公开(公告)号：US06494284B1

公开(公告)日：2002-12-17

申请号：US09705495

申请日：2000-11-03

申请人： Stephen R. W. Cooper

发明人： Stephen R. W. Cooper

IPC分类号： B60K2814

CPC分类号： B60R21/01534 ,  B60N2/002 ,  B60R21/01516 ,  B60R21/0154 ,  B60R21/01546 ,  B60R21/01556 ,  G01G19/4142

摘要： An arrangement (10), for a vehicle (12) that has an actuatable occupant protection device (14), includes a vehicle seat (16) for a vehicle occupant (22). The arrangement (10) includes sensors (42 and 44) located within the seat (16) for sensing a characteristic that is indicative of a condition for which the protection device (14) is to be actuated. A controller (32) of the arrangement (10) is located within the seat (16) and processes sensory information from the sensors (42 and 44) to determine the occurrence of the condition for which the protection device (14) is to be actuated. A signal (36) indicative of the determination is output from the controller (32).

摘要翻译： 一种用于具有可起动乘员保护装置（14）的车辆（12）的装置（10），包括用于车辆乘客（22）的车辆座椅（16）。 布置（10）包括位于座（16）内的传感器（42和44），用于感测指示保护装置（14）被致动的状态的特性。 布置（10）的控制器（32）位于座（16）内并且处理来自传感器（42和44）的感官信息以确定保护装置（14）被致动的状况的发生 。 从控制器（32）输出指示确定的信号（36）。

公开(公告)号：US20020175490A1

公开(公告)日：2002-11-28

申请号：US10137451

申请日：2002-05-03

发明人： Morio Sakai ,  Koji Aoki ,  Osamu Fujimoto

IPC分类号： B60R021/32

CPC分类号： B60R21/01556 ,  B60N2/002 ,  B60N2/28 ,  B60N2/286 ,  B60N2/2863 ,  B60R21/0152

摘要： An occupant judging apparatus for a vehicle seat includes a load sensor assembled to a seat body, a controller for calculating a detected load value based upon an output load value of the load sensor and for performing an occupant judgment based upon a difference between the detected load value and a predetermined judging threshold value, human body detecting means for detecting a human body approximately in contact with the seat body. The controller controls the occupant judgment based upon the detected load value and the predetermined judging threshold value in response to the detecting status of the human body by the human body detecting means.

摘要翻译： 用于车辆座椅的乘员判断装置包括组装到座椅本体的负载传感器，用于基于负载传感器的输出负载值计算检测到的负载值并根据检测到的负载之间的差进行乘员判断的控制器 值和预定的判定阈值，用于检测与座椅主体大致接触的人体的人体检测装置。 控制器响应于人体检测装置对人体的检测状态，基于检测到的负载值和预定判定阈值来控制乘员判断。

公开(公告)号：US06459974B1

公开(公告)日：2002-10-01

申请号：US09870151

申请日：2001-05-30

申请人： Aijaz Ahmed Baloch ,  Usman Ahmed ,  Muhammad Asif ,  Khurram Khan Afridi

发明人： Aijaz Ahmed Baloch ,  Usman Ahmed ,  Muhammad Asif ,  Khurram Khan Afridi

IPC分类号： G06F700

CPC分类号： B60R21/01538 ,  B60R21/01556 ,  G06K9/00362 ,  G06K9/626 ,  G06T7/215 ,  G06T7/254

摘要： An occupant classification system utilizes a rules-based expert system to automatically classify the occupant of a seat for the purposes of airbag deployment. The invention provides users with the ability to create, test, and modify the image attributes or “features” used by the expert system to classify occupants into one of several predefined occupant-type categories. Users are also provided the ability to create, test, and modify the processes utilizing those chosen features. The user of the invention designs the features and the algorithms used by the expert system classifier. A feature extractor is used to extract features from an image of the occupant and surrounding seat area, and the values relating to those features are sent in a vector of features to the expert system classifier. The expert system classifier classifies the image of the occupant according to the internal rules for that classifier. The resulting occupant-type classification is sent to the confidence factor extractor, along with the vector of features. The confidence factor extractor generates a confidence factor indicating the probable accuracy of the occupant-type classification. The occupant-type classification and confidence factor are then sent to the airbag controller so the airbag deployment system can take the appropriate action. For embodiments involving multiple expert system classifiers, one weighted occupant-type classification and one weighted confidence factor are sent to the airbag controller.

摘要翻译： 乘客分类系统利用基于规则的专家系统来为了安全气囊部署的目的而自动地分类座椅的乘客。 本发明使用户能够创建，测试和修改由专家系统使用的图像属性或“特征”，以将乘客分类为若干预定义的乘员类型类别之一。 用户还可以使用这些选定的功能创建，测试和修改流程。 本发明的用户设计专家系统分类器使用的特征和算法。 特征提取器用于从乘员和周围座位区域的图像中提取特征，并且将与这些特征相关的值以特征向量发送到专家系统分类器。 专家系统分类器根据该分类器的内部规则对乘员的图像进行分类。 所产生的乘员类型分类与特征向量一起发送到置信因子提取器。 置信因子提取器产生表示乘员类型分类的可能精度的置信因子。 然后将乘员型分类和置信因子发送到安全气囊控制器，使安全气囊展开系统能够采取适当的动作。 对于涉及多个专家系统分类器的实施例，将一个加权乘员类型分类和一个加权置信因子发送到安全气囊控制器。

公开(公告)号：US06429774B1

公开(公告)日：2002-08-06

申请号：US09456714

申请日：1999-12-09

申请人： Reinhard Schmid ,  Marten Swart ,  Reinhard Hamperl ,  Arnulf Pietsch ,  Hendrik Bözen

发明人： Reinhard Schmid ,  Marten Swart ,  Reinhard Hamperl ,  Arnulf Pietsch ,  Hendrik Bözen

IPC分类号： G08B2900

CPC分类号： B60R21/01534 ,  B60R21/01556 ,  G01S7/4004 ,  G01S7/412 ,  G01S13/04

摘要： A demodulator of an evaluating unit for a device for detecting objects derives a useful signal from a supplied input signal with the aid of a carrier signal. The demodulator further derives a test signal with the aid of a modulated carrier signal. An evaluator detects as a function of the useful signal whether an object is being detected and, as a function of the test signal the functionality of the device.

摘要翻译： 用于检测物体的装置的评估单元的解调器借助于载波信号从提供的输入信号中导出有用信号。 解调器还借助调制载波信号导出测试信号。 评估者根据有用信号来检测是否正在检测对象，并根据测试信号的功能检测设备的功能。

公开(公告)号：US06419199B1

公开(公告)日：2002-07-16

申请号：US09743251

申请日：2001-03-09

申请人： Robert Skofljanec ,  Dieter Bornhorst ,  Sören Lemcke

发明人： Robert Skofljanec ,  Dieter Bornhorst ,  Sören Lemcke

IPC分类号： A47B9700

CPC分类号： B60R21/01556 ,  B60N2/28 ,  B60N2/286 ,  B60N2/2863 ,  B60N2/2887 ,  B60N2/289 ,  E05B17/22 ,  Y10T24/45623

摘要： The invention relates to a device for monitoring the locking position of a connecting device 5, especially the locking position of a device for fixing a child seat in a motor vehicle, with a base body 11, which can be connected with a support component 7 capable of being locked with a locking component 3, a slider 13 arranged in the base body 11, which when the base body is joined with the support component 7, can be impinged at time of transfer of locking component 3 to the locking position by the locking component and displaced from an initial position into an end position corresponding to the locking position, and with a detection device 15 provided in or at the base body 11 for detection of the correct locking position of the locking component 3 and the support component 7 by detection of the position of the slider 13, whereby the detection device 15 registers, in addition to the locking position, at least one additional position of the slider 13, at a distance from the locking position.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种用于监测连接装置5的锁定位置的装置，特别是用于将儿童座椅固定在机动车辆中的装置的锁定位置，其具有基体11，该基体可与能够支撑的支撑部件7连接 被锁定在锁定部件3上，布置在基体11中的滑块13，当基体与支撑部件7接合时，可以通过锁定部件将锁定部件3转移到锁定位置时入射 并且通过设置在基体11内或底座11上的检测装置15，用于通过检测来检测锁定部件3和支撑部件7的正确的锁定位置，并将其从初始位置移动到与锁定位置对应的终止位置 滑块13的位置的位置，由此检测装置15除了锁定位置之外还与锁定位置相距一定距离的滑块13的至少一个附加位置 游戏

公开(公告)号：US20020079397A1

公开(公告)日：2002-06-27

申请号：US09998965

申请日：2001-11-15

申请人： TRW Occupant Restraint Systems GmbH & Co. KG

发明人： Lloyd Snyder

IPC分类号： B60R022/38

CPC分类号： B60R22/415 ,  B60R21/01548 ,  B60R21/01556

摘要： The invention relates to a belt retractor for a vehicle safety belt. The belt retractor comprises a frame, a belt spool rotatably mounted in the frame, and a locking mechanism which is provided with a release disk and by means of which the belt spool can be blocked against rotation in the frame. The belt retractor further comprises a control disk as well as a reduction gear that couples the belt spool with the control disk. A rocking lever is provided which is adapted to be pivoted by the control disk between a release position in which it does not cooperate with the release disk, and a blocking position in which it engages in the release disk, whereby the belt spool can be blocked against rotation. A switch is provided which is adapted to be actuated by the control disk when a predetermined amount of belt webbing has been drawn off the belt spool and the control disk has been turned into a predetermined position.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种用于车辆安全带的带卷收器。 带卷收器包括框架，可旋转地安装在框架中的皮带卷轴以及设置有释放盘的锁定机构，通过该锁定机构可以阻止皮带卷轴在框架中旋转。 带卷收器还包括控制盘以及将带卷轴与控制盘相连的减速齿轮。 提供了一种摆动杆，其适于在不与释放盘配合的释放位置处由控制盘枢转，以及阻挡位置，在该阻挡位置中，所述摇杆与啮合在释放盘中，从而可以阻止皮带卷轴 反转。 提供了一种开关，其适于在预定量的带织带已经从皮带卷轴拔出并且控制盘已经变成预定位置时由控制盘致动。

公开(公告)号：US06392542B1

公开(公告)日：2002-05-21

申请号：US09614086

申请日：2000-07-11

申请人： James G. Stanley

发明人： James G. Stanley

IPC分类号： G08B1326

CPC分类号： B60R21/01534 ,  B60N2/002 ,  B60N2/28 ,  B60N2/286 ,  B60N2/2863 ,  B60N2/5685 ,  B60R21/01516 ,  B60R21/01532 ,  B60R21/01536 ,  B60R21/01556 ,  B60R2021/0034 ,  B60R2021/0037 ,  G01B7/023 ,  G01V3/088 ,  G08B13/26 ,  H03K17/955

摘要： An electric field sensor (12) comprising at least one electrode (26) mountable within a seat (14) is operatively coupled to a sensing circuit (38), which applies an oscillating signal (28), comprising at least one frequency or at least one pulse, to at least one electrode (26) and generates a signal (32) responsive to at least one electric-field-influencing property of an object proximate to the electric field sensor (12). At least one frequency or pulse width of the applied signal (28) are adapted to be at most weakly responsive to a wetting condition of the seat (14). A method of sensing an occupant comprises placing at least one electrode (12) within a seat (14) of a motor vehicle (16), applying an oscillating signal (28) to at least one electrode, measuring (1112) the amplitude (1026) and phase (1038) of a signal (26) responsive to the at least one electrode (26), rotating (1116) the measured amplitude (1026) and phase (1038), compensating (1118) the rotated amplitude by a value responsive to the rotated phase, and comparing (1120) the compensated amplitude with a threshold.

摘要翻译： 包括可安装在座位（14）内的至少一个电极（26）的电场传感器（12）可操作地耦合到感测电路（38），所述感测电路（38）施加振荡信号（28），所述振荡信号包括至少一个频率或至少 一个脉冲，至少一个电极（26）并且响应于靠近电场传感器（12）的物体的至少一个电场影响特性产生信号（32）。 所施加的信号（28）的至少一个频率或脉冲宽度适合于对座椅（14）的润湿状态最弱的响应。 感测乘员的方法包括将至少一个电极（12）放置在机动车辆（16）的座（14）内，向至少一个电极施加振荡信号（28），测量振幅（1026） ）和响应于至少一个电极（26）的信号（26）的相位（1038），旋转（1116）测量的幅度（1026）和相位（1038），将旋转振幅补偿（1118）一个响应值 并将补偿幅度与阈值进行比较（1120）。

公开(公告)号：US20020038947A1

公开(公告)日：2002-04-04

申请号：US09962356

申请日：2001-09-26

申请人： NEC Corporation

发明人： Satoshi Baba ,  Kazunori Jinno ,  Hiroshi Oikawa ,  Takashi Saito ,  Naoki Saito ,  Shingo Nagai ,  Yoshinori Masuda

IPC分类号： B60R021/32

CPC分类号： B60R21/01516 ,  B60R21/0152 ,  B60R21/01532 ,  B60R21/01556 ,  B60R2021/01068

摘要： In an occupant detecting apparatus for detecting an occupant seated on a passenger seat of a vehicle with an airbag for the occupant, a load sensor is provided in a bottom part of the seat. A plurality of first electric field sensors are provided in the bottom part of the seat, and a plurality of second electric field sensors are provided in a rear part of the seat. An airbag inflating permission control unit permits inflation of the airbag in accordance with output signals of the load sensor and the first and second electric field sensors.

摘要翻译： 在用于乘坐乘客的乘客座椅的乘员检测乘员检测装置中，在座椅的底部设置负载传感器。 多个第一电场传感器设置在座椅的底部，多个第二电场传感器设置在座椅的后部。 安全气囊充气允许控制单元允许根据负载传感器和第一和第二电场传感器的输出信号使气囊充气。

公开(公告)号：US20020024257A1

公开(公告)日：2002-02-28

申请号：US09756861

申请日：2001-01-10

申请人： TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

发明人： Osamu Fujimoto ,  Minoru Izawa

IPC分类号： B60R022/00

CPC分类号： B60R21/01516 ,  B60R21/0152 ,  B60R21/0155 ,  B60R21/01556

摘要： According to the invention, the presence of a child seat mounted on a vehicle seat or the presence of a passenger seated in the vehicle seat is determined automatically. A child seat detecting apparatus incorporated into a vehicle seat is provided with a plurality of load sensors comprising stress sensors or the like, and a determining function for monitoring a relative change of each load detected by each load sensor and determining whether a child seat is mounted on the vehicle seat or whether a passenger is seated in the vehicle seat by the difference of the change of each load. Accordingly, this child seat detecting apparatus makes it possible to accurately determine whether a child seat is mounted on the vehicle seat or whether a person of small stature yet who does not require a child seat is seated in the vehicle seat.

摘要翻译： 根据本发明，自动确定安装在车辆座椅上的儿童座椅的存在或坐在车辆座椅中的乘客的存在。 一种结合到车辆座椅中的儿童座椅检测装置设置有多个负载传感器，包括应力传感器等，以及用于监视由每个负载传感器检测到的每个负载的相对变化并确定是否安装儿童座椅的确定功能 通过每个负载的变化的差异，在车辆座椅上或乘客是否坐在车辆座椅中。 因此，该儿童座椅检测装置能够准确地确定儿童座椅是否安装在车辆座椅上，或者是否将不需要儿童座椅的身材矮小的人坐在车辆座椅中。

公开(公告)号：US06345840B1

公开(公告)日：2002-02-12

申请号：US09501551

申请日：2000-02-09

申请人： Michael Meyer ,  Frank Schink ,  Manfred Muller

发明人： Michael Meyer ,  Frank Schink ,  Manfred Muller

IPC分类号： B60R2132

CPC分类号： B60R21/01516 ,  B60N2/002 ,  B60N2/20 ,  B60N2/22 ,  B60R21/0154 ,  B60R21/01554 ,  B60R21/01556

摘要： Vehicle seat having a seat face element and adjustable backrest element. A vehicle seat having a seat face element with a pressure-sensitive seat occupation sensor system, and having a backrest element which can be adjusted between a backrest function position and a lowered position resting on the seat face element. A backrest position sensor system is provided which detects whether the backrest element assumes the lowered position, and in this case outputs a lowered position information item.

摘要翻译： 车座具有座面元件和可调靠背元件。 一种具有座面元件的汽车座椅，具有压敏座椅占用传感器系统，并且具有靠背元件，该靠背元件可以在靠背座椅功能位置和位于座椅面元件上的降低位置之间进行调节。 提供了一种靠背位置传感器系统，其检测靠背元件是否处于降低位置，并且在这种情况下输出降低的位置信息项。