Monitoring device for at least one ignition circuit for a personal protection means for a vehicle, and method for operating a monitoring device
US10369950B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 27, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 29, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2021/01286
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A monitoring device for an ignition circuit for a personal protection device for a vehicle. The ignition circuit activates the personal protection device when an ignition voltage is present that exceeds a voltage threshold value and/or an ignition current is present that exceeds a current threshold value. The monitoring device has a control device and a voltage source connected via a voltage source terminal of the control device. The control device is connected via a high-side ignition circuit terminal to a first supply terminal of the ignition circuit and via a low-side ignition circuit terminal to a second supply terminal of the ignition circuit. The monitoring device is fashioned such that a no-load voltage of a high-side current source of the control device situated between the voltage source terminal and the high-side ignition circuit terminal corresponds at least to the voltage threshold value.
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