Patent ID: 7126239
Filing Date: 2006-10-24
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A method for triggering at least one restraint arrangement, comprising: releasing, for the at least one restraint arrangement, a triggering signal from a peripheral acceleration sensor situated in a vehicle depending on a signal from another acceleration sensor that is centrally positioned in the vehicle to trigger the at least one restraint arrangement, wherein the released triggering signal from the peripheral acceleration sensor triggers the at least one restraint arrangement; wherein, when the signal from the another acceleration sensor exceeds a first threshold value that is higher than a release threshold, one of: a) raising a release threshold for the signal from the another acceleration sensor for a first predefined time; and b) blocking the releasing of the triggering signal from the peripheral acceleration sensor for a second predefined time; and wherein, when the signal from the another acceleration sensor exceeds a second threshold value that is higher than the first threshold value, releasing the triggering signal from the peripheral acceleration sensor to trigger the at least one restraint arrangement.