| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7413371 |
Quick connect anchor |
August 19, 2008 |
| A quick connect anchor 20 for attachment to a cooperating fastener 110, the anchor including: a plate 30 configured to be placed over the fastener and configured to be moved in a first direction from a free position to a locked position; and a resilient blocking member 50 movable wit |
| 7407183 |
Driver side air bag module with annular air bag and centrally disposed control module |
August 5, 2008 |
| An air bag module (20) having a base plate (30) and a toroidal air bag (80) is disclosed. The toroidal air bag (80) defines a pocket (120). The toroidal air bag (80) is coupled to the base plate (30). A control module (40) having a base plate portion (82) and a generally cylindrical port |
| 7404572 |
Curtain air bag |
July 29, 2008 |
| A new and useful curtain air bag having an inflatable fluid cushion with inflatable fluid sections, and a flexible bladder located within the inflatable cushion. A fluid inlet conduit is configured to direct inflation fluid into the bladder from an inflation fluid source. The bladder |
| 7401808 |
Inflator having an improved closure cap |
July 22, 2008 |
| An inflator has a sealed vessel for containing compressed gas. The inflator has an axis. The vessel has a gas outlet passageway. The inflator has an elongated sealing cap closure with an internal chamber portion open to the compressed gas and sealed vessel to seal the opening of the |
| 7401805 |
Curtain air bag module |
July 22, 2008 |
| A curtain air bag module (100) comprising and air bag (102) having at least one inflatable region with internally configured internal tethers and a deflector or ramp locatable above a B-pillar trim part and loosely mounted to the vehicle and to the trim part. |
| 7398998 |
Wire, wire rope or cable assemblies for seat belt component |
July 15, 2008 |
| A vehicle occupant restraint system including: a seat belt pretensioner comprising a curved cable guide and a flexible cable, having a determinable stiffness to bending, positioned about and movable relative to the cable guide. One end of the cable is adapted to be connected to a pis |
| 7398994 |
Assembly for retaining an airbag module to a steering wheel |
July 15, 2008 |
| An assembly of an airbag module and a steering wheel of a vehicle has the airbag module moveable between a resting position and a working position, corresponding to the actuation of the horn of the vehicle. Advantageously, the retaining assembly drives the airbag module exclusively a |
| 7395585 |
Buckle assembly |
July 8, 2008 |
| A seat belt buckle assembly (20) having: a locking assembly (22) and an integrally formed cover (26) to receive the locking assembly, the locking assembly and cover having a plurality of guiding and stabilizing members (160, 100, 110, 190, 109, 194, 150, 70a,c) configured to prevent spec |
| 7390018 |
Steering wheel with non-rotating airbag |
June 24, 2008 |
| The present invention relates to a steering wheel having a stationary hub mounted portion. The steering wheel has an armature with a hub and is coupled to a vehicle steering shaft. The hub is provided with an opening through which a coiled element passes. A non-rotating housing is as |
| 7384014 |
Retractor with ALR mode of operation with vehicle sensor block-out |
June 10, 2008 |
| A belt retractor having ELR and ALR modes of operation is disclosed. The retractor comprises a sensor pawl movable between a released and a locked position with one or more teeth of a ratchet wheel rotatable with a spool of the retractor; the sensor pawl forming part of both ELR and ALR |
| 7380817 |
Assembly for retaining an airbag module to a steering wheel |
June 3, 2008 |
| As improved airbag module retention assembly for attachment to a steering wheel has an airbag module housing having an airbag cover, an internally stored airbag. The airbag module housing has two pairs of attachment legs. A base plate assembly has a base plate with a pair of mounting |
| 7380741 |
Rotary drive for a winding shaft of a seat belt retractor |
June 3, 2008 |
| A rotary drive device for a winding shaft of a seat belt retractor has preformed drive bodies arranged one behind the other, which are guided and can be driven in a guide path. Each drive body has engagement parts that can be brought into engagement in an essentially interlocking manner |
| 7377464 |
Seatbelt retractor having an inertial sensor weight with a guide surface |
May 27, 2008 |
| A seatbelt retractor assembly (10) has a seatbelt retractor (14) and an actuator (26) for locking and unlocking the seatbelt retractor (1). An inertial sensor mass (30, 32, 33) detects changes in vehicle speed. The mass (30, 32, 33) has a guide surface (34, 35, 36) for interacting with |
| 7377463 |
Noise reducing seat belt retractor |
May 27, 2008 |
| A seat belt retractor has a spool for carrying seat belt webbing rotatably mounted about a longitudinal axle and biased in a seat belt webbing rewinding direction. A toothed ratchet wheel is mounted to rotate with the spool. A sensor is provided for detecting an emergency condition, and |
| 7374122 |
Seat belt retractor |
May 20, 2008 |
| A seat belt retractor has a rotating spool for retraction or pay-out of seat belt webbing. A locking ring is attached to one end of the spool. The locking ring is locked against rotation when a crash is sensed. A force limiting means allows further pay-out of the seat belt webbing af |
| 7367590 |
Seat belt assembly and method of installation |
May 6, 2008 |
| A method of installing a seat belt system (100) into a passenger compartment of a vehicle, the system of the type including a seat belt retractor (501), a height adjuster (102) and a web guide (104), the method including the steps of: a) providing a height adjusting mechanism having |
| 7354064 |
Active tether air bag module |
April 8, 2008 |
| An air bag module (30) is disclosed having an air bag (50) and a tether (52) and an active brake (70, 80) for controlling the length of the tether in correspondence with the size of the occupant to be protected. |
| 7350806 |
Steering wheel with a static driver airbag module |
April 1, 2008 |
| An assembly of a steering wheel with static airbag module has a rotor portion and a stator portion. A first gear and a second gear are at least partially superimposed. An intermediate supporting element is located between first and second gears with the gears directly axially coupled. |
| 7347449 |
Inflator having a variable gas flow throttle |
March 25, 2008 |
| An airbag inflator has a variable gas flow throttle disposed in a gas flow path. The throttle has at least one gas passageway through a base portion thereof. A tab extends from the base portion and is bendable towards the base portion by a selected amount of gas pressure to close, or at |
| 7341276 |
Airbag module with external venting |
March 11, 2008 |
| An airbag module assembly (400) has a module housing (402). An airbag (401) and an airbag inflator (200, 300) are positioned inside the module housing. The airbag inflator (200, 300) has an exhaust port end (85) extending external of the module housing (402) for venting inflation gas |
| 7325829 |
Airbag inflator |
February 5, 2008 |
| An airbag inflator (200, 300) for inflating an airbag has a tubular inflator housing (11) having a first end (A) and a second end (B). A gas release mechanism (80) has an exhaust port end or housing (85) at the first end (A) for releasing gas directly from the tubular inflator housin |
| 7320479 |
Hybrid inflator |
January 22, 2008 |
| A hybrid inflator for inflating an airbag system has one or more heater assemblies with an enhancer charge contained in the heater with bypass ports or openings in direct communication with the inert gas. Upon ignition a portion of the enhancer charge bypasses the heater gas generant |
| 7312679 |
Magnetostrictive stress wave sensor |
December 25, 2007 |
| A shock sensor has a housing with a Terfenol-D type sensing element positioned inside a sensing coil. A permanent biasing magnet is positioned in engagement with the Terfenol-D sensing element, and a spacer engages the Terfenol-D sensing element and extends from the housing. The hous |
| 7303206 |
Attachment of a curtain airbag assembly to a vehicle |
December 4, 2007 |
| A curtain airbag assembly has, for fastening purposes, at least one strap attached to the airbag. The strap is held in position by being guided through a passage behind a hanger projecting in the manner of a bracket from the structural member of a vehicle. The strap is secured in place b |
| 7303041 |
Vehicle soft impact detection |
December 4, 2007 |
| A vehicle soft impact detection system uses a piezo film mounted to a front vehicle bumper. The piezo film is selected and mounted to have a greater sensitivity to low-frequency shock waves as compared to high-frequency shock waves, the frequency and amplitude is then compared to a s |
| 7300013 |
Seat belt retractor with overmolded inertia sensor mass |
November 27, 2007 |
| A seat belt retractor (10) has an actuator (14) for unlocking and locking the seat belt retractor (10). An inertial sensor (18) detects changes in vehicle acceleration and interacts with the actuator (14) to lock and unlock the seat belt retractor (10). The inertial sensor (18) has one |
| 7298237 |
Magnetostrictive stress wave sensor |
November 20, 2007 |
| A shock sensor has a housing with a Terfenol-D type sensing element positioned inside a sensing coil. A permanent biasing magnet is positioned in engagement with the Terfenol-D sensing element, and a spacer engages the Terfenol-D sensing element and extends from the housing. The hous |
| 7281733 |
Attachment of airbag module to vehicle |
October 16, 2007 |
| An airbag module, in particular for a side airbag, has an airbag and a fastening element, preferably having a longitudinal profile, on which the airbag is arranged directly or indirectly via an airbag module housing. The fastening element has a substantially U-shaped cross-section and is |
| 7278656 |
Seat mounted side impact airbag module |
October 9, 2007 |
| A seat mounted side impact airbag module for protecting an occupant of a vehicle has an airbag with a first inflation chamber for engaging the pelvic region of the vehicle occupant and a second inflation chamber for engaging the thoracic region of the vehicle occupant. The inflation |
| 7270344 |
Airbag module |
September 18, 2007 |
| An airbag module, in particular for a frontal airbag, has a housing with at least one housing recess and a housing opening. The airbag has at least one opening therein for receiving an inflator. The inflator can be arranged in the housing opening and the opening in the airbag and the |
| 7267361 |
Airbag assembly mounting system |
September 11, 2007 |
| A fastener for fastening an airbag assembly to a structural member of a vehicle has an abutment element with a front side and a reverse side. An expansion element is arranged on the reverse side of the abutment element and is designed so as to clamp the structural member between the abut |
| 7261316 |
Side curtain airbag assembly |
August 28, 2007 |
| An airbag attachment associated with a non-inflatable portion on a side curtain airbag provides loops that are sewn or otherwise attached to the non-inflatable portion of the airbag. The loops directly encircle a gas supply tube and are provided on the non-inflatable portion such that th |
| 7261315 |
Attachment for an airbag |
August 28, 2007 |
| An airbag is fastened to a structural member of a motor vehicle. The airbag has at least one strap arranged on a border region of the airbag. The strap has a portal therethrough for receiving a hanger element that is a part of the structural member of the vehicle. The hanger element |
| 7255364 |
Driver air bag cover and attachment method |
August 14, 2007 |
| An air bag module (20, 20a) comprising: an inflator (300), a first support member (200-200a), a second support member (250, 250a-250d) and a cover (30) for enclosing an air bag (100); the cover includes a plurality of resilient tabs (48), the tabs are situated in a predetermined pattern |
| 7242180 |
Rotationally orientated dual differential hall effect speed and direction gear tooth sensor asse |
July 10, 2007 |
| Two sensor modules that each contain two Hall effect sensors are positioned with respect to each other and with respect to a circuit board in a gear tooth sensor assembly. The sensor modules are arranged rotated in the plane of a positioning surface 120.degree. with respect to each o |
| 7240924 |
Multilevel load limiting retractor with dual shifting mode |
July 10, 2007 |
| A seat belt retractor has a spool for seat belt protraction and retraction. An energy absorption mechanism is provided for absorbing energy from the spool during seat belt protraction. The energy absorption mechanism has a first part for a relatively high rate of energy absorption an |
| 7237741 |
Rotary drive for a winding shaft of a seat belt retractor |
July 3, 2007 |
| A rotary drive device for a winding shaft of a seat belt retractor has preformed drive bodies arranged one behind the other, which are guided and can be driven in a guide path. Each drive body has engagement parts that can be brought into engagement in an essentially interlocking manner |
| 7232154 |
Height adjuster with spring having dual functions |
June 19, 2007 |
| A height adjuster for a vehicle safety restraint has a web guide (38) and a track (84) for the web guide. The web guide (38) is vertically moveable along the track (84). A lock (76) has a lock condition for preventing vertical movement of the web guide (38) along the track (84) and an |
| 7222877 |
Occupant-to-occupant air bag system |
May 29, 2007 |
| An air bag assembly (80) configured to deploy in a generally vertical direction from the roof of a vehicle, comprising: an air bag (100) having at least one inflatable chamber (110, 112) defined by a material so configured, the inflatable chamber including a top (top end) and an oppo |
| 7219929 |
Seat belt pretensioner |
May 22, 2007 |
| A pretensioner for a three point vehicle safety restraint seat belt has a mounting for one end of the seat belt. The mounting has a first member fixed to a load bearing part of the vehicle and a second member attached to the end of the seat belt. A force reservoir, such as a pyrotechnic |
| 7216892 |
Air bag door and attachment method |
May 15, 2007 |
| An air bag module has an air bag housing with an opening for deploying the air bag. The opening is provided with the cover. A connector attaches the cover to the air bag housing. The connector has an aperture and a protrusion for engaging the aperture. The aperture is located on one of |
| 7216891 |
Fastening device for curtain airbag tether |
May 15, 2007 |
| A device for fastening a curtain airbag tether to a vehicle structure has a bracket provided with a slot to engage the airbag tether and with a resilient tongue to couple the bracket with the vehicle structure at an opening provided in the vehicle structure. |
| 7213836 |
Curtain air bag module |
May 8, 2007 |
| A curtain air bag module (100) comprising an air bag (102) having at least one inflatable region with internally configured internal tethers, at least one of the internal tethers disposed at an angle to a stream of inflation gas. The air bag includes a distribution tube located proximate |
| 7198293 |
Side impact air bag with head protection region |
April 3, 2007 |
| An air bag assembly (20) including air bag (30) having at least a first inflatable region (32) having a plurality of restrictions peripherally located about the inflatable region and configured to restrict the degree of inflation of the air bag proximate the restrictions and configured t |
| 7198285 |
Airbag cover |
April 3, 2007 |
| A cover for an airbag of an airbag module, in particular a side airbag, is made from at least sheet, preferably of a nonwoven material, which is folded along two edge regions to form a longitudinally extending passageway for receiving an airbag. The end regions of the cover are prefe |
| 7182370 |
Height adjuster or adjustable turning loop |
February 27, 2007 |
| A height adjuster (100, 200, 400) for a seat belt system comprising a mounting bar (102, 202, 402), a carrier (120, 220, 460, 460a) and a spring-loaded locking lever (170, 270, 490). The mounting bar is preferably oval or rectangular in cross-section with at least one wall (side wall |
| 7180258 |
Controlling current supplied to electric motor of a seat belt retractor |
February 20, 2007 |
| A method and a device for adjusting a supply current, which feeds an electric motor, the torque of which is transferred to a belt reel of a seat belt retractor of a motor vehicle, whereby the motor current of the electric motor is measured during the torque generation and compared as a |
| 7152880 |
Grooved air bag |
December 26, 2006 |
| An air bag (100) having a main panel (102) having face panel portion (103) configured to face an occupant when the air bag is inflated, the main panel in the vicinity of the face panel portion including an opening (130, 130a, 130b), the opening having an edge (140). A cup-shaped stru |
| 7152491 |
Magnetostrictive vehicle weight sensor |
December 26, 2006 |
| A vehicle seat weight sensing system includes a plurality of sensors mounted below a seating surface of a vehicle seat. Each sensor includes a tubular inner wall about which are coiled an activation coil and a detection coil. All of the weight of the seating surface is borne by the i |
| 7147251 |
Seat belt pretensioner |
December 12, 2006 |
| A pretensioner for a three point seat belt has a cylinder adapted to be attached to a structural member of a vehicle and a piston disposed within the cylinder. A pyrotechnic means moves the piston in a direction that is longitudinal relative to the cylinder in a pretensioning direction. |
