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Device for triggering a restraining system in a vehicle

US7376502B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 18, 2003
Grant dateMay 20, 2008
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Expiry dateOct 18, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60R2021/01054
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Proposed is a device for triggering a restraining system in a vehicle, the device triggering the restraining system as a function of a mass estimate of an impact object. In this context, the device is configured such that it performs mass estimates as a function of at least one pre-crash signal, at least one vehicle datum, the own vehicle speed, and at least one impact signal.

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