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Detection device for side collision of vehicle and passenger protection system having the same

  • US 8,140,218 B2
  • Filed: 11/03/2008
  • Issued: 03/20/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2007
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A detection device for side collision of a vehicle comprising:

  • an outer plate of a side door mounted in the vehicle;

    an inner plate of the side door arranged inside a vehicle compartment of the outer plate so as to be opposite to and spaced apart from the outer plate;

    a reinforcing member arranged between the outer plate and the inner plate, spaced apart from the inner plate, and having a bending rigidity higher than a bending rigidity of the outer plate;

    a detection subject member provided by one of the inner plate and a member fixed to the inner plate;

    a sensor detecting a separate distance between the detection subject member and the reinforcing member; and

    a determination element determining that the vehicle collides with an object based on an output value of the sensor.

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