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US 6,851,708 B2Granted
Device for transferring data and/or energy to restraining means in a vehicle
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorHarald Kazmierczak
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Abstract
A device is provided for transmitting data or energy to a system of restraint in a vehicle, which is used for connecting movable vehicle parts by a transformer. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a reed contact is provided on the secondary side of the transformer which short-circuits the winding or the coil when the movable part is removed. This short-circuit prevents an induction voltage from leading to an undesired triggering of the restraint arrangement.
Claims3
A device for at least one of data transmission and energy transmission to a restraint arrangement in a vehicle, comprising:
- a transformer including a primary side in a first vehicle part and a secondary side in a second vehicle part, at least one of the first vehicle part and the second vehicle part being removable;
- wherein the secondary side includes a reed contact and the primary side includes a magnet, and, when one of the first vehicle part and the second vehicle part is removed, the reed contact closes and short-circuits a winding of the secondary side.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.