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Method for protecting vehicle occupants

US10870330B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA · DE

Inventors

Thomas Niemann · Delmenhorst, DE
Christian Jurgens · Seevetal, DE
Patrick Fuchs · Leonberg, DE
Hauke Baumgärtel · Delmenhorst, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 27, 2018
Grant date	Dec 22, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 13, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60R2021/01252
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In a method for protecting vehicle occupants in the passenger compartment of a vehicle, particularly a motor vehicle. It is provided as essential to the invention that at least one structure-borne sound signal is captured by at least one structure-borne sound sensor, the captured structure-borne sound signal is evaluated by at least one evaluation device, the structure-borne sound signal can be produced by at least one person located in the passenger compartment of the vehicle, and after the capture and evaluation of the structure-borne sound signal at least one control signal is sent to a triggering device of an air supply device to introduce air into the passenger compartment of the vehicle.

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