Patents Assigned to Takata-Petri (Ulm) GmbH
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Patent number: 7828322Abstract: An airbag comprises a bag which is bent in the shape of an arrow ‘<’ in a deployed state, and a connection member which is arranged on a side of the bag, facing a vehicle body, and connects the upper and lower ends of the bag with each other. A longitudinal intermediate portion of the bag projects toward a vehicle occupant. A space is defined between the projecting intermediate portion and the connection member. The head of the vehicle occupant initially comes into contact with the intermediate portion and then presses the bag toward the vehicle body. Upper and lower parts of the bag which extend upward and downward from the intermediate portion cooperate with the connection member to define a triangular space.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2005Date of Patent: November 9, 2010Assignee: Takata-Petri (Ulm) GmbHInventors: Martin Breuninger, Christian Weyrich
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Patent number: 7478828Abstract: A vehicle seat arrangement having a motor vehicle seat, in which arrangement it is possible to control the kinematics of the motor vehicle seat and/or of a vehicle occupant situated thereon, in such a way that, in the event of a crash, there is as small a relative movement as possible between the vehicle occupant and the motor vehicle seat along the direction of the crash forces.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2005Date of Patent: January 20, 2009Assignee: Takata-Petri (ULM) GmbHInventors: Rainer Heuschmid, Udo Untch, Werner Geiselhart
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Patent number: 7404578Abstract: A securing device for a seatbelt, in particular a motor vehicle seatbelt, includes a receiving device for receiving a plug-in element and a locking device for retaining the plug-in element in the receiving device for the purpose of securing the seatbelt. The securing device, which can be manufactured in a particularly simple manner, enjoys reduced production costs. The locking device reduces manufacturing costs by being formed exclusively of a single-part closure spring that is secured in or on the receiving device.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2005Date of Patent: July 29, 2008Assignee: Takata-Petri (Ulm) GmbHInventor: Armin Rothkugel
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Patent number: 7364191Abstract: The invention relates to a gas flow distributor for a lateral airbag module. The distributor is used to distribute a gas flow leaving a gas generator by the outflow openings thereof, in a targeted manner, in a gas bag which is to be inflated by the gas generator. According to an embodiment, the gas flow distributor is formed by a dimensionally stable receiving element surrounding outflow openings of the gas generator.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2002Date of Patent: April 29, 2008Assignee: Takata-Petri (ULM) GmbHInventors: Wolfgang Siegel, Alexander Aulbach, Rainer Heuschmid, Hans-Peter Sendelbach, Christian Weyrich
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Patent number: 7331610Abstract: A height-adjustable, belt-deflecting device for a seat belt including a deflecting element which deflects the seat belt. The device improves the safety of a vehicle occupant to be secured and protected by the seat belt. This is achieved by the having a deflecting element connected to a tightening device with which the seat belt can be tightened.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2004Date of Patent: February 19, 2008Assignee: Takata-Petri (ULM) GmbHInventor: Thomas Herrmann
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Patent number: 7322611Abstract: A seat belt-deflecting device which has a simple and cost-effective construction. The deflecting device includes at least one holding body on which a deflecting element is held. The seat belt is deflected about the deflecting axis of the deflecting element. The deflecting device also includes a belt-deflecting edge which is formed by the shaping of the holding body and about which the seat belt of the motor vehicle is additionally deflected in the direction of the vehicle occupant. The deflecting axis of the deflecting element and the deflecting edge forming an acute angle with respect to each other.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2004Date of Patent: January 29, 2008Assignee: Takata-Petri (Ulm) GmbHInventors: Albert Bahnmaier, Jurgen Mautsch, Markus Lindau, Oliver Glinka
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Patent number: 7207515Abstract: The invention relates to a drive unit for a safety belt tensioner which has a drive which can be triggered on the response of an acceleration sensor and which can be rotationally fixedly coupled to the belt winding reel. The drive is located in a drive chamber which is formed by two plates, which extend parallel to one another and which are provided with a coating material, and which has a drive band of which at least one end is fastened to a drive shaft.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2002Date of Patent: April 24, 2007Assignee: Takata-Petri (Ulm) GmbHInventors: Robert Kopetzky, Roland Schnabl, Andreas Wengert, Gunter Maierhofer, Dieter Beck
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Patent number: 7204513Abstract: A gas generator for an occupant protection system of a vehicle includes a compressed gas store, first and second bursting devices, and a gas generating triggering device. The compressed gas store has a discharge opening and is configured to store a compressed gas. The first bursting device can close the discharge opening. The triggering device can open the discharge open. The bursting devices can be supported against one another when the compressed gas store is closed, and an increased pressure for bursting a bursting device being able to be built up between the bursting devices by gas generated by the triggering device.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2005Date of Patent: April 17, 2007Assignee: Takata-Petri (Ulm) GmbHInventor: Benedikt Heudorfer
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Patent number: 7188864Abstract: An occupant-protection device including an airbag, and a gas generator connected to a filler tube for inflating the airbag. The filler tube has at least one inlet opening situated on its external wall between its two tube ends and is equipped with at least one adapter for allowing the flow of gas between the gas generator and the inlet opening.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2005Date of Patent: March 13, 2007Assignee: Takata-Petri (Ulm) GmbHInventor: Heinrich Einsiedel
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Patent number: 7097206Abstract: A belt-buckle tightener for a seat belt system in a vehicle, having: a rotatable spindle which is connected to a belt buckle via a draw-in cable; and a drive for rotation of the spindle, as a result of which the draw-in cable is rolled up on the spindle and the belt buckle is moved in the tightening direction, and the drive being integrated in the spindle. Integration of the drive in the spindle reduces the structural space required. In addition, the number of individual parts which are required is reduced since, inter alia, a separate driving spindle is not required. Rather, the spindle for winding up the draw-in cable at the same time forms the driving spindle.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2003Date of Patent: August 29, 2006Assignee: Takata-Petri (Ulm) GmbHInventor: Ulrich Walenta
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Patent number: 7086625Abstract: A belt retractor for a seatbelt comprising a retractor pawl which blocks the seatbelt from being pulled out of the belt retractor in the event of an accident, and having a tightening device which tightens the seatbelt in a hazardous situation, the tightening device includes a tightening pawl which, in a blocking position, blocks the belt retractor in the belt uncoiling direction and, in a release position, leaves the belt retractor unaffected. The tightening pawl is assigned a sensor which monitors the position of the tightening pawl and transmits a signal indicating the position of the tightening pawl to a control device of the tightening device.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2004Date of Patent: August 8, 2006Assignee: Takata-Petri (Ulm) GmbHInventor: Roland Schnabl
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Patent number: 7083135Abstract: A belt retractor for a seat belt includes a belt reel, an eccentric disc connected to the belt reel, a cam disc driven by the eccentric disc, and a blocking pawl. The blocking pawl, in a blocking position, blocks a toothed ratchet wheel, and, in a release position, leaves the toothed ratchet wheel unaffected. The blocking pawl may be switched from the release position into the blocking position and conversely from the blocking position into the release position with the cam disc. For the belt retractor to be independent of tolerances, provision is made for the cam disc to have an engaging cam for engaging the blocking position of the blocking pawl and a disengaging cam for engaging the release position of the blocking pawl.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2004Date of Patent: August 1, 2006Assignee: Takata-Petri (ULM) GmbHInventors: Robert Fleischmann, Jochen Benz, Oskar Scholler, Thomas Grasser, Stefan Lambrecht
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Patent number: 7021581Abstract: A fastening device for a seat belt comprising at least one belt-force-limiting element which, in the event of an accident, limits the retaining force acting on a person protected by the seat belt by enabling the seat belt to yield to a predetermined extent. The belt-force-limiting element includes a wire-unwinding device from which at least one wire can be pulled out on exertion of a predetermined tensile force, and one end of the seat belt is connected indirectly or directly to the at least one wire in such a manner that the at least one wire is pulled out of the wire-unwinding device as soon as the retaining force exerted by the seat belt on the occupant reaches or exceeds the predetermined tensile force.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2004Date of Patent: April 4, 2006Assignee: TAKATA-PETRI (Ulm) GmbHInventor: Oliver Glinka
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Patent number: 7004503Abstract: A safety belt arrangement for a motor vehicle. The arrangement includes a belt deflection device. The belt deflection device is arranged above the shoulder of the passenger to be held by the safety belt. The belt deflection device is mounted to a carrier attached to the vehicle body. The belt deflection device includes an upper reversal member, which deflects the belt downwards, and a deflection member arranged below the reversal member. The deflection member being vertically adjustably secured to a rail mounted to the carrier. The deflection member deflects the belt from an at least substantially vertical direction to a direction toward the shoulder of the passenger which deviates significantly from the vertical.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2001Date of Patent: February 28, 2006Assignee: Takata-Petri (Ulm) GmbHInventors: Thomas Herrmann, Matthias Pleyer, Robert Kopetzky
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Patent number: 6976705Abstract: A passenger safety device in which an airbag is disposed in the roof area of the vehicle, especially in the area of the roof rail of the vehicle, and in which the airbag of the airbag is stowed at least partially rolled up in the passenger safety device.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2003Date of Patent: December 20, 2005Assignee: Takata-Petri (Ulm) GmbHInventors: Uwe Klaiber, Jürgen Völk, Oliver Glöckler, Heinrich Einsiedel
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Patent number: 6969089Abstract: A belt force limiter which limits the belt force through the twisting of a torsion bar. The belt force limiter includes a flange, a reel for winding and unwinding the belt, as well as the torsion bar. Additionally, a shear pin or a deformable pin may be provided for locking the flange and the reel together, so that the relative turning of the flange and reel is prevented or impeded until the tensile force acting on the belt exceeds a preset level momentarily or over a preset period of time. Thus the force limitation is delayed or graduated. Furthermore, in a method for reducing the danger of injury to a vehicle's occupant by means of a restraining system the belt force is allowed to increase to an elevated level of force and then the belt force diminishes again before the belt force limitation begins.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2004Date of Patent: November 29, 2005Assignee: Takata-Petri (Ulm) GmbHInventors: Gerhard Klingauf, Andreas Maunz, Norbert Wahl, Oliver Glinka, Wolfgang Schrade
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Publication number: 20050225063Abstract: The invention relates to a module (1) for an occupant-protection device of a motor vehicle. Said module containing a functional element (2), which can be activated if the motor vehicle is involved in a collision and which comprises an electrically conductive material and a fixing device (3) mechanically fixing the functional element (2) to the bodywork of the motor vehicle. According to the invention, the functional element (2) is electrically insulated in relation to the bodywork of the motor vehicle. According to the invention, the functional element (2) is electrically insulated in relation to the bodywork of the motor vehicle. This guarantees that the functional element, which can be activated in a collision, cannot electrically interact with the bodywork of the motor vehicle, is particular in the form of a voltage surge. The invention permits the reliability of a module for an occupant-protection device of a motor vehicle to be increased and prevents potential malfunctions in a simple manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2002Publication date: October 13, 2005Applicant: TAKATA-PETRI (Ulm) GmbHInventors: Jochen Schaupp, Alexander Aulbach
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Patent number: 6902129Abstract: A seat belt device is provided. The seat belt device has a seat belt roller together with a locking device for locking the seat belt roller. The seat belt device furthermore has a guide pin which is moveably supported inside a guide link and is coupled to the locking device. The displacement of the guide pin inside the guide link depends on the direction of movement of the seat belt roller. The coupling of the pin to the locking device provides that locking of the seat belt roller is either brought about or prevented, according to the positioning of the guide pin in the guide link. The seat belt device makes it possible to ensure that seat belt locking is activated only when unreeling, and not when the set belt is being reeled in.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2003Date of Patent: June 7, 2005Assignee: Takata-Petri (Ulm) GmbHInventors: Thomas Grasser, Robert Fleischmann, Stefan Lambrecht, Jochen Benz
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Patent number: 6871877Abstract: A safety belt apparatus for a vehicle, having a belt reel, a belt buckle, a belt redirection apparatus mounted on the B-post of the vehicle. The apparatus also includes, a belt-force limiter with a torsion bar and a belt tensioner. In the event of an accident, the belt tensioner is triggered, and pretorsioning of the torsion bar is simultaneously effected. The pretorsion is preferably brought about by the forces that arise during belt tensioning. The pretorsion allows for the force limitation to start at an optimum force level with regard to the retention force and the protection of the occupant.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2002Date of Patent: March 29, 2005Assignee: Takata-Petri (Ulm) GmbHInventors: Thomas Herrmann, Gerhard Klingauf, Vadim Ruge, Benyamin Slucha
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Publication number: 20040256851Abstract: A height-adjustable, belt-deflecting device for a seat belt including a deflecting element which deflects the seat belt. The device improves the safety of a vehicle occupant to be secured and protected by the seat belt. This is achieved by the having a deflecting element connected to a tightening device with which the seat belt can be tightened.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2004Publication date: December 23, 2004Applicant: TAKATA-PETRI (Ulm) GmbHInventor: Thomas Herrmann