1. A remote treatment system, comprising:
a cone assembly including a spine and a cone body at least partially surrounding the spine;
a syringe coupled to a portion of the cone assembly and adapted to store a payload for treating a target;
a vanes cup having an inner diameter sized to receive an outer diameter of the syringe, the vanes cup including a stabilization means for stabilizing the remote treatment system; and
a pressure means at least partially disposed within the vanes cup, the pressure means being configured to apply a pressure against the payload within the syringe in response to an impact between the cone assembly and the target, such that the payload is expressed from the syringe.
2. The remote treatment system of claim 1, wherein the cone body further comprises a nose portion supported by the spine, the nose portion configured to seal the cone assembly.
3. The remote treatment system of claim 2, wherein the cone body further comprises a cylindrical wall adapted to carry a marking payload, the cylindrical wall being a thin material configured to rupture in response to the impact between the cone assembly and the target, thereby expelling the marking payload onto the target.
4. The remote treatment system of claim 3, wherein the nose portion has a color selected based on the marking payload carried by the cone body.
5. The remote treatment system of claim 2, wherein the cone assembly further comprises a spiral element surrounding the spine, the cone body surrounding the spiral element, and the spiral element configured to engage the nose portion.
6. The remote treatment system of claim 5, further comprising a cannula in fluid communication with the syringe, the cannula at least partially surrounded by the spine and the spiral element, the cannula seated behind and grasped by the nose portion, wherein in response to the impact between the cone assembly and the target, the cannula is configured to pierce the nose portion of the cone assembly and express the payload from the syringe onto or into the target.
7. The remote treatment system of claim 6, wherein the spiral element compresses and carries the nose portion away from the syringe in response to the impact between the cone assembly and the target.
8. The remote treatment system of claim 1, wherein the syringe has a first end and a collar formed at the first end, wherein the collar mates with the cone assembly.
9. The remote treatment system of claim 1, wherein the vanes cup is a frame and the stabilization means comprises a plurality of vanes formed on and extending outward from an outer surface of the frame.
10. The remote treatment system of claim 1, further comprising a piston movably disposed within the syringe and in communication with the pressure means, the pressure means configured to apply the pressure against the payload through the piston.
11. The remote treatment system of claim 10, further comprising a groove formed in an outer surface of the piston and a sealing element disposed within the groove, the sealing element configured to provide a seal between the pressure means and the syringe and configured to force the payload away from the pressure means.
12. The remote treatment system of claim 10, wherein the piston comprises one or more firing fingers, and wherein the syringe releasingly engages the one or more firing fingers to bias the pressure means away from applying the pressure against the payload.
13. The remote treatment system of claim 12, wherein each of the one or more firing fingers comprises a tab having an inner groove to hold an expander ring disposed therein, wherein the expander ring biases the tabs beyond a diameter of the syringe to couple the tabs to an end of the syringe.
14. The remote treatment system of claim 13, wherein in response to the impact between the cone assembly and the target, the syringe is configured to remove the tabs of the firing fingers, thereby releasing the piston, such that the pressure means can apply the pressure against the payload within the syringe and the payload is expressed from the syringe.
15. The remote treatment system of claim 10, further comprising a bayonet coupled to the vanes cup.
16. The remote treatment system of claim 15, wherein the bayonet further comprises a body, a bayonet rod movably disposed in the body, an anchor threadedly coupled to the body and coupled to a portion of the vanes cup, and a biasing element arranged within the body and configured to bias the bayonet rod away from the piston.
17. The remote treatment system of claim 16, wherein the bayonet rod comprises a front end and a rear end, wherein the front end applies pressure against the piston in response to the impact between the cone assembly and the target, and the rear end comprises threads to threadedly couple the bayonet rod to a shaft.
18. The remote treatment system of claim 1, further comprising a wad coupled to the vanes cup, the wad comprising a plurality of compression legs and an outer surface adapted to contact an inner surface of a shell.
19. The remote treatment system of claim 1, further comprising a safety clip coupled to the vanes cup and engaged with the syringe to prevent the payload from being expressed.
20. The remote treatment system of claim 1, wherein the pressure means comprises at least one of a pressurized fluid and a spring.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An occupant protection system for a vehicle, comprising:
an occupant protection device provided in the vehicle;
a first acceleration sensor provided in the vehicle for detecting an acceleration of the vehicle in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, to generate a first acceleration signal corresponding to detected acceleration;
a rear vehicle recognition means provided at a rear side of the vehicle for recognizing a rear vehicle, to generate a recognition signal corresponding to a recognized condition; and
an electronic control unit provided in the vehicle and having a rear crash detecting means for determining a rear crash,
wherein the electronic control unit comprises;
a first rear crash detection portion for receiving the first acceleration signal from the first acceleration sensor and outputting a first rear crash signal, when the first rear crash detection portion determines that a rear crash has occurred based on the first acceleration signal from the first acceleration sensor,
an obstacle detection portion for receiving the recognition signal from the rear vehicle recognition means and outputting a second rear crash signal, when the obstacle detection portion determines that a rear crash has occurred based on the recognition signal from the rear vehicle recognition means, and
a rear crash processing means for receiving the first and second rear crash signals and outputting a control signal to the occupant protection device, only when both of the first and second rear crash signals are outputted at the same time to the rear crash processing means, and
wherein the rear vehicle recognition means comprises a vehicle distance detecting means for detecting a distance between the vehicle and the rear vehicle and outputting an output signal indicating the detected distance.
2. An occupant protection system according to claim 1,
wherein the rear vehicle recognition means comprises:
an image recognition means for recognizing an image of the rear vehicle; and
an image processing means for detecting a distance between the vehicle and the rear vehicle, by processing the images recognized by the image recognition means;
wherein the rear vehicle recognition means outputs an output signal indicating the detected distance based on the image processing.
3. An occupant protection system for a vehicle, comprising:
an occupant protection device provided in the vehicle;
a first acceleration sensor provided in the vehicle for detecting an acceleration of the vehicle in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, to generate a first acceleration signal corresponding to detected acceleration;
a rear vehicle recognition means provided at a rear side of the vehicle for recognizing a rear vehicle, to generate a recognition signal corresponding to a recognized condition; and
an electronic control unit provided in the vehicle and having a rear crash detecting means for determining a rear crash,
wherein the electronic control unit comprises;
a first rear crash detection portion for receiving the first acceleration signal from the first acceleration sensor and outputting a first rear crash signal, when the first rear crash detection portion determines that a rear crash has occurred based on the first acceleration signal from the first acceleration sensor,
an obstacle detection portion for receiving the recognition signal from the rear vehicle recognition means and outputting a second rear crash signal, when the obstacle detection portion determines that a rear crash has occurred based on the recognition signal from the rear vehicle recognition means, and
a rear crash processing means for receiving the first and second rear crash signals and outputting a control signal to the occupant protection device, only when both of the first and second rear crash signals are outputted at the same time to the rear crash processing means,
wherein the rear vehicle recognition means comprises a back sonar sensor for detecting a distance between the vehicle and the rear vehicle, by sending out a sonic wave in a backward direction of the vehicle and receiving a reflected sonic wave, and
wherein the rear vehicle recognition means outputs an output signal indicating the detected distance based on the reflected sonic wave.
4. An occupant protection system for a vehicle, comprising:
an occupant protection device provided in a vehicle;
a first sensor provided in the vehicle for generating a first detection signal corresponding to a first detected crash metric;
a second sensor provided in the vehicle for generating a second detection signal corresponding to a second detected crash metric;
a first rear crash detection portion for making a first determination whether a rear crash has occurred based on the first detection signal, and generating a first rear crash signal if the first determination is that the rear crash has occurred;
a second rear crash detection portion for making a second determination whether the rear crash has occurred based on the second detection signal, and generating a second rear crash signal if the second determination is that the rear crash has occurred; and
a rear crash processing means for receiving the first and second rear crash signals, and generating a control signal to the occupant protection device indicating that the rear crash has occurred based on the first and second rear crash signals,
wherein the rear crash processing means generates the control signal only when it receives both the first and second rear crash signals,
wherein the first sensor is an acceleration sensor,
wherein the first detected crash metric is a detected acceleration in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle,
wherein the second sensor is a rear vehicle recognition means,
wherein the second detected crash metric is a recognition signal corresponding to a recognized condition, and
wherein the rear vehicle recognition means comprises a vehicle distance detecting means for detecting a distance between the vehicle and the rear vehicle and outputting an output signal indicating the detected distance.
5. An occupant protection system for a vehicle, comprising:
an occupant protection device provided in a vehicle;
a first sensor provided in the vehicle for generating a first detection signal corresponding to a first detected crash metric;
a second sensor provided in the vehicle for generating a second detection signal corresponding to a second detected crash metric;
a first rear crash detection portion for making a first determination whether a rear crash has occurred based on the first detection signal, and generating a first rear crash signal if the first determination is that the rear crash has occurred;
a second rear crash detection portion for making a second determination whether the rear crash has occurred based on the second detection signal, and generating a second rear crash signal if the second determination is that the rear crash has occurred;
a rear crash processing means for receiving the first and second rear crash signals, and generating a control signal to the occupant protection device indicating that the rear crash has occurred based on the first and second rear crash signals;
a third sensor provided in the vehicle for generating a third detection signal corresponding to a third detected crash metric; and
a third rear crash detection portion for making a third determination whether the rear crash has occurred based on the third detection signal, and generating a third rear crash signal if the third determination is that the rear crash has occurred,
wherein the rear crash processing means generates the control signal only when it receives both the first and second rear crash signals,
wherein the rear crash processing means receives the first, second, and third rear crash signals, and generates the control signal based on the first, second, and third rear crash signals,
wherein the rear crash processing means generates the control signal only when it receives all of the first, second, and third rear crash signals,
wherein the first sensor is a first acceleration sensor,
wherein the first detected crash metric is a first detected acceleration in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle,
wherein the second sensor is a second acceleration sensor,
wherein the second detected crash metric is a second detected acceleration in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle,
wherein the third sensor is a rear vehicle recognition means,
wherein the third detected crash metric is a recognition signal corresponding to a recognized condition, and
wherein the rear vehicle recognition means comprises a vehicle distance detecting means for detecting a distance between the vehicle and the rear vehicle and outputting an output signal indicating the detected distance.