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US 11,433,839 B2Granted
Device for a vehicle and method for fragmenting a component for a vehicle
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorsHeiko Freienstein, Mustafa Kamil
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to a device for a vehicle. The device comprises a component for the vehicle and an explosive module. The explosive module is configured so as in response to a trigger signal to cause the component to fragment.
Claims10
A device for a vehicle, the device comprising:
- a component for the vehicle, the component including (i) a housing, (ii) a transmitter device arranged in the housing and configured to transmit a sensor beam, and (iii) a mirror arranged in the housing and configured to deflect the sensor beam;
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- an explosive module configured to, in response to a trigger signal, cause the housing to fragment into at least two parts.
A method for fragmenting a component for a vehicle, the component including (i) a housing, (ii) a transmitter device arranged in the housing and configured to transmit a sensor beam, and (iii) a mirror arranged in the housing and configured to deflect the sensor beam, the method comprising:
- registering a trigger signal that indicates an impact effect that is acting on the vehicle;
- and in response to the trigger signal being registered, inducing a fragmentation of the housing into at least two parts using an explosive module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.