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US 7,118,126 B2Granted
Side airbag deployment signal enhancement
AssigneeDaimlerChrysler AG
InventorsTimothy J Wehner, Durgesh M Rege, Anantha M Malavalli, Sanjeewa Fonseka
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Abstract
A vehicle safety system includes a door beam having a first end and second end, and a load transfer element disposed proximate the first end of the door beam. In addition, an airbag sensor is disposed proximate the load transfer element, whereby the load transfer element is operable to receive a load from the door beam and transfer the load to the airbag sensor.
Claims20
A vehicle safety system comprising:
- a door beam having a first end and second end, said door beam extending along a first longitudinal axis;
- a load transfer element disposed proximate said first end of said door beam;
- an airbag sensor disposed proximate said load transfer element;
- wherein said load transfer element is operable to receive a load from said door beam and transfer said load to said airbag sensor.
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A vehicle safety system comprising:
- a beam extending along a first longitudinal axis;
- a bracket extending from said beam along a second longitudinal axis, said bracket including a first end fixed to said beam and a second end extending therefrom;
- a first load transfer element disposed proximate said beam and said first end of said bracket, said first load transfer element operable to transmit a load along a third longitudinal axis;
- a second load transfer element disposed adjacent said second end of said bracket, said second load transfer element operable to transmit a load along said third longitudinal axis;
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- first and second reinforcement gussets, said first and second reinforcement gussets flanking said second end of said bracket and operable to transmit a load along said third longitudinal axis.
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A vehicle body including:
- a side aperture assembly including:
- a B-pillar having an inner panel and an outer panel;
- a door assembly hingedly supported by said side aperture assembly, said door assembly including an inner panel fixedly attached to an outer panel;
- a door beam fixedly attached to said door assembly between said inner and outer panels, said door beam including a first end and second end;
- a load transfer element disposed proximate said first end of said door beam;
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- an airbag sensor disposed proximate said load transfer element;
- wherein said load transfer element is operable to receive a load from said door outer panel and said door beam and transfer said load to said airbag sensor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.