Apparatus for tripping a system for the protection of occupants of a vehicle
US5483447A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 15, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jan 9, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R21/0132
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for tripping a system for the protection of occupants of a vehicle has a first sensor (10) for sensing the acceleration of the vehicle in its direction of forward motion and a second sensor (12) for sensing the acceleration of the vehicle in a direction transverse to its direction of forward motion. The two sensors are under the control of control devices (14,16) which trigger the occupant protection system in dependence upon the signals from the first and second sensors (10,12).
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