Safety system for vehicle occupants
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1. A safety system for occupants of a vehicle, comprising:
- a control unit;
at least one sensor operatively connected to the control unit; and
at least two actuators operatively connected to the control unit, wherein each actuator is for actuating one of a passenger-restraint device and a stage of a passenger-restraint device in a case of a vehicle accident;
wherein;
the control unit includes at least one output stage for controlling activation of the two actuators,the control unit is configured to enable activation of an actuator not activated in a vehicle accident,the control unit includes at least one circuit arrangement configured to enable the at least one output stage for controlling the at least two actuators, wherein the at least one circuit arrangement enables the at least one output stage for a predetermined first time period and for a predetermined second time period upon expiration of the predetermined first time period, andthe activation of the second time period is determined by a firing current of a primary stage, andthe control unit is configured to prevent each actuator already controlled from being conductively controlled again.
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Abstract
A safety system for vehicle occupants includes at least one sensor, at least one actuator, and at least one control unit having output stages for controlling the at least one actuator. The safety system includes an arrangement for the activation of actuators not activated during an accident.
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1. A safety system for occupants of a vehicle, comprising:
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a control unit; at least one sensor operatively connected to the control unit; and at least two actuators operatively connected to the control unit, wherein each actuator is for actuating one of a passenger-restraint device and a stage of a passenger-restraint device in a case of a vehicle accident; wherein; the control unit includes at least one output stage for controlling activation of the two actuators, the control unit is configured to enable activation of an actuator not activated in a vehicle accident, the control unit includes at least one circuit arrangement configured to enable the at least one output stage for controlling the at least two actuators, wherein the at least one circuit arrangement enables the at least one output stage for a predetermined first time period and for a predetermined second time period upon expiration of the predetermined first time period, and the activation of the second time period is determined by a firing current of a primary stage, and the control unit is configured to prevent each actuator already controlled from being conductively controlled again. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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4. A method for controlling a safety system for vehicle occupants, wherein the safety system includes at least one sensor and at least two actuators operatively connected to a control unit, the method comprising:
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providing a first specified enabling time interval, wherein at least one of the two actuators is enabled for activation during the first specified enabling time interval in a case of a vehicle accident; and providing a second specified enabling time interval after expiration of the first specified enabling time interval; wherein; at least one actuator not activated during the first specified enabling time interval in the case of a vehicle accident is controlled by the control unit during the second specified enabling time interval, the activation of the second time interval is determined by a firing current of a primary stage, and the control unit is configured to prevent each actuator already controlled from being conductively controlled again. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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