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US 6,672,615 B2Granted
System for deactivating an airbag firing device
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorsBernhard Mattes, Siegfried Malicki
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Abstract
So that, given a desired deactivation of an airbag, a triggering cannot take place under any circumstances, a firing device of the airbag is bypassed using an electrically controllable switch. This switch short-circuits the electric circuit of the firing device during the deactivation time.
Claims10
A system for deactivating a firing device for an airbag installed in a vehicle, comprising:
- a switch for bypassing the firing device;
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- a circuit arrangement for preventing a current flow through the firing device during a desired deactivation time, the circuit arrangement electrically controlling the switch, the switch short-circuiting an electric circuit of the firing device during the deactivation time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.