| Autoliv Development AB Patent applications |
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| 20160129860 | VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL - A vehicle steering wheel comprising a metallic hub, a rim, and at least one branch including a mechanical connection piece attaching the rim to the hub. The vehicle steering whell additionally includes at least one second branch of polymer injected between the hub and the rim without a mechanical connection piece attaching the rim to the hub, the at least one second branch including at least one energy conductor. The steering wheel further comprising positioning means for positioning the at least one energy conductor before the injection of the polymer of the branch in such a manner as to guarantee a minimal distance between the at least one energy conductor and a surface of the polymer once it is injected. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160125738 | Collision Mitigation Systems With Adjustable Trigger Width - A vehicle collision mitigation system ( | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160121845 | INFLATABLE BELT D-RING ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE - A D-ring assembly for an inflatable belt of a vehicle includes a patch bracket, in which a portion of the patch bracket supporting a D-ring is inclined forward with respect to a portion of the patch bracket fixed to a pillar of the vehicle; and the D-ring installed at the patch bracket to be rotatable in a left or right direction, so that the two-layer webbing is guided toward the front of a wearer, allowing a passenger to easily wear the webbing. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160114826 | Vehicle Steering Wheel - A vehicle steering wheel includes a rim having a cavity, and a device arranged in the cavity of the rim. The vehicle steering wheel further includes a hood designed to close the cavity and a polymer injected around the rim and around the hood. A sealing means is arranged to prevent the polymer from being introduced into the cavity during its injection. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160114695 | BATTERY MODULE DISCONNECT ARRANGEMENT - The arrangement for disconnecting at least one of a plurality of battery modules in an automotive battery comprises a device arranged to detect that at least one battery module is to be disconnected, and a bypass switch arranged at each battery module, wherein the bypass switch arranged at the detected at least one battery module is controllable to bypass the at least one detected battery module via a bypass path. The arrangement further comprises a disconnect switch arranged at each battery module, wherein the disconnect switch arranged at the at least one bypassed battery module is controllable to disconnect the at least one detected battery module from remaining battery modules, either simultaneously as, or after, the bypassing of the detected battery module. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160059815 | AIRBAG FOR KNEE AIRBAG APPARATUS - An airbag for a knee airbag apparatus which is rapidly deployed upward between the knees of a passenger and instrument panel includes a front panel; a rear panel coupled to the front panel to form an inflation chamber; and a hinge portion having a thin inflation thickness at a position corresponding to a housing connecting portion, at which the instrument panel is coupled to the housing, when the airbag is inflated. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160052493 | A VEHICLE LOW PRESSURE BRAKE ARRANGEMENT - A vehicle braking arrangement includes a braking plate connected to a vehicle by a link arrangement. The braking plate is movable from a rest position to a braking position where contact is made with the ground, and includes a sealing rim arranged to at least partially contact the ground such that an at least partly enclosed volume is formed. The vehicle braking arrangement includes a low pressure container connected to the volume via a valve assembly. Air pressure in the low pressure container is below the air pressure of ambient air in the rest position of the braking plate. The valve assembly is arranged to be opened when the braking plate is in the braking position such that the pressure is lowered in the volume and the braking plate is pressed against the ground by a conferred pressure difference between air outside the volume and air in the volume. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160052480 | KNEE AIRBAG APPARATUS AND METHOD OF FOLDING AIRBAG OF THE SAME - A knee airbag apparatus includes a folded airbag. The folded airbag includes an upper folded part formed by rolling an upper end of the airbag toward a lower end of the airbag after the upper end of the airbag is folded on the front panel; and a lower folded part disposed to be adjacent to the upper folded part by folding at least once a lower portion of the airbag in a direction that is opposite to the rolling direction of the upper folded part. The folded airbag includes a side folded part formed by folding a side portion of the airbag before the upper folded part is formed or by folding both sides of the upper and lower folded parts after the upper and lower folded parts are formed. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160046253 | AIRBAG FOR KNEE AIRBAG APPARATUS - An airbag for a knee airbag apparatus which is rapidly deployed upward along a shape of an instrument panel includes a front panel; and a rear panel coupled to the front panel to form an inflation chamber. The front panel neighbors to the instrument panel and the rear panel neighbors to knees of a passenger when the airbag is inflated. The rear panel includes a wrinkle portion which is deployed at a position corresponding to a housing connecting portion to which the instrument panel and a rear end of the housing neighbor when the airbag is inflated, so that an additional inflation chamber is formed. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160031399 | Device for Damping Vibrations of an Airbag or an Airbag Apparatus - An apparatus for damping vibrations of an airbag or of an airbag device ( | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160001732 | Curtain Airbag - A curtain airbag capable of applying tension in a vertical direction to improve occupant ejection mitigation performance. The curtain airbag is housed in an upper portion of a side surface inside a vehicle cabin and deployed along the side surface. The curtain airbag includes: a main chamber having a protection area for the occupant, and receiving an inflation gas and being inflated along a side window of a vehicle; a first chamber that overlaps an upper edge of the side window of the vehicle, the first chamber extends by being deployed toward an upper side of the main chamber along the upper portion of the side surface inside the vehicle cabin. The main chamber includes a second chamber positioned in a below portion of the first chamber to overlap the vehicle beltline upon deployment. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20150367814 | Safety Belt Retractor With a Two-Spring Comfort Function - The invention relates to a safety belt retractor that has a two-spring comfort function, a belt shaft which is rotatably mounted in a housing and on which a safety belt can be wound, and at least two return springs that are spring-loaded in the winding direction of the belt and act between the housing and the belt shaft. The return springs being able to be connect by one end to the belt shaft or the housing by means of a shift device that shifts as a function of the extraction length of the safety belt. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150367810 | INFLATABLE CURTAIN AIRBAG ASSEMBLY - An inflatable curtain airbag assembly has a tubular rolled or folded curtain airbag, and at least one stiffening member provided at the tubular rolled or folded curtain airbag. The stiffening member is fixed by an adhesive connection, a sewing connection, a welding connection or a melting connection directly to the curtain airbag. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150362584 | FMCW Radar Self-Test - A self-testing method of a frequency-modulated continuous-wave(FMCW) radar device. A transmission signal having an object detection signal and a self-test signal superimposed on the object detection signal is transmitted. The self-test signal represents at least one virtual target. A reception signal is received. The reception signal is a received version of the transmission signal. Presence of the at least one virtual target in the reception signal is determined. A lack of presence of the virtual target in the reception signal provides an indication of hardware failure of the FMCW radar device. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150360639 | IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO AIR-BAGS - A method of weaving fabric for use in the manufacture of a vehicle air-bag includes: providing a weaving reed having a plurality of adjacent cells; introducing regular warp yarns into at least some of the cells; introducing an additional warp yarn into one of the cells that already includes a regular warp yarn; and carrying out a weaving process. In the weaving process, weft yarns are interwoven with the regular warp yarns and the additional warp yarn. The regular warp yarns each remain within one cell throughout the weaving process. The additional warp yarn is moved from a first cell to a second cell during the weaving process. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150343987 | GAS GENERATOR - A gas generator for an airbag includes a first gas reserve with a first orifice, a first mechanism arranged for opening the first gas reserve, and a diffusion chamber arranged for diffusing the discharge gases. The generator additionally includes a mixing chamber comprising at least one first communication surface with the diffusion chamber. The gas generator further including a second mechanism comprising a second actuator and a mobile obturator between a first obstruction position, in which it obstructs a second communication surface with a diffusion chamber and a second passage position, in which the second communication surface is free. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150329075 | Quick-Release Fastener for One End of a Seat Belt Fastened to a Vehicle in a Motor Vehicle - A quick-release fastener for a vehicle seat belt ( | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150314747 | Airbag Module With an Adaptive Ventilation Device - An airbag module having a first nozzle ( | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150298645 | OBTURATING ELEMENT, GAS GENERATOR PROVIDED WITH THE LATTER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A metal obturating element is capable of being resistance-welded to the outer side of an edge of a hole of a metal wall of a pressurized gas reservoir of a gas generator, including on a first side, a portion dimensioned for covering the hole and having an end intended to be inserted into the hole, and a portion for connecting the portion to the peripheral edge, having a surface tilted rearwards relatively to the end and around the portion, this surface intended to be welded to the outer side of the edge of the hole. The element is formed with a deep-drawn part. The tilted surface forms around the central portion an angle greater than or equal to 50° and less than or equal to 80° relatively to the axis. The part includes in a second side located opposite to the first side another surface tilted rearwards relatively to the end and this by at least one angle greater than or equal to 10° and less than or equal to 80° relatively to the axis. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150298644 | AIRBAG COMPRISING TWO CHAMBERS AND A GAS FLOW CHANNEL CONNECTING THE TWO CHAMBERS WITH A VALVE BEING LOCATED IN THE GAS FLOW CHANNEL - An airbag includes a first chamber, a second chamber, and a gas flow channel connecting the two chambers. A valve is located inside the gas flow channel allows an unthrottled gas stream from the first chamber to the second chamber when a pressure inside the first chamber is higher than a pressure in the second chamber and blocks or throttles the gas stream through the gas flow channel when the pressure inside the second chamber is higher than in the first chamber. The valve includes a two-layered inlay extending from a first end pointing towards the first chamber to a second end pointing towards the second chamber. The two-layered inlay is connected to the gas flow channel at its first end via at least two connecting points being remote from each other. In order to make the manufacture of the airbag very easy and in order to provide a construction that allows the possibility of a defined throttling of the gas flow in the gas flow direction opposite to the unthrottled gas flow direction, a connection free area in which at least one layer of the two-layered inlay is without connection to the gas flow channel, is provided between the two connecting points and the two layers of the two-layered inlay are at least partially connected to each other in the area of the first end. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150292419 | HILL START ASSIST METHOD AND A CONTROLLER FOR HILL START ASSIST OF A VEHICLE - A hill start assist method for a vehicle includes a vehicle-mounted controller for sensing an intention to start on an uphill slope, and converts a sensed gradient resistance into a target torque, and enables the engine to have adequate torque reserve in advance; therefore, in the subsequent start, driving wheels can obtain sufficient driving force to ensure that the vehicle will not slide backward. Furthermore, for a manual automobile, the engine torque is boosted in an early stage during a clutch release by a driver, thus accelerating the rotation speed of the engine, and avoiding, to a certain extent, engine stalling caused by a too quick or too much clutch release, compared with the situation where the engine is completely idling. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150291120 | SAFETY APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A safety apparatus for a vehicle includes a coupling device to couple an airbag device with a cowl cross bar. The coupling device includes a plurality of mounting brackets coupled with the cowl cross bar while being spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance, mounting b locks coupled with the mounting brackets, and fitting members protruding from an outer bottom surface of the housing and fitted on the mounting blocks. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150283968 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR OCCUPANT PROTECTION DEVICE - The occurrence of a vehicle collision is determined using an output signal of one satellite sensor disposed offset from a vehicle center line. A control device for an occupant protection device includes: an acceleration sensor disposed at a front position of a vehicle; and a control unit that determines the occurrence of a collision based on an output signal of the acceleration sensor and operates an occupant protection device. The acceleration sensor is one satellite sensor disposed so as to be offset in a vehicle width direction from a vehicle front center position. The control unit includes: a first threshold setting unit that sets a first threshold so as to correspond to a traveling speed of the vehicle; and a determining unit that compares a level of the output signal of the acceleration sensor with the first threshold to determine the occurrence of a collision. | 10-08-2015 |
| 20150248979 | ELECTRICAL PYROTECHNIC SWITCH - An electrical switch includes a first conductive terminal having a first contact portion, a second conductive terminal having a second contact portion, and a moveable body moveable from a first position, in which the first and second contact portions are electrically disconnected, to a second position, in which the first and second contact portions are electrically connected. The first and second contact surfaces are cylinders parallel to respectively the first and second contact portions, such that the second contact surface freely goes through the first contact portion, the first contact surface enters in connection with the first contact portion simultaneously to the moment when the second contact surface enters in connection with the second contact portion, and at least one of the first and second surfaces and the corresponding one of the first and second contact portions are arranged so that the moveable body is maintained in the second position. | 09-03-2015 |
| 20150224950 | Drive Arrangement for Driving a vehicle Safety Device - A drive arrangement ( | 08-13-2015 |
| 20150210246 | SEAT BELT WEBBING GUIDE - A seat belt webbing guide includes a main body having a slot through which seat belt webbing passes and a through hole through which a mounting bolt passes. The webbing guide includes at least one rib that is formed as a single unit with the main body along a circumferential surface of the through hole. The at least one rib extends inwardly in a radial direction of the through hole to a central axis of the through hole. At least a portion of the at least one rib is protruded from a surface of the main body toward a head of the mounting bolt. | 07-30-2015 |
| 20150203996 | FABRIC FOR AN AIR-BAG - A fabric for an air-bag comprising interwoven sets of warp and weft yarns, wherein the yarns of one of the least 1.5, and the yarns of the other set of yarns are not tape-like and have a width-depth ratio less than 1.5. | 07-23-2015 |
| 20150203070 | Force-Limiting Device for a Seat Belt System - A force-limiting device ( | 07-23-2015 |
| 20150123383 | FRONT AIRBAG DEVICE - A front airbag device in which an airbag module can be detached from a steering wheel with a simpler operation is provided. A front airbag device includes a steering wheel and an airbag module. The airbag module includes a housing. The steering wheel includes a positioning hook and a retaining hook. The housing includes a positioning tab on which the positioning hook is hooked and a rod-shaped elastic body on which the retaining hook is hooked. The positioning tab has an extension portion, and the steering wheel has a window portion which enables the extension portion to be visible from the outside. The positioning tab is tilted whereby the positioning tab is disconnected from the positioning hook and the elastic body can move. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150115581 | CURTAIN AIRBAG FOR A VEHICLE - A curtain airbag for a vehicle includes a main chamber shaped in such a way that, in the position being mounted on the vehicle, in the inflated state the main chamber covers an inner side structure of the vehicle. The curtain airbag further includes an additional chamber which, in the mounting position, is located on the in driving direction of the vehicle front portion of the main chamber, and deploys in the direction of the interior of the vehicle when the curtain airbag is inflated. An extended section connects the additional chamber and the main chamber at a rim section at the same side and limits movement of the additional chamber during the inflation process. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150097661 | Lane Marking Crossing Warning System - The present invention relates to a lane marking crossing warning system ( | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150069739 | ASSEMBLY OF AIRBAG MODULE AND STEERING WHEEL - An assembly of an airbag module includes an airbag housing receiving an airbag cushion and a steering wheel having a mounting plate part. The airbag housing has first hooks, the mounting plate part has second hooks coupled with the first hooks, respectively, and at least one of the first and second hooks has a protective member, at least a portion of which is interposed between the first and second hooks to prevent abrasion and contact noise between the first and second hooks due to the elastic movement of the airbag housing to the mounting plate part. The assembly minimizes the striking noise and the abrasion caused by friction between the airbag housing and the mounting plate part through the preventive member due to the elastic movement of the airbag housing to the mounting plate part. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150068346 | STEERING WHEEL PROTECTED AGAINST ELECTRO-STATIC DISCHARGES - A steering wheel for a vehicle may include a frame, a foam layer, a decorative member, a switch assembly and a contact element. The frame may include a central hub, a rim, and a spoke extending between the central hub and the rim. The foam layer may encase at least a portion of the frame. The decorative member may be mounted to the frame and may be at least partially formed of an electrically conductive material. The switch assembly may be mounted to the decorative member. The contact element may extend from the decorative member and may contact the frame to electrically connect the electrically conductive material of the decorative member with the frame. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150048602 | SIDE AIRBAG MODULE FOR VEHICLE - A side airbag module for a vehicle includes an airbag cushion and an inflator to supply gas to the airbag cushion to deploy the airbag cushion. The airbag cushion includes first and second regions to protect a shoulder and a chest of an occupant, respectively, and, when the airbag cushion is initially deployed by driving of the inflator, the first region pushes the shoulder of the occupant toward an interior of a vehicle so that a portion of load applied from the second region to the chest of the occupant is moved to the shoulder of the occupant. When the airbag cushion is initially deployed due to vehicle collision, the shoulder of the occupant is pushed toward the interior of the vehicle to move the load applied to the chest of the occupant to the shoulder of the occupant, thereby minimizing the injury degree of the occupant. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150033826 | DIAGNOSE ARRANGEMENT FOR A VEHICLE PEDESTRIAN IMPACT SENSOR - The present invention relates to a vehicle impact sensor device adapted to detect an impact between a vehicle ( | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150021885 | CURTAIN AIRBAG MODULE - Disclosed is a curtain airbag module including a curtain airbag cushion, an inflator of supplying and inflating gas into the curtain airbag cushion, and a lamp bracket fixed on a vehicle panel to support the curtain airbag cushion which is integrally provided with a lamp pattern to deploy the curtain airbag cushion into a vehicle without deploying the curtain airbag cushion into a pillar trim of a vehicle in the deployment of the curtain airbag cushion by driving the inflator. The lamp pattern wraps up at least a portion of the folded curtain airbag cushion. The lamp pattern initially wrapping up the folded curtain airbag cushion guides the curtain airbag cushion to the interior of the vehicle when the curtain airbag cushion is deployed, thereby preventing the curtain airbag cushion from being inserted into the pillar trim, so that the curtain airbag cushion is stably deployed. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150009642 | Electronic Unit With a PCB and Two Housing Parts - An electronic unit ( | 01-08-2015 |
| 20140353416 | Self-Locking Belt Retractor Anti-Rattle Action on its Belt-Strap-Sensitive Control System That is Effective in the Winding Direction of the Belt Shaft - A self-locking belt retractor for seat belts having a belt-strap-sensitive control mechanism with a control disc coupled to the belt shaft to control a locking element, by means of a pin moveably in an oblong hole in the control disc. The control disc carries an inertia element that, when triggered, radially swivels to lock the retractor belt shaft engages into a stationary toothed section. A control clip has two spaced apart legs on a friction mount between a blocking position of the inertia element and a release position. A follower forms stop surfaces engageable with the clip legs to carry the control clip during the rotation of the control disc belt winding direction a belt extension direction. The control clip releases the inertia element in the release position. One spring leg extends with an end into the movement path of the pin in the oblong hole. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140332092 | INFLATOR FOR AN AIRBAG, AN AIRBAG MODULE AND A VEHICLE COMPRISING SUCH AN AIRBAG MODULE - A vehicle air-bag inflator includes a container initially containing a pressurised gas and having a vent opening in a wall thereof. A rupturable element, attached to a container wall, covers the vent opening, sealing the interior of the container. The rupturable element is attached to a first support, which supports a region of the rupturable element and prevents the rupturable element from rupturing. A first support, attached to a container wall, is movable between a first and a second configuration, with respect to the container wall. In an initial configuration, a second support supports the first support and prevents the first support from moving from a first configuration to a second configuration. In a final configuration, a second support allows the first support to move from the first configuration to the second configuration. An activation mechanism moves the second support from an initial configuration to a final configuration when triggered. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140329037 | AIR-BAG FABRICS - A fabric for a seam region of an inflatable air-bag includes fibres formed from polyester and having an elongation at break of around 12% to 20%. The fabric also has an instantaneous thermal creep above 0.5% at 100° C. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140324296 | Vehicle Safety System - A safety system for a motor vehicle having at least a front wheel arrangement having one or more wheels and rear wheel arrangement having one or more wheels, the arrangement having: a control unit; and one or more vehicle inertial sensors to detect acceleration experienced by the vehicle, the inertial sensors being connected to the control unit so the control unit receives output signals from the inertial sensors; and one or more vehicle safety systems which may be activated by the control unit, wherein the control unit is configured to process the signals received from the inertial sensors and to determine whether at least one of the wheels of the front and rear wheel arrangements is not in contact with the surface over which the vehicle is driven. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140319262 | Seat Belt Device - A seat belt device includes a spindle ( | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140306508 | SEATBELT DEVICE - A deviation in rotational angle caused between an adjustment gear and a sensor housing is compensated for with a profile of a cable winding groove of a pulley of an attitude control mechanism to accurately synchronize the inclination angle of a seat back and the rotational angle of the sensor housing with each other. Thus, it is possible to keep an inertial element support surface, which serves as a sensor reference surface, accurately horizontal even at any seat back inclination angle to improve the accuracy of an acceleration sensor. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140300092 | AIRBAG DEVICE - An airbag device for stably controlling gas discharge and restraining an occupant in a vehicle. A first vent hole, for discharging gas from the airbag, is formed in a portion of the airbag, and one end of a tubular discharge restricting member is connected to the first vent hole. Once the airbag is inflated and deployed to a predetermined extent or more, the first vent hole is closed by the discharge restricting member. Prior to deployment, at least a portion of the airbag is folded in a bellows shape to form a folded portion. The connecting portion between the discharge restricting member and the first vent hole is positioned in a trough portion of the folded portion. The other end of the discharge restricting member is stored so as to face the outer side and not to protrude beyond an outer edge of the folded portion. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140299427 | Device for Damping Vibrations - An apparatus for the damping of vibrations in a steering column in a motor vehicle, having a mounting ( | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140252750 | KNEE AIRBAG FOR VEHICLE AND FOLDING METHOD THEREOF - A method of folding a knee airbag includes folding a lower portion of the knee airbag perpendicularly to a vertical central axis so that a lower end of the knee airbag is placed on the front panel of the knee airbag, individually folding both sides of the knee airbag toward the vertical central axis, and rolling an upper end portion of the knee airbag toward the lower portion of the knee airbag. The lower portion of the folded knee airbag is rapidly deployed toward the leg of an occupant in the initial deployment of the knee airbag, thereby minimizing time to ensure the minimum space between the instrument panel and the leg of the occupant and rapidly confining the leg of the occupant. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140232093 | Airbag System for Passenger Protection - An airbag system ( | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140217804 | SEAT BELT DEVICE - A seatbelt device for a vehicle. The seatbelt device includes a seatbelt connected at a first end to retractor and connected at a second end to a belt position changing member, which is movable between forward and rearward positions relative to the vehicle. The second end of the seatbelt is connected to the belt position changing member such that the position of the second end of the seatbelt changes relative to the belt position changing member, as the belt position changing member is moved from the rearward position to the forward position, thereby preventing the webbing of the seatbelt from twisting and inverting of the tongue plate upon activation of the belt position changing member, the latter which makes the tongue the plate difficult for an occupant to reach. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140175778 | AIRBAG APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - Disclosed is an airbag apparatus for vehicles including a vent hole in an airbag cushion for discharging inflating gas. A cover is provided on an outer surface of the airbag cushion and is adjustable between a state where the cover is spaced apart from the vent hole to open it and a state where the cover comes into close contact with the vent hole to close it. A tether is connected at its first end to the cover and secured at its second end to an interior of the airbag cushion to impart a tensile force to the cover. A tether guide is provided on an inner surface of the airbag cushion to support the tether, and a sealing means is provided between the vent hole and the tether guide to support the tether, the tether passing through the sealing means. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140174868 | STRUCTURE OF STEERING WHEEL FOR VEHICLE - A vehicle steering wheel structure which, while having a configuration in which small damper masses are arranged in a distributed manner, can secure the same highly efficient vibration reducing effect as when a large damper mass is arranged, without increasing the required installation space and the cost. The vehicle steering wheel structure includes a plurality of damper masses arranged so as to be distributed in an inner region of a rim portion of a steering wheel; a connection member that connects these damper masses; and a damper module disposed in the inner region of the rim portion. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140159350 | BELT INTEGRATED AIRBAG - A restraint system for a seat is provided and may include a first portion having a first end fixed for movement with the seat and a second end movable relative to the seat. The restraint system may also include a second portion having a first end fixed for movement with the seat and a second end movable relative to the seat and selectively attached to the second end of the first portion. An inflator may be associated with the second portion and may move the second portion from a pre-deployed state to an inflated state. The inflator may be at least partially disposed within the second portion. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140151988 | ADAPTIVE GAS GENERATOR FOR AIRBAG - A gas generator for a protective airbag includes at least one pressurized gas chamber, a first actuator arranged so as to open the pressurized gas chamber, and a diffusion chamber including at least one diffusion hole defining a communication surface. Outside the diffusion chamber, the gas generator includes an obturator having a second actuator. The obturator is arranged in a first position in which it defines a first diffusion surface. The second actuator is arranged so as to allow it to go into a second position in which it defines a second diffusion surface. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140109349 | Buckle Cap for a Seat Belt Buckle and Method of Mounting Same - What is described is a buckle cap for a belt buckle having two interconnected half-shells ( | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140078291 | Driver Assisting System and Method for a Motor Vehicle - A driver assisting system ( | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140065452 | BATTERY PACK FOR A VEHICLE - A battery pack for a vehicle includes a plurality of electrically connected battery cells and at least one current interruption device. The at least one current interruption device comprises a movable pressure sensitive element which is engaged by a pressure rise inside the battery pack and whose engagement leads to an electrical disconnection of one or more battery cells. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140048422 | DEVICE FOR CREATING GAS INFLATING AN AIRBAG - A personal protection arrangement in a vehicle includes a gas generator for fluid communication with a reservoir and a control unit. The control unit is arranged to activate the gas generator upon fulfillment of at least one predetermined criterion such that gas is released by the gas generator into the reservoir and the pressure in the reservoir is increased. The gas generator comprises at least one electrochemical cell which is arranged to generate gas when the electrical status of the electrochemical cell is changed from a first state to a second state by a state-changing action. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140042282 | Height Adjuster for a Fastening Fitting of a Safety Belt System - A height adjuster ( | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140042257 | Seat Belt Retractor Having an Inertia Sensor With a Pivotal Sensor Housing - A seat belt retractor ( | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140035265 | CURTAIN AIRBAG DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A vehicle curtain airbag device capable of improving an occupant ejection preventing performance at an end of a vehicle in the longitudinal direction and providing an excellent impact absorbing function when receiving an occupant in a vehicle interior. A front strap is provided between a seam portion that divides a front chamber positioned at an end of a vehicle longitudinal direction from an adjacent main chamber, and a front pillar positioned at the end of the vehicle longitudinal direction so as to connect the seam portion to the front pillar, on an outer surface of the front chamber. A height position of a first connecting portion (P) between the front pillar and the front strap is set to be higher than a height position of a second connecting portion (Q) between the seam portion and the front strap. The front strap is set to be shorter than a length between the first connecting portion and a position to which the second connecting portion tries to move according to the inflation and deployment if the front strap is not present, and is stretched substantially linearly between the first and second connecting portions by the inflated and deployed front chamber. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140029803 | Knee Airbag Module - A driver assistance system ( | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140026711 | STEERING WHEEL - A steering wheel has a rim having an armature encapsulated by a cover of resilient material. The cover has a fixing groove or recess formed therein so as to extend around the rim generally circumferentially with respect to the steering wheel. An outer skin is formed from flexible material and is provided over and around the cover such that two opposed edges of the outer skin are both positioned within the fixing groove or recess and fixed therein. The outer skin includes at least one seam terminating in a seam-end located along one of the opposed edges of the outer skin such that each edge of the outer skin positioned within the fixing groove or recess has at least one seam-end, and wherein each seam-end formed along one of the edges is circumferentially offset around the rim from each seam-end formed along the other edge. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140021701 | Knee Airbag Module - The invention relates to a knee airbag module having a housing, an airbag accommodated in the housing and a substantially cylindrical gas generator ( | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140021700 | Fabric for Use in the Manufacture of an Inflatable Air-Bag - A fabric for use in the manufacture of an inflatable air-bag, the fabric having interwoven warp fibres and weft fibres which are arranged substantially perpendicular to one another, one or more of the warp and weft fibres being at least partially coated with an adhesive substance to increase the friction between the warp and weft fibres at their intersections. In another embodiment, the fabric is formed from fibres having a central core and another sheath. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140016990 | Fastening Device for Detachably Fastening an Element to a Component Fixed to a Vehicle - A fastening device for detachably fastening an automotive airbag component. The fastening device has a holding device ( | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140013898 | STEERING WHEEL - A steering wheel has a gripping formation including an armature substantially encapsulated by a cover of foamed material and a flexible outer skin provided over and around the cover. The flexible skin may be formed of leather or artificial leather. The steering wheel may include a plastic insert engaged within a fixing groove or recess formed in the cover. At least one edge of the outer skin may be positioned within the fixing groove or recess and fixed to the insert by ultrasonic welding, for example. In a preferred arrangement, two opposed edges of the outer skin may be both received within the fixing groove or recess and fixed to the insert therein by ultrasonic welding. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20130333972 | Pedestrian Airbag Arrangement - A pedestrian airbag arrangement for a vehicle includes an airbag covering at least a part of the windscreen and/or at least a part of at least one A-pillar of the vehicle when it is in deployed state, an inflator in fluid connection to the airbag, and a retraction means for retracting the airbag. The retraction means includes a triggering means and a retractor retracting the airbag when released by the triggering means. In order to provide an automatic retraction of the airbag, the triggering means is activated by the airbag. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20130328292 | Airbag Device - An airbag device with an airbag module ( | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130313812 | GAS GENERATOR HAVING A STORAGE CHAMBER FOR MATERIAL WITH ENDOTHERMIC CHANGE OF STATE - A gas generator includes a case enclosing a combustion chamber containing at least one pyrotechnic charge, a diffusion chamber, and a chamber for storing a material releasable from the chamber during combustion of the charge, to change state endothermically under the effect of gas coming from this combustion, then be evacuated via the diffusion chamber. The material is a liquid stored at atmospheric pressure. The chamber has at least one inlet opening, and a series of outlet openings. The outlet openings are arranged within a wall separating the chamber from the diffusion chamber. The charge and the combustion and diffusion chambers are dimensioned such that during combustion, at least one portion of gas flow generated by the charge opens at least the inlet opening and penetrates into the chamber provoking the escape of the material via the outlet openings, then its endothermic change in state, mainly in the diffusion chamber. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130313810 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING KNEE AIRBAG CUSHION - A method for manufacturing a knee airbag cushion includes (a) preparing a panel having first and second panel surface parts and a virtual central line interposed between the first and second panel surface parts and is configured such that a distance from the virtual central line to the first panel surface part is different from a distance from the virtual central line to the second panel surface part, (b) folding the first panel surface part, (c) connecting portions of the first and second panel surface parts to each other, (d) folding an area of the virtual central line in the folding direction, and (e) forming a third sewing line to connect the first panel surface part to the second panel surface part. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130300092 | FRONTAL CENTER CURTAIN AIRBAG FOR VEHICLE - A frontal center curtain airbag for a vehicle may include a pair of housing frames spaced from each other in forward and rearward directions to cross the vehicle in a widthwise direction of the vehicle, a plurality of connecting frames connecting upper ends and opposite side ends of the spaced housing frames in forward and rearward directions to form an installation space together with the housing frames, an airbag cushion installed in the installation space and surrounded by the housing frames and the connecting frames, and an airbag door coupled to lower ends of the housing frames and the connecting frames to close a lower end of the installation space. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130300091 | COVER FOR AIRBAG DEVICE, AND AIRBAG DEVICE - A cover for an airbag device, which includes: a cover portion configured to cover an airbag in a folded state; a hollow insertion portion configured to be inserted into an attachment hole on the vehicle; a locking portion inserted into the attachment hole together with the insertion portion and locked at the vehicle; and a connecting portion provided inside the insertion portion and connecting inner surfaces of the insertion portion with each other so as to reinforce the insertion portion. The cover portion, the insertion portion, the locking portion, and the connecting portion are integrally formed, and the connecting portion is present at least at a position closer to a distal end side of the insertion portion in an insertion direction than the position of the attachment hole when the locking portion is locked. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130292926 | COVER AND AIRBAG DEVICE - A cover used for an airbag device capable of accurately and easily adjusting a deployment direction of an airbag during a side collision according to a deployment position. The cover includes a protecting portion formed along a rolled airbag, and a plurality of attachment portions formed so as to be attached to a body of a vehicle. The protecting portion includes a slit capable of controlling the deployment direction of the airbag by changing a position through which the tab passes toward the body of the vehicle in a rolling direction of the airbag. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130277952 | AIRBAG COVER FOR VEHICLE - An airbag cover for a vehicle that includes an airbag cover body that has a tear line to allow the airbag cover body to be torn off when an airbag cushion is deployed, and a bezel ring coupled to the airbag cover body. The airbag cover includes a plurality of separating protrusions having first and second separating protrusions that are formed on the bezel ring to be spaced apart from each other in a circumferential direction of the bezel ring and to be adjacent to each other. In addition, the separating protrusions have third and fourth separating protrusions adjacent to each other at a position facing the first and second separating protrusions. The separating protrusions include first to fourth separating protrusion insertion apertures that are formed within the airbag cover body to allow the first to fourth separating protrusions to be inserted therein. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130277483 | Belt Retractor With a Switchable Force-Limiting Device for a Seatbelt of a Motor Vehicle - A seat belt retractor with a switchable load limiting device for a safety belt of a motor vehicle with a belt shaft and a locking device which upon actuation locks the belt shaft in the belt extraction direction. The load limiting device is located in the force flow between the belt shaft and the locking device between the load limiting levels. A switching device is used for switching the load limiting device. The switching device includes a gas generator for releasing a gas flow into a pressure chamber and an expandable hollow pot which can be driven by the gas flow. The expandable hollow pot is attached to the gas generator in a gas-proof manner and forms the pressure chamber. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130270805 | CURTAIN AIRBAG FOR A VEHICLE - A curtain airbag for a vehicle includes a main chamber shaped in such a way that, in a position being mounted on the vehicle, in the inflated state the main chamber covers an inner side structure of the vehicle. The curtain airbag further includes an additional chamber which, in the mounting position, is located on the in driving direction of the vehicle front portion of the main chamber, and deploys in the direction of the interior of the vehicle when the curtain airbag is inflated. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130256445 | Safety belt retractor having a pretensioning device - A safety belt retractor, especially for use in motor vehicles, is provided, and has a blocking system and a tensioning device, which acts on a belt shaft, for carrying out a reversible pretensioning of an occupant. A spiral toothing meshes with an external toothing of the belt shaft, and is supported against a fixed counter-bearing such that upon an axial loading of the spiral toothing directed against the counter-bearing due to load acting on the belt shaft in a belt withdrawal direction, rotation of the spiral toothing, for receiving torque applied by the belt shaft, is prevented via a support force. An electric motor is coupled to the belt shaft via the spiral toothing. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130233083 | System for Determining Vibration Characteristics of a Motor Vehicle - A system for determining vibration characteristics of a motor vehicle having a sensing arrangement ( | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130221640 | MIDDLE SIDE AIRBAG CONFINED BETWEEN ARM-REST AND SEAT - An airbag arrangement includes a middle side airbag confined between an arm-rest and a seat. The middle side airbag protects a driver of a vehicle and a passenger from the collision between the driver and the passenger upon vehicle collision. A cushion inflated from a back part of a driver seat is firmly fixed between the driver seat and an arm-rest to restrict the movement of occupants. The middle side airbag includes vertical sewed lines to vertically form a partition, or includes inclined sewed lines to inflate the middle side airbag toward at an expected collision position between the driver and the passenger. An inflator is provided on a lateral surface of a back part of the driver seat. As soon as air is injected into the middle side airbag, the middle side airbag is inflated while forming contact parts confined in the space between an arm-rest and a seat. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130221639 | ASSEMBLY WITH AN INSTRUMENT PANEL FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE AND A KNEE AIRBAG - An airbag housing is carried on a formed part extending from a lower section of an instrument panel for a motor vehicle. The formed part forms at least a front section of an upper wall of a footwell assigned to the vehicle occupants. A knee air-bag is disposed in the airbag housing. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130214516 | ANTI-TWIST DEVICE FOR CURTAIN AIRBAG OF VEHICLE - Disclosed is an anti-twist device for a curtain airbag of a vehicle. The anti-twist device allows a worker to immediately recognize the twist of the curtain airbag or automatically releases the twist of the curtain airbag when the curtain airbag is installed in the vehicle, thereby improving stability of the curtain airbag. The anti-twist device is mounted on the curtain airbag including a bracket having an inflator mounted thereon and coupled to a vehicle body, the airbag cushion received in a winding state while communicating with the inflator, and a band surrounding the airbag cushion, and includes a body having a predetermined length and provided in parallel to the airbag cushion, a first fixing part formed at one end of the body and coupled with the bracket or the vehicle body, and a second fixing part formed at an opposite end of the body and coupled with the band. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130214515 | BRACKET FOR FASTENING OF A CURTAIN AIRBAG TO A VEHICLE PART - A bracket for fastening a tightening strap of a curtain airbag to a vehicle part includes a base plate and a support surface for fastening the bracket to the vehicle part. A retaining web, fastenable to the tightening strap, is located on the bracket in such a way that the retaining web can be moved to a fastening position by performing a swivel motion with the bracket being supported on the vehicle part via the support surface. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130193252 | REVERSIBLE SEAT BELT TENSIONER - A reversible seat belt tensioner includes an electric motor ( | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130187368 | AIRBAG FOR A VEHICLE - An airbag for a vehicle comprising an inflatable portion and lugs arranged at the periphery of the inflatable portion. The airbag is made of a one-piece-woven technology having a structure made of warp threads and weft threads. The airbag further comprises a marking for enabling a detection of an incorrect attachment of the airbag at the vehicle. The marking is realized by a coded weaving structure in at least one lug. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130154242 | ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE FOR DRIVER SEAT AIRBAG DEVICE - An attachment structure for driver seat airbag devices that enables smoother operation of a horn switch. The attachment structure includes: an armature connected to a steering mechanism of the vehicle; and a housing that accommodates the airbag module and that is positioned with respect to the armature. The housing includes positioning pins for implementing relative positioning in XY directions with respect to the armature at a plurality of locations and first openings for implementing positioning in a Z direction at a plurality of locations. The armature is provided with a plurality of second openings through which the positioning pins of the housing are inserted and with a plurality of protrusions that are inserted through the first openings of the housing. The position of Z-direction lower edge sections of the first openings of the housing lies within a range of the depth of the second openings of the armature. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130147168 | SIDE AIRBAG - A side airbag with an outer skin includes a first side wall and a second side wall connected to one another along an edge. An outlet opening is located in the first side wall, and a closing element is located between the two side walls. The closing element has a covering section connected to the outer skin via at least one first connecting area and covering the outlet opening at least partially when the covering section lies against the first side wall. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130140800 | Airbag - An airbag having an outer skin enclosing at least one gas chamber is disclosed. The outer skin is made at least in parts of polymer material with the polymers of the polymer material being made by polymerisation of monomers. In order to reduce the total consumption of fossil based raw materials during the life cycle of a vehicle, at least a part of the monomers are sustainable based monomers being produced from a renewable raw material. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130140420 | QUICK- RELEASE CLOSURE FOR A VEHICLE-FIXED END OF A SEAT BELT IN A MOTOR VEHICLE - A quick-release closure for a vehicle-mounted end of a seat belt in a motor vehicle having a fitting part, and a vehicle-mounted attachment part. A first opening is provided in the fitting part, in which one end of the seat belt can be attached by means of a loop which is guided through the first opening. A second opening is provided, in which the attachment part can be locked to a locking head. In the second opening a spring element is provided that can be moved from a mounting position) into a locking position. The locking head of the attachment part can be inserted into the opening in which the spring element is arranged in the mounting position, and the spring element can be moved into the locking position by a relative movement of the locking head with respect to the fitting part, securing the locking head in position. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130140391 | Force Limiting Device for a Motor Vehicle - A force limiting device for a motor vehicle, which features at least two parts controlled relative to each other with a frequency-based, defined movement, wherein the parts moving relative to each other have mutually engaging gearings and the frequency-controlled movement takes place in such a way that at least one of the parts performs a wave-like advancing motion with respect to another part, in which the gearing is alternately engaged and disengaged, wherein one or a plurality of individual masses are provided, which can be coupled to or decoupled from the part performing the wave-shaped advancing movement thereby changing the force limiting characteristics of the system. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130139366 | Shockproof Quick-Release Fastener for an End Fitting of a Safety Belt - A quick release fastener for an end fitting of a safety belt having spaced apart first and second frame, a lockable insert tongue insertable between the frame plates, and a locking element moveable between a locking position in which the insert tongue is locked between the frame plates, and a release position. A locking element has at least two anchor surfaces facing one another, which at least form the stop at one outer face of the frame plates or of the insert tongue. In this way, a shockproof quick release fastener is provided which can be released without a special tool. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130134694 | CURTAIN AIRBAG - A curtain airbag mitigating possible occupant ejection from a vehicle. The curtain airbag includes a serial main chamber that is capable of being inflated and deployed along a vehicle cabin side face; a delay chamber that is positioned at a front end section of the serial main chamber and that is inflated and deployed so as to overlap an A | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130113196 | Airbag Having a Single-Piece Rebound Strap Defining Two Inflation Stages - An airbag module having an airbag and an inflation device, wherein at least one rebound strap for controlling the inflation of the airbag is disposed in the airbag and attached to portions of the airbag that move away from each other when the airbag is inflated. A first, shorter rebound strip segment breaks after a first inflation stage and subsequently the airbag regions separate from each other until the second, longer segment of the rebound strap is tensioned and the inflation stage of the airbag is predefined by the second, longer segment of the rebound strap. The rebound strap thereof is formed from a uniform textile segment, the first, shorter segment of the rebound strap is formed as a tab cut out of the second, longer segment the tab being narrower and shorter than the second, longer segment of the rebound strap. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130113193 | SIDE AIRBAG FOR INSTALLATION INTO A MOTOR VEHICLE, VEHICLE SEAT WITH SUCH A SIDE AIRBAG AND MOTOR VEHICLE - A side airbag for installation into a motor vehicle, a vehicle seat with such a side airbag and a motor vehicle with such a vehicle seat are described. The side airbag comprises at least one mounting device for mounting the side airbag on the backrest of the vehicle seat, an outer skin with a first side wall extending forwards, when viewed in the vehicle direction, and a second side wall connected to the first side wall. In order to be able, at as low a cost as possible, to protect the passengers to be protected better against a movement towards the middle of the vehicle, the second side wall extends essentially cross-ways to the vehicle direction when the outer skin is fully deployed and free from external forces, so that at least a third side wall connecting the first two side walls is present. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130099466 | AIRBAG FOR VEHICLE - Disclosed is a vehicle airbag. The vehicle airbag includes a deployment restricting member linked with an upper portion of a rear surface part of an outer portion of the vehicle airbag, prepared in a strip shape, and having one end statically fixed with a collar of the vehicle airbag in adjacent to the collar of the vehicle airbag and an opposite end coupled with the upper portion of the rear surface part of the outer portion of the vehicle airbag, thereby delaying the rear surface part of the vehicle airbag. A tear part is provided at the central portion of the deployment restricting member so that the tear part is torn under a predetermined pressure. In initial deployment of the vehicle airbag, the upper portion of the rear surface part of the airbag is confined in a folded state, so that the lower portion of the airbag is first inflated. The airbag is prevented from being suddenly inflated, thereby preventing the chest, the neck, or the head of the occupant from being injured. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130093168 | Airbag Comprising at Least a First Sidewall and a Second Sidewall and at Least One Retaining Strap - A motor vehicle passenger restraint airbag with a first side wall and a second side wall which encloses a gas-filled compartment and at least one catch strap which extends through the gas-filled compartment from the first side wall to the second side wall. In order to facilitate production, each side wall has at least two sections connected to each other, whereby each of the sections is part of a one-piece blank each of which has two sections of which a first section is a section of the first wall and a second section is a section of the second side wall. At least one of the blanks has a third section which connects the first and second section to each other and which forms the catch strap. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130088001 | APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR ROTATING WEBBING GUIDE OF SEAT BELT FOR VEHICLE - An apparatus for rotating a webbing guide of a seat belt for a vehicle may include a drive unit for moving a cable connected at one end thereof by controlling driving of a motor in response to an actuating signal or a stop signal, the webbing guide connected to the other end of the cable, and hingedly rotated to a first direction of a vehicular body as the cable moves in a second direction, and a return unit provided on the webbing guide, and providing an elastic force to the webbing guide so that the webbing guide hingedly rotated to the first direction of the vehicular body returns to the second direction of the vehicular body when the motor stops driving. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130069356 | SEAT BELT APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A seat belt apparatus for a vehicle including an anchor metal plate coupled with a vehicle body by a fastening bolt to extensively support a seat belt and upper and lower covers to receive the anchor metal plate. A contact rib is formed on at least one side portion of the inner surface of the upper cover, and a sidewall is formed on a side portion of the lower cover to make contact with the contact rib. An arc-type rib is formed on the bottom plate of the lower cover corresponding to an outer peripheral portion of at least one side portion of the base portion of the anchor metal plate, and a connection rib is formed between the arc-type rib and the sidewall. An arc-type slot is formed on the bottom plate of the lower cover. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130068123 | GAS GENERATOR AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS THEREOF - A gas generator includes an initiator having a case, two electrodes and a cap having a wall delimiting an aperture for insertion of the case, a part delimiting an aperture for access to the electrodes and a retaining part made of plastic material overmoulded into the aperture between the initiator, the cap and the part. The wall includes, near the aperture and the protrusion retaining the cap, a second protrusion for supporting the mould in a support direction having a component extending from the bottom toward the aperture, the second protrusion having an outer edge at least partially not covered by the part for use as a support surface in said support direction for a mould to be used for overmoulding. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130062870 | AIRBAG CUSHION FOR VEHICLES - An airbag cushion for vehicles includes a cushion body, vent holes, tubes and a tether. The vent holes are formed in the cushion body at opposite positions. The tubes are connected to the respective vent holes. The tubes are deployed out of the vent holes by deployment of the cushion body so that gas is discharged out of the cushion body through the tubes. The tether connects the tubes to each other and is severed when pressure in the cushion body reaches a predetermined degree. At the point of time at which the weight of the occupant is applied to the airbag cushion, the pressure in the airbag cushion is released, thus reducing the risk of the deployment of the airbag cushion injuring the occupant. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130062869 | PACKAGING METHOD FOR AN AIRBAG, AIRBAG AND A DEVICE FOR FOLDING OR ROLLING AN AIRBAG - A method of rolling or folding an airbag to a thin tight tube, includes stretching the airbag during the rolling or folding in length direction. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130062450 | Pretensioner Device for a Seat Belt - A piston for a pretensioner device ( | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130056572 | SEAT-BELT PRETENSIONER - A seat belt pretensioner having a housing, a belt shaft ( | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130039814 | GAS GENERATOR AND ITS MANUFACTURING PROCESS - A gas generator includes a pyrotechnic charge contained in a chamber delimited by a wall and by two transversal walls. At least one of the walls comprises at least one through hole. A covering sheet in the form of a box is located facing the through hole. A seal gasket is provided between the sheet and one of the walls. The seal gasket is positioned between the first tubular part of the covering sheet and the wall for ensuring the seal between the box and the wall towards the through hole. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130038047 | Pretensioning Device for a Safety Belt - A pretensioning device ( | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130036934 | GAS GENERATOR WITH TWO PYROTECHNIC CHARGES - A gas generator has two pyrotechnic charges in two chambers having openings for gas outlet to the outside. Only the first chamber is provided with an igniter for first charge. The chambers are separated by a third wall with a through hole for permanent gas communication, sealed in an initial state by a cap. The cap is configured to be broken under the pressure of the combustion gases from first charge to keep the hole opened permanently and allow the combustion gases from the first charge to go via the hole kept permanently opened from a first chamber to a second chamber, where these gases induce the combustion of charge. When in an initial state, the cap is configured to go under the pressure of the combustion gases from second charge to the permanent state, in which the cap is broken to keep hole opened permanently and allow the combustion gases from said second charge to go via the hole kept permanently open from the second chamber to the first chamber, where this combustion gases induce the combustion of charge. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130026740 | Inflatable Airbag and a Method for Making the Same - A method of forming a fabric for an air-bag, the method comprising providing a plurality of yarns, each yarn being formed from a plurality of individual fibres; applying an activatable additive or coating to each yarn, the additive or coating initially not being activated and wherein, prior to activation, the additive or coating presents little or no impedance to the relative movement of the fibres within the yarn and, following activation, the additive or coating binds fibres within the yarn to one another to prevent or hinder relative movement of the fibres in the yarn with respect to one another; and passing the yarns through an activation zone including a compressing component which applies a compressive force to the yarns, the additive or coating being activated as the yarns pass through the activation zone so that the yarns each have a substantially flat configuration. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130022851 | SAFETY ARRANGEMENT FOR PROTECTING A BATTERY IN A MOTOR VEHICLE - A safety arrangement in a motor vehicle having a battery is designed to protect the battery from damage in the event that the vehicle is involved in an accident. The safety arrangement is particularly suitable for electric vehicles or so-called hybrid motor vehicles. The arrangement incorporates an inflatable unit having a substantially rigid wall member and a flexible layer of sheet material secured to one another to define an inflatable chamber between the wall member and the flexible layer. The wall member is mounted in spaced relation to the battery. The flexible layer is interposed between the wall member and the battery, such that inflation of the chamber, for example by a gas generator or the like, is effective to urge the flexible layer towards the battery. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20120323478 | Object Collision Warning System and Method for a Motor Vehicle - An object collision warning system for a motor vehicle comprises a sensing means ( | 12-20-2012 |
| 20120305371 | AIRBAG MODULE SAFETY DEVICE - The invention relates to a safety device having an airbag module which has a housing ( | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120291656 | GAS GENERATOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A gas generator includes an outer wall delimiting a first chamber, a source of gas and a second chamber for diffusing gas outwards between which is found a nozzle. The nozzle includes a first through-hole for letting through gas from the first chamber to the second chamber. The first hole is closed by a cap capable of being opened from the triggering of an electro-pyrotechnic device located towards the first chamber. The second diffusion chamber includes in the wall at least one second through-hole for letting through gas outwards. The outer wall includes at least one overmolded plastic material around a portion of the metal nozzle. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20120267880 | AIRBAG FOR MOTOR VEHICLES AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN AIRBAG - An airbag for a motor vehicle includes an airbag skin having two side walls which enclose a gas chamber. The airbag skin is at least partially rolled to a shaped package in the resting state of the curtain airbag, with the shaped package having a non-circular cross-section. In order to provide a cost-effective way to produce such an airbag and to ensure that the airbag shows a deployment behaviour of a rolled package, the non-circular cross-section is permanent as long as the pressure inside the gas chamber does not exceed the pressure of the environment and is obtainable by plastic conversion of a rolled package with a circular cross-section. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20120266774 | GAS GENERATOR WITH REACTIVE GASES - A gas generator includes two reserves of reactive gases, an ignition device capable of being triggered in order to open lids of the reserves and initiating combustion of the reactive gases, and an orifice for letting out combustion gas towards the outside. The gas reserve, a device for diffusing the combustion gas towards the outside and the second gas reserve are successively positioned along a longitudinal direction. A guiding wall is provided in the reserve for guiding the pressure wave generated by the device up to the lid in order to open this first lid. The diffusing device includes a conduit for guiding the pressure wave from the first lid to the second lid so as to open the latter, and which communicates with the orifice. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20120256400 | Side Airbag Apparatus for a Vehicle - In at least one embodiment, the present invention provides a side airbag apparatus for a vehicle having a seat with a back rest part and a hinge mechanism. The side airbag includes an inner sleeve forming a separation element defining one of a front airbag chamber and a rear airbag chamber within the side airbag. A connecting passage connects the front and a rear airbag chambers adjacent a lower extremity of the separation element. An attaching portion provided on the rear portion of the rear airbag chamber attaches the side airbag to the backrest part. An inflator proximate the attaching portion injects gas into the rear airbag chamber which flows through the connecting passage into the front airbag chamber. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120256032 | Self-Locking Belt Retractor - A self-locking belt retractor having a vehicle-sensitive controlled blocking system in which a mass (14) moves a locking lever (17) engaged in the toothing (29) of a controlled disk. The sensor mass (14) fitted in a holder part (10) on a support surface (23) that can be tilted in case of vehicle accelerations, the locking lever (17) on the end (19) facing away from the engaging tip (18) being connected to the sensor mass (14) in a form-fitting manner and forming a support (21). A form fit occurring in an extension (15) of the sensor mass (14) which protrudes through a hole (33) in the contact surface (23) of the holder part (10). A projection (31) projecting into a hole (33) is provided at the border of the hole (33) facing the locking lever (17) that is contacted by the locking lever (17) in case of a deflection. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120240721 | STEERING WHEEL - A steering wheel has a gripping portion including an armature substantially encapsulated by a cover, and an outer skin provided over the cover. The outer skin comprises a layer of fabric material defining first and second opposed surfaces. The first surface of the fabric material has a polymeric coating. The first surface is attached to the outermost surface of the cover and the second surface defines a peripheral surface of the gripping portion. Preferably, the second surface of the fabric layer is substantially uncoated. In preferred arrangements, the second surface of the fabric layer has a surface relief pattern substantially defined by a weave of the fabric and thus defines a peripheral surface pattern. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120223550 | SAFETY ARRANGEMENT - A vehicle seat includes a seat frame, a first air-bag unit and a second air-bag unit. The seat frame is at least partially covered by a padding material and substantially covered by a cover. The first air-bag unit includes a first air-bag mounted within an outboard side of the seat, and substantially covered by the cover. The second air-bag unit includes a second air-bag mounted within the outboard side of the seat and substantially covered by the cover. The first air-bag is configured to inflate and burst through the cover, when activated, and to bear against an occupant of the seat sitting in a normal position in the seat, thereby exerting a pushing force against the occupant in an inboard direction. The second air-bag is configured to inflate and burst through the cover when activated, and to occupy a position between an occupant of the seat and an exterior side wall of the vehicle. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20120205899 | PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAG - A front passenger airbag ( | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120200071 | AIRBAG ARRANGEMENT - An airbag arrangement with an inflatable curtain airbag for a vehicle includes fixation elements to fix the inflatable curtain airbag to the interior side structure of the vehicle. The airbag further includes an inflatable area to cover parts of the interior side structure of the vehicle. A fender airbag is provided adjacent to the inflatable area and/or the fixation elements of the inflatable curtain airbag. The fender airbag is inflated with a time delay with respect to the inflation of the inflatable area of the inflatable curtain airbag. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120150393 | VEHICLE BATTERY SAFETY SYSTEM - A safety arrangement ( | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120126517 | CURTAIN AIR BAG SYSTEM - A curtain air bag system includes a main deployment portion for an occupant seated in a front seat, that is housed folded up in an upper edge portion of an opening in a vehicle body, and inflates by receiving a supply of gas when the vehicle is in a side collision and when the vehicle rolls over, and deploys in a curtain shape downward with respect to the vehicle; an auxiliary deployment portion that inflates by receiving a supply of gas via a gas passage that is communicated with a portion of the auxiliary deployment portion in a vertical direction of the vehicle, and that deploys such that a lower end side, when viewed from a side, overlaps with a side door forward of the main deployment portion; and a connecting portion that connects a portion on an upper end side of the auxiliary deployment portion to a front pillar. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120126516 | KNEE AIR BAG FOR VEHICLE - A knee air bag for a vehicle has an inflator, a diffuser and a cushion to protect a passenger's knee when the cushion is deployed. The knee air bag also includes an inflator connector which is provided on a back of the cushion, and an external tether which is provided on an upper portion of the inflator connector and secured at lower and upper ends thereof to the back of the cushion, thus guiding the cushion so that the cushion is deployed upwards. The knee air bag makes the cushion come into close contact with a seatback of the vehicle when the knee air bag is deployed, thus reducing interference with a roof air bag located at an upper position, therefore preventing a passenger's head or neck from suffering secondary injuries. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120126046 | SELF-LOCKING SEAT BELT RETRACTOR - A self-locking seat-belt retractor for a vehicle has a U-shaped seat belt retractor frame ( | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120119048 | RAMP BRACKET FOR CURTAIN AIRBAG - A ramp bracket for a curtain airbag is constructed so that an open space between a front and a rear is divided into two portions, that is, an upper chamber and a lower chamber by a partition, and the front and the rear are separated from each other at an area defining the lower chamber. Such a ramp bracket allows the airbag to be smoothly deployed between a head liner and a pillar trim, and minimizes the injury to a passenger who collides with the ramp bracket. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120104733 | PASSENGER AIRBAG MODULE - A passenger airbag module includes a housing, an inflator generating gas pressure according to a control signal of an electronic control unit, and an airbag cushion folded in the housing such that the airbag cushion is expanded in the form of a dual chamber. The airbag cushion is provided therein with a tether having a rectangular shape corresponding to a sectional shape of the airbag cushion. The tether is installed in the transverse direction to divide the airbag cushion into an upper chamber and a lower chamber. Transfer holes are formed at edges of the tether. In the passenger airbag module, the upper chamber is primarily expanded by concentrating gas flow into the upper chamber to instantly deploy the airbag cushion in the proper position, thereby safely protecting the occupants. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120104137 | SELF-LOCKING SEAT BELT RETRACTOR - The invention relates to a self-locking seat belt retractor having the following components: | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120098324 | DRIVE ARRANGEMENT - A drive arrangement ( | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120098241 | STEERING WHEEL UNIT - A steering wheel unit with an airbag module and a steering wheel body is connectable to a steering column defining the axial direction. The steering wheel body includes an accommodation for the airbag module in the hub area. The airbag module can be pressed down against the steering wheel body against the force of at least one spring and at least two positioning units act between the airbag module and the steering wheel body. The positioning units are arranged in a center of gravity plane being perpendicular to the axial direction. In order to provide an easy mountability and a high degree of flexibility in respect of the installation space, the positioning units act at least in non-axial direction and the at least one spring is spaced from the positioning units. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120096735 | METHOD OF FOLDING AN AIRBAG, AND DEVICE FOR FOLDING THE AIRBAG - Disclosed is a method for folding an airbag ( | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120091695 | VEHICLE SEAT WITH A SIDE AIRBAG DEVICE - A safety device for a vehicle seat is disclosed. The vehicle seat has a backrest that extends in the transverse direction of the vehicle, the backrest having at least one lateral region and an upper region from which a headrest extends. Arranged on the backrest is a side airbag device with at least one inflator and a side airbag. The side airbag has a thorax section ( | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120074673 | FIXING CLAMP AND AIRBAG UNIT - A fixing clamp for fixing an airbag on a gas generator includes a first support portion adapted to the outer shape of the gas generator and a second wrapping portion extending from the support portion. The wrapping portion with its free end can be connected to the support portion. The wrapping portion is designed to be extensible. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120074253 | SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FOR THE SAFETY BELT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A seat belt retractor for a safety belt of a motor vehicle having a belt shaft ( | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120073401 | IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO A STEERING WHEEL - A steering wheel has a rim with an armature substantially encapsulated by foam. The foam includes a major foam member and a separate minor foam member. The major foam member has a cross-sectional profile effective to cover a major cross-sectional extent of the armature and define a gap in the foam member adjacent the armature. The gap has a maximum cross-sectional width which is equal to or less than the cross-sectional width of the armature, and is substantially filled by said minor foam member. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120068443 | SIDE AIRBAG UNIT - A side airbag unit for mounting on or in the backrest of a vehicle seat includes an airbag skin enclosing a gas chamber, and an inflator for filling of said gas chamber. The airbag skin exhibits a main section which serves for protection of the vehicle occupant when the side airbag is expanded and which in the resting state of the side airbag is present as a package, wherein the package is at least partly rolled. In order to provide a side airbag unit of low weight with its airbag skin nevertheless showing a controlled and reproducible expansion behaviour, the airbag skin further comprises at least one auxiliary section which in the resting state encompasses the main section in two layers at least in sections, wherein an additional area of the gas chamber is present between the two layers of the auxiliary section at least in the resting state. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120043740 | Curtain Airbag Cushion and Curtain Airbag Module Using the Same - Disclosed herein is a curtain airbag cushion. The cushion has a length appropriate for being deployed to the chest of a passenger. A blocking part which partitions the interior of the cushion into portions is oriented in the vertical direction. The lower end of the blocking part is spaced apart from the bottom of the cushion by a predetermined distance. Thus, when an inflator explodes, gas discharged from the inflator is guided towards the lower portion of the cushion and then guided towards the front or upper portion of the cushion through the space between the lower end of the blocking part and the bottom of the cushion. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120038748 | Vision System and Method for a Motor Vehicle - A vision system ( | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120038138 | AIRBAG MODULE HAVING AN AIRBAG WITH AN ADAPTIVE VENTILATION OPENING - An airbag module for installation in a motor vehicle has an airbag made of an airbag fabric and folded up before being triggered by an inflation device. The airbag fabric has at least one slit forming an adaptive ventilation opening and a retaining strap, which at one end is held releasably on a retainer on the airbag module and at the other end is connected fixedly to the airbag. The slit ( | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120037744 | BELT TENSIONER FOR A BELT RETRACTOR - Described is a belt tensioner for a seat belt having a belt retractor, a tensioner pinion ( | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120025502 | CURTAIN AIRBAG - A curtain airbag capable for preventing occupant ejection from a vehicle, particularly in the vicinity of a rearmost seat, while reducing the output required of an inflator associated with the airbag. The curtain airbag is stored at an upper position on a side surface portion of the occupant compartment of the vehicle, so as to be inflated and deployed along the side surface portion. The curtain airbag includes an inflation region and a wide portion in the form of non-inflatable cloth. The wide portion is attached to a rear edge portion of the inflation region and also attached to at least one point of the vehicle rearward of a front-side pillar, the front-side pillar being located forward of rearmost side window. The wide portion has a shape that allows it to be strained, by the inflated and deployed inflation region, into a generally planar configuration over an assumed strike area of the rearmost side window. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120018988 | Height Adjustable Vehicle Seat With Side Airbag and Motor Vehicle With Such a Seat - Disclosed is a vehicle seat ( | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120010784 | OCCUPANT RESTRAINT DEVICE CONTROL DEVICE - An occupant restraint device controller, including an electronic circuit substrate incorporating therein a control circuit that determines whether or not a vehicle has collided based on a detection output of a sensor detecting acceleration/deceleration of the vehicle and outputs a control signal for activating an occupant restraint tool. The electronic circuit substrate is accommodated inside a resin case provided with a structure for leading out a ground electrode from the inside to the outside of the resin case. The structure for leading out a ground electrode is configured such that a fixing leg, for fixing the electronic circuit substrate, is provided inside the case. This fixing leg is connected to a mounting portion, to be mounted to the vehicle, via a ground lead-out member that includes a first spring structure held between the fixing leg and the electronic circuit substrate, a ground terminal held between the case and part of the vehicle, and a second spring structure connecting the first spring structure to the ground terminal | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120007348 | AIRBAG WITH EXTERNAL TRACTION ELEMENT AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - A airbag has a airbag envelope ( | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120007346 | FASTENING ARRANGEMENT FOR AN AIRBAG MODULE HOUSING - A fastening arrangement has an airbag module housing for receiving an airbag and a gas generator, and a firing channel ( | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120002338 | SAFETY ARRANGEMENT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A safety arrangement for a motor vehicle includes an electrical energy storage unit. The arrangement is particularly intended for use in a motor vehicle configured to be powered electrically, or by a so-called hybrid motor, and which hence comprises a high voltage electrical storage unit such as a battery or capacitor. The safety arrangement is configured to cool the storage unit in response to a signal indicative of an accident situation or battery malfunction, and comprises: a source of compressed inert gas and a flow-release actuator, the flow-release actuator being actuable upon receipt of an actuation signal so as to release a flow of inert gas from said source, the arrangement being configured such that said flow is directed substantially onto said storage unit so as to cool the unit. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20110316260 | ATTACHMENT BRACKET AND FASTENING DEVICE FOR FASTENING AN AIRBAG TO A VEHICLE STRUCTURE - An attachment bracket for fastening an airbag to a vehicle structure includes an opening into which a strap connected to the airbag can be inserted, and a clamping surface provided for resting against the vehicle structure. The attachment bracket is formed from at least a first layer forming the clamping surface and a second layer spaced from the first layer in a spring elastic manner. The first and the second layers can be located on the same side of the vehicle structure. The attachment bracket can be fastened to the vehicle structure by a fastening means. The distance between the first and the second layer can be reduced by fastening the attachment bracket with the fastening means. A clamping force acting between the first layer and the vehicle structure can be generated by reducing the distance. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110308349 | PEDAL ARRANGEMENT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A pedal arrangement for a motor vehicle includes a pedal arm connected to the vehicle structure via a first pivotal joint connection and connected to a force transmitting element via a second pivotal joint connection. The pedal arrangement further includes a pyrotechnically driven release arrangement. The release arrangement is adapted to perform a release movement in order to release the second pivotal joint connection upon being driven in response to a corresponding activation signal. The release movement of the release arrangement is based on a translational movement essentially along the pedal arm. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110297777 | REVERSIBLE BELT TENSIONER - A reversible belt tensioner ( | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110266779 | CURTAIN AIRBAG DEVICE - A curtain air bag device which allows a bag main body to expansively spread more quickly and reliably. A curtain air bag device comprises a bag main body received inside a head lining disposed on the window upper edge of a vehicle and designed to expansively spread from the lower end of the head lining toward the interior of the vehicle at the time of actuation; and a gas supply device for supplying expansion gas to the bag main body. The bag main body has a plurality of chambers which expand during operation; and a duct extending above the chambers along the window upper edge to distribute the gas to respective chambers. Further, the duct has an expansion region where the lower end is disposed lower than the lower end of the head lining during spreading. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110266778 | CURTAIN AIRBAG FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE AND BRACKET FOR FASTENING A CURTAIN AIRBAG TO A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a curtain airbag ( | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110260434 | KNEE AIRBAG - A knee airbag for a motor vehicle is described. This knee airbag extends in its installed state along a longitudinal direction (X) from a rear end to a front end. The airbag skin ( | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110248485 | SIDE AIRBAG MODULE - Provided is a side airbag module, including (i) a gas generating means generating a hot and high-pressure gas and exhausting the gas through an outlet when a car collision occur, (ii) a side airbag cushion that is configured to be filled with the exhausted gas and is inflated from back to front at a side of a passenger, and (iii) a baffle which includes a first vent hole and is formed inside the side airbag cushion to divide the inner space of the side airbag cushion into an inner chamber and an outer chamber, wherein a second vent hole is formed in a portion of the side airbag cushion, the portion corresponding to the outer chamber, and the inner chamber is inflated first and the outer chamber is inflated later as the side airbag cushion is inflated from back to front at a side of the passenger. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110227320 | AIRBAG DEVICE - An airbag device having an airbag that can be inflated and deployed by inflating gas; a gas generator that supplies the inflating gas to the inside of the airbag; a housing that accommodates the airbag in a folded state; and a cloth-like deployment restricting member that is fixed at one end to the housing and that encloses part of the folded airbag. A deployment non-restricted portion of the airbag deploys upward, the deployment non-restricted portion not being enclosed by the deployment restricting member, and a deployment restricted portion, which is enclosed by the deployment restricting member, is deployed afterward. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110215558 | INFLATABLE SAFETY BELT - An inflatable safety belt has a belt webbing ( | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110215556 | CURTAIN AIRBAG DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - To provide a structure of an airbag capable of maintaining an attaching stability of the airbag for a long period and a method of manufacturing the airbag. Further, an object is to provide a structure of a curtain airbag device capable of easily coupling an airbag body with brackets without requiring special equipment when they are coupled with each other and a method of manufacturing the curtain airbag device. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110215184 | BELT RETRACTOR HAVING A FORCE LIMITATION DEVICE AND A TIGHTENING DEVICE - A seat belt retractor with a load limiting device and a tensioning device includes a two-part belt shaft with a first part ( | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110210532 | WOVEN AIRBAG FABRIC - A woven airbag fabric includes a first type of filament yarn, at least a second type of filament yarn and a silicone-based coating. The first type of filament yarn is chosen from the group of polyolefin filament yarns. The at least a second type of filament yarn is chosen from the group of polyamide and polyester filament yarns. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110192240 | SLED TEST APPARATUS - A sled test apparatus for simulating a vehicle crash is configured to simulate a vehicle crash involving an intrusion into the cabin of the vehicle, as occurs, for example, in a so-called “small overlap” or “offset” impact. The apparatus has a sled carriage and a test buck. The sled carriage is mounted for linear movement along a test axis, and the test buck includes a first structure mounted to the carriage for guided movement relative to the carriage. The test buck further includes a second structure mounted to the carriage, and the first structure is configured to move relative to the second structure during the guided movement. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110140397 | ADVANCED TAB LOCK ATTACHMENT FOR EMBLEM - A vehicle assembly including a cover, for example, an airbag cover, having an attached plate of the type adapted to support a manufacturer's emblem, wherein the plate penetrates with tongues distributed over its circumference into perforations arranged at the vehicle assembly cover. The tongues are bent into matching slots molded on the back of the vehicle assembly cover about a bending edge arranged between the perforations and the slots. At least one of the tongues is provided at its free end with a narrower neck region and a cross-sectional enlargement extending through the perforations in the vehicle assembly cover, and the slots having a shape matching the contour of one or more of the tongue. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110121120 | SEAT BELT RETRACTOR - A retractor includes a slide nut that is caused to slide toward a tread head while rotating by a mesh between a first male screw groove and a female screw groove when the tread head is locked and a spindle rotates in a direction for unreeling a webbing, and a slider that is caused to slide toward the slide nut by a mesh between the female screw groove and a second male screw groove. A torsional rigidity of a second shaft part of a torsion bar is larger than that of a first shaft part, and a play is eliminated before a gap such that the slide nut and the slider are integrated. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110101656 | RAMP APPARATUS FOR CURTAIN AIRBAG FOR VEHICLE - A ramp apparatus for a curtain airbag for a vehicle, positioned between a headliner and a vehicular body panel such that the curtain airbag is deployed through a matching part formed between the headliner and a pillar trim, may include a support ramp fastened to the vehicular body panel and receiving a lower portion of the folded curtain airbag, and a deployment ramp extending from a first end of the support ramp to enclose a portion of the curtain airbag therein and deploying towards the interior of the vehicle to seal a gap between the vehicular body panel and the pillar trim by expansive pressure of the curtain airbag in the event of a vehicle collision. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110083576 | PYROTECHNIC GAS GENERATOR WITH COMBUSTION AND DIFFUSION CHAMBERS OF DIFFERENT SECTIONS - A pyrotechnic gas generator intended for motor-vehicle safety includes a combustion chamber of cylindrical or approximately cylindrical shape. An initiator is located within the combustion chamber and is associated with at least one solid pyrotechnic charge. A diffusion chamber communicates with the the combustion chamber and receives gases generated by the pyrotechnic charge and transfers the gases to atmosphere via at least one evacuation opening. The diffusion chamber extends parallel to the longitudinal axis of the combustion chamber, in the extension of one of its end faces. The diffusion chamber is also of generally cylindrical or approximately cylindrical shape, but with a cross section that is less than that of the the combustion chamber. The diffusion chamber is devoid of structure for filtering the gases that pass therethrough. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110042926 | SAFETY ARRANGEMENT FOR A VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A SAFETY ARRANGEMENT - The invention relates to a safety arrangement for a vehicle, in particular for a motor vehicle with an airbag ( | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110030572 | GAS GENERATOR FOR A SAFETY DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - This generator comprises a tubular casing ( | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110025034 | SIDE AIRBAG APPARATUS FOR VEHICLES - A side airbag apparatus provided with an airbag cushion installed in an armrest side portion of a seat frame of a vehicle, may include an airbag module having the airbag cushion therein; and a strap fastened at a first end portion thereof to a portion of the airbag cushion and fastened at a second end portion thereof to the seat frame or a bolster support wire frame, the strap surrounding a front portion of the seat frame. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110025027 | SIDE AIRBAG UNIT FOR VEHICLES - A side airbag unit for a vehicle, constructed to protect a side of a passenger in the event of a side collision or when the vehicle overturns, the side airbag unit may include an airbag module having a stud which is inserted into a predetermined portion of a seat frame, and an airbag cushion which remains folded in the airbag module and expands when the airbag unit is deployed, and a strap allowing the airbag cushion to be deployed to a predetermined length at a predetermined position when the airbag cushion expands, wherein a first end of the strap is coupled to a predetermined portion of the airbag cushion and a second end thereof is coupled to the stud such that the second end of the strap is being locked to the stud when the stud is assembled with the seat frame. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110011969 | SEAT BELT RETRACTOR - A seat belt retractor ( | 01-20-2011 |
| 20100320737 | AIR BAG DEVICE FOR PASSENGER SEAT - An airbag device that may ensure an increased restraining force and a reduction of damage with respect to an occupant that is out of position or of small stature is provided. The airbag device for a passenger seat of the present invention may be disposed inside an instrument panel of a vehicle and protects an occupant inside the vehicle by inflation and deployment of an airbag when an emergency situation occurs. The airbag device includes: an airbag that is compressed into a plurality of layers in a vertical direction when not used, and inflated and deployed when an emergency situation occurs; and a restriction member that restricts the deployment of the airbag so that a deployment direction of an upper layer portion is directed toward an occupant side, wherein the upper layer portion is deployed first from among the plurality of layers of the airbag. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100320735 | GAS GENERATION FOR A SAFETY DEVICE, THE CHARGE OF WHICH IS INITIATED BY A HEAT-GENERATING MEANS - The present invention relates to a gas generator ( | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100283231 | INFLATOR FOR AN AIR-BAG - An inflator for an airbag comprises a bottle ( | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100268425 | PREVENTIVE AND PERSUASIVE ACTIONS AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING - A vehicle safety system is provided that includes an alcohol concentration determining arrangement. A control unit is adapted to receive and analyze data from the alcohol concentration determining arrangement and output a blocking signal or a dissuasion signal under certain conditions. A blocking arrangement is adapted to prevent driving of the vehicle by the vehicle occupant upon receipt of a blocking signal. A output device is adapted to receive the dissuasion signal and to present a warning to the vehicle occupant to dissuade the occupant from driving the vehicle. The control unit is operable to categorize the concentration of alcohol in the occupant's blood into one of three categories: a low concentration category, in which the blocking signal will not be generated, a high concentration category, in which the blocking signal will be generated, and an intermediate category, in which the dissuasion signal will be generated. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100264634 | AIRBAG FOR A VEHICLE OCCUPANT PROTECTIVE SYSTEM - An airbag for a vehicle occupant protective system comprises an inflatable cushion, a cinch tube circumventing a vent aperture disposed in the cushion, and a draw element guided in a circumventing channel of said cinch tube and being coupled to a surface of said cushion such that deployment of said cushion causes said draw element to contract said cinch tube. The airbag comprises a contraction limiting arrangement adapted to limit the contraction of said cinch tube by said draw element to a predetermined minimum free diameter d of at least 20% relative to the free diameter D of the open cinch tube. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100253048 | AIRBAG MODULE - To achieve reductions in required resources and weight in an air bag module, an air bag | 10-07-2010 |
| 20100236353 | Steering Wheel and Method for Manufacturing a Steering Wheel - The invention relates to a steering wheel and to a method for producing a steering wheel having a dimensionally stable base body ( | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100230940 | AIRBAG - In an airbag arrangement for a front seat passenger in a motor vehicle, an airbag | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100207363 | MOTOR VEHICLE SEAT - The invention relates to a motor vehicle seat ( | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100194084 | SIDE AIRBAG HAVING HOSE AS VENTILATION OPENING - A side airbag ( | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100193622 | SEAT BELT RETRACTOR - A seatbelt retractor includes an acceleration sensor. The acceleration sensor includes a sensor case having a supporting surface which is maintained horizontal. A self-standing inertia body whose bottom surface is placed on the supporting surface is installed inside the sensor case in a self-standing condition, and which tilts when a horizontal acceleration is exerted. An actuating member which, in accordance with a tilting movement of the self-standing inertia body, activates a lock mechanism to lock the extraction of the seat belt. An outer contour of a contact area where the supporting surface of the sensor case and the bottom surface of the self-standing inertia body are in surface contact is configured such that a distance from a center axis of the self-standing inertia body to the outer contour differ, in a horizontal plane, in a first direction and in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100181745 | KNEE-RESTRAINING AIRBAG DEVICE - [PROBLEMS] To improve expansion performance of an airbag. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100176579 | STEERING WHEEL ARRANGEMENT - A steering wheel arrangement includes a steering wheel frame and an airbag unit positioned at the hub region of the steering wheel frame. The airbag unit includes an airbag housing and an airbag cover. The airbag cover covers the airbag housing and incorporating opaque cover portion projecting outwardly beyond a side of the airbag housing. The arrangement further includes a light source shielded behind the cover portion and positioned outside the airbag housing such that light emitted from the light source passes outwardly from beneath the opaque cover portion and is incident on, and illuminates, part of the steering wheel frame. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100173137 | FABRIC WITH WOVEN MARKERS - Markings visible by automatic optically guided cutting equipment are provided in a fabric such as a double layer fabric for one-piece-woven air bags by groups of black marker weft yarns which contrast with the other (white) weft yarns and warp yarns. The marker weft yarns emerge onto the upper face of the fabric only in predetermined marker areas spaced apart in the warp direction by other white weft yarns to afford optically identifiable markings spaced apart along said weft yarns and spaced apart along the direction of the warp yarns. The arrangement avoids the need for black warp yarns and thus avoids the inconveniences and loom down-time associated with required alterations to the locations of such optically detectable marker areas in the fabric web. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100140907 | SIDE AIRBAG APPARATUS FOR A VEHICLE - In at least one embodiment, the present invention provides a side airbag apparatus for a vehicle having a seat with a back rest part and a hinge mechanism. The side airbag includes a separation means defining a front airbag chamber and a rear airbag chamber within the side airbag. A connecting passage connects the front and a rear airbag chambers adjacent a lower extremity of the separation means. An attaching portion provided on the rear portion of the rear airbag chamber attaches the side airbag to the backrest part. An inflator proximate said attaching portion injects gas into the rear airbag chamber which flows through the connecting passage into the front airbag chamber. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100133795 | SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG - The present invention provides a side curtain air bag facilitating the control of tension with the air bag. The side curtain air bag includes chambers expanded by gas supplied from a gas generator, and expands and develops into a curtain shape along a side part of a vehicle so as to protect vehicle occupants. The side curtain air bag includes primary chambers which expand to form the side curtain air bag, and a secondary chamber which expands after the primary chambers to apply additional tension across the expanded side curtain air bag. The secondary chamber includes an opening communicating with the primary chamber. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100133792 | AIR-BAG WITH GAS DEFLECTOR - A safety airbag arrangement for a vehicle comprises a main airbag having an inlet for connection with an inflator and a gas deflector bag secured within the main airbag, having an inlet in register with the inlet of the main airbag, for connection with the inflator, the gas deflector bag having ventilator holes and the arrangement being such that gas supplied to the airbag arrangement via the inlets by the inflator must first pass into the gas deflector bag, to pass subsequently from the gas deflector bag through the ventilation holes. The wall of the gas deflector bag is secured to the main wall of the main airbag by a plurality of arcuate seams spaced progressively from inlets, to maintain the gas deflector bag in a predetermined position relative to the main airbag when the airbag arrangement is activated. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100117343 | AIR BAG - Described is a gas bag for a motor vehicle with a gas bag envelope surrounding a gas space, wherein the gas bag envelope comprises a front section ( | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100102541 | AUTOMOTIVE AIRBAG APPARATUS - An automotive airbag apparatus is able to reduce the shock caused by early deployment of airbag against a passenger not in a position for safe airbag restraint, and further able to deploy quickly and effectively when a passenger is in a position for safe restraint. The airbag apparatus includes an airbag housing in which a folded airbag resides until deployed by the gas from an inflator, an airbag door that opens on a hinge from the pressure applied by the deploying airbag, and a restrictor member extending over the folded airbag beneath the airbag door with a direction from front to rear of the vehicle. The restrictor member has a fixed end at forward part thereof attached to the airbag housing, and a releasable fixed or free end at rearward part thereof, the free end coming into frictional contact with the airbag door in the vicinity of the hinge as the airbag door is pushed out by the early phase of the airbag deployment. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100078924 | PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG APPARATUS - A passenger seat airbag apparatus includes: an airbag which is housed in a folded state inside an instrument panel, and which inflates toward a passenger with a supply of gas during a frontal collision of a vehicle, and which has a vent hole that can be opened and closed; a tether whose first end is linked to a periphery of the vent hole in the airbag, and which closes the vent hole due to tension that is caused when the airbag inflates; an actuator which has a first hole that a second end of the tether is passed through, and which discontinues a linked state of the tether by cutting the tether if a predetermined condition is satisfied; and a protective member that is attached to the actuator so as to cover at least an edge portion of the first hole, and that is interposed between the edge portion and the tether. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100059974 | SAFETY ARRANGEMENT - A safety arrangement in the form of an air-bag module ( | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100059973 | Air Bag Device - The invention provides a floating type air bag device having a steering horn contact device able to push-in a retainer by a clearance or more between a fixing contact of the retainer side and a movable contact of a module cover side. The air bag device has a retainer ( | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100059971 | SAFETY ARRANGEMENT AND A METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A SAFETY ARRANGEMENT - A safety arrangement includes an airbag housing, a cover and pair of horn contacts for actuating a vehicle horn. The airbag housing mounts to a steering wheel frame. The cover is resiliently mounted on the housing and spaced therefrom such that the cover may be depressed towards the housing to close the horn contacts. The housing and cover are hooked to one another for preventing subsequent disconnection of the cover from the housing upon release of the cover to open the horn contacts. A stop is mounted to one of the cover and the housing for movement between a operable position, in which the stop arrests relative movement of the cover and housing towards one another so as to prevent un-hooking of the cover from the housing, and an assembly position, in which the cover may be depressed sufficiently far towards the housing to allow un-hooking of the cover from the housing and consequent disconnection of the housing and cover upon release of the cover. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100035499 | FABRIC FOR AN AIR-BAG AND AN AIR-BAG INCORPORATING THE FABRIC - A fabric for an air-bag is disclosed, the fabric being woven in a special pattern which comprises a plurality of fields ( | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100019477 | Impact Reducing Structure of Vehicle - It is to provide a structure in which impact to the lower limbs of a vehicle occupant can be reduced effectively as compared to the prior art. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20090309337 | Mounting Arrangement for Mounting an Air-Bag Module - A mounting arrangement for mounting an air-bag module to a hub of a steering wheel. The hub being provided with apertures and cutaway sections and a spring. The spring is moveable from a release position in which parts of the spring do not extend across the apertures or the cutaway sections to a locking position in which parts of the spring extend across the apertures and the cutaway sections. The spring is initially deformed and is held in the release position against blocking elements. The air-bag module is provided with hooks which are positioned on the air-bag module to correspond to the positions of the apertures and the cutaway sections on the hub. The air-bag module is provided with an actuation member which, when the hooks are inserted into the apertures, engages part of the spring to urge the spring out of engagement with the blocking elements. When the spring is moved out of engagement with the blocking elements the spring moves from the release position to the locking position and parts of the spring extend into recesses in the hooks to lock the hooks in position relative to the hub. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20090283006 | Pyrotechnic Gas Generator Containing Means for Temporarily Storing Some of the Gases - The present invention related to a pyrotechnic gas generator intended for motor vehicle safety, comprising a sealed housing ( | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090273166 | Safety Arrangement in a Vehicle Seat - The invention relates to a safety device in a vehicle seat with a seat frame on which a seat cushion is fitted, and with an airbag unit with a gas generator and an airbag, which airbag unit is arranged on the seat frame below the seat cushion. It is the object of the invention to provide a safety device which effectively avoids the seat user slipping forwards in the event of an accident and at the same time is simple to produce and fit. The object is achieved in that the airbag when not activated rests in an unfolded and flat manner on the seat frame. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090267386 | VEHICLE STRUCTURE ARRANGEMENT PROVIDED WITH PRESSURIZABLE REINFORCEMENT ELEMENT - A vehicle structure arrangement includes a pressurizable reinforcement element that may be arranged interiorly a beam, such as an A-pillar to reinforce the beam. The reinforcement element may be a tubular element having a flexible wall portion, The tubular element may be adapted to be self-stiffened when in a pressurized active state. In the pressurized state, the material and dimension of the tubular element wall portion are adapted to withstand actual stresses along longitudinal direction of the wall portion. The reinforcement element may be activated by a pre-crash unit. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090250909 | AIR-BAG HOUSING - An air-bag housing comprising a rectangular frame ( | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090212541 | Assembly with an instrument panel for a motor vehicle and a knee airbag - An airbag housing is carried on a formed part extending from a lower section of an instrument panel for a motor vehicle. The formed part forms at least a front section of an upper wall of a footwell assigned to the vehicle occupants. A knee airbag is disposed in the airbag housing. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090158953 | Glass-Metal Feedthrough, a Method of Fabricating It, and an Electro-Pyrotechnic Initiator Including It - A glass-metal feed-through transmits an electrical signal from one face to another face that is opposite. The feed-through includes a glass plug, two metal pins passing through the plug, and a metal part surrounding the plug. The feed-through includes an electrically-conductive link between a first of the pins and the part. The link includes a brazing preform secured to the first pin and to the part. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090140509 | Airbag Device - An airbag device comprising an airbag ( | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090121463 | Air Bag Device - A floating type air bag device able to prevent backlash of a module cover and easily position the module cover with respect to a steering wheel without dispersion and a sacrifice of an operation feeling of horn sounding is provided. The air bag device has a retainer ( | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090096197 | Hybrid Type Gas Generator Containing a Metal Charge - The present invention relates to a gas generator for a motor vehicle safety device. The generator includes at least a combustion chamber and a gas tank. The combustion chamber contains a pyrotechnic initiator and pyrotechnic charge for generating gas and including at least one oxidizing material. Combustion of the charge is triggered by the initiator. The gas tank is closed towards the combustion chamber by a capsule. The capsule is suitable for giving way during combustion of the charge in order to release the gas from the tank and exhaust it towards the outside. The combustion chamber contains a metal charge of at least one metal. The metal charge is distinct from the pyrotechnic charge. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090096195 | Airbag Device for Front Passenger Seat - To provide an airbag device for a front passenger seat which has a simple construction and can sufficiently absorb an external force applied to an instrument panel. | 04-16-2009 |
