Patents Assigned to TRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbH
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Patent number: 7731228Abstract: A steering wheel for a motor vehicle has a gas bag module (12) including a covering cap (14) and a gas bag (22). At least one vent opening (18) for diverting the gas is provided in the covering cap (14), in a foam (16) surrounding the steering wheel skeleton or in the hub region (20) of the steering wheel.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2005Date of Patent: June 8, 2010Assignee: TRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbHInventor: Mónica Schaetzmueller-Barajas
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Patent number: 7685905Abstract: A steering wheel for a motor vehicle includes a skeleton (10) and a rear-side covering part. The skeleton forms a hub (12), at least one spoke (14) and an upper part (16) of a steering wheel rim. The steering wheel also includes a rear-side covering part (18) made of plastic, which at least partially covers a lower area of the central part of the steering wheel and also constitutes a lower part of the steering wheel rim.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2005Date of Patent: March 30, 2010Assignee: TRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbHInventors: Michael Miltenberger, Stefan Faeth, Stefan Bachmann
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Patent number: 7685906Abstract: A vehicle steering wheel (10) includes a hub (12) and an airbag module (26). The vehicle steering wheel (10) further includes a plurality of switches (18, 20, 22) being integrated in a common housing (16). The housing (16) is fitted on the airbag module (26) and includes at least one mount (32) cooperating with a cover (28) of the airbag module (26).Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2006Date of Patent: March 30, 2010Assignee: TRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Dominik Schütz
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Patent number: 7661708Abstract: A gas bag module has a gas bag whose wall, in a first state of the gas bag, has at least one pleat that is formed in that opposite sections of the wall lie against each other. The gas bag module further has a holder that holds the opposite sections together and affixes the pleat. The holder can be actively released in response to a signal, as a result of which the gas bag reaches a second state in which the pleat is opened.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2006Date of Patent: February 16, 2010Assignee: TRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbHInventors: Claudia Szidzek, Michael Schneider, Marcus Magoley, Ralph Frisch
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Patent number: 7648165Abstract: A gas bag module for a vehicle occupant restraint system includes a housing and a gas bag (12) accommodated in the housing. The gas bag has a gas bag wall (16). The gas bag module further includes a discharge arrangement (18) having an energetic element (22) for the selective provision of a discharge opening. The energetic element (22) is able to be activated by a control unit (20). The discharge opening is provided by material conversion of the energetic element (22).Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2006Date of Patent: January 19, 2010Assignee: TRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbHInventors: Markus Keutz, Michael Deckenhoff, Matthias Helmstetter
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Patent number: 7644948Abstract: In an assembly with a gas bag module at least one first detent element is designed for engagement into a second detent element, a load bearing fastening between the first and the second detent element fastening the gas bag module to a first vehicle-fixed component being closed by moving the gas bag module in an installation direction. An additional locking structure is provided which is separate from the first and second detent elements, and which connects the gas bag module with a second vehicle-fixed component. The additional locking structure exclusively determines in the installed state a final installation position of the gas bag module with respect to the second vehicle-fixed component, at least against the installation direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2006Date of Patent: January 12, 2010Assignee: TRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbHInventor: Dominik Schuetz
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Patent number: 7621199Abstract: A vehicle steering wheel comprises a steering wheel skeleton having a hub section, which has a bush extending around a central insertion opening and at least one separate reinforcement plate connected with the bush which is embedded into a die cast section of the steering wheel skeleton. The bush has a groove directed radially outwards, into which an edge of a recess in the reinforcement plate projects. The reinforcement plate is arranged on the bush through a joint connection by material conjunction.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2005Date of Patent: November 24, 2009Assignee: TRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbHInventors: Gregor Eck, Jens Kayser
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Patent number: 7597344Abstract: In an assembly with a gas bag module and a locking check arrangement, the gas bag module has a first detent element adapted for engagement with a second detent element to form a detent connection fastening the gas bag module to a vehicle-fixed component. The gas bag module can assume a not correctly locked state, in which the first detent element and the second detent element are in contact with each other but are not in correct engagement, and a correctly locked state, in which the first detent element is in correct engagement with the second detent element. The locking check arrangement has a movably arranged checking element for checking a locking status of the detent connection and indicating whether the gas bag module is in the not correctly locked state.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2006Date of Patent: October 6, 2009Assignee: TRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbHInventor: Dominik Schuetz
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Patent number: 7591480Abstract: An airbag cover for a vehicle occupant restraint system has an outside that is visible in the installed state and an opposite inside, a plastic cap and a reinforcement insert that, during one of foaming and injection-molding of the plastic cap, is partially embedded therein and partially adjoins the plastic on an inner side and on an outer side of the reinforcement insert. At least a section of the reinforcement insert protrudes outwards through the plastic cap to the visible outside.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2007Date of Patent: September 22, 2009Assignee: TRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbHInventor: Martin Kreuzer
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Patent number: 7559574Abstract: A gas bag module (10) for a vehicle occupant restraint device includes a gas generator (14) for filling a gas bag (16), and a gas conduit device arranged inside the module. The gas conduit device forces a predetermined, uniform flow direction at least on a portion of the gas emerging from the gas generator (14).Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2005Date of Patent: July 14, 2009Assignee: TRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbHInventors: Marcus Magoley, Michael Schneider
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Patent number: 7540530Abstract: A gas bag module (10) comprises a gas generator (16) and a generator carrier (12), to which the gas generator (16) is fastened and via which the gas generator (16) can be fastened directly or indirectly to a vehicle steering wheel (100). The generator carrier (12) consists at least partially of a multiple-component plastic (30, 32). There is further proposed a vehicle steering wheel (100) including such gas bag module (10).Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2003Date of Patent: June 2, 2009Assignee: TRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbHInventor: Matthias Helmstetter
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Patent number: 7524558Abstract: The invention relates to a gas bag for use in a vehicle occupant restraint system, having at least one wall or a wall part made of a fabric which is formed from fibres, and which is characterized in that the fibres comprise a polymer matrix with exfoliated layered silicate particles dispersed therein, the exfoliated layered silicate particles having a thickness of 0.5 to 2 nm and a surface diameter of up to 10 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2006Date of Patent: April 28, 2009Assignee: TRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbHInventor: Michael Deckenhoff
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Patent number: 7516982Abstract: A gas bag module for a vehicle occupant restraint device comprises a gas bag and a discharge arrangement in fluid connection with said gas bag. The discharge arrangement has a discharge opening, through which gas can escape from the gas bag, and at least one element made of an electrically activatable polymer actuator to expose and/or alter the discharge opening upon activation of said polymer actuator.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2006Date of Patent: April 14, 2009Assignee: TRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbHInventor: Thomas Britz
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Patent number: 7481450Abstract: A vehicle steering wheel (20) includes a movable airbag module (24) which can be depressed by a limited axial stroke for generating a horn signal. The vehicle steering wheel (20) further includes a sensor system (22a, 22b) operating in a contactless manner for determining the stroke.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2005Date of Patent: January 27, 2009Assignee: TRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbHInventors: Guido Hirzmann, Lars Wuschik, Heinz Lefringhausen, Norbert Staudt, Klaus Weigand
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Patent number: 7469921Abstract: A gas bag restraint system has a gas bag module and a fastening device for said gas bag module. The fastening device has at least one spring that during assembly comes into latching engagement with the hook. The spring has a mounting section and a hook-side latching section as well as at least one wound section provided between the mounting section and the latching section.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2004Date of Patent: December 30, 2008Assignee: TRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbHInventors: Jürgen Burgard, Jupp Fleckenstein, Michael Fuchs, Bernd Stransfeld
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Patent number: 7431334Abstract: A vehicle occupant restraint device having a gas bag module includes a gas generator for inflating a gas bag, at least one discharge opening that is formed in a rigid component of the gas bag module, through which gas that is produced by the gas generator and conveyed into the gas bag can be discharged, and at least one closing device for the discharge opening. The closing device has an adjusting device and a plurality of covers of different pressure sensitivities. A specific one of said covers is placed in front of the discharge opening by the adjusting device even before the gas bag module is activated, so as to close the discharge opening until a pre-established gas bag interior pressure is reached that is associated with the specific cover, and, when this interior pressure is exceeded, to at least partially release the discharge opening through bursting.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2006Date of Patent: October 7, 2008Assignee: TRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbHInventor: Thomas Britz
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Patent number: 7374203Abstract: A vehicle steering wheel includes a steering wheel body having a hub, a separate functional unit fastened to the hub, in particular a gas bag module, and a microphone. The microphone is arranged in a lateral gap between the steering wheel body and the functional unit.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2005Date of Patent: May 20, 2008Assignee: TRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbHInventor: Guido Hirzmann
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Patent number: 7364193Abstract: A gas bag module includes a gas bag, a gas generator, a first and a second fastening element, a section of the gas bag being fastened between the first and the second fastening elements, and a discharge opening for diverting gas generated by the gas generator and introduced into the gas bag. The discharge opening can be brought from a closed state into an opened state and comprises at least one opening in the first and in the second fastening elements. A section of the gas bag extends over the discharge opening in the closed state and the gas bag is exposed towards an interior of the gas bag in a region of the discharge opening. Means are provided which partially destroy the gas bag in the region of the discharge opening, in order to uncover the discharge opening.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2005Date of Patent: April 29, 2008Assignee: TRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbHInventors: Michael Deckenhoff, Michael Schneider, Klaus Freudenberger
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Patent number: 7357409Abstract: A gas bag module (10) includes a gas bag (20) having a front wall. A center portion (24) of the front wall is fastened to the gas bag module (10) and prevented from a free movement in the case of deployment of the gas bag (20). The gas bag module further includes a covering cap (28) having a central portion (34), which is fastened by at least one fastening means to the gas bag module (10) so that the central portion (34) is prevented from a free movement upon deployment of the gas bag (20). The gas bag module (10) further includes at least first and second horn contacts (46, 48). The fastening means are designed so that the central portion (34) of the covering cap (28) can be moved by a predetermined first path (d1) in a first direction (A1) into the interior of the gas bag module (10), in order to form a contact between the first and second horn contacts (46, 48).Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2004Date of Patent: April 15, 2008Assignee: TRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbHInventor: Ralph Frisch
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Patent number: 7293799Abstract: A gas bag module (10) includes a gas bag (12), the gas bag having a front wall (14) facing an occupant (16) in an inflated state of said gas bag (12) and being engaged by a first end (18) of a destructible retaining element (20), the retaining element (20) at least partially preventing an unhindered motion of the front wall (14) when the gas bag (12) is inflated. The gas bag module further includes a gas generator (22) for filling the gas bag (12), the gas generator (22) having a first discharge section (24) for a through flow of a first quantity of gas.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2006Date of Patent: November 13, 2007Assignee: TRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbHInventors: Joachim Fellhauer, Markus Keutz, Martin Kreuzer, Michael Lehmann, Marcus Magoley, Michael Schneider