Protective motorcycle suit

• US 20020113417A1
• Filed: 01/31/2002
• Published: 08/22/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Original Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Inventors: Mattes, Bernhard
• Granted Patent: US 6,783,153 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 280/730.1
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/018 inflatable automatically
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 2600/102 Motorcycling
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2021/0088 Cycles, e.g. motorcycles
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2021/01088 wireless
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/0132 responsive to vehicle motion parameters , e.g. to vehicle longitudinal or transversal deceleration or speed value
• CPC Class Codes: B62J 27/20 Airbags specially adapted for motorcycles or the like
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/79 for data transfer in combination with power transfer

Abstract

A protective motorcycle suit has at least one airbag, power being supplied and data communication with the motorcycle being carried out via a wireless connection. To allow power to be transferred, coils are provided in the seat areas of the protective motorcycle suit, and radio stations in the microwave range are provided to allow data transmission.

Claims

1. A protective motorcycle suit comprising:

at least one airbag; and

means for coupling the at least one airbag to a trigger device attached to a motorcycle, the means for coupling including at least one coil for receiving power and at least one radio station for data transmission.

2. The protective motorcycle suit according to claim 1, wherein the at least one coil is situated in a seat area of the motorcycle suit.

3. The protective motorcycle suit according to claim 1, wherein the at least one radio station accommodates transmission in the microwave range.

4. A device for triggering at least one airbag for a motorcycle, comprising:

at least one sensor on the motorcycle for detecting a collision;

a radio station;

a trigger device adapted to be connected to the at least one sensor and to the radio station; and

coils in seat areas of the motorcycle to allow power to be transferred.

5. The device according to claim 4, further comprising means for detecting seat occupancy.

6. The device according to claim 5, wherein the means for detecting seat occupancy functions by measuring a phase shift of a respective one of the coils.