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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 1994
Filed:
Jan. 21, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Yngve Haland, Faksterbo, SE;
Assignee:
General Engineering (Netherlands) B.V., Utrecht, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H / ; B60R / ; B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
200 / ; 200 6144 ; 200 / ; 7351 / ; 180274 ; 280 / ;
Abstract
A motor vehicle is provided with a system for detecting a side impact on the vehicle. The system comprises a reinforcing element located adjacent or engaging the interior of the outer skin of the vehicle in the region of the side of the vehicle. A sensor element is arranged to provide an output signal, in response to a side impact of the vehicle, when or after the reinforcing element is deformed.