AU6466298A - Weight sensor for controlling airbag deployment - Google Patents
Weight sensor for controlling airbag deploymentInfo
- Publication number
- AU6466298A AU6466298A AU64662/98A AU6466298A AU6466298A AU 6466298 A AU6466298 A AU 6466298A AU 64662/98 A AU64662/98 A AU 64662/98A AU 6466298 A AU6466298 A AU 6466298A AU 6466298 A AU6466298 A AU 6466298A
- Authority
- AU
- Australia
- Prior art keywords
- weight sensor
- airbag deployment
- controlling airbag
- controlling
- deployment
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Abandoned
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Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
- B60R21/01—Electrical circuits for triggering passive safety arrangements, e.g. airbags, safety belt tighteners, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents
- B60R21/015—Electrical circuits for triggering passive safety arrangements, e.g. airbags, safety belt tighteners, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents including means for detecting the presence or position of passengers, passenger seats or child seats, and the related safety parameters therefor, e.g. speed or timing of airbag inflation in relation to occupant position or seat belt use
- B60R21/01512—Passenger detection systems
- B60R21/01516—Passenger detection systems using force or pressure sensing means
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
- B60N2/002—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon
- B60N2/0021—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon characterised by the type of sensor or measurement
- B60N2/0024—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon characterised by the type of sensor or measurement for identifying, categorising or investigation of the occupant or object on the seat
- B60N2/0025—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon characterised by the type of sensor or measurement for identifying, categorising or investigation of the occupant or object on the seat by using weight measurement
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
- B60N2/002—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon
- B60N2/0021—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon characterised by the type of sensor or measurement
- B60N2/003—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon characterised by the type of sensor or measurement characterised by the sensor mounting location in or on the seat
- B60N2/0031—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon characterised by the type of sensor or measurement characterised by the sensor mounting location in or on the seat mounted on the frame
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
- B60N2/002—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon
- B60N2/0021—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon characterised by the type of sensor or measurement
- B60N2/003—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon characterised by the type of sensor or measurement characterised by the sensor mounting location in or on the seat
- B60N2/0032—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon characterised by the type of sensor or measurement characterised by the sensor mounting location in or on the seat mounted on springs
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01G—WEIGHING
- G01G19/00—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups
- G01G19/40—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups with provisions for indicating, recording, or computing price or other quantities dependent on the weight
- G01G19/413—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups with provisions for indicating, recording, or computing price or other quantities dependent on the weight using electromechanical or electronic computing means
- G01G19/414—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups with provisions for indicating, recording, or computing price or other quantities dependent on the weight using electromechanical or electronic computing means using electronic computing means only
- G01G19/4142—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups with provisions for indicating, recording, or computing price or other quantities dependent on the weight using electromechanical or electronic computing means using electronic computing means only for controlling activation of safety devices, e.g. airbag systems
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60N2210/00—Sensor types, e.g. for passenger detection systems or for controlling seats
- B60N2210/10—Field detection presence sensors
- B60N2210/14—Inductive; Magnetic field
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60N2230/00—Communication or electronic aspects
- B60N2230/30—Signal processing of sensor data
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
- Transportation (AREA)
- Mathematical Physics (AREA)
- Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Air Bags (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US82072197A | 1997-03-18 | 1997-03-18 | |
US08820721 | 1997-03-18 | ||
PCT/US1998/005074 WO1998041424A1 (en) | 1997-03-18 | 1998-03-17 | Weight sensor for controlling airbag deployment |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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AU6466298A true AU6466298A (en) | 1998-10-12 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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AU64662/98A Abandoned AU6466298A (en) | 1997-03-18 | 1998-03-17 | Weight sensor for controlling airbag deployment |
Country Status (2)
Country | Link |
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AU (1) | AU6466298A (en) |
WO (1) | WO1998041424A1 (en) |
Families Citing this family (13)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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BR0008484A (en) * | 1999-02-24 | 2002-01-29 | Siemens Automotive Corp Lp | Method and apparatus for checking seat occupant weight |
JP2001108513A (en) | 1999-09-21 | 2001-04-20 | Takata Corp | Seat load measuring device |
LU90482B1 (en) * | 1999-12-03 | 2001-06-05 | Iee Sarl | Vehicle seat with weight detection |
US7048338B2 (en) | 2000-03-02 | 2006-05-23 | Siemens Vdo Automotive Corporation | Method and apparatus for attaching sensors to a seat assembly |
US6476514B1 (en) | 2000-03-29 | 2002-11-05 | Ford Global Technologies, Inc. | Occupant detection sensor assembly for seats |
WO2004013588A1 (en) * | 2002-08-01 | 2004-02-12 | The Johns Hopkins University | Seat-based weight sensor |
FR2845650B1 (en) * | 2002-10-14 | 2006-01-13 | Cera | PACKING ELEMENT COMPRISING A FOAM BODY INCORPORATING A DETECTION TABLE |
US7075450B2 (en) | 2003-06-26 | 2006-07-11 | Lear Corporation | Vehicle occupant sensing system having discrete wiring |
US7132953B2 (en) | 2003-06-26 | 2006-11-07 | Lear Corporation | Spring sensor assembly for a vehicle seat cushion |
US7063382B2 (en) | 2003-06-26 | 2006-06-20 | Lear Corporation | Vehicle seat assembly having a vehicle occupant sensing system and a seat cushion insert |
DE102004047908A1 (en) * | 2004-09-29 | 2006-04-13 | Daimlerchrysler Ag | Control device for passenger protection unit of motor vehicle, has force sensor to record weight force acting on vehicle seat, where force sensor is designed as hall sensor and integrated in vehicle seat |
FR2890180B1 (en) | 2005-08-31 | 2008-01-25 | Peugeot Citroen Automobiles Sa | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING AND CLASSIFYING OCCUPANT ON A VEHICLE SEAT |
FR2896730B1 (en) | 2006-01-30 | 2009-10-09 | Peugeot Citroen Automobiles Sa | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING POSITION OF OCCUPANT OF A VEHICLE SEAT |
Family Cites Families (7)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US3427872A (en) * | 1966-10-05 | 1969-02-18 | Southwest Res Inst | Method and system for investigating the stress condition of magnetic materials |
SE403517B (en) * | 1977-12-12 | 1978-08-21 | Stangakonsult | PROCEDURE AND DEVICE TO META OR DETECT A MECHANICAL CONDITION CHANGE |
US4354562A (en) * | 1980-12-03 | 1982-10-19 | Newman Martin H | Electronic weighing device |
US4738325A (en) * | 1986-12-23 | 1988-04-19 | K-Tron International, Inc. | Hall effect weight transducer |
US4765421A (en) * | 1987-06-11 | 1988-08-23 | Newton Robert F | Folding scale |
SE9102122D0 (en) * | 1991-07-08 | 1991-07-08 | Skf Nova Ab | SENSOR RESPECTIVE PROCEDURE BEFORE SEATING TORQUE AND / OR FORCES |
US5573269A (en) * | 1993-12-02 | 1996-11-12 | Trw Vehicle Safety Systems Inc. | Apparatus and method for sensing and restraining an occupant of a vehicle seat |
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1998
- 1998-03-17 AU AU64662/98A patent/AU6466298A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1998-03-17 WO PCT/US1998/005074 patent/WO1998041424A1/en active Application Filing
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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WO1998041424A1 (en) | 1998-09-24 |
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