Apparatus and method for monitoring a closed-off interior space of a motor vehicle
US6388410B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 17, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 17, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08B21/12
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus invention relates to an apparatus and method for monitoring an interior space which is closed off by a locked and/or manually non-unlockable door, flap, sliding sunroof or the like, for example a passenger compartment or luggage compartment of a motor vehicle, with respect to living entities enclosed therein and the quality of their living environment, having a control circuit and sensor evaluation arrangements connected thereto, which arrangements each interact with at least one sensor, a first sensor evaluation arrangement outputting a first signal to the control circuit if there are living entities in the interior space, and a second sensor evaluation arrangement outputting a second signal to the control circuit if the living environment changes in the direction of life- and/or health-threatening states, at least one actuator connected to the control circuit acting on a motor-actuatable closure of the door, flap, sliding sunroof or the like, which is activated by the control circuit for the purpose of opening, unlocking or rendering unlockable the door, flap or the like when both the first and the second signals have been output.
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