Land vehicles – Wheeled – Attachment
Patent
1997-12-18
1999-08-17
Dickson, Paul N.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Attachment
180282, 307 101, B60R 2132
Patent
active
059382341
ABSTRACT:
An airbag deactivation system for the airbags mounted in a motor vehicle. The system provides a switch and circuitry to allow for selective deactivation of driver and/or passenger airbags in a motor vehicle via a conventional ignition key inserted into a key cylinder. The switch includes interchangeable key cylinders to allow for limited selective deactivation and a key stop to limit the amount of insertion of the ignition key into the key cylinder. LED's emit light from the deactivation module when indicating a deactivation condition, which is viewable by both a driver and a front seat passenger. Alternatively, LED's are mounted in a remote indicator assembly, separate from the deactivation module, to provide improved visual indication to the driver and front seat passenger of the state of airbag deactivation.
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Cuddihy Mark Anthony
Drummond J B
Hrynik Thomas F.
Niesluchowski Matt Alan
Ross Richard Michael
Dickson Paul N.
Ford Global Technologies Inc.
Wilkinson Donald A.
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