Apparatus for actuating the safety devices for vehicle occupants
US5668528A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 28, 1995 |
| Grant date | Sep 16, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 28, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2021/01095
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for actuating a plurality of safety devices equipped in a vehicle for protecting occupants from an impact of a collision has a plurality of squibs (4,5) connected in series with each other so as to form a series circuit (6) and ignited by a current flowing through and conformed to one and the same standard. A power source (3) supplies electrical energy to the series circuit (6), and a collision detector (7) allows a current to flow from the power source (3) to said series circuit (6) when detecting a collision. A required energy for igniting all of the squibs (4,5) is thus supplied before the series circuit (6) opens electrically at one squib.
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