Abstract:
An electronic sensing system for triggering the activation of a safety mechanism of a vehicle during a vehicle collision. The system includes a piezoelectric transducer providing an output indicative of shock acceleration of the vehicle, an evaluating and safety circuit for processing the output of the transducer in accordance with predetermined dynamic deformation characteristics of the vehicle and for providing a triggering output signal to an ignition circuit for activating the safety mechanism such as an air bag system. The evaluating and safety circuit provides a triggering output signal depending upon whether at least one of a predetermined threshold value has been attained by the output signal of the transducer and that the value is maintained for a predetermined delay period.
Abstract:
An electrical primer having a pole piece, a plated element having an ignition bridge, a casing member and an ignitable charge arranged within an electrically conductive housing such that the ignitable charge is in operative relation with the ignition bridge and an electrically conductive connection is provided between the pole piece and the housing via the plated element and the casing member. The pole piece is accessible from the outside of the housing and is provided with a recess in the side portion facing the ignitable charge and the plated element is arranged within the recess such that the bottom surface thereof rests on the bottom of the recess of the pole piece. The plated element may also have a peripheral surface portion resting against the wall portion of the recess.