Motor vehicles – With means for promoting safety of vehicle – its occupant or... – Responsive to engagement of portion of perimeter of vehicle...
Reexamination Certificate
2005-08-23
2010-11-23
Fleming, Faye M. (Department: 3616)
Motor vehicles
With means for promoting safety of vehicle, its occupant or...
Responsive to engagement of portion of perimeter of vehicle...
Reexamination Certificate
active
07836998
ABSTRACT:
A crash sensor comprising a support arrangement for supporting opposed ends of a yieldable element directly on one of an outer skin of a vehicle and a component adjacent to the outer skin with the yieldable element substantially parallel with the outer skin of the vehicle. A sensor arrangement in the form of resistors mounted on the yieldable element to generate a signal in response to deformation or bending of the yieldable element. A stiffness and a mass of the yieldable element is such that a period for a complete oscillation of the element at its resonance frequency is of at least 2 milliseconds.
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Autoliv Development AB
Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione
Fleming Faye M.
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