Sensor setup structure

• US 20060043711A1
• Filed: 08/10/2005
• Published: 03/02/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Inventors: Kuze, Toshiyuki, Sugamata, Yoshihisa, Kase, Fumitoshi
• Granted Patent: US 7,695,008 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 280/735
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2021/01006 Mounting of electrical components in vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/01 Electrical circuits for triggering passive safety arrangements, e.g. airbags, safety belt tighteners, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents electrical circuits for transmission of signals between steering wheel and the vehicle itself B60R16/027; for electrically actuating belt retractor locking means B60R22/343
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/33 Arrangements for non-electric triggering of inflation electrical circuits for triggering safety arrangements B60R21/01

Abstract

A sensor setup structure includes a pair of front side frames that are provided on vehicle widthwise opposite sides of a vehicle front part, and extended along a vehicle lengthwise direction, a pair of upper members that are provided to the vehicle widthwise outsides from these front side frames, and extended from respective front pillars on vehicle widthwise opposite sides downwards to the front, a joining frame that joins in the vehicle widthwise direction between the vicinity of front ends of these upper members and the front side frames on the same sides in the vehicle widthwise direction, and satellite sensors of an airbag apparatus which, in plan view, are setup in positions that are to the vehicle widthwise insides from vehicle widthwise outer surfaces of the respective upper members, and are to the vehicle widthwise outsides from vehicle widthwise outer surfaces of the respective front side frames.

Claims

1. A sensor setup structure comprising:

a pair of front side frames that are provided on vehicle widthwise opposite sides of a vehicle body front part, and extended along a vehicle lengthwise direction;

a pair of upper members that are provided to the vehicle widthwise outsides from said front side frames, and extended from respective front pillars on vehicle widthwise opposite sides downwards to the front;

a joining frame that joins in the vehicle widthwise direction between the vicinity of front ends of said upper members and said front side frames on the same sides in the vehicle widthwise direction; and

satellite sensors of an airbag apparatus which, in plan view, are setup in positions that are to the vehicle widthwise insides from vehicle widthwise outer surfaces of said respective upper members, and are to the vehicle widthwise outsides from vehicle widthwise outer surfaces of said respective front side frames.

2. A sensor setup structure according to claim 1, wherein said satellite sensors are set up on said joining frame.

3. A sensor setup structure according to claim 2, wherein said satellite sensors are set up in positions to the rear from front end surfaces of said joining frames.