Control device for an occupant safety device of motor vehicles
First Claim
1. A control device for an occupant safety device of motor vehicles, comprising a sensor device responding to at least one of longitudinal and transversal acceleration for triggering the safety device, and an additional moving-condition sensor which solely and independently of the sensor device triggers the safety device only when the motor vehicle is in a substantially weightless condition for a specific time period.
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Abstract
In a control device for a passenger safety apparatus, the safety apparatus is triggered by a sensor arrangement which responds to a longitudinal and/or transverse acceleration of the motor vehicle. It is also independently triggerable by an additional state-of-motion or moving-condition sensor which is configured to recognize a near weightless state of the vehicle. The safety apparatus is triggered even in an extremely critical state of motion in which the vehicle moves in a manner similar to free fall.
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- 1. A control device for an occupant safety device of motor vehicles, comprising a sensor device responding to at least one of longitudinal and transversal acceleration for triggering the safety device, and an additional moving-condition sensor which solely and independently of the sensor device triggers the safety device only when the motor vehicle is in a substantially weightless condition for a specific time period.
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