Electrical transmission or interconnection systems – Vehicle mounted systems – Automobile
Patent
1998-04-01
2000-03-21
Gaffin, Jeffrey
Electrical transmission or interconnection systems
Vehicle mounted systems
Automobile
2807281, 307 39, B60R 2116
Patent
active
060406372
ABSTRACT:
An airbag control system is provided to disable an airbag in a motor vehicle. The airbag control system includes an airbag control module, a switching circuit with a first circuit path and a second circuit path, and a switch selectively movable between an enabled position, which interconnects the first circuit path to the airbag control module to activate the airbag, and a disabled position, which interconnects the second circuit path to the airbag control module to prevent activation of the airbag. In addition, the system includes a third circuit path with a first resistor in series with a second resistor which is placed in parallel with a second contact of said switch. Alternatively, a controller is electrically connected through the third circuit path to the switch. The controller detects the position of the switch based on the resistance value it senses in the third circuit path. A visual indicator is optionally connected to the controller, whereby selectively moving the switch to the disabled position sends a signal from the controller to illuminate the visual indicator.
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Casilio Frank
DeHondt Rene C.
Fry Tova
Paganini Lisa M.
Peters Roy
Chrysler Corporation
Fuller III Roland A.
Gaffin Jeffrey
Huynh Kim
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