公开(公告)号：US20010028306A1

公开(公告)日：2001-10-11

申请号：US09816936

申请日：2001-03-23

Inventor： Gunter Domens ,  Peter Mengel

IPC: G08B013/24

CPC classification number: B60R22/12 ,  B60R21/01532 ,  B60R21/01544 ,  B60R21/33 ,  G01B7/023

Abstract: In order to trigger an airbag in a differentiated way, the position of a vehicle occupant is determined in a way that is as immune to interference as possible. This is achieved by a distance measurement in which the seatbelt that is in contact with the vehicle occupant serves as an active reference position. The distance between the seatbelt and known points within the vehicle permits the position of the seatbelt and the vehicle occupant to be determined. The distance measurement is performed using magnetic field transmitter units and receiver units. The transmitter unit is preferably integrated into the belt.

Abstract translation: 为了以差异化的方式触发安全气囊，以尽可能不受干扰的方式确定车辆乘员的位置。 这通过距离测量来实现，其中与车辆乘员接触的安全带用作主动参考位置。 安全带与车内已知点之间的距离允许确定安全带和车辆乘员的位置。 使用磁场发射机单元和接收机单元进行距离测量。 发射器单元优选地集成到带中。

公开(公告)号：US6141432A

公开(公告)日：2000-10-31

申请号：US200614

申请日：1998-11-30

Applicant: David S. Breed ,  Wilbur E. DuVall ,  Wendell C. Johnson

Inventor： David S. Breed ,  Wilbur E. DuVall ,  Wendell C. Johnson

IPC: B60J10/00 ,  B60N2/00 ,  B60N2/02 ,  B60N2/28 ,  B60N2/48 ,  B60Q1/14 ,  B60R1/08 ,  B60R1/12 ,  B60R11/02 ,  B60R16/02 ,  B60R16/023 ,  B60R16/037 ,  B60R19/20 ,  B60R19/42 ,  B60R21/00 ,  B60R21/01 ,  B60R21/013 ,  B60R21/0132 ,  B60R21/0134 ,  B60R21/015 ,  B60R21/16 ,  B60R21/2165 ,  B60R21/231 ,  B60R21/233 ,  B60R21/26 ,  B60R21/276 ,  B60R22/20 ,  B60R22/26 ,  B60R22/28 ,  B60R22/32 ,  B60R22/48 ,  E05F15/00 ,  G01F23/00 ,  G01F23/20 ,  G01F23/296 ,  G01S7/41 ,  G01S7/48 ,  G01S7/487 ,  G01S7/539 ,  G01S13/04 ,  G01S13/88 ,  G01S15/04 ,  G01S15/06 ,  G01S15/87 ,  G01S15/88 ,  G01S15/93 ,  G01S17/88 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G08G1/16

CPC classification number: B60R21/0134 ,  B60J10/00 ,  B60N2/002 ,  B60N2/0232 ,  B60N2/0244 ,  B60N2/0248 ,  B60N2/0276 ,  B60N2/28 ,  B60N2/2806 ,  B60N2/2863 ,  B60N2/4829 ,  B60N2/4852 ,  B60N2/4885 ,  B60Q1/143 ,  B60R1/088 ,  B60R11/0241 ,  B60R16/0231 ,  B60R16/037 ,  B60R19/205 ,  B60R19/42 ,  B60R21/013 ,  B60R21/01336 ,  B60R21/0136 ,  B60R21/01516 ,  B60R21/01534 ,  B60R21/01536 ,  B60R21/01538 ,  B60R21/0154 ,  B60R21/01542 ,  B60R21/01552 ,  B60R21/01554 ,  B60R21/23138 ,  B60R21/233 ,  B60R22/20 ,  B60R22/26 ,  B60R22/321 ,  B60R25/25 ,  G01F23/0076 ,  G01F23/20 ,  G01F23/2962 ,  G01S13/88 ,  G01S15/04 ,  G01S15/87 ,  G01S15/88 ,  G01S17/88 ,  G01S7/417 ,  G01S7/4802 ,  G01S7/539 ,  G06K9/00362 ,  G08G1/161 ,  G08G1/163 ,  G08G1/164 ,  B60N2002/0268 ,  B60N2002/0272 ,  B60Q2300/41 ,  B60Q2300/42 ,  B60R2001/1223 ,  B60R2021/0006 ,  B60R2021/0027 ,  B60R2021/01315 ,  B60R2021/23332 ,  B60R2021/26058 ,  B60R2021/2765 ,  B60R2022/208 ,  B60R2022/288 ,  B60R2022/4825 ,  B60R21/0132 ,  B60R21/01544 ,  B60R21/01548 ,  B60R21/21656 ,  B60W2550/402 ,  E05F15/431 ,  E05F2015/433 ,  E05F2015/434 ,  E05Y2900/516 ,  E05Y2900/55 ,  G01S13/04 ,  G01S15/06 ,  G01S15/931 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G01S7/48 ,  G01S7/487 ,  G10K2210/1282 ,  G10K2210/3219

Abstract: A vehicle interior monitoring system to identify, locate and monitor occupants, including their parts, and other objects in the passenger compartment and objects outside of a motor vehicle, such as an automobile or truck, by illuminating the contents of the vehicle and objects outside of the vehicle with electromagnetic, and specifically infrared, radiation and using one or more lenses to focus images of the contents onto one or more arrays of charge coupled devices (CCD arrays). Outputs from the CCD arrays, are analyzed by appropriate computational means employing trained pattern recognition technologies, to classify, identify or locate the contents or external objects. In general, the information obtained by the identification and monitoring system is used to affect the operation of some other system in the vehicle. When system is installed in the passenger compartment of an automotive vehicle equipped with an airbag, the system determines the position of the vehicle occupant relative to the airbag and disables deployment of the airbag if the occupant is positioned so that he/she is likely to be injured by the deployment of the airbag.

Abstract translation: 一种车辆内部监控系统，用于通过照亮车辆和车辆外部的物体来识别，定位和监视乘客舱内的乘客及其部件以及诸如汽车或卡车等机动车辆外的物体 具有电磁，特别是红外辐射的车辆，并且使用一个或多个透镜将内容物的图像聚焦到一个或多个电荷耦合器件阵列（CCD阵列）上。 通过采用经过训练的模式识别技术的适当的计算手段来分析来自CCD阵列的输出，以分类，识别或定位内容或外部对象。 一般来说，识别和监控系统获得的信息用于影响车辆中其他系统的运行。 当系统安装在配备有气囊的机动车辆的乘客舱中时，系统确定车辆乘员相对于气囊的位置，并且如果乘员被定位以使他/她很可能就会停止安全气囊的展开 受到安全气囊部署的伤害。

公开(公告)号：US5965827A

公开(公告)日：1999-10-12

申请号：US75729

申请日：1998-05-11

Applicant: James G. Stanley ,  Vinh H. Tran

Inventor： James G. Stanley ,  Vinh H. Tran

IPC: G01L5/04 ,  B60R21/01 ,  B60R21/015 ,  B60R21/16 ,  B60R22/48 ,  G01B7/16 ,  G01L5/10 ,  G01L1/26

CPC classification number: B60R21/01556 ,  G01L5/10 ,  G01L5/106 ,  G01L5/107 ,  B60R21/01544

Abstract: A vehicle seat belt tension measurement apparatus comprises a seat belt deflecting device that forces a seat belt to travel a circuitous path. As seat belt tension increases the deflecting device is displaced. A bend sensor having an output signal responsive to a change in the radius of curvature thereof is secured to the deflecting device at a point subject to flexure as a result of increased seat belt tension. An air bag control system processor operatively coupled to the bend sensor inhibits the deployment of the air bag upon detection of a predetermined seat belt tension.

Abstract translation: 车辆座椅安全带张力测量装置包括一个安全带偏转装置，该安全带偏转装置迫使安全带行进迂回路径。 随着安全带张力的增加，偏转装置被移动。 具有响应于其曲率半径的变化的输出信号的弯曲传感器由于安全带张力的增加而在弯曲点处被固定到偏转装置。 可操作地耦合到弯曲传感器的气囊控制系统处理器在检测到预定的安全带张力时阻止气囊的展开。

公开(公告)号：US5931401A

公开(公告)日：1999-08-03

申请号：US020739

申请日：1998-02-09

Applicant: Jurgen Rink

Inventor： Jurgen Rink

IPC: B60R22/34 ,  B60R21/01 ,  B60R21/015 ,  B60R22/415 ,  B60R22/46

CPC classification number: B60R22/415 ,  B60R21/01544

Abstract: A belt retractor for a vehicle seat belt comprises a belt reel rotatably mounted in a housing, a webbing reeled on the belt reel, a locking mechanism for blocking belt reel rotation, a planetary gearing including a sun gear connected non-rotatably to the belt reel, a ring gear secured to the housing, and at least one planet gear having an outer toothing, as well as a switch unit for determining the buckled-up condition on the basis of the length of the unwound webbing. The switch unit may be electrically coupled to a control unit for activating a gas generator and includes a switch lever actuatable by the movement of the planet gear. The switch lever is configured as a switch rocker pivotable between a first and a second position. The planet gear comprises at least one switch cam directly engaging the switch rocker and moving the switch rocker from the first position into the second position when a predetermined length of unwound webbing is reached.

Abstract translation: 一种用于车辆安全带的带卷收器包括可旋转地安装在壳体中的带卷轴，卷绕在带卷轴上的织带，用于阻止带卷轴旋转的锁定机构，包括不可旋转地连接到带卷轴的太阳齿轮的行星齿轮 固定到所述壳体上的环形齿轮，以及至少一个具有外齿的行星齿轮，以及用于基于所述解卷带的长度来确定所述弯曲状态的开关单元。 开关单元可以电耦合到用于启动气体发生器的控制单元，并且包括可由行星齿轮的运动致动的开关杆。 开关杆构造为在第一和第二位置之间可枢转的开关摇杆。 行星齿轮包括至少一个开关凸轮，其直接接合开关摇杆，并且当达到预定长度的退绕织带时，将开关摇杆从第一位置移动到第二位置。

公开(公告)号：US11654862B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-23

申请号：US17195006

申请日：2021-03-08

Applicant: Joyson Safety Systems Acquisition LLC

Inventor： Leonard Cech ,  Chakravarthi Mallikarjun Nagolu ,  Josh Ramaglia ,  Salvatore Brauer ,  Babak Bakhtiar

IPC: B60R22/48 ,  B60Q3/242 ,  B60R21/015 ,  H04N13/254 ,  G06T7/557 ,  G06T7/246 ,  G01S11/00 ,  H04N5/247 ,  G06V10/143 ,  G06V20/59

CPC classification number: B60R22/48 ,  B60Q3/242 ,  B60R21/01512 ,  G01S11/00 ,  G06T7/248 ,  G06T7/557 ,  G06V10/143 ,  G06V20/593 ,  H04N5/247 ,  H04N13/254 ,  B60R21/01544 ,  B60R2022/485 ,  B60R2022/4866 ,  G06T2207/10028 ,  G06T2207/30268

Abstract: In one embodiment, a system of detecting seat belt operation in a vehicle includes at least one light source configured to emit a predetermined wavelength of light onto structures within the vehicle, wherein at least one of the structures is a passenger seat belt assembly having a pattern that reflects the predetermined wavelength at a preferred luminance. At least one 3-D time of flight camera is positioned in the vehicle to receive reflected light from the structures in the vehicle and provide images of the structures that distinguish the preferred luminance of the pattern from other structures in the vehicle. A computer processor connected to computer memory and the camera includes computer readable instructions causing the processor to reconstruct 3-D information in regard to respective images of the structures and calculate a depth measurement of the distance of the reflective pattern on the passenger seat belt assembly from the camera.

公开(公告)号：US09878689B1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-30

申请号：US15638764

申请日：2017-06-30

Applicant: Zoox, Inc.

Inventor： Joshua Jimenez ,  Andrew Piper ,  Timothy David Kentley-Klay

IPC: B60Q1/00 ,  B60R22/48 ,  B60R21/015

CPC classification number: B60R22/48 ,  B60R21/01544 ,  B60R21/01548 ,  B60R21/0155 ,  B60R2022/4808 ,  B60R2022/4825 ,  B60R2022/4841 ,  B60R2022/4891

Abstract: A seatbelt system may include a seatbelt configured to constrain a waist and a torso of an occupant. The seatbelt may also include a coupling configured to selectively couple a portion of a vehicle and the seatbelt to one another. The system may also include a reel configured to receive at least a portion of the seatbelt, and a tension sensor associated with the coupling and/or the seatbelt and configured to generate a signal indicative of tension in the seatbelt. The system may also include a deployment sensor associated with the seatbelt and configured to generate a signal indicative of a length of the seatbelt deployed from the reel. The system may also include an occupant detector configured to determine, based at least in part on the signals indicative of tension and the length, whether an occupant is properly wearing the seatbelt, such that the seatbelt constrains the occupant.

公开(公告)号：US20170361796A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-21

申请号：US15367976

申请日：2016-12-02

Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY ,  KIA MOTORS CORPORATION

Inventor： Eung Seo KIM ,  Tae Young LEE ,  Yong Seok KWON ,  Sang Min LEE ,  Suk Ki MIN ,  Dong Hyun SUNG

IPC: B60R21/0134 ,  B60W10/184 ,  B60R21/015 ,  B60W50/00 ,  B60W30/095 ,  B60W10/30 ,  B60R21/01

CPC classification number: B60R21/0134 ,  B60K31/0008 ,  B60R21/01534 ,  B60R21/01544 ,  B60R2021/01211 ,  B60R2021/01259 ,  B60R2021/01265 ,  B60R2021/01272 ,  B60W10/184 ,  B60W10/30 ,  B60W30/095 ,  B60W50/0098 ,  B60W2420/52 ,  B60W2550/10 ,  B60W2710/182 ,  B60W2710/30

Abstract: A method for controlling operations of safety devices of a vehicle includes determining whether there is a possibility of a collision with a preceding vehicle on the basis of vehicle driving information, determining occupancy information of a passenger or a type of a passenger or determining whether a passenger has fastened a seat belt using vehicle sensor information, and determining whether to apply, and applying accordingly, full braking, a full braking profile, or an airbag deployment scheme according to the occupancy information of a passenger, the type of the passenger, or whether the passenger has fastened a seat belt when a possibility of a collision is determined, and fully retracting the passenger's seat belt before full braking is applied after partial braking is applied.

公开(公告)号：US20170197574A1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-13

申请号：US14993368

申请日：2016-01-12

Applicant: Tesla Motors, Inc.

Inventor： John COOPER ,  Madan GOPAL ,  Bruno A. LUZ ,  Honglu ZHANG

IPC: B60R21/015

CPC classification number: B60R21/01554 ,  B60R21/01516 ,  B60R21/01544

Abstract: A method includes: determining first and second row seat values using seat sensors; generating relative position data for the seats using the values; selecting a load limiter setting value using the relative position data and a multidimensional load limiter model including at least i) body impact values as a function of at least load limiter setting values and as a function of relative position values, and ii) restraint interaction values as a function of at least the load limiter setting values and as a function of the relative position values, the load limiter setting value selected so that the load limiter setting value is outside a first value avoidance zone defined for the body impact values, and outside a second value avoidance zone for the restraint interaction values; and configuring a second row restraint system in the vehicle with the selected load limiter setting value.

公开(公告)号：US09663052B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-30

申请号：US11278043

申请日：2006-03-30

Applicant: Manoharprasad K. Rao ,  Mark Cuddihy ,  Wilford Yopp

Inventor： Manoharprasad K. Rao ,  Mark Cuddihy ,  Wilford Yopp

IPC: B60R21/01 ,  B60R21/0134 ,  B60R21/015

CPC classification number: B60R21/0134 ,  B60R21/01512 ,  B60R21/01544 ,  B60R2021/01034

Abstract: A method of operating a vehicle includes determining a pre-crash collision confidence factor and estimating a time to collision. The method further includes deploying a reversible restraint in response to the confidence factor and the time to collision and deploying a non-reversible restraint in response to the confidence factor and the time to collision.

公开(公告)号：US20170088096A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-30

申请号：US14864652

申请日：2015-09-24

Applicant: INTEL IP CORPORATION

Inventor： ENNO LUEBBERS ,  CAGRI TANRIOVER

IPC: B60R22/48 ,  B60R22/12

CPC classification number: B60R22/48 ,  B60R21/01544 ,  B60R22/12 ,  B60R2022/4841 ,  B60R2022/4866

Abstract: A seat safety apparatus, comprising a lap harness including a lap harness belt segment and at least one lap harness sensor connected with the lap harness belt segment; the lap harness sensor formed of an electrically conductive material having an electrical resistance variable as a function of strain of the lap harness sensor wherein, in response to a change in strain of the electrically conductive material of the lap harness sensor, the electrical resistance of the electrically conductive material of the lap harness sensor changes; wherein the electrically conductive material of the lap harness sensor provides an electrical resistance in an electrical circuit of the seat safety apparatus; and wherein, in response to electrical power provided to the electrical circuit, the lap harness sensor provides a lap harness sensor output which changes as the electrical resistance of the electrically conductive material of the lap harness sensor changes.