Land vehicles – Wheeled – Attachment
Patent
1998-06-30
2000-08-01
Culbreth, Eric
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Attachment
2807302, B60R 2132
Patent
active
060955538
ABSTRACT:
A side impact sensor system is used in a vehicle having a side air-bag, a lower body component, and a body side with a front door belt line area. The system includes a body side impact sensor mounted to the body side at least as high as the front door belt-line area. A lower body side impact sensor is mounted to the lower body component inboard from the body side. A safing sensor is secured to the vehicle. Electronic control module is provided in the electrical communication with the side air-bag and with the sensors for sending firing signals to the side air-bag when the safing sensor and at least one of the body and lower body side impact sensors signal a sufficiently high lateral acceleration indicative of a side impact.
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Chou Chang Tau
Doong Jiamaw
Yang Jian
Culbreth Eric
Drouillard Jerome R.
Ford Global Technologies Inc.
Lum L.
May Roger L.
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