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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2004
Applicant:
Hans Spies, Pfaffenhofen, DE;
Inventor:
Hans Spies, Pfaffenhofen, DE;
Assignee:
Conti Temic microelectronic GmbH, Nürnberg, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R021/32 ; G01D005/32 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An accident sensor for a motor vehicle for triggering a safety system is provided. A deformable and radiation transparent synthetic material part is penetrated by a defined quantity of light traveling in a beam path. A radiation sensitive detector optically detects the deformation of the material part by detecting a change in the beam path to determine a position of impact on the motor vehicle based on a signal waveform and a determination of the transit time between the impact and the detection of the signal. The material part is arranged externally on the motor vehicle.