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7185727 Seat assembly  
A vehicle seat for receiving an occupant is placed on a slider so as to move along a guide rail. A pair of belt anchor brackets for anchoring each end of a lap belt at each side of the seat is...
7184870 Method for controlling expansion of an air bag  
The method for expanding an air bag includes the steps of: detecting a variation of a deceleration of a vehicle during a vehicle collision and applying the detected deceleration signal to a...
7176390 Capacitive load cell with multi-layer dielectric for extended range  
A capacitive load cell includes upper and lower capacitor plates and an intermediate dielectric comprising two or more layers of compressible material with diverse compressibility characteristics....
7177746 Occupant-classifying system  
An occupant-classifying system includes a load-detecting device assembled at a vehicle seat for detecting a load value imposed on the vehicle seat and for outputting the load value, and a...
7173198 Seat weight measuring apparatus  
A seat weight measuring apparatus capable of securely withstanding large force due to large load, such as force in the event of a vehicle collision, applied to a vehicle seat. Normally, a small...
7168738 Child restraint seat detection devices  
The presence of a child restraint seat on a vehicle seat is detected by movement of a pair of anchors from a first position to a second position when the child restraint seat is coupled with straps...
7168737 Integrated circuit for air bag system  
An integrated circuit for an air bag system is used in an air bag system having an ECU and a module case connected to the ECU and accommodating a gas generator and an air bag. In the air bag...
7168739 Passenger protecting system for automotive vehicle having safeguard detecting system  
A plurality of passenger protecting devices, such as airbags or seatbelt pretensioners, are actuated by a controller upon detection of a collision. According to types of collision, particular...
7165785 Airbag deployment-control process and apparatus therefor  
A process ( 100 ) and apparatus ( 20 ) for control of a deployment of an airbag ( 28 ) for a seat ( 30 ) in a motor vehicle ( 22 ). Upon issuance of a deployment request (R D ) by a vehicular...
7165784 Current supplying circuit  
The present invention provides a current supplying circuit in which the weight of an air bag system is reduced. A current supplying circuit supplying a current required for actuating an electric...
7164349 Approaching object detection apparatus  
A detection apparatus determines the type of an object approaching a vehicle. The detection apparatus is provided on a bumper of the vehicle, and comprises a coil as well as electrode lines to...
7163075 Method and apparatus for detecting the presence of a rear facing infant seat  
The presence of a rear-facing infant seat on a motor vehicle seat is reliably and cost-effectively detected based on the buckle state and tension of the seat belt, and the position of the seat belt...
7159686 Apparatus and method for detection of a latching device  
A universal anchor for a vehicle, comprising: a magnet being fixedly secured to an anchor portion defining an opening; a flux deflector movably mounted to the anchor for movement in a range defined...
7161474 Device for classifying the seat occupancy in a motor vehicle  
A device for classifying the seat occupancy in a motor vehicle by which the accuracy in the detection of child seats may be increased is provided. The seats of the motor vehicle are each equipped...
7162344 Occupant detection system  
An occupant detection system includes: a front weight sensor group formed from two weight sensors that are connected in series and arranged to the left and right on an upper face of a seat cushion;...
7162342 Electronic control unit and passenger detection apparatus for vehicle  
In a passenger detection apparatus for a vehicle, a microcomputer conducts a timer counting operation using a sub-clock signal fed from an CR oscillation circuit in a stand-by state and carries out...
7159899 Device for actuating restraint means in a motor vehicle  
A possibility for controlling and supplying energy to a larger number of restraint means components in a vehicle seat that can be installed in variable fashion, this possibility being able to be...
7158017 Method for controlling a safety system in a vehicle  
In a method for controlling a safety system in a vehicle, wherein an output signal of at least one impact sensor is subjected to frequency analysis in an evaluation unit which is integrated into an...
7158870 Post collision restraints control module  
A restraints control module (RCM) for a vehicle is provided including a memory device. The memory device stores a deployment time of a deployment event. A controller is electrically coupled to the...
7152874 Gas generator for air bag and air bag apparatus  
A gas generator for an air bag is provided with a porous tube member, in which a portion opposing the ejecting direction of a flame and the like generated due to an activation of an ignition unit...
7155353 Method for determining charging capacitance of capacitor  
A method of determining a charging capacitance of a capacitor in an air bag system having an electronic control unit for controlling a gas generator, a bus line having a loop wire extending from...
7150469 Method for controlling gas pressure of a passenger-side airbag  
A method for controlling gas pressure for inflating a passenger-side frontal airbag in a vehicle comprises a determination of the type and number of passengers in the passenger seat and a...
7147246 Method for airbag inflation control  
Method for controlling deployment of an airbag into a passenger compartment of a vehicle including detecting a position of an occupant whose forward-facing surface will be the surface which...
7147245 Airbag deployment monitoring apparatus  
An airbag module, in particular for a frontal airbag, has an inflator, an airbag and at least one substantially tape or cord shaped measuring element. A first end of the measuring element is...
7143856 Apparatus for a vehicle for protection of a colliding object  
An apparatus for a vehicle for protection of a colliding object is provided, which includes one of a collision prediction module that delivers a precautionary signal when the collision prediction...
7143658 Deflection plate weight sensor for vehicle seat  
The present invention involves a vehicle for passengers having a passenger safety system. The system has a crash sensor, a vehicle seat with a weight sensor assembly, an air bag and an air bag...
7140464 Triggering unit  
A triggering unit is disclosed for use in triggering a safety device in a motor vehicle to protect an occupant of the vehicle in an impact situation in which the vehicle impacts with an impacting...
7140637 Method for triggering restraining means in a motor vehicle  
A method for triggering a restraining device in a motor vehicle is proposed, where a crash severity and an occupant categorization are implemented independently of each other. By linking the crash...
7137645 Control device for a restraining system in a motor vehicle  
A control device for a restraining system in a motor vehicle is proposed, a safety switch, which also includes a watchdog, performing the function of a safety switch in the control device. The...
7137472 Collision detecting device and passive safety system  
A collision detecting device providing the accurate and early determination of a collision with a vehicle or the like and a passive safety system using this collision detecting device. A low-rigid...
7134688 Safety apparatus against automobile crash  
An object of the present invention is to determine a kind of a passenger, e.g., adult or child, without executing a complicated image processing, thereby controlling an unfolding of an air bag. The...
7134687 Rear view mirror monitor  
A vehicle including a system for obtaining information about occupants of the vehicle including a rear-view mirror including a mirror part and a support for mounting the mirror part to the vehicle...
7134715 Vehicle seat heating arrangement  
A vehicle seat having a heating device arranged in connection with the vehicle seat and connected to a control unit which includes a current-feeding apparatus for feeding a current to the heating...
7134521 System for activating passenger-protecting device mounted on automotive vehicle  
Angular velocity in a rolling action of a vehicle is detected by an angular velocity sensor, and a difference between two angular velocities detected in a short time interval is calculated. The...
7131513 Occupant discriminating method for vehicular seat  
A flat spring of a vehicular seat is elastically supported by means of supporting springs that extend in accordance with the load of an occupant. The seat has displacement sensors, first-stage...
7131662 Airbag with tear seam sensor and deployment rate sensor  
An airbag assembly employs tape sensors to monitor the rate at which an airbag is deployed. The airbag is part of an airbag module that incorporates a vent that can be actuated if it is determined...
7129826 Localized accident notification  
A localized accident notification system includes an accident detector that detects a crash of a vehicle and an external alert system to provide an external alert by the vehicle that can be noticed...
7128335 Airbag and airbag device  
An airbag includes a bag portion to be inflated at a location close to an occupant and a pressure sensor mounted on an inner surface of the bag portion. A harness is connected to the pressure...
7128181 Seat console for a vehicle seat  
In a seat console, weight sensors for measuring the weight of occupants are arranged, which are provided between a top frame and a bottom frame of the console. So that a floating bearing of the top...
7127338 Method for testing the influence of electromagnetic energy on a vehicle safety system during a crash event  
A vehicle safety system testing method provides an indication of how the safety system responds during a crash event while the system is exposed to electromagnetic energy. The system is exposed to...
7125040 Method of activating a safety device  
The invention relates to a method for activating a safety device, using a first impact sensor for generating a displacement signal which reproduces the movement of the vehicle in a direction of...
7127073 Audio noise cancellation system for a sensor in an automotive vehicle  
An assembly includes a seat 60 having a seat base 64 , an occupant sensor positioned in the seat base, said occupant sensor comprising a fluid filled bladder coupled to a pressure sensor, said...
7126239 Method for tripping at least one restraining means  
A method for triggering at least one restraint means, triggering signals from peripheral acceleration sensors being released by signals from centrally situated acceleration sensors. In this...
7123972 Driver's information system for a vehicle  
A driver's information system is provided which comprises a user interface module, a function module, and a control unit. The user interface module comprises at least one component, a state of...
7121376 Device for the control of an active element of an occupant retention system in a vehicle  
In order to produce a safing concept, an extra-safing-sensor in the control unit (ECU) is foregone and the safing function from one of the available acceleration or turn-rate sensors (S 1 to S 5 )...
7118126 Side airbag deployment signal enhancement  
A vehicle safety system includes a door beam having a first end and second end, and a load transfer element disposed proximate the first end of the door beam. In addition, an airbag sensor is...
7120525 Activation control device for airbag device  
An activation control device for an airbag device decreases the management costs by generalization of satellite sensors. There is provided at least one impact detection section disposed at a...
7120527 Vehicle occupant characterization method based on the power spectrum of a seat sensor output signal  
The occupant of a vehicle seat is characterized by computing a power spectrum function of data obtained from a seat sensor such as a pressure sensor in a fluid-filled seat bladder or a...
7111870 Airbag system having multiple collision determining circuits  
An airbag system comprises an airbag, an inflator, a squib, a high-side switch, a low-side switch, a firing circuit for switching the two switches, a first motion detecting circuit including an...
7112749 Sensor mounting apparatus for minimizing parasitic stress  
A compliant interface ( 14,16 ) for vehicular seat weight sensors minimizes parasitic stresses affecting sensor output. In one embodiment, an integral compliant interface ( 14 ) has an annular...