Protective motorcycle suit

• US 6,783,153 B2
• Filed: 01/31/2002
• Issued: 08/31/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Original Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Inventors: Mattes, Bernhard
• Primary Examiner(s): DUNN, DAVID R
• Application Number:
  US10/066,469
• Publication Number:
  US 20020113417A1
• Time in Patent Office: 943 Days
• Field of Search: 280/728.1, 280/730.1, 280/734, 280/735, 245/6, 2DI/G 3, 180/271
• US Class Current: 280/735
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/018 inflatable automatically
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 2600/102 Motorcycling
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2021/0088 Cycles, e.g. motorcycles
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2021/01088 wireless
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/0132 responsive to vehicle motion parameters , e.g. to vehicle longitudinal or transversal deceleration or speed value
• CPC Class Codes: B62J 27/20 Airbags specially adapted for motorcycles or the like
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/79 for data transfer in combination with power transfer

Abstract

A protective motorcycle suit has at least one airbag, power being supplied and data communication with the motorcycle being carried out via a wireless connection. To allow power to be transferred, coils are provided in the seat areas of the protective motorcycle suit, and radio stations in the microwave range are provided to allow data transmission.

Claims

1. A device for triggering at least one airbag contained in a motorcycle suit, comprising:

at least one sensor on a motorcycle for detecting a collision;

a radio station for receiving data from a transmitter provided in the motorcycle suit;

a trigger device adapted to be connected to the at least one sensor and to the radio station;

coils in seat areas of the motorcycle to allow power to be transferred; and

means for detecting seat occupancy;

wherein;

the means for detecting seat occupancy functions by measuring a phase shift of a respective one of the coils.