Method for triggering an occupant protection device in a vehicle
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorFrank Baehrle-Miller
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to a method for triggering an occupant protection device in a vehicle with a parking brake, wherein for the case in which a deceleration of the vehicle is demanded by operating the parking brake while travelling, the occupant protection device is triggered automatically and displaced from an initial position into a protective position.
Claims14
A method for triggering an occupant protection device in a vehicle having a parking brake, the method comprising:
- automatically triggering the occupant protection device and displacing the occupant protection device from an initial position into a protective position, in response to a deceleration of the vehicle being demanded by actuating the parking brake while travelling.
A controller configured to trigger an occupant protection device in a vehicle and actuate adjustable components of a parking brake of the vehicle that is actuated independent of a brake pedal of the vehicle, the controller configured to:
- automatically trigger the occupant protection device and displace the occupant protection device from an initial position into a protective position, in response to a deceleration of the vehicle being demanded by actuating the parking brake while travelling.
A vehicle comprising:
- an occupant protection device;
- a brake pedal configured to operate a vehicle braking system;
- a parking brake that is actuated independent of the brake pedal of the vehicle;
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- a controller configured to trigger the occupant protection device and actuate adjustable components of the parking brake, the controller configured to:
- automatically trigger the occupant protection device and displace the occupant protection device from an initial position into a protective position, in response to a deceleration of the vehicle being demanded by actuating the parking brake while travelling.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.