| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 6564895 |
Belt retractor for a vehicle safety belt and method for actuating the belt retractor |
May 20, 2003 |
| A belt retractor for a vehicle safety belt comprises a belt spool, at least one locking member which at least largely prevents a belt spool rotation in the case of restraint, and a force limiter. The force limiter opposes a defined force to a rotation of the belt spool on unwinding of th |
| 6139058 |
Belt tensioner for an occupant restraint system |
October 31, 2000 |
| A compact belt tensioner for use in an occupant restraint system near an end of the webbing fixed to the vehicle body is disclosed. A piston/cylinder linear drive has a pair of opposed pistons and an expansion chamber with a pyrotechnic charge between the pistons. Each piston has an |
| 5908219 |
Restraining system for vehicle occupants |
June 1, 1999 |
| A restraining system for vehicle occupants, the vehicle occupant moving forwardly in case of a head-on impact and, subsequently, rebounds and moves backwardly, comprises a vehicle seat with a seat area and a squab, each of the seat area and the squab being slanted at an angle with respec |
| 5836534 |
Force limiting device in a safety belt retractor |
November 17, 1998 |
| A force limiting device for use in a safety belt retractor. The retractor has a hollow belt spool. A shaft axially extends through the belt spool. A pair of ratchet wheels are each connected to one axial end of the shaft. An internally threaded nut is coaxially accommodated within and co |
| 5706911 |
Electromechanical acceleration sensor |
January 13, 1998 |
| An inertial sensor for activating a vehicular passenger restraining system comprises a housing and a sensor body supported in the housing for a sliding translational movement under the action of inertial forces from a rest position to an activating position. A return spring bearing with |
| 5692580 |
Electromechanical acceleration sensor |
December 2, 1997 |
| An inertial sensor for activating a vehicular passenger restraining system has a sensor body which is slidably guided translationally in a housing and preloaded in a rest position by a return spring. The sensor body includes an actuating pin for actuating a contact pair which is located |
| 5678860 |
Trip device for a vehicle occupant restraint system |
October 21, 1997 |
| A trip device for a vehicle occupant restraint system comprises a vehicle responsive inertial mass (12) able to be moved in translation in a housing (10) against a return spring (14) between a neutral position and a trip position. An activating pin (22) is provided for activation of an i |
| 5664807 |
Force limitation in a vehicle occupant restraining system |
September 9, 1997 |
| In a restraining system with a safety belt and an inflatable restraining device the restraining force exerted by the belt on the occupant is limited by a force limiter to a level, which is adjustable and can be adapted to the body size and weight of the vehicle occupant. The adjustme |
| 5553890 |
Pretensioner for a safety belt drive |
September 10, 1996 |
| A belt pretensioner for a safety belt comprises a pyrotechnic propellant charge (34) able to be operated by a fuze (48) and adapted to act on a drive device for a belt pretensioner. The drive device comprises a piston (18), adapted to be moved in translation, of a piston and cylinder uni |
| 5533588 |
Mechanical acceleration sensor |
July 9, 1996 |
| An inertial sensor for activating a vehicular passenger restraining system comprises a housing, a sensor body supported in the housing for a sliding translational movement under the action of inertial forces from a rest position to an activating position and a return spring preloading th |
| 5529335 |
Gas generator for a vehicle occupant restraint system |
June 25, 1996 |
| A gas generator for a vehicle occupant restraining system is provided with an ignitor with a propelling charge container containing two charges with different speeds of combustion. The container has a bottom with an aperture, which is normally closed by a blow-out diaphragm. The propelli |
