APPARATUS FOR DETECTING A FORCE EFFECT AND A METHOD FOR DETECTING A FORCE EFFECT
First Claim
1. An apparatus for detecting a force effect, comprising:
- two electrical conductors that run at a distance from one another;
a deformable spacer arranged between the two electrical conductors;
a first measuring device electrically connected to one end of each of the two electrical conductors; and
an electrical component electrically connected to the respective other end of the two electrical conductors,wherein the first measuring device is configured to detect a change in a variable that can be measured by the measuring device, wherein the change is caused by a change in the distance between the two electrical conductors caused by a force effect at at least one place along the two electrical conductors, in order to detect the force effect.
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Abstract
An apparatus for detecting a force effect comprises two electrical conductors which run at a distance from one another, a deformable spacer which is arranged between the two electrical conductors, a first measuring device which is electrically connected to one end of the two electrical conductors in each case and an electrical component which is electrically connected to the respective other end of the two electrical conductors. The first measuring device is designed to detect a change in a variable which can be measured by the measuring device, which change is caused by a change in the distance between the two electrical conductors which is caused by a force effect at at least one place along the two electrical conductors, in order to detect the force effect.
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22 Claims
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1. An apparatus for detecting a force effect, comprising:
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two electrical conductors that run at a distance from one another; a deformable spacer arranged between the two electrical conductors; a first measuring device electrically connected to one end of each of the two electrical conductors; and an electrical component electrically connected to the respective other end of the two electrical conductors, wherein the first measuring device is configured to detect a change in a variable that can be measured by the measuring device, wherein the change is caused by a change in the distance between the two electrical conductors caused by a force effect at at least one place along the two electrical conductors, in order to detect the force effect. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A bumper of a vehicle comprising:
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an apparatus comprising two electrical conductors that run at a distance from one another; a deformable spacer arranged between the two electrical conductors; a first measuring device electrically connected to one end of each of the two electrical conductors; and an electrical component electrically connected to the respective other end of the two electrical conductors, wherein the first measuring device is configured to detect a change in a variable that can be measured by the measuring device, wherein the change is caused by a change in the distance between the two electrical conductors caused by a force effect at at least one place along the two electrical conductors, in order to detect the force effect, wherein the apparatus is directly or indirectly connected to the bumper such that, in the event of an impact with an object, the distance between the two electrical conductors is changed at at least one place as a result of a resulting force effect on the apparatus.
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22. A method for detecting a force effect by an apparatus for detecting a force effect, wherein the apparatus comprises two electrical conductors that run at a distance from one another, a deformable spacer arranged between the two electrical conductors, a first measuring device electrically connected to one end of each of the two electrical conductors and an electrical component that is electrically connected to the respective other end of the two electrical conductors, the method comprising:
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recording a test signal dependent on the electrical component using at least one of the two electrical conductors in a test mode of the first measuring device, such that functionality of the apparatus can be assessed on the basis of the recorded test signal; and detecting a change in a variable measured by the first measuring device, wherein the change is caused by a change in the distance between the two electrical conductors caused by a force effect at at least one place along the two electrical conductors in order to detect the force effect.
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