Motor vehicle with occupant protection device
First Claim
1. A motor vehicle, comprising an occupant protection device provided for a side region of the motor vehicle and including a sensor capable of ascertaining an air pressure signal, and a control device capable of evaluating the air pressure signal and activating the occupant protection device when determining that the air pressure signal indicates the presence of a pressure wave generated before a collision.
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Abstract
A motor vehicle includes an occupant protection device which is provided for a side region of the motor vehicle. The occupant protection device includes a sensor capable of ascertaining an air pressure signal, and a control device capable of evaluating the air pressure signal and activating the occupant protection device when determining that the air pressure signal indicates the presence of a pressure wave generated before a collision.
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- 1. A motor vehicle, comprising an occupant protection device provided for a side region of the motor vehicle and including a sensor capable of ascertaining an air pressure signal, and a control device capable of evaluating the air pressure signal and activating the occupant protection device when determining that the air pressure signal indicates the presence of a pressure wave generated before a collision.
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10. A method of triggering an occupant protection device of a motor vehicle, comprising:
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ascertaining an air pressure signal by a sensor arranged in a side region of the motor vehicle; evaluating the air pressure signal by a control device; detecting a pressure wave caused before an impending collision, using the control device, on the basis of the air pressure signal; and activating the occupant protection device in response to a detection of the pressure wave. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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