Patent ID: 6364046
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: B60T,G05G,Y10T

Abstract:
Apparatus for activation of a safety device associated with a vehicle pedal in a vehicle including a front edge, an engine compartment, a pedal arm, a push rod connected to said pedal arm, and acting means for acting upon said push rod, said apparatus comprising an actuator for releasing said push rod from said pedal arm upon actuation thereof, a sensor for actuation of said actuator in response to detection of a condition of said vehicle corresponding to a collision, said sensor being disposed in a predetermined zone within said vehicle, said predetermined zone being defined by a first distance proximate to said front edge of said vehicle and a second distance distal from said front edge of said vehicle, said first and second distances being selected whereby said predetermined zone defines a location in which deformation occurs upon a collision at at least a predetermined speed and corresponding to a time delay between a minimum time delay corresponding to said first distance and a maximum time delay corresponding to said second distance for activation of said sensor after said deformation.