Passenger inflatable restraint control apparatus
US5866954A · kind A · utility
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3References
18Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 5, 1996 |
| Grant date | Feb 2, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 5, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2021/01122
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A key cylinder, upon receiving a valid key, inserted through the key cylinder, is disengaged from a cylinder lock enabling the key and the key cylinder to be rotated between two positions. During rotation, an arm on the key cylinder engages a contact carrier to switch a contactor mounted on the carrier between two positions breaking one contact and subsequently making another contact. The contacts provide output signals to a vehicle passenger restraint apparatus to selectively alternatively place the passenger restraint apparatus in an "on" or "off" state.
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