Safety device for controlling the opening of an automobile door
View Patent ↗The invention relates to a safety device for controlling the opening of an automobile door ( 100 ). According to the invention, the device ( 130 ) includes means ( 131, 132, 133 ) for blocking said control in the event of a side impact. The invention can be used for automobile safety with respect to side impacts.
1. A safety device for an opening control of a motor vehicle door, comprising:
a blocking member that engages with the opening control to block said opening control in the event of a side impact; and
an actuator configured to activate said blocking member into the blocked position and to deactivate said blocking member from said blocked position,
wherein said blocking member is breakable and is broken under an action exerted on the opening control following the side impact with said door.
2. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said blocking member blocks a handle of said opening control.
3. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said blocking member blocks a cable operating lever of said opening control.
4. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said blocking member comprises a pin configured to be introduced into a slot formed in the opening control.
5. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said actuator is a mechanical or electro-mechanical actuator.
6. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said blocking member is activated when said door is closed.
7. The device as claimed in claim 6 , in which said actuator is activated by a sensor for detecting the closure of the vehicle door.
8. The device as claimed in claim 6 , in which said blocking member is activated by a starting operation of the vehicle.
9. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said blocking member is deactivated when said door is opened.
10. The device as claimed in claim 9 , in which said blocking member is deactivated by means of a switch coupled to a door internal opening control.
11. The device as claimed in claim 9 , in which said blocking member is deactivated by mechanical coupling between a door internal opening control and said blocking means.