Activating apparatus for vehicle passenger protection devices
US6832146B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 24, 2004 |
| Grant date | Dec 14, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2021/01327
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An activating apparatus for vehicle passenger protection devices includes a rollover determining section for determining the likelihood of a vehicle rollover. When only the presence of a passenger on the driver' seat is detected by an occupant sensor, a determination control change-over section changes conditions for rollover likelihood determination that are used for the determination of activation of a passenger protection device on a navigator's seat side to conditions that make it difficult to render a decision that a vehicle rollover is imminent. With this arrangement, the navigator's seat side passenger protection device is activated with a time delay after activation of a passenger protection device on the driver's seat side.
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