Safety system for vehicle occupants

US7706946B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Rainer Willig · Tamm, DE
• Pascal Kocher · Ottrott, FR
• Urs Caduff · Hemmingen, DE
• Armin Verhagen · Schwieberdingen, DE
• Thomas Huber · Iffeldorf, DE
• Michael Schmid · Bern, CH
• Mario Kroeninger · Bühl, DE
• Stephan Hoenle · Leonberg, DE
• Michael Bunse · Lambach, DE
• Gero Nenninger · Tamm, DE
• Volker Mehl · Weingarten, DE
• Joerg Huber · Grafenau, DE
• Ulf Kleuker · Gerlingen, DE
• Roland Pitteroff · Markgröningen, DE
• Petra Schiebel · Ludwigsburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 28, 2005
• Grant date: Apr 27, 2010
• Expiry date: Apr 29, 2025

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60R2021/01322
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A safety system for occupants of a vehicle having, e.g., acceleration sensors and/or pressure sensors for sensing a side crash. The safety system also includes a detector to detect the lateral velocity of the vehicle. The control of the restraining devices of the safety system is able to be influenced by the detected lateral velocity.