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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:
Apr. 22, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 24, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dion Kruse, Alingsas, SE;
Yngve Haland, Falsterbo, SE;
Assignee:
Autoliv Development AB, Vargarda, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
340438 ; 340436 ; 280734 ; 280735 ; 180274 ;
Abstract
A vehicle impact sensor arrangement is provided for sensing a side impact. The arrangement comprises at least one sensor which is directly or indirectly fixed to the monocoque shell of a motor vehicle and which is responsive to inward movement of part of a door mounted on a motor vehicle. The part of the door adjacent the sensor is reinforced.