Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100179729 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING PASSENGER PROTECTION DEVICES - A device for controlling passenger protection devices in which two hardware paths independent from one another are provided for activation. One interface IC is provided for each hardware path which has at least one circuit breaker and one power supply. | 07-15-2010 |
20100262340 | CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRIGGERING PERSONAL PROTECTION MEANS FOR A VEHICLE - A control device and a method for triggering personal protection arrangement for a vehicle are provided, an energy reserve supplying electrical energy for the triggering. A control circuit is provided, which, as a function of the personal protection arrangement to be triggered, forms from the electrical energy at least one individual firing pulse for triggering the individual personal protection arrangement, with respect to a first firing pulse amplitude and a first firing pulse duration. | 10-14-2010 |
20110255207 | DEVICE FOR ENERGIZING AN IGNITION OUTPUT STAGE - A device is provided for energizing a power output stage, that has a transistor, a capacitor and a supply circuit. The transistor has a control input and is designed to supply a firing current as a function of a control voltage that is present at the control input. The capacitor, which is connected to the control input of the transistor, is designed to supply the control voltage to the control input. The supply circuit has a resistor that is connected between the capacitor and a supply voltage terminal, the supply circuit being designed to charge the capacitor via the resistor to the control voltage. | 10-20-2011 |
20120109467 | CONTROL UNIT AND METHOD FOR TRIGGERING PASSENGER PROTECTION MEANS FOR A VEHICLE - A control unit and a method for triggering passenger protection device for a vehicle are described, a computer having an integrated circuit transmitting a signal and, as a function of this signal, a current source in the integrated circuit outputting a current for charging the capacitors connected to the integrated circuit and situated in the ignition circuit. The charge of these capacitors is output via a third interface using a characterizing measuring signal. | 05-03-2012 |
20120181877 | Configuration and method for activating at least one triggering element for a passenger protection means - A circuit configuration for activating a triggering element for a passenger protection arrangement includes a high-side circuit which establishes a first connection between an energy source and the triggering element, and a low-side circuit which establishes a second connection between the triggering element and ground. In addition, a regulator, which regulates a triggering current for the triggering element is provided, the regulator being assigned to the high-side circuit and/or the low-side circuit, and the high-side circuit and/or the low-side circuit each have/has two output stages, which are connected in parallel, for regulating the triggering current per triggering element, at least one of the at least two output stages having a current regulator at least one transistor connected in parallel. | 07-19-2012 |
20150014972 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACTIVATING AT LEAST ONE TRIGGERING ELEMENT FOR A PASSENGER PROTECTION MEANS - A system for activating a triggering element for a passenger protection unit includes: a high-side control circuit establishing a first connection from an energy source to the triggering element, a low-side control circuit establishing a second connection of the triggering element to ground, and a regulating device regulating a firing current for the triggering element). A firing mode is selected as a function of a connected triggering element. In a first firing mode, a first firing current having a first time characteristic is generated for an ohmic triggering element, and in a second firing mode, a second firing current having a second time characteristic is generated for an inductive triggering element. | 01-15-2015 |
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20120187833 | DEVICE FOR GENERATING HYPERFREQUENCY WAVES HAVING A CATHODE WHEREOF EACH END IS CONNECTED TO A VOLTAGE SOURCE - The device according to the invention for generating hyperfrequency waves, of the magnetron type, comprises: a cathode, elongated between first and second longitudinal ends; an anode, surrounding the cathode and comprising an inner surface oriented toward the cathode and delimiting a plurality of resonant cavities distributed along the periphery thereof; and a voltage source, to establish a potential difference between the cathode and the anode. The cathode is electrically connected to the voltage source by each of its longitudinal ends, to bring those two ends to substantially equal electric potentials. The generating device also comprises a device for adjusting the longitudinal length of each resonant cavity, the adjusting device comprising at least one mobile element defining a longitudinal end of at least one resonant cavity. | 07-26-2012 |
20120200223 | Hyperfrequency wave generator device comprising a plurality of magnetrons - The hyperfrequency wave generator device according to the invention comprises a plurality of magnetrons, each magnetron comprising: a cathode, and an anode, surrounding the cathode and comprising an inner surface defining a plurality of resonant cavities distributed along its periphery. The generator device also comprises at least one waveguide, each waveguide extending from the anode of a magnetron toward the outside of the magnetron. The plurality of resonant cavities of each magnetron comprises a plurality of resonant connecting cavities, or at least one resonant connecting cavity and at least one resonant output cavity. Each resonant connecting cavity of each magnetron is identical each resonant connecting cavity and, if the magnetron comprises at least one output cavity, to each resonant output cavity of the magnetron. | 08-09-2012 |