Patent ID: 6179326
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A vehicle having a passenger compartment and an airbag deployment system, the airbag deployment system comprisinga module housing,at least one airbag associated with said housing and deployable into the passenger compartment,inflator means associated with said housing for inflating said at least one airbag to deploy into the passenger compartment,airbag inflation determining means for generating a signal indicative of whether deployment of said at least one airbag is desired, said airbag inflation determining means comprising crash sensor means arranged separate and at a location apart from said housing for determining the severity of a crash of the vehicle, andelectronic control means arranged within said housing and coupled to said inflator means and to said airbag inflation determining means for initiating said inflator means to inflate said at least one airbag in said housing upon receiving the signal from said airbag inflation determining means, said control means including a power supply for enabling initiation of said inflator means.