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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 18, 1997
Mark Anthony Cuddihy, New Boston, MI (US);
J B Drummond, Southfield, MI (US);
Matt Alan Niesluchowski, Troy, MI (US);
Richard Michael Ross, Grosse Ile, MI (US);
Paul Simmons, Chesterfield, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
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.