US4060004A
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Sensor adapted to be triggered by deceleration forces
Assignee: Daimler Benz AG
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Filing: 1976-03-19
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Granted: 1977-11-29
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Expires: 1996-03-19
Abstract
Abstract A sensor triggerable by deceleration forces, especially in motor vehicles, which accommodates within a housing a mass that is held with prestress; when deflected the mass is received by the bottom of the housing interior, whereby the interior space of the housing is subdivided into chambers by means of upwardly projecting partition walls which hold fast the deflected mass.
Inventors
- 👤 Hansjurgen Scholz
- 👤 Hans-Gerd Backhaus
- 👤 Luigi Brambilla
- 👤 Jurgen Gimbel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 09:30
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H35/00; H01H35/14; B; B60; B60R; B60R21/00; G; G01; G01P; G01P15/00; G01P15/02; G01P15/08; G01P15/135
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
89 words
A sensor triggerable by deceleration forces which include a housing means having a bottom, a mass retained with prestress in said housing means and received, when deflected, by the bottom of the housing interior, wherein the interior space of the housing means is subdivided by generally upright partition wall means into chambers which hold fast the deflected mass; and wherein said deflectable mass serves as an electrical switching element connected via an electrical connecting line to an indicating means which undergoes a change in condition when current flows therethrough.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
89 words
A sensor triggerable by deceleration forces which include a housing means having a bottom, a mass retained with prestress in said housing means and received, when deflected, by the bottom of the housing interior, wherein the interior space of the housing means is subdivided by generally upright partition wall means into chambers which hold fast the deflected mass; and wherein said deflectable mass serves as an electrical switching element connected via an electrical connecting line to an indicating means which undergoes a change in condition when current flows therethrough.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A sensor according to claim 1, characterized in that the partition wall means starting from the inner housing wall extend in a substantially straight line toward the non-deflected mass.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
A sensor according to claim 2, characterized in that the partition wall means extend essentially radially in the direction toward the non-deflected mass.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
A sensor according to claim 1, wherein said indicating means comprises an electrically actuated ignition pellet.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
52 words
A sensor according to claim 1, wherein said electrical connecting line is further connected to an electrically operated safety device such that the condition of said indicating means indicates whether or not said safety device received an electrical actuation signal on said electrical connecting line prior to the deflection of said mass.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
124 words
A sensor triggerable by deceleration forces which includes a housing means having a bottom, a mass retained with prestress in said housing means and received, when deflected, by the bottom of the housing interior, wherein the interior space of the housing means is subdivided by generally upright partition wall means into chambers which hold fast the deflected mass, and the partition wall means starting from the inner housing wall extend in a substantially straight line toward the non-deflected mass, and the partition wall means extend essentially radially in the direction toward the non-deflected mass; wherein said deflectable mass serves as an electrical switching element connected via an electrical connecting line to an indicating means which undergoes a change in condition when current flows therethrough.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
124 words
A sensor triggerable by deceleration forces which includes a housing means having a bottom, a mass retained with prestress in said housing means and received, when deflected, by the bottom of the housing interior, wherein the interior space of the housing means is subdivided by generally upright partition wall means into chambers which hold fast the deflected mass, and the partition wall means starting from the inner housing wall extend in a substantially straight line toward the non-deflected mass, and the partition wall means extend essentially radially in the direction toward the non-deflected mass; wherein said deflectable mass serves as an electrical switching element connected via an electrical connecting line to an indicating means which undergoes a change in condition when current flows therethrough.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
A sensor according to claim 6, wherein said indicating means comprises an electrically actuated ignition pellet.
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