Global Patent Index - EP 1487677 A1

EP 1487677 A1 20041222 - AN IMPACT DETECTOR SYSTEM

Title (en)

AN IMPACT DETECTOR SYSTEM

Title (de)

AUFPRALLDETEKTORSYSTEM

Title (fr)

SYSTEME DE DETECTION DE CHOC

Publication

EP 1487677 A1 20041222 (EN)

Application

EP 03710570 A 20030317

Priority

  • GB 0207480 A 20020328
  • GB 0230341 A 20021231
  • SE 0300441 W 20030317

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO03082639A1] An impact detector for detecting and evaluating an impact and generating an output signal to deploy a pedestrian protection system (119) on a motor vehicle includes a sensor arrangement (101) to be mounted at the front of the vehicle to detect an impact. An eveluator (108) is provided to evaluate the output of the sensor and to generate an output signal when a predetrmined threshold is exceeded, so that the pedestrian protection system (119) is not actuated by an impact with a very light object. Additionally a chassis-mounted accelerometer (115) is provided to provide a signal indicative of the total deceleration applied to the vehicle. An inhibitor (109) is provided to inhibit generation of the signal that actuates the pedestrian protection system (119) if the output signal from the accelerometer (115) exceeds a predetermined threshold.

IPC 1-7

B60R 21/34

IPC 8 full level

B60R 21/00 (2006.01); B60R 19/48 (2006.01); B60R 21/01 (2006.01); B60R 21/0136 (2006.01); B60R 21/34 (2011.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B60R 19/483 (2013.01 - EP); B60R 21/0132 (2013.01 - EP); B60R 21/0133 (2014.12 - EP US); B60R 21/0136 (2013.01 - EP); B60R 21/34 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 03082639A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 03082639 A1 20031009; AU 2003214743 A1 20031013; EP 1487677 A1 20041222; JP 2005521584 A 20050721

DOCDB simple family (application)

SE 0300441 W 20030317; AU 2003214743 A 20030317; EP 03710570 A 20030317; JP 2003580129 A 20030317