Abstract: The invention relates to a gas bag module comprising a gas bag, an outer contour of the gas bag being defined by a gas bag wall which has a front wall for the impact of an occupant and an indentation starting from the front wall. The indentation is formed in that a center portion of the gas bag wall is prevented from freely moving during inflation and is restrained. The gas bag has a ring-shaped chamber to be filled with gas and extends around the indentation. Arranged in the indentation is at least one limiting strap which extends along the indentation and has an end pointing out of the indentation and, related to an inflated condition of the gas bag, is attached to the gas bag wall at least at the end pointing out of the indentation.

Abstract: The invention relates to a gas bag restraint device, comprising a gas bag module which has a gas bag with a gas bag wall. The gas bag wall has a front wall upon which an occupant to be restrained can impact in a case of restraint and has a depression defined by a ring-shaped gas bag wall portion. The depression is generated in that a center portion of the front wall is attached to the module and is prevented from movement when the gas bag is inflated. Holding means are provided at the ring-shaped gas bag wall portion that keep parts of the ring-shaped gas bag wall portion, which get in contact with each other when the gas bag is inflated, in contact with each other in a fully inflated condition of the gas bag, and at least partly close the depression.

Abstract: A vehicle occupant protection system comprises an inflatable gas bag, a tensioning band which is tensioned in the case of inflation of the gas bag so that the tensioning band has a tension, and a device which at the end of a predetermined period of time after inflation of the gas bag reduces the tension of the tensioning band.

Abstract: The invention relates to a gas bag module comprising a gas bag, an outer contour of the gas bag being defined by a gas bag wall which has a front wall for the impact of an occupant and a depression starting from the front wall. The depression is formed in that during inflation of the gas bag a center portion of the gas bag wall is prevented from freely moving and is restrained. The gas bag has around the depression a ring-shaped chamber to be filled with gas. At least one limiting strap is provided which engages the gas bag wall at a transition from the front wall to the depression, substantially extends alongside the depression and determines a depth of the depression.

Abstract: A method for monitoring a localizer course facility in an instrument landing system, including modulating a course signal at a first signal frequency and at a second signal frequency, and transmitting the modulated course and clearance signals. The method also includes detecting by sensors the modulated course and clearance signals, demodulating the modulated course and clearance signals, monitoring variables obtained from the demodulated course and clearance signals to ensure that the variables are within limit values, and subjecting the demodulated course and clearance signals to Fourier transformation. Also included is determining a first phase difference for a first modulation frequency between the course and clearance signals detected by the sensors and a second phase difference for a second modulation frequency in the course and clearance signals, betweem the course and clearance signals detected by the sensors.

Abstract: A gas generator for a safety system, in particular for a vehicle occupant restraint system, comprises a combustion chamber filled with propellant, in which a hot gas is generated after igniting and burning of the propellant, a fluid chamber containing a fluid, a mixing chamber in which fluid and hot gas are mixed in a mixture ratio, and at least one control device which controls the mixture ratio of fluid and hot gas in the mixing chamber.

Abstract: The invention relates to a belt retractor for a vehicle safety belt. The belt retractor comprises a frame, a belt spool rotatably mounted in the frame, and a locking mechanism which is provided with a release disk and by means of which the belt spool can be blocked against rotation in the frame. The belt retractor further comprises a control disk as well as a reduction gear that couples the belt spool with the control disk. A rocking lever is provided which is adapted to be pivoted by the control disk between a release position in which it does not cooperate with the release disk, and a blocking position in which it engages in the release disk, whereby the belt spool can be blocked against rotation. A switch is provided which is adapted to be actuated by the control disk when a predetermined amount of belt webbing has been drawn off the belt spool and the control disk has been turned into a predetermined position.

Abstract: Hinge having a fixed hinge leaf and a moving hinge leaf, each leaf being provided with at least one pivot bearing and a hinge pivot common to the hinge leafs. The hinge pivot is in the form of a hollow pivot. The hollow pivot is connected non-turnably with the moving hinge leaf and is located turnably in the pivot bearing of the fixed hinge leaf. A torsion spring is located in the hollow pivot, whose torsional force acts in one direction of hinge movement, the hollow pivot and the torsion spring being adapted to be inserted as a single component into the pivot bearings of both hinge leafs. The torsion spring is located in the hollow pivot in a pre-tensioned state so as to constitute a force-actuated connection with an inner wall of the hollow pivot.

Abstract: Connection arrangement for detachable connection of components with aligned openings, includes a bolt, rotatable around its own axis, having tapered toward a free end, and at least two lateral notches, and retaining spring, including at least two spring-loaded ends, where spring-loaded ends are arranged to hook into lateral notches when first and second components are connected. At least lateral notches of bolt are arranged to project through opening of second component. Vibration-damping ring includes peripheral groove to receive edge of opening of first component and ring opening. Bush is located in ring opening to guide bolt. Movable ring, having outer diameter that is smaller than diameter of opening of first component and that is larger than diameter of opening of second component, is arranged on bolt. When first and second components are connected, movable ring is positioned between lower side of vibration-damping ring and upper side of second component.

Abstract: A detent connection comprises two retaining parts, one of which is provided with at least one detent nose. The detent nose is designed such that on shifting of the two retaining parts relative to each other one of the retaining parts is arched by a force acting substantially perpendicular to a shifting direction before the detent nose latches in place. Further, a gas bag module is proposed which comprises such a detent connection.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a belt system for restraining a vehicle occupant, comprising a safety belt, a belt buckle, two end fittings, at least one belt retractor, at least one inflatable belt gas bag and at least two belt tensioners. At least one of the belt tensioners is an end fitting tensioner.

Abstract: A geodetic instrument is disclosed which is set up over a ground point by a tripod and whose telescope is swivelable about a tilt axis and a rotational axis and which is outfitted with a laser arrangement for centering the rotational axis over the ground point and for determining the height h of the intersection point of the tilt axis and rotational axis over the ground point. In an instrument of the type mentioned above, a first, preferably collimated, laser beam extending in the rotational axis and at least one further laser beam path which extends divergent to the first laser beam are provided and, together, enclose an angle &ggr;, and wherein there is further provided a measuring device for determining the distance a between the two laser beam paths at the height of the ground point and an evaluating device for calculating the height h of the intersection point over the ground point from the relationship h˜a.

Abstract: A hydrokinetic torque converter is provided with a lockup clutch wherein the piston and other constituents of the lockup clutch are adequately cooled during each stage of operation of the torque converter and its clutch. The piston of the lockup clutch and/or the component which cooperates with the piston to transmit torque from the housing directly to the turbine of the torque converter is provided with a friction lining which establishes a portion of the path for the flow of fluid coolant between the fluid-filled compartments at opposite sides of the piston. The rate of fluid flow between the compartments is regulated by one or more adjustable valves which are carried by the housing of the torque converter and/or by the piston of the lockup clutch.

Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle steering wheel, comprising a skeleton, a gas bag module which is axially movably coupled with the skeleton in such a way that by pressing against the gas bag module a contact is closed for actuating a horn, and a resilient return element for the gas bag module. The gas bag module comprises a gas bag with an opening edge defining an inflation opening as well as comprises a flange clamping the opening edge on an inside of the gas bag for fastening the gas bag. Bearing pins are provided which directly engage the flange and which are attached to one of the skeleton and a part stationarily mounted directly to the skeleton.

Abstract: The invention relates to a pyrotechnic gas generator comprising a gas-tight outer housing consisting of at least two parts, a first part of which being a receiving part for pyrotechnic material and a second part of which being a base part which is connected with the receiving part by welding so as to form the outer housing. One of both parts has a radially projecting, surrounding flange with an outer peripheral edge and the other part has an axially extending, rim-like projection circumferentially surrounding said peripheral edge and having an inner surface which is contacted by the peripheral edge. The welding of the first and second parts is provided at the flange.

Abstract: A coupling for a belt retractor with a belt tensioner comprises a hub that can be driven by the belt tensioner and has several contact surfaces, and comprises several clamping rollers that are arranged in the hub in such a way that they can be urged radially inwards by the contact surfaces. The coupling further comprises a shaft that can be coupled to the hub by means of the clamping rollers. At least one return element is provided that urges the clamping rollers into a position out of engagement with the shaft.

Abstract: A steering wheel comprises a rim skeleton and a rim casing. At least one vibration-damping element is provided which is arranged between the rim skeleton and the rim casing.

Abstract: A gas bag module for installation in a vehicle steering wheel comprises a carrier, a gas generator mounted to the carrier, and a multi-function conductor film. The multi-function conductor film is disposed on a rear side of the gas generator and on a rear side of the carrier.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing wood particleboard, in which wood particles, if appropriate after a preceding comminution step, are treated with a crosslinkable binder and are subsequently pressed together under pressure and, if desired, elevated temperature to produce boards, wherein the thermoplastic binder comprises two constituents A) and B), where A) is a copolymer comprising one or more comonomer units selected from the group consisting of vinyl esters of unbranched or branched alkylcarboxylic acids having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, acrylic esters or methacrylic esters of branched or unbranched alcohols having from 1 to 15 carbon atoms, dienes, olefins, vinylaromatics and vinyl halides, and from 0.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing wood fiberboard by pressing wood fibers which have been treated with binder, in which the wood fibers are boiled and milled at elevated temperature under steam pressure in a refiner unit, subsequently are transferred to a blow-line, then dried and finally pressed under pressure and, if desired, at elevated temperature to produce boards, wherein the treatment with binder is carried out using a multi-component binder, preferably with one component A) containing functional groups which are nonreactive at elevated temperature and a second component B) containing functional groups which are reactive at elevated temperature the component A) being added in the refiner unit at a temperature of from 120° C. to 200° C. prior to the milling step, during the milling step, or shortly after the milling step in the front section of the blow-line and component B) being added at a lower temperature of not more than 150° C.