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AssigneesTemic Telefunken microelectronic GmbH, Robert Bosch GmbH
InventorsGuenter Fendt, Norbert Mueller, Micheal Bischoff, Johannes Rinkens, Stefan Schaeffer, Werner Nitschke, Otto Karl, Joachim Bauer
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Information data and energy are transmitted from a central control to control modules through a bus system in an occupant protection system including occupant protection devices such as airbags. In order to avoid overloading the protection system due to an immediate recharging of an energy storage member after that member triggers an occupant protection device, such recharging is suppressed or interrupted, preferably until a reset command signal is received by the respective control module from the central control.
A method for transmitting energy and data through a bus system (5) in an occupant protection system including a central processing unit (7), triggerable occupant protection devices (1.1) communicatively connected through control modules (6) and through said bus system (5) to said central processing unit (7), said method comprising the following steps:
A control module for an occupant protection system including a central processing unit (7), triggerable occupant protection devices (1.1) communicatively connected through control modules (6) and through a bus system (5) to said central processing unit (7), said control module comprising a switch (1.8) normally connecting an energy storage device (1.4;
A control module for an occupant protection system including a central processing unit (7), triggerable occupant protection devices (1.1) communicatively connected through control modules (6) and through a bus system (5) to said central processing unit (7), said control module (6) comprising an energy storage device, a control signal generator (10) operatively connected to said bus system for receiving a trigger signal, said control module further comprising a charger (8) for charging said energy storage device and a control output (S3) connected to said charger for switching off said charger (8) after said trigger signal has been received by said control signal generator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.