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Control system for vehicle safety device

  • US 5,208,484 A
  • Filed: 02/22/1991
  • Issued: 05/04/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/01/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A control system for a vehicle safety device comprising:

  • (a) first and second acceleration sensing circuits each having an acceleration sensor;

    outputs of said acceleration sensing circuits corresponding to a deceleration of a vehicle in a direction of running of the vehicle, and being in opposite phase with each other;

    (b) first and second differential amplifier circuits, the outputs of said first and second acceleration sensing circuits being fed respectively to a non-inverting input terminal and an inverting input terminal of said first differential amplifier circuit, and the outputs of said first and second acceleration sensing circuits being fed respectively to an inverting input terminal and a non-inverting input terminal of said second differential amplifier circuit, whereby the outputs of said first and second differential amplifier circuits are in opposite phase with each other;

    (c) a pair of integrating circuits respectively receiving and integrating the outputs of said first and second differential amplifier circuits, whereby the integral outputs of said pair of integrating circuits are in opposite phase with each other;

    (d) a pair of collision judgment circuits, each of which compares the output of a corresponding one of said integrating circuits with a threshold level, and outputting a collision judgment signal when said output of said corresponding one of said integrating circuits exceeds said threshold level; and

    (e) a drive circuit activating the vehicle safety device when receiving said the collision judgment signals from said pair of collision judgment circuits at the same time.

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