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US 9,061,642 B2Granted
Passenger airbag switch
AssigneeVolvo Car Corporation
InventorsFredrik Heurlin, Johan Persson
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Abstract
A passenger airbag system includes a control unit connected to a switch for switching a passenger airbag between an active and a non-active state. The system also includes a first radio frequency unit arranged in the vehicle and may include a second radio frequency unit arranged in a vehicle remote key, so that when the radio frequency units are brought in contact with each other one of the units is arranged for sending a signal to the control unit for changing a setting of the switch.
Claims20
A passenger airbag system comprising:
- a control unit;
- a switch for connection to the control unit, the switch for switching a passenger airbag between an active and a non-active state;
- a first radio frequency unit for arrangement in a vehicle;
- a second radio frequency unit for arrangement in a vehicle remote key, wherein when said radio frequency units are brought in contact with each other, one of the units is configured for sending a signal to the control unit for changing a setting of the switch;
- and
- a component having an area indicating where the second radio frequency unit is to be positioned for changing the state of the passenger airbag switch so that when the second radio frequency unit is positioned against the area, the setting of the switch is changed.
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A passenger airbag system comprising:
- a control unit;
- a switch for connection to the control unit, the switch for switching a passenger airbag between an active and a non-active state;
- and
- a first radio frequency unit for arrangement in a vehicle;
- wherein when said first radio frequency unit is brought in contact with a second radio frequency unit arranged in a vehicle remote key, one of the units is configured for sending a signal to the control unit for changing a setting of the switch, and wherein the vehicle includes a component having an area indicating where the second radio frequency unit is to be positioned for changing the state of the passenger airbag switch so that when the second radio frequency unit is positioned against the area, the setting of the switch is changed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.