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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2004
David S. Breed, Boonton Township, Morris County, NJ (US);
Vittorio Castelli, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Anthony S. Pruszenski, Jr., Newburyport, MA (US);
David S. Breed, Boonton Township, Morris County, NJ (US);
Vittorio Castelli, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Anthony S. Pruszenski, Jr., Newburyport, MA (US);
Automotive Technologies International, Inc., Denville, NJ (US);
Abstract
Side airbag system including an airbag arranged to deploy in the event of an impact into a side of the vehicle, a side impact crash sensor arranged to sense an impact into a side of the vehicle, and an inflator for inflating the airbag. The crash sensor is an electrical sensor which includes a movable sensing mass which moves when the side of the vehicle is impacted and a signal generating mechanism for generating a time-varying signal representative of movement of the sensing mass, analyzing the signal representative of the movement of the sensing mass and generating a deployment signal based thereon. The inflator is coupled to the crash sensor and receives the deployment signal therefrom and inflates the airbag upon receipt of the deployment signal.