Patents by Inventor Hans-Joachim Grunewald

Hans-Joachim Grunewald has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4884825
    Abstract: In a means for adjusting a belt deflection fitting 11 for a safety belt 12, in particular the upper belt end or deflection fitting of a three-point automatic belt, comprising a holding profile 16 on which the belt deflection fitting 11 is displaceably guided in remotely controlled manner 36 and is blockable in various shift positions, with regard to a simple lightweight and reliable design of the means on the holding profile 16 a control member 28 is displaceably guided, on the control member 28 a gear 24 is rotatably mounted which continuously meshes with an immovable complementary engagement profile 22 in the region of the holding profile and the belt deflection fitting 11 is connected to a detent element 31 blocking the gear 24 under belt tensile load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 5, 1989
    Assignee: Autoliv GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Joachim Grunewald, Klaus-Peter Mennerich
  • Patent number: 4624479
    Abstract: A seat belt fitting is provided which comprises a guide element mounted on a carriage that is movable along a rail or the like. The rail may be mounted on the "B" post of an automobile so that the position of the guide element can be adjusted up-and-down relative to the shoulder of a person sitting in the automobile. The carriage can be selectively retained in a plurality of different positions along the rail. In the invention a spring strip has one end connected to the carriage, and the other end wound into a spiral. The spiral portion of the spring is retained in a predetermined position and the spring imparts a bias to the carriage tending to cancel out a bias supplied to the carriage by the seat belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1984
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1986
    Assignee: Autoliv Development AB
    Inventor: Hans-Joachim Grunewald
  • Patent number: RE33398
    Abstract: A seat belt fitting is provided which comprises a guide element mounted on a carriage that is movable along a rail or the like. The rail may be mounted on the "B" post of an automobile so that the position of the guide element can be adjusted up-and-down relative to the shoulder of a person sitting in the automobile. The carriage can be selectively retained in a plurality of different positions along the rail. In the invention a spring strip has one end connected to the carriage, and the other end wound into a spiral. The spiral portion of the spring is retained in a predetermined position and the spring imparts a bias to the carriage tending to cancel out a bias supplied to the carriage by the seat belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 23, 1990
    Assignee: Autoliv Development AB
    Inventor: Hans-Joachim Grunewald