# US 2014/0195070 A1 · Vehicle information recording apparatus > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0195070 A1 - Document ID: US20140195070A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/150,132 - Filed: 2014-01-08 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-10 - Assignees: Denso Corporation - Applicants: Denso Corporation - Inventors: Nobuyoshi Shimizu; Yasutoshi Katoh - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140195070A1 ## CPC - G07C 5/0841: {Registering performance data (recording measured values G01D; information storage G11B)} - B60R 21/013: including means for detecting collisions, impending collisions or roll-over - B60R 21/0134: responsive to imminent contact with an obstacle {, e.g. using radar systems} - B60R 21/0136: responsive to actual contact with an obstacle {, e.g. to vehicle deformation, bumper displacement or bumper velocity relative to the vehicle (monitoring crash strength in combination with passenger seat detection B60R21/01558)} - B60W 30/095: Predicting travel path or likelihood of collision - G07C 5/085: {using electronic data carriers} - G01S 13/93: for anti-collision purposes - G01S 13/931: of land vehicles - G01S 2013/9327: {Sensor installation details} - G01S 2013/93271: {in the front of the vehicles} - G01S 2013/93272: {in the back of the vehicles} - G01S 2013/93274: {on the side of the vehicles} - G01S 2013/93275: {in the bumper area} - G07C: TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE - B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - B60W: CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT - G01S: RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES ## Abstract A vehicle information recording apparatus for a vehicle includes a collision determination section and an information management section. The collision determination section determines the presence or absence of a collision between the vehicle and an object based on (i) detection values of impact sensors which detect impacts applied to the vehicle and (ii) detection values by proximity sensors which detect an approach of the object to the vehicle. The information management section records collision data concerning the collision based on a determination result by the collision determination section. This enables a detection of a collision with an object as a recording target while reducing influence of vibration or noise. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A vehicle information recording apparatus for a vehicle, the vehicle including an impact sensor that detects an impact applied to the vehicle and a proximity sensor that detects an approach of an object to the vehicle, the vehicle information recording apparatus comprising: a collision determination section to perform a determination of presence or absence of a collision of an object with the vehicle based on a detection value of the impact sensor and a detection value of the proximity sensor; and an information management section to record collision data related to the collision based on a result of the determination performed by the collision determination section. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The vehicle information recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: the vehicle includes an occupant protection apparatus that protects an occupant of the vehicle at the collision; and the collision determination section performs the determination of the presence or the absence of the collision based on the detection value of the proximity sensor when the detection value of the impact sensor is less than a threshold value that actuates the occupant protection apparatus, whereas the collision determination section performs the determination of the presence of the collision regardless of the detection value of the proximity sensor when the detection value of the impact sensor is not less than the threshold value that actuates the occupant protection apparatus. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The vehicle information recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: the vehicle includes a plurality of the proximity sensors; the collision determination section deduces an approach spot of the object in the vehicle based on an installed position of the proximity sensor that detects an approach of the object among the proximity sensors; and the information management section records position information on the approach spot in addition to the collision data. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The vehicle information recording apparatus according to claim 3, wherein: the vehicle includes a plurality of the impact sensors; and the collision determination section deduces an impact spot in the vehicle based on an installed position of the impact sensor that detects an impact applied to the vehicle among the impact sensors, and performs the determination of the presence or the absence of the collision based on the impact spot and the approach spot. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The vehicle information recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the collision determination section calculates at least one of (i) a distance of the object to the vehicle or (ii) an approach speed of the object to the vehicle, using the detection value of the proximity sensor.