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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2005
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
Vehicle including a side impact sensor system having a longitudinally extending outer skin arranged on a side of the vehicle, a system housing arranged inward of the outer skin and having an opening facing a portion of a passenger compartment, an inflatable airbag arranged in the system housing, an inflator arranged in connection with the system housing, and a sensor system for detecting an impact into a side of the vehicle. The sensor system includes a sensor housing and a mass arranged therein and movable relative thereto housing in response to acceleration in excess of a threshold value. Movement of the mass relative to the sensor housing provides an indication of a side impact for which deployment of the airbag is desired. The inflator is actuated in response to a side impact by the sensor system in order to expel the airbag through the opening into the passenger compartment.