Abstract: The invention relates to a cover for a gas bag of an occupant restraining system in vehicles comprising a cover plate (10) having a front side and a rear side, a badge (12) bearing an emblem fixed on the front side of said cover plate (10), said badge (12) having at least one attachment pin (14) formed thereon and extending through said cover plate (10), and a washer (16) cooperating with said attachment pin (14) on the rear side of said cover plate (10) in order to prevent detachment of said badge (12) from the cover plate (10), wherein said washer (16) is provided with a plurality of recesses.

Abstract: A belt retractor for vehicle safety belts to secure a child's seats or loads on a vehicle seat comprises a belt drum rotatably mounted in a housing and a locking mechanism for preventing rotation of the belt drum. A tripping mechanism is also provided, which has a coupling disk connected with the belt drum and provided with external gear teeth. A pawl is able to be selectively pivoted between an engagement position with the external gear teeth of the coupling disk and a normal position out of engagement with such external gear teeth. A ring of gear teeth is driven by the belt drum and two gear wheels are in mesh with said ring of gear teeth. The gear wheels are rotatably mounted on the ends of a rocking member, which is pivotally mounted on the housing. An actuating arm is connected with the rocking member for the operation of the pawl.

Abstract: A belt adjusting device comprises a belt webbing having a free end and a tensioned section. The belt adjusting device further comprises a holding part provided with a through passage for a belt webbing and a contact surface adjacent to the through passage. The contact surface is inclined relatively to a plane in which the through passage extends. The belt adjusting device further comprises an arresting part which is movable relatively to the holding part and comprises a deflection web. The deflection web comprises a clamping surface on its side facing the holding part. The belt webbing runs through the through passage, around the deflection web and back through the through passage. The free end of the belt webbing passes through the through passage between an edge of the through passage adjacent the contact surface and the tensioned section of the belt webbing.

Abstract: A deflection fitting for a safety belt is provided, comprising an attachment section having an eyelet, a deflection web, and bent connection sections provided at each axial end of the deflection web and connecting the deflection web to the attachment section so that a closed ring is formed which surrounds a feed-through slot for a safety belt. The attachment section, the deflection web and the bent connection sections are formed integrally as a diecast part made of aluminium or an aluminium alloy.

Abstract: A safety belt buckle for insertion of a male lug designed to resist the action of a belt pretensioner, comprises a load bearing frame with a catch bolt slidingly mounted thereon and adapted to be moved between an unlocked and a locking position in which it engages the inserted male lug, a release button adapted to be operated to slide the catch bolt into its unlocked position for release of the male lug, a multiple-arm locking lever for preventing unintentional displacement of the release button, a pivot axis for the locking lever, and an inertial mass body movably mounted on the locking lever. The locking lever has a first and a second arm and being mounted on the frame for pivoting about the pivot axis. The first arm of the locking lever is pivotally coupled to the release button. Abrupt changes in velocity of the buckle in two opposite directions, appear during the belt pretensioning.

Abstract: A buckle for safety belts in vehicles comprises a load bearing housing in which an insertion path for receiving an insert tongue is formed. A movable latch is mounted on the housing. A casing is provided which surrounds the housing. The casing is provided with an opening at a rear side thereof remote from the insertion path. Within the casing at least one electric switch is arranged. This switch is fitted through the opening in the buckle in an already assembled condition thereof.

Abstract: A belt retractor is provided which comprises a housing, a belt drum mounted in the housing so as to be rotatable about an axis of rotation, and a spring drive for the belt drum. The spring drive comprises an output drive part connected with the belt drum in such a manner as to prevent relative rotation, an intermediate part arranged rotatably in relation to the belt drum and to the housing and being centered on the axis of rotation of the belt drum, a wind-up spring effective between the housing and the intermediate part, an auxiliary spring effective between the intermediate part and the output drive part, and a spring cover. The spring cover and the output drive part are provided with receiving means coaxial to the belt drum and having interlocking means for a pin. The pin is simultaneously engageable with both of the receiving means in such a manner as to prevent relative rotation. The intermediate part is rotatably mounted on the pin.

Abstract: A gas bag module for a vehicle is provided, comprising an elongated attachment strip having two axial ends. The attachment strip is provided with a through-flow port at one of the axial ends and with two clip-type clamping sections. A first one of said clamping sections is located in the region of said through-flow port. The gas bag module further comprises a generally tubular pressurized gas source provided with several discharge ports for pressurized gas in its outer surface at one axial end. The pressurized gas source is clamped to the attachment strip by means of the clamping sections in such a way that one of the discharge ports is located opposite the through-flow port, the remaining of the discharge ports being sealed by the first clip-type clamping section. The gas bag module further comprises a folded gas bag which is in fluid-communication with the pressurized gas source via the through-flow port and which can be unfolded by the pressurized gas.

Abstract: A coupling for torque transfer from a drive operated by a propellant to a belt shaft 3 of a seat belt retractor for tensioning a seat belt includes a coupling element 2 maintained in the resting position in the uncoupled condition. The coupling element is supported by two different components 4, 5 with the aid of a carrier 1, a force having engaging effect being exerted by the carrier on the coupling element 2 due to the movement of the one component relative to the other.

Abstract: A transport guard device for a belt retractor for safety belts, more particularly a belt retractor with an integrated belt pretensioner drive, wherein the belt drum, which is rotatably supported in a housing and is provided with ratchet teeth means, is able to be locked against rotation by a pawl and the housing is secured on the vehicle by means of a bolt, is characterized in that a clip (26) is provided on the housing (10) and has a resiliently elastic limb (28) engaging the pawl (16, 18) and holding same in engagement with the ratchet teeth (14) on the belt drum (12) and that the resiliently elastic limb (28) is pivoted by the bolt (25) out of position away from the pawl during assembly of the belt retractor. Due to this design, no belt webbing can be withdrawn from the belt reel when the belt retractor is not mounted in a vehicle. This is particularly advantageous with belt retractors in which the pretensioner drive cannot be triggered as long as no belt webbing is withdrawn from the belt reel.

Abstract: A safety belt retractor comprises a frame, a belt reel rotatably mounted in the frame, and a rotary pretensioner drive adapted to be drivingly coupled to the belt drum. A force limiting torsion rod is connected to the belt drum for joint rotation. Blocking pawls are pivotally mounted on the torsion rod for cooperation with an internally toothed ring rigidly connected to the frame and surrounding the blocking pawls. The blocking pawls are spring biased to neutral positions out of engagement with the toothed ring. Retarding mechanism act on the blocking pawls to retard their movement out of a belt drum blocking position in engagement with said toothed ring to the neutral position.

Abstract: A gas bag restraint module is provided which comprises a housing provided with a generally hollow accomodation part and with two axially extending attachment strips extending outwards from the accomodation part. A bottle-shaped pressurized gas container is axially inserted into the accomodation part, the gas container providing a volume of pressurized gas after actuation. The gas bag restraint module further comprises a folded gas bag provided with an attachment section surrounding an inflation aperture. The attachment section is connected to the housing by means of an attachment frame which is accomodated between the attachment strips and which comprises at least one through passage.

Abstract: The coupling between the belt drum of a belt retractor and a belt pretensioner rotary drive renders possible the manufacture of the functional parts of a metallic light constructional material such as a light alloy. The belt drum (12) possesses a molded externally toothed coupling wheel (16). With the output shaft (20) of the belt pretensioner rotary drive (18) a drive disk (22) is connected, which bears two pivotally mounted coupling pawls (28). In a neutral or rest position thereof these coupling pawls are held by a return spring clear of the periphery of the coupling wheel (16) and may be pivoted inward into an engagement position in engagement with such coupling wheel.

Abstract: According to the invention, a belt retractor comprises a frame and a belt reel provided with a longitudinal axis and a peripheral surface. The belt reel is rotatably mounted in the frame and is provided with an interior cavity which is coaxial with the longitudinal axis. The belt reel is further provided with a slot having a minimum width and extending in parallelism to the longitudinal axis. The slot is open towards the peripheral surface of the belt reel and towards the interior cavity. The belt reel further comprises a rod extending coaxially through the interior cavity with a radial play. The belt retractor further comprises a belt webbing connected to the belt reel with one end section having an end. The end section extends through the slot, around the rod and finally through the slot out of the interior cavity. The end of the end section is provided with a thickened part having a width which, as measured in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis, is larger than the minimum width of the slot.

Abstract: A gas bag lateral impact protective device for vehicle occupants is provided, which is integrated in a vehicle door. The gas bag lateral impact protective device comprises a compressed gas source, a thorax protecting gas bag and a head protecting gas bag provided at said thorax protecting gas bag. The thorax protecting gas bag and the head protecting gas bag are intended to be inflated by the compressed gas source and deploy, upon inflation, in a space to the side of the vehicle door, the head protecting gas bag deploying above the thorax protecting gas bag.

Abstract: A force limiter for vehicle safety belt systems which is inserted in the force flow path of the safety belt system by means of two fittings (26, 32), the distance between the fittings (26, 32) being able to be increased with a conversion of energy. In the context of such a force limiter the characteristic of the tensile force effective between the two fittings is to be rendered adjustable along the deformation displacement over a wide range. This is achieved since a first one (26) of such fittings is fixedly connected with the metal frame (20) having a deflection pin (22) arranged therein and a second one (32) of the fittings is fixedly connected with a first end of a metal strip (30), which is adapted to be drawn about the pin (22) along a positively set path. Owing to such configuration it is possible for the characteristic of the force limiter to be selected by the designer within a wide range independently of the threshold value as from which the force limiter takes effect.

Abstract: A subassembly comprises a steering wheel, a steering shaft joined to same in such a manner as to prevent relative rotation therebetween and a gas generator to deploy a gas bag arranged inside the steering wheel. The steering shaft has a cavity which extends along its longitudinal axis and opens at the end of the steering shaft which is adjacent to the steering wheel. The steering wheel has a hub and an opening in same through which the cavity is in fluid communication with the interior of the cavity. The gas generator is arranged in the cavity and has an elongated housing. The gas generator is axially held in the cavity of the steering shaft. Since the gas generator is not accommodated within the steering wheel, the size and weight of the steering wheel are reduced.

Abstract: A lateral impact gas bag for a vehicle occupant restraining system, comprising a wall 12 with an inlet opening 11 and a partition 15 in the interior of the gas bag to divide the internal space of the gas bag 10 into two adjacent chambers 30, 35, which may communicate with one another by a connecting opening 38 formed in the partition 15, is to be more rapidly positioned during a collision and shall more rapidly provide preliminary protection for an occupant of the vehicle.

Abstract: An apparatus for the rotary drive of a winding shaft of a safety belt automatic winding device, including a rotary member 4 mounted rotatably in a casing 8 and caused to be rotated by a plurality of propellant gas charges 2, 5 which are ignited successively, with the drive movement of the rotary member 4 being transmitted to the winding shaft 10 via clutch members 14.

Abstract: A trip device for a vehicle occupant restraint system comprises a vehicle responsive inertial mass (12) able to be moved in translation in a housing (10) against a return spring (14) between a neutral position and a trip position. An activating pin (22) is provided for activation of an impact fuse (24).