengers, are not. Finally the circuit has an emergency switch
(10) que permite anular el sistema cuando sea necesario.(10) which allows to cancel the system when necessary.
Tanto el detector lógico (6) como el temporizador (8) estarán dispuestos en el tablero de mandos del vehículo, mientras que el interruptor de emergencia (10) se situará bajo el capó del vehículo, al objeto de que dicho interruptor no esté disponible directamente al conductor desde el habitáculo, prestándose a su utilización fuera de la situación de emergencia para el que ha sido previsto. Both the logic detector (6) and the timer (8) will be arranged on the dashboard of the vehicle, while the emergency switch (10) will be placed under the hood of the vehicle, so that said switch is not directly available to the driver from the passenger compartment, lending itself to its use outside the emergency situation for which it was intended.

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R F T V T N D T C A C T O N E S R F T V T N D T C A C T O N E S
Ia.- Dispositivo para asegurar el uso de los cinturones de seguridad en un vehículo automóvil, caracterizado porque incorpora al menos un interruptor (1), accionable por el cinturón de seguridad del conductor del vehículo, en situación de cierre para el mismo, que impide el encendido del motor cuando se encuentra abierto, concretamente interrumpiendo el circuito de encendido del vehículo, a través de un detector lógico (6) de la situación en la que se encuentra dicho interruptor (1).I a .- Device to ensure the use of seat belts in a motor vehicle, characterized in that it incorporates at least one switch (1), operable by the vehicle driver's seat belt, in a closed position for the same, which prevents the engine from starting when it is open, specifically interrupting the vehicle's ignition circuit, through a logic detector (6) of the situation in which said switch (1) is located.
2a.- Dispositivo para asegurar el uso de los cinturones de seguridad en un vehículo automóvil, según reivindicación Ia, caracterizado porque dicho detector lógico (6) de control del interruptor de encendido (7) del vehículo, tiene asociados también interruptores (1') correspondientes a los cinturones del asiento (3) del acompañante y de las diferentes plazas del asiento posterior (4).2 .- device to ensure the use of seat belts in a motor vehicle, according to claim I to, wherein said logic detector (6) control the power switch (7) of the vehicle, is associated also switches (1 ') corresponding to the seat belts (3) of the passenger and the different seats of the rear seat (4).
3a.- Dispositivo para asegurar el uso de los cinturones de seguridad en un vehículo automóvil, según reivindicación 2a, caracterizado porque cada asiento (3-4) incorpora un sensor de carga (5) que detecta la presencia de un ocupante sobre el asiento correspondiente, y que inhibe funcionalmente al correspondiente interruptor (1') en ausencia de dicho ocupante.3 .- device to ensure the use of seat belts in a motor vehicle according to claim 2, characterized in that each seat (3-4) incorporates a load sensor (5) that detects the presence of an occupant on the corresponding seat, and functionally inhibiting the corresponding switch (1 ') in the absence of said occupant.
4a.- Dispositivo para asegurar el uso de los cinturones de seguridad en un vehículo automóvil, según reivindicaciones anteriores, caracterizado porque el detector lógico (6) controla un señalizador (9) óptico y/o acústico indicador de la situación en la que se encuentran los diferentes cinturones de seguridad del vehículo. 5a.- Dispositivo para asegurar el uso de los cinturones de seguridad en un vehículo automóvil, según reivindicaciones anteriores, caracterizado porque el detector lógico (6) actúa sobre el interruptor de encendido (7) a través de un temporizador (8) que interrumpe la alimentación del encendido transcurrida la temporización prevista para el mismo, preferentemente comprendida entre 0 y 30 segundos, y ampliable a criterio del conductor mediante un pulsador.4 .- device to ensure the use of seat belts in a motor vehicle, according to previous claims, wherein the detector logic (6) controls an indicator (9) optical and / or audible indicator of the situation in which they find the different seat belts of the vehicle. 5 .- device to ensure the use of seat belts in a motor vehicle, according to previous claims, characterized in that the logic detector (6) acts on the ignition switch (7) through a timer (8) that interrupts the ignition supply after the expected timing thereof, preferably included between 0 and 30 seconds, and expandable at the driver's discretion by means of a push button.
6a.- Dispositivo para asegurar el uso de los cinturones de seguridad en un vehículo automóvil, según reivindicaciones 4a y 5a, caracterizado porque el detector lógico (6) actúa sobre el interruptor de encendido (7) a través del temporizador (8), permanentemente con respecto a los sensores de carga de los asientos delanteros, y de forma opcional con respecto a los asientos traseros, donde en lugar de actuar sobre el interruptor de encendido (7) puede hacerlo sobre un simple señalizador óptico y/o acústico, indicativo de un pasajero posterior ha soltado su cinturón.6 .- device to ensure the use of seat belts in a motor vehicle according to claims 4 and 5, characterized in that the logic detector (6) acts on the switch (7) through timer (8 ), permanently with respect to the load sensors of the front seats, and optionally with respect to the rear seats, where instead of acting on the power switch (7) you can do so on a simple optical and / or acoustic signaling device , indicative of a rear passenger has released his belt.
7a.- Dispositivo para asegurar el uso de los cinturones de seguridad en un vehículo automóvil, según reivindicaciones anteriores, caracterizado porque incorpora un interruptor de emergencia (10) que permite anular funcionalmente el dispositivo cuando sea necesario. 7 .- device to ensure the use of seat belts in a motor vehicle, according to previous claims, characterized in that it includes an emergency switch (10) allowing functionally annular device when necessary.
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