Locking system for a motor vehicle and method for controlling such a locking system

US7434650B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

• Klaus Hofbeck · Dresden, DE
• Lorenz Pfau · Regensburg, DE
• Birgit Rosel · Regensburg, DE
• Arnd Stielow · Regensburg, DE
• Roland Wagner · Feldkirchen-Westerham, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 30, 2005
• Grant date: Oct 14, 2008
• Expiry date: Nov 9, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60R25/20
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A classifying seat occupancy detection device is used to classify whether a particular seat is occupied by an adult, an infant or not at all. Depending on the classification the door lock assigned to the seat is automatically switched either to a childproof mode or to a non-childproof mode, without the vehicle driver having to do anything.