Device for detecting collision with a vehicle
US7635042B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 7, 2005 |
| Grant date | Dec 22, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R21/0136
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device for detecting a collision with a vehicle includes a pressure sensor for detecting compression of a substantially closed measuring volume upon collision. The measuring volume is arranged along a part of the vehicle body that is impacted during the collision. The cross-sectional area of the measuring volume, along its longitudinal direction, has a comparatively larger area in the vicinity of those parts of the vehicle body that are comparatively rigid and therefore comparatively difficult to deform during collision.
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