Control unit with an air pressure detector for a vehicle passenger protection system

摘要

PCT No. PCT/DE93/01059 Sec. 371 Date Jan. 29, 1996 Sec. 102(e) Date Jan. 29, 1996 PCT Filed Nov. 5, 1993 PCT Pub. No. WO94/11223 PCT Pub. Date May 26, 1994A control assembly for a passenger protection system of a vehicle which is tripped upon the occurrence of a side impact traffic accident. The control assembly has at least one detector adapted to detect a pressure rise in a hollow body. The at least one detector is mounted in a largely enclosed side portion on the side of the vehicle body defining a hollow body such as a door. A control unit is connected to and receives signals from the at least one detector. The control unit evaluates a sudden and largely adiabatic air pressure rise detected by the detector upon a side impact collision and determines whether to actuate a passenger protection system such as an air bag.