Patent · US Expired

Driver side air bag cover with optical horn switch

US5698828A · kind A · utility

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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 15, 1995
Grant dateDec 16, 1997
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Expiry dateNov 15, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60Q5/003
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An air bag deployment door with a switch to activate a horn, the switch including a thin, flexible optical cable operatively disposed on or within the horn activation area and a sensor responsive to a change in signal strength through the cable for generating an activation signal to energize a horn.

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