Patent ID: 6293583
Filing Date: 2001-09-25
Classification: B60R,F42B

Abstract:
An activating apparatus of a passive safety device provided on a vehicle, comprising:a squib that, upon receiving an electric current, activates a passive safety device for protecting a passenger;current controlling means for controlling the electric current supplied from a power supply to said squib when receiving a driving signal; anddriving means for transmitting the driving signal to said current controlling means in the event of a crash of the vehicle and at the time of disposal of said passive safety device, said power supply being an on-vehicle power supply in the event of a crash of the vehicle, and said power supply being an off-vehicle power supply at the time of disposal of said passive safety device,wherein, at the time of disposal of said passive safety device, said driving means disables transmission of the driving signal based on the crash of the vehicle to said current controlling means.