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Method of triggering a vehicle occupant restraining device

  • US 6,848,712 B2
  • Filed: 09/26/2002
  • Issued: 02/01/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of triggering a vehicle occupant restraining device, in which a crash sensor supplies at least one sensor signal to an analyzing device, which determines from the sensor signal a crash severity and a time for triggering of the restraining device, wherein:

  • when said analyzing device determines that a first crash severity occurs, a timer having a set running time is started; and

    when said analyzing device determines that a second crash severity greater than said first crash severity occurs at a point in time which is during the running time of the timer, the restraining device is triggered by the analyzing unit only upon expiration of said running time.

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