Safety system for a closed compartment of a vehicle

A safety system for opening a closed compartment of a vehicle, the closed compartment of the vehicle comprising at least one of a trunk compartment of the vehicle and a cabin of the vehicle, said safety system comprising:

• a sensing element for sensing the presence of an occupant within the closed compartment of the vehicle;
• a control responsive to said sensing element, said control being operable to provide an output signal in response to a detection of the occupant by said sensing element, said control being selectably locked to limit providing an unintentional output signal, said control being selectably locked in response to an input signal indicative of at least one of the vehicle ignition being on and the vehicle moving;
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• a release system operable to open the closed compartment in response to said output signal of said control, wherein said release system comprises a manual release device and a release mechanism, said manual release device being configured to actuate said release mechanism to open the compartment irrespective of said output signal.

A safety system for opening a closed compartment of a vehicle, the closed compartment of the vehicle comprising a trunk compartment of the vehicle, said safety system comprising:

• a sensing element for sensing the presence of an occupant within the closed compartment of the vehicle;
• a control responsive to said sensing element, said control being operable to provide an output signal in response to a detection of the occupant by said sensing element, said control being selectably locked to limit providing an unintentional output signal, said control being selectably locked in response to an input signal indicative of at least one of the vehicle ignition being on and the vehicle moving;
• an ambient temperature sensor operable to sense an ambient temperature within the vehicle, said control providing said output signal in response to said ambient temperature sensor sensing an ambient temperature within the compartment which is greater than a predetermined temperature;
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• a release system operable to open the closed compartment in response to said output signal of said control, wherein said safety system is configured to open a deck lid of the trunk compartment of the vehicle.

A safety system for opening a closed compartment of a vehicle, the closed compartment of the vehicle comprising at least one of a trunk compartment of the vehicle and a cabin of the vehicle, said safety system comprising:

• a sensing element for sensing the presence of an occupant within the closed compartment of the vehicle, wherein said sensing element comprises a capacitive sensing element;
• a control responsive to said sensing element, said control being operable to provide an output signal in response to a detection of the occupant by said sensing element, said control being selectably locked to limit providing an unintentional output signal, said control being selectably locked in response to an input signal indicative of at least one of the vehicle ignition being on and the vehicle moving;
• an ambient temperature sensor operable to sense an ambient temperature within the vehicle, said control providing said output signal in response to said ambient temperature sensor sensing an ambient temperature within the compartment which is greater than a predetermined temperature;
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• a release system operable to open the closed compartment in response to said output signal of said control.

A safety system for opening a closed compartment of a vehicle, the closed compartment of the vehicle comprising at least one of a trunk compartment of the vehicle and a cabin of the vehicle, said safety system comprising:

• a sensing element for sensing the presence of an occupant within the closed compartment of the vehicle, wherein said sensing element comprises a pressure sensing element;
• a control responsive to said sensing element, said control being operable to provide an output signal in response to a detection of the occupant by said sensing element, said control being selectably locked to limit providing an unintentional output signal, said control being selectably locked in response to an input signal indicative of at least one of the vehicle ignition being on and the vehicle moving;
• an ambient temperature sensor operable to sense an ambient temperature within the vehicle, said control providing said output signal in response to said ambient temperature sensor sensing an ambient temperature within the compartment which is greater than a predetermined temperature;
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• a release system operable to open the closed compartment in response to said output signal of said control.

A safety system for opening a closed compartment of a vehicle, the closed compartment of the vehicle comprising at least one of a trunk compartment of the vehicle and a cabin of the vehicle, said safety system comprising:

• a sensing element for sensing the presence of an occupant within the closed compartment of the vehicle;
• a control responsive to said sensing element, said control being operable to provide an output signal in response to a detection of the occupant by said sensing element, said control being selectably locked to limit providing an unintentional output signal, said control being selectably locked in response to an input signal indicative of at least one of the vehicle ignition being on and the vehicle moving;
• an ambient temperature sensor operable to sense an ambient temperature within the vehicle, said control providing said output signal in response to said ambient temperature sensor sensing an ambient temperature within the compartment which is greater than a predetermined temperature;
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• a release system operable to open the closed compartment in response to said output signal of said control, wherein said control is selectably locked in response to the input signal being indicative of the vehicle ignition being on.

A safety system for opening a closed compartment of a vehicle, the closed compartment of the vehicle comprising at least one of a trunk compartment of the vehicle and a cabin of the vehicle, said safety system comprising:

• a sensing element for sensing the presence of an occupant within the closed compartment of the vehicle;
• a control responsive to said sensing element, said control being operable to provide an output signal in response to a detection of the occupant by said sensing element, said control being selectably locked to limit providing an unintentional output signal, said control being selectably locked in response to an input signal indicative of at least one of the vehicle ignition being on and the vehicle moving;
• an ambient temperature sensor operable to sense an ambient temperature within the vehicle, said control providing said output signal in response to said ambient temperature sensor sensing an ambient temperature within the compartment which is greater than a predetermined temperature;
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• a release system operable to open the closed compartment in response to said output signal of said control, wherein said release system comprises a manual release device and a release mechanism, said manual release device being configured to actuate said release mechanism to open the compartment irrespective of said output signal.

A safety system for opening a closed compartment of a vehicle, the closed compartment of the vehicle comprising at least one of a trunk compartment of the vehicle and a cabin of the vehicle, said safety system comprising:

• a sensing element for sensing the presence of an occupant within the closed compartment of the vehicle;
• a control responsive to said sensing element, said control being operable to provide an output signal in response to a detection of the occupant by said sensing element, said control being selectably locked to limit providing an unintentional output signal, said control being selectably locked in response to an input signal indicative of at least one of the vehicle ignition being on and the vehicle moving;
• an ambient temperature sensor operable to sense an ambient temperature within the vehicle, said control providing said output signal in response to said ambient temperature sensor sensing an ambient temperature within the compartment which is greater than a predetermined temperature;
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• a release system operable to open the closed compartment in response to said output signal of said control, wherein said control is operable in response to said sensing element to provide an indicator signal to an indicator, said indicator receiving said indicator signal and outputting an indication in accordance with said indicator signal.