Patents Assigned to Pars - Passive Ruckhaltesysteme GmbH
  • Safety device for the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle body
    Patent number: 5496066
    Abstract: A safety device for the passenger compartment of a passenger car comprises a cushion plate, which is mounted in the front part of the vehicle on the knee level and is displaceable by drive means toward the knees of the passenger. In a simple embodiment the drive means comprise a fixed leaf spring, which is prestressed in a state of rest and is releasable to move opposite to the direction of travel of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1996
    Assignee: Pars - Passive Ruckhaltesysteme GmbH
    Inventors: Rainer Hoffmann, Michael Bischoff, Joachim Franz, Thomas Thein