Collision sensing apparatus
US5934703A · kind A · utility
11Cited by
2References
16Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 22, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2021/01006
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A collision sensing apparatus for detecting a side collision of a vehicle includes an acceleration sensor disposed on a frame member of the vehicle. The sensor is capable of detecting an acceleration occurring due to a side collision against a center pillar from an outer direction of the vehicle. The sensor is also capable of detecting an acceleration occurring as a result of a transmission of a displacement load based on a deformation of a door and oriented toward an interior of a vehicle compartment that occurs due to a side collision against the door from an outer direction of the vehicle.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.