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US 8,185,273 · App. 12/295,940 · Granted May 22, 2012

Device and method for deactivating safety function

Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
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Patent No.
US 8,185,273
App. No.
12/295,940
Granted
May 22, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a method for deactivating a safety function in a motor vehicle after being activated, the safety function may be deactivated by the driver only after a dead time has elapsed.

Claims (21)

1. A method for deactivating a safety function in a motor vehicle, the method comprising:

after activation, deactivating the safety function by a driver only after a dead time has elapsed;

wherein the safety function includes a driver-independent triggering of a braking operation after a collision has been detected.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a temporal length of the dead time is a function of a situation.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a temporal length of the dead time is a function of a variable that indicates an intensity of the detected collision.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein at least one force acting on the driver is ascertained and a temporal length of the dead time is a function of the force that acts on the driver.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the safety function includes a driver-independent triggering of a braking operation after an imminent risk of a collision has been detected.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the imminent risk of a collision is detected on the basis of monitored environment-sensor-system signals.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a temporal length of the dead time is a function of a situation, wherein the safety function includes a driver-independent triggering of a braking operation after a collision has been detected, and wherein a temporal length of the dead time is a function of a variable that indicates an intensity of the detected collision.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein at least one force acting on the driver is ascertained and a temporal length of the dead time is a function of the force that acts on the driver, wherein the safety function includes a driver-independent triggering of a braking operation after an imminent risk of a collision has been detected, and wherein the imminent risk of a collision is detected on the basis of monitored environment-sensor-system signals.

9. A device, comprising:

an arrangement adapted to deactivate a safety function in a motor vehicle;

wherein after activation, the safety function is deactivated by a driver only after a dead time has elapsed; and

the safety function includes a driver-independent triggering of a braking operation after a collision has been detected.

10. The device according to claim 9 , wherein a temporal length of the dead time is a function of a situation.

11. The device according to claim 9 , wherein a temporal length of the dead time is a function of a variable that indicates an intensity of the detected collision.

12. The device according to claim 9 , wherein at least one force acting on the driver is ascertained and a temporal length of the dead time is a function of the force that acts on the driver.

13. The device according to claim 9 , wherein the safety function includes a driver-independent triggering of a braking operation after an imminent risk of a collision has been detected.

14. The device according to claim 13 , wherein the imminent risk of a collision is detected on the basis of monitored environment-sensor-system signals.

15. The device according to claim 9 , wherein a temporal length of the dead time is a function of a situation, wherein the safety function includes a driver-independent triggering of a braking operation after a collision has been detected, and wherein a temporal length of the dead time is a function of a variable that indicates an intensity of the detected collision.

16. The device according to claim 15 , wherein at least one force acting on the driver is ascertained and a temporal length of the dead time is a function of the force that acts on the driver, wherein the safety function includes a driver-independent triggering of a braking operation after an imminent risk of a collision has been detected, and wherein the imminent risk of a collision is detected on the basis of monitored environment-sensor-system signals.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 16, 2009
From: LICH, THOMAS; EWERHART, FRANK; MARCHTHALER, REINER; STABREY, STEPHAN; GEORGI, ANDREAS
To: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
Reel/Frame 022555/0834 →
Priority Claims (2)
DE 10 2006 015 489 · Apr 3, 2006 · national
DE 10 2006 036 218 · Aug 3, 2006 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20090204296A1 · Aug 13, 2009