Patent ID: 6783167
Filing Date: 2004-08-31
Classification: B60Q,E05B,G07C,G08B,Y10S

Abstract:
A safety system for opening a closed compartment of a vehicle, the closed compartment of the vehicle comprising at least one of a trunk compartment of the vehicle and a cabin of the vehicle, said safety system comprising:a sensing element for sensing the presence of an occupant within the closed compartment of the vehicle, said sensing element comprising at least one of a capacitive sensing element, a resistive sensing element, a thermal sensing element and a pressure sensing element; a control responsive to said sensing element, said control being operable to provide an output signal in response to a detection of the occupant by said sensing element, said control being selectably locked to limit providing an unintentional output signal, said control being selectably locked in response to an input signal indicative of at least one of the vehicle ignition being on and the vehicle moving; and a release system operable to open the closed compartment in response to said output signal of said control, wherein said release system comprises a manual release device and a release mechanism, said manual release device being configured to actuate said release mechanism to open the compartment irrespective of said output signal.