| US 7,513,526 B2 | ||
| Restraining system and method | ||
| Helmut Rauh, Munich (Germany); Klaus Achatz, Gilching (Germany); Marcus Weidner, Weilheim (Germany); and Richard Baur, Pfaffenhofen (Germany) | ||
| Assigned to Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich (Germany) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 13, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/598,108. | ||
| Application 11/598108 is a continuation of application No. PCT/EP2005/005096, filed on May 11, 2005. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 10 2004 023 973 (DE), filed on May 14, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0057494 A1, Mar. 15, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. B60R 21/001 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 280—735 [701/45; 307/10.1] | 11 Claims |
| 1. A restraint system for a motor vehicle, comprising:
at least two restraint devices each activatable in at least two stages;
a control device for processing activation-relevant operating data of the vehicle;
a sensor unit for sensing activation-relevant operating data and providing the activation-relevant operating data to the control
device; and
at least two independently switched ignition units coupled with the control device and to each of the at least two restraint
devices, wherein the at least two independently switched ignition units are operably configured such that, if one ignition
units fails, activation of each of the at least two restraint devices in at least one stage is performed by the other ignition
unit, wherein
each of the at least two ignition units includes two ignition end stages, the two ignition end stages of each of the at least
two ignition units being electrically configured such that one ignition end stage of each ignition unit is assigned to one
of the at least two restrain devices, and another ignition end stage of each ignition unit is assigned to the other of the
at least two restraint devices.
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