Sensor system for a crush protection device

• US 20070007068A1
• Filed: 06/26/2006
• Published: 01/11/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/06/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Brose Schließsysteme Gmbh & Co. Kg
• Original Assignee: Brose Schließsysteme Gmbh & Co. Kg
• Inventors: Weingaertner, Thomas, Abert, Carsten
• Application Number:
  US11/474,507
• Publication Number:
  US 20070007068A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 180/274
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/42 Detection using safety edges
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/443 specially adapted for vehicle windows or roofs
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2800/67 Materials; Strength alteration thereof
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/55 Windows

Abstract

A sensor system for a crush protection device is disclosed. The system monitors an agitation of a vehicle part with a sensor. The sensor is arranged to detect an object being crushed between an active vehicle part and a body section or another vehicle part. The sensor has a layered formation. The sensor is applied on the active vehicle part and either or both of the body section of the vehicle and the additional vehicle part. Additionally, the sensor is adjusted to the shape of the active vehicle part and either or both of the body section and the additional vehicle part.

Claims

1. A sensor system of a crush protection device for the monitoring of an active vehicle part, comprising:

a sensor arranged to detect an object crushed between the active vehicle part, a vehicle body section or another vehicle part, wherein the sensor

is formed layered,

is applied on at least one of the active vehicle part, the body section of the vehicle and an additional vehicle part, and

is adjusted to a shape of at least one of the active vehicle part, the body section and the additional vehicle part.

2. The sensor system according to claim 1, wherein sensor borders are arranged to form-fit to at least one of the active vehicle part, the body section of the vehicle and the additional vehicle part.

3. The sensor system according to claim 2, wherein the sensor comprises a substantially identical shape to at least a portion of at least one of the active vehicle part, the body section of the vehicle and the additional vehicle part.

4. The sensor system according to claim 3, wherein the sensor comprises a layered precipitation.

5. The sensor system according to claim 4, wherein the sensor is applied layered on the additional vehicle part forming a carrier means, and the further vehicle part is applied at the vehicle body.

6. The sensor system according to claim 5, wherein the carrier means is attached together with the sensor and applied to the carrier means at the vehicle.

7. The sensor system according to claim 1, wherein the sensor is arranged to detect an approach of an object and recognize a possible crushing of the object.

8. The sensor system according to claim 1, wherein the sensor is arranged to detect an exercised touch, such as a pressure on at least one of the active vehicle part, the body section and the further vehicle part.

9. The sensor system according to claim 8, wherein the sensor is arranged to detect a pressure which is exercised by an object crushed between the active vehicle part and the body section and the sensor is further arranged to generate an electrical signal in response to the pressure.

10. The sensor system according to claim 9, wherein the sensor is a piezoelectric sensor.

11. The sensor system according to claim 10, wherein the sensor comprises a piezoelectric layer and one electrode at least partially covering the piezoelectric layer.

12. The sensor system according to claim 10, wherein at least one of the body section and one of the vehicle parts comprise a further electrode of the sensor and the piezoelectric layer is applied without interlayer directly onto at least one of the active vehicle part, the body section and the further vehicle part.

13. The sensor system according to claim 10, wherein the sensor is applied on an isolating layer which covers at least one of the active vehicle part, the body section and the further vehicle part and further galvanically separates the sensor from at least one of the active vehicle part, the body section and the further vehicle part.

14. The sensor system according to claim 1, wherein supply lines of the sensor comprise precipitation of conductive materials on at least one of the active vehicle part, the body section and the further vehicle part.

15. The sensor system according to claim 1, wherein the sensor is arranged, together with an electronic trigger circuit, on at least one of the active vehicle part, the body section and the further vehicle part.

16. The sensor system according to claim 1, wherein the sensor is arranged above or below a layer of lacquer or under components.

17. The sensor system according to claim 16, wherein the sensor is covered by a layer of lacquer and is unobtrusive from the outside.

18. The sensor system according to claim 1, wherein the sensor comprises several distributed sensors offset and spatially arranged on at least one of the active vehicle part, the body section and the further vehicle part.

19. The sensor system according to claim 1, wherein the sensor is arranged on a door frame of the body section to detect an object crushed between the door frame and a window pane.

20. The sensor system according to claim 1, wherein the sensor is arranged on a body section bordering the door opening to detect an object crushed between the body section and the window pane.