Patents Assigned to A.O.I. Electrical, Inc.
  • Patent number: 6552657
    Abstract: A dual-igniter airbag control switch is provided for a motor vehicle airbag system having a module with a plurality of igniters for causing an airbag to inflate, a diagnostic monitor that determines if a collision is occurring and initiates the igniters, and first and second wires extending between each of the igniters and the monitor for conveying signals between the module and the monitor. The control switch comprises a manually operable switch having portions connected to each of the first wires, for selectively providing continuity in the first wires between the monitor and each of the igniters while in an on position and breaking continuity of the first wires between the monitor and each of the igniters while in an off position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: A.O.I. Electrical, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven M. Long, John P. Malone