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Vehicle collision detecting apparatus
Assignee: Nidec Elesys Corp
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Filing: 1992-01-31
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Granted: 1994-02-08
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Expires: 2012-01-31
Abstract
Abstract A vehicle collision detecting apparatus includes an acceleration sensor detecting acceleration of a motorcar, a frequency filter extracting a signal in a predetermined frequency band from the acceleration signal, and a detector for detecting a collision in accordance with the extracted signal. The detector supplies a trigger pulse to an airbag driver circuit.
Inventors
- 👤 Manabu Hirao
- 👤 Masahiro Miyamori
- 👤 Noriaki Kataoka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 03:40
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R21/00; B60R21/01; B60R21/013; B60R21/0132; B60R21/01332; B60R21/01336; B60R21/0133
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
94 words
A vehicle collision detecting apparatus, comprising: means for detecting acceleration of a vehicle; means for integrating an output signal of said acceleration detecting means; a first comparator for comparing an output signal of said integrating means with a predetermined threshold value; means for extracting a signal in a predetermined frequency band from said output signal of said acceleration detecting means; a second comparator for comparing an output signal of said extracting means with a predetermined threshold value; and means for detecting a collision in accordance with output signals of said first and second comparators.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
94 words
A vehicle collision detecting apparatus, comprising: means for detecting acceleration of a vehicle; means for integrating an output signal of said acceleration detecting means; a first comparator for comparing an output signal of said integrating means with a predetermined threshold value; means for extracting a signal in a predetermined frequency band from said output signal of said acceleration detecting means; a second comparator for comparing an output signal of said extracting means with a predetermined threshold value; and means for detecting a collision in accordance with output signals of said first and second comparators.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
A vehicle collision detecting apparatus, according to claim 1; wherein said frequency extracting means comprises at least two filters through which signals in predetermined frequency bands pass, respectively, and means for combining said signals passing through said filters to supply an output signal to said collision detecting means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
A vehicle collision detecting apparatus, according to claim 2: wherein said at least two filters consist of three kinds of filters through which signals of around 10 Hz, of around 400 Hz, and of around 1000 Hz pass, respectively.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
A vehicle collision detecting apparatus, according to claim 1: wherein said frequency extracting means is a filter through which said acceleration signal in a frequency band exerting some influence to the human body passes.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
A vehicle collision detecting apparatus, according to claim 4: wherein said frequency band is less than 100 Hz.
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