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System for controlling activation of air bag for vehicle
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Inventors: Ishizuka, Hideki;
Assignee: Diesel Kiki Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP)
Primary Examiner: Ng; Jin F.
Assistant Examiner: Tumm; Brian R.
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
A system for controlling the activation of an air bag for a vehicle includes a capacitor connected to a battery via a main electric wire. The supply of electric current from the capacitor to a squib of the air bag is controlled by a first switch. Upon collision of the vehicle, the first switch is closed to allow current to flow to the squib of the air bag. The control system further includes a malfunction alarm device which is connected to the battery via an auxiliary electric wire. The supply of current from the battery to the malfunction alarm device via the auxiliary electric wire is controlled by a second switch. When an electric current path, extending between the battery and the capacitor and including the main electric wire, is interrupted, the second switch is intermittently closed to operate the malfunction alarm device. A current control device is connected between the capacitor and one end of the auxiliary electric wire connected to the malfunction alarm device, and allows electric current to flow only from the auxiliary electric wire toward the capacitor. When said second switch is opened, the battery changes the capacitor via the auxiliary electric wire. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION What is claimed is: 1.
A system for controlling the activation of a squib of an air bag for a vehicle, comprising: (a) a battery; (b) an energy-reserving capacitor; (c) a main electric wire connecting said capacitor to said battery; (d) first switching means for controlling the supply of electric current from said capacitor to said squib of said air bag; (e) first control means for detecting collision of said vehicle to close said first switching means, thereby supplying electric current to said squib of said air bag to activate said squib; (f) a malfunction alarm device; (g) an auxiliary electric wire connecting said malfunction alarm device to said battery; (h) second switching means for controlling the supply of electric current from said battery to said malfunction alarm device via said auxiliary electric wire; (i) second control means for detecting interruption of an electric current path extending between said battery and said capacitor and including said main electric wire, and for intermittently closing said second switching means when said second control means detects said interruption; and (j) current control means connected between said capacitor and one end of said auxiliary electric wire connected to said malfunction alarm device, said current control means allowing the electric current to flow only from said auxiliary electric wire toward said capacitor.
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A system according to claim 1, in which said first control means and said second control means are constituted by a single microcomputer.
3.
A system according to claim 2, in which said current control means includes a first diode whose anode is directed toward said malfunction alarm device whereas a cathode of said first diode is directed toward said capacitor.
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A system according to claim 3, further comprising a second diode connected between one end of said main electric wire remote from said battery and said capacitor, an anode of said second diode being directed toward said battery whereas a cathode of said second diode is directed toward said capacitor
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