Vehicle impact sensor arrangement for detecting a side impact
US5623246A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 24, 1995 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2021/23146
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle impact sensor arrangement is provided for sensing a side impact. The arrangement comprises at least one sensor which is directly or indirectly fixed to the monocoque shell of a motor vehicle and which is responsive to inward movement of part of a door mounted on a motor vehicle. The part of the door adjacent the sensor is reinforced.
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