公开(公告)号：US06758496B1

公开(公告)日：2004-07-06

申请号：US10145775

申请日：2002-05-15

申请人： Wanda Coriz

发明人： Wanda Coriz

IPC分类号： B60R2200

CPC分类号： B60R22/024 ,  B60R2022/1818

摘要： A shoulder belt retention device for keeping the shoulder strap portion of a vehicle seat belt system in place and away from the child's face, thus providing the child with maximum comfort and protection. The shoulder belt retention device includes a main loop portion that is positionable around a shoulder of a user. A shoulder belt retaining portion is designed for selectively securing a shoulder belt of a vehicle restraint system. The shoulder belt retaining portion maintains the shoulder belt in a substantially fixed spatial relationship with the shoulder of the user such that the shoulder belt does not rub a neck of the user during use.

摘要翻译： 一种肩带保持装置，用于将车辆安全带系统的肩带部分保持在适当位置并远离儿童的脸部，从而为孩子提供最大的舒适和保护。 肩带保持装置包括可绕使用者肩部定位的主环部分。 肩带保持部被设计用于选择性地固定车辆限制系统的肩带。 肩带保持部分将肩带保持与使用者的肩部基本上固定的空间关系，使肩带在使用过程中不会摩擦使用者的颈部。

公开(公告)号：US06752466B2

公开(公告)日：2004-06-22

申请号：US10165781

申请日：2002-06-10

申请人： Lien-Feng Liang

发明人： Lien-Feng Liang

IPC分类号： B60R2200

CPC分类号： B60R22/00 ,  B60Q3/242

摘要： A protective device is detachably attached to a shoulder harness of the automotive vehicle and is formed of a main body and a panel. The main body has a softness and is provided with the Velcro, device to facilitate the fastening and the unfastening of the protective device with the shoulder harness. The panel is attached to the outer surface of the main body and is provided with a light-emitting apparatus and an attention-drawing mark printed thereon.

摘要翻译： 保护装置可拆卸地附接到机动车辆的肩带上，并且由主体和面板形成。 主体具有柔软度，并配备有魔术贴，便于紧固的装置和带有肩带的保护装置的松开。 面板安装在主体的外表面，并且设置有印刷在其上的发光装置和注意标记。

公开(公告)号：US06679524B2

公开(公告)日：2004-01-20

申请号：US10156850

申请日：2002-05-29

申请人： Gary R. Greib ,  Thomas W. Miller

发明人： Gary R. Greib ,  Thomas W. Miller

IPC分类号： B60R2200

CPC分类号： G01L5/103 ,  B60R21/0155 ,  B60R22/48 ,  B60R2022/4841

摘要： A tension sensing assembly for a seat restraint system in a vehicle includes a housing and a movable mechanism disposed in the housing. The tension sensing assembly also includes at least one spring disposed in the housing and cooperable with the movable mechanism. The tension sensing assembly includes at least one magnet disposed in the housing and a Hall effect sensor disposed in the housing and cooperable with the at least one magnet. The tension sensing assembly further includes a cable extending through the housing and cooperable with the movable mechanism to move the movable mechanism to deflect the at least one spring. The movable mechanism moves the at least one magnet relative to the Hall effect sensor to change an output of the Hall effect sensor to indicate a tension level in the seat restraint system when the at least one spring is deflected.

摘要翻译： 一种用于车辆中的座椅约束系统的张力检测组件，包括壳体和设置在壳体中的可动机构。 张力感测组件还包括设置在壳体中并与可移动机构配合的至少一个弹簧。 所述张力感测组件包括设置在所述壳体中的至少一个磁体和布置在所述壳体中并与所述至少一个磁体配合的霍尔效应传感器。 张力检测组件还包括延伸穿过壳体并与可移动机构配合的电缆，以移动可移动机构以偏转至少一个弹簧。 可移动机构相对于霍尔效应传感器移动至少一个磁体，以改变霍尔效应传感器的输出，以指示当至少一个弹簧偏转时座椅约束系统中的张力水平。

公开(公告)号：US06640174B2

公开(公告)日：2003-10-28

申请号：US09773286

申请日：2001-01-31

申请人： Steven Yellin Schondorf ,  Scott Howard Gaboury ,  Troy Otis Cooprider ,  Rene A. Najor

发明人： Steven Yellin Schondorf ,  Scott Howard Gaboury ,  Troy Otis Cooprider ,  Rene A. Najor

IPC分类号： B60R2200

CPC分类号： B60R21/013 ,  B60K28/14 ,  B60R2021/01163 ,  B60R2021/01184 ,  B60R2021/01252

摘要： A restraint and fuel pump cutoff control system is disclosed wherein a restraint control module controls the restraint system such as an air bag deployment system and a fuel system power supply based upon data inputs from sensors positioned at various locations on the vehicle. When data received from the sensors indicates that a collision event has occurred and has reached the predetermined level of severity, power to the fuel system is cut off to prevent undesired pumping of fuel. If power is interrupted during a collision event, the fuel system will be cut off and remain cut off until reset by turning the ignition switch to off and then to run/start indicating a clean shutdown. The restraint control module utilizes collision data profiles to distinguish between power shutdowns occurring during a collision event and power shutdowns occurring when only background data is being received from the sensors.

公开(公告)号：US06609055B2

公开(公告)日：2003-08-19

申请号：US10065587

申请日：2002-10-31

申请人： James G. Stanley

发明人： James G. Stanley

IPC分类号： B60R2200

CPC分类号： B60R21/01516 ,  B60R21/01522 ,  B60R21/01532 ,  B60R21/01556

摘要： An occupant detection system comprises first and second electric field sensors mounted in or on a seat back of a seat, and at least one seat weight sensor. The first electric field sensor provides a measure of the central/inboard capacitance of a first electrode located proximate to an upper central region of a seating surface of the seat back, and extending downwards towards a middle inboard region of the seating surface. The second electric field sensor provides a measure of outboard capacitance of a second electrode located proximate to the outboard side of the seating surface. If the central/inboard capacitance is less than an associated central/inboard capacitance threshold, and if the measure of seat weight is less than an associated weight threshold, then the side air bag inflator is disabled. Otherwise if the outboard capacitance is greater than an associated outboard capacitance threshold, then a side ratio SR=(W/M)n·(C1/C2) is calculated. If the side ratio is less than an associated side ratio threshold, then the side air bag inflator is disabled. Otherwise the.side air bag inflator is enabled for deployment responsive to a signal from the side-impact crash sensor.

摘要翻译： 乘员检测系统包括安装在座椅的座椅靠背中或其上的第一和第二电场传感器以及至少一个座椅重量传感器。 第一电场传感器提供位于靠近座椅靠背的座面的中心区域的第一电极的中心/内侧电容的量度，并向着朝着座面的中间的内侧区域向下延伸。 第二电场传感器提供位于靠近座面的外侧的第二电极的外侧电容的测量值。 如果中央/内部电容小于相关联的中央/内部电容阈值，并且如果座椅重量的测量值小于相关联的重量阈值，则侧面安全气囊充气机被禁用。 否则如果舷外电容大于相关联的外侧电容阈值，则计算侧比SR =（W / M）n。（C1 / C2）。 如果侧比小于相关侧比阈值，则侧面气囊充气机被禁用。 否则，旁路气囊充气机能够响应于来自侧面碰撞碰撞传感器的信号进行部署。

公开(公告)号：US06609053B1

公开(公告)日：2003-08-19

申请号：US08962827

申请日：1997-11-03

申请人： David S. Breed

发明人： David S. Breed

IPC分类号： B60R2200

CPC分类号： B60R21/0132 ,  B60R21/013 ,  B60R21/0134 ,  B60R21/015 ,  B60R2021/0011 ,  B60R2021/01311 ,  B60R2021/01325

摘要： A sensor system for initiating deployment of an occupant protection apparatus in a motor vehicle, such as an airbag, to protect an occupant of the vehicle in a crash. The system includes a sensor mounted to the vehicle for sensing accelerations of the vehicle and producing an analog signal representative thereof; an electronic converter for receiving the analog signal from the sensor and for converting the analog signal into a digital signal, and a processor which receives the digital signal. The processor includes a pattern recognition system and produces a deployment signal when the pattern recognition system determines that the digital signal contains a pattern characteristic of a vehicle crash requiring occupant protection. A deployment initiation mechanism is coupled to the processor and, responsive to the deployment signal, initiates deployment of the occupant protection apparatus.

摘要翻译： 一种传感器系统，用于启动在诸如安全气囊的机动车辆中的乘员保护装置的部署，以在碰撞中保护车辆的乘客。 该系统包括安装到车辆的传感器，用于感测车辆的加速度并产生代表其的模拟信号; 用于从传感器接收模拟信号并将模拟信号转换为数字信号的电子转换器，以及接收数字信号的处理器。 当模式识别系统确定数字信号包含需要乘员保护的车辆碰撞的模式特征时，处理器包括模式识别系统并产生部署信号。 部署启动机制耦合到处理器，并且响应于部署信号启动乘员保护装置的部署。

公开(公告)号：US06577937B1

公开(公告)日：2003-06-10

申请号：US10210292

申请日：2002-08-01

申请人： Valerie Shuman ,  Cynthia Paulauskas ,  T. Russell Shields ,  Richard J. Weiland ,  John C. Jasper

发明人： Valerie Shuman ,  Cynthia Paulauskas ,  T. Russell Shields ,  Richard J. Weiland ,  John C. Jasper

IPC分类号： B60R2200

CPC分类号： G08G1/096827 ,  B60G2800/98 ,  B60K28/06 ,  B60K31/0008 ,  B60K31/0058 ,  B60R25/00 ,  B60R25/04 ,  B60R25/2081 ,  B60R25/302 ,  B60R25/305 ,  B60R2021/01311 ,  B60T2220/02 ,  G07C5/085 ,  G08G1/096838 ,  G08G1/096844 ,  G08G1/096872 ,  G08G1/096888 ,  G08G1/166

摘要： A computing architecture for a motorized land-based vehicle is disclosed. The computing architecture includes a data network comprised of a plurality of interconnected processors, a first group of sensors responsive to environmental conditions around the vehicle, a second group of sensors responsive to the vehicle's hardware systems, and a map database containing data that represent geographic features in the geographic area around the vehicle. A vehicle-environment modeling program, executed on the data network, uses the outputs from the first and second groups of sensors and the map database to provide and continuously update a data model that represents the vehicle and the environmental around the vehicle, including geographic features, conditions, structures, objects and obstacles around the vehicle. Vehicle operations programming applications, executed on the data network, use the data model to determine desired vehicle operation in the context of the vehicle's environment. A driver interface receives the vehicle driver's input. Vehicle control programming, executed on the data network, receives outputs from the vehicle operations programming applications and the driver interface, determines a resolved operation for the vehicle's hardware systems and provides output commands indicative thereof. The vehicle operations programming applications may include adaptive cruise control, automated mayday, and obstacle and collision warning systems, among others. Also disclosed is a new computing architecture that organizes the applications and systems in the vehicle into two groups: driver assistance systems and mobile services and information systems. Also disclosed is a drive recorder that maintains records of the statuses of all vehicle systems and of the driver.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于电动陆上车辆的计算架构。 计算架构包括由多个相互连接的处理器组成的数据网络，响应于车辆周围的环境条件的第一组传感器，响应车辆硬件系统的第二组传感器，以及包含表示地理特征的数据的地图数据库 在车辆周围的地理区域。 在数据网络上执行的车辆环境建模程序使用来自第一和第二组传感器和地图数据库的输出来提供并持续地更新代表车辆的数据模型和车辆周围的环境，包括地理特征 ，车辆周围的条件，结构，物体和障碍物。 在数据网络上执行的车辆操作编程应用程序使用数据模型来确定车辆环境中所需的车辆操作。 驾驶员接口接收车辆驾驶员的输入。 在数据网络上执行的车辆控制编程接收来自车辆操作编程应用程序和驾驶员接口的输出，确定车辆硬件系统的解决操作，并提供指示其的输出命令。 车辆操作编程应用可以包括自适应巡航控制，自动日间，以及障碍物和碰撞预警系统等。 还公开了一种新的计算架构，其将车辆中的应用和系统组织为驾驶员辅助系统和移动服务和信息系统两组。 还公开了维持所有车辆系统和驾驶员的状态的记录的驾驶记录器。

公开(公告)号：US06502861B2

公开(公告)日：2003-01-07

申请号：US09767029

申请日：2001-01-22

申请人： Martin Specht

发明人： Martin Specht

IPC分类号： B60R2200

CPC分类号： H04L9/083 ,  H04L9/321 ,  H04L9/3231 ,  H04L2209/60 ,  Y10T24/3617

摘要： A seat belt guide has a metallic body for mounting on a vehicle structure. A flexing bar has a low-friction belt webbing guide face around which webbing of a seat belt is guided. The flexing bar and two flexing bar carriers define a webbing guide aperture. A belt webbing guide face is formed by a sliding shell that is clipped on with an interlocking fit in the region of the flexing bar and the flexing bar carriers.

公开(公告)号：US06484082B1

公开(公告)日：2002-11-19

申请号：US09578213

申请日：2000-05-24

申请人： Arnold W. Millsap ,  Thomas Michael Forest ,  Peter H. G. Hansson ,  Anthony Anderson ,  George D Nakis

发明人： Arnold W. Millsap ,  Thomas Michael Forest ,  Peter H. G. Hansson ,  Anthony Anderson ,  George D Nakis

IPC分类号： B60R2200

CPC分类号： H04L12/4641 ,  H04L12/40039 ,  H04L12/4035 ,  H04L12/4625 ,  H04L2012/40273

摘要： A network management approach for use in a vehicle to control activation of electronic control units (ECUs) networked together throughout the vehicle. The ECUs are grouped together by function into virtual networks, with each virtual network including those ECUs used in carrying out a particular control task, such as controlling power windows or automatic headlights. The virtual networks are activated using a messaging protocol that specifies which virtual network is being activated. Periodic messages specifying the virtual network are also used to maintain it active. This permits the ECUs to be maintained in a low power quiescent state when the control functions are not needed, while allowing only those needed for a particular control task to be awakened and maintained in an activated state to carry out their associated control task. An ECU can activate one of the virtual networks by transmitting a wake-up signal followed by a message identifying the virtual network. Each of the ECUs receive this message and, if it is a member of the virtual network being initialized, maintains itself in an active state to carry out the control task associated with the virtual network. The other ECUs return to the quiescent state. Using this approach, an ECU is able to activate only the necessary ECUs for a particular control task without having to know which or how many ECUs are involved in performing the task.

摘要翻译： 一种用于车辆中的网络管理方法，用于控制整个车辆联网在一起的电子控制单元（ECU）的激活。 ECU通过功能分组到虚拟网络中，每个虚拟网络包括用于执行特定控制任务（例如控制电源窗口或自动前灯）的ECU。 使用消息协议激活虚拟网络，该消息协议指定正在激活哪个虚拟网络。 指定虚拟网络的定期消息也用于保持活动状态。 这允许在不需要控制功能时将ECU维持在低功率静止状态，同时只允许将特定控制任务所需要的那些唤醒并保持在激活状态以执行其相关联的控制任务。 ECU可以通过发送唤醒信号以及识别虚拟网络的消息来激活虚拟网络中的一个。 每个ECU接收该消息，并且如果它是被初始化的虚拟网络的成员，则维持其处于活动状态以执行与虚拟网络相关联的控制任务。 其他ECU返回到静止状态。 使用这种方法，ECU只能激活特定控制任务所需的ECU，而不必知道执行任务涉及哪个或多少个ECU。

公开(公告)号：US06217068B1

公开(公告)日：2001-04-17

申请号：US09172373

申请日：1998-10-14

申请人： Pat C. Trainum ,  Douglas J. Trainum ,  Melvin L. Crane

发明人： Pat C. Trainum ,  Douglas J. Trainum ,  Melvin L. Crane

IPC分类号： B60R2200

CPC分类号： B60R22/02 ,  B60R2022/028

摘要： This invention sets forth one or more seat belts which are secured at one end to the vehicle body in front of the seat and which extends upwardly and across the seat to connect with the usual well known buckle. The belt can be a retractable type so that it does not flop around on the floor in front of the seat. The belt can pass through a loop on the upper front of the seat. This belt would be used to protect a person, such as a child, lying prone on the seat such as during sleeping.

摘要翻译： 本发明提出了一个或多个安全带，其一端固定在座椅前方的车身上，并且向上延伸穿过座椅以与通常公知的扣环连接。 皮带可以是可伸缩的类型，使得它不会在座椅前面的地板上翻转。 皮带可穿过座椅上部前部的一个环。 该腰带将用于保护诸如儿童的人在睡觉时躺在座位上。