Patents by Inventor Hans-Peter Betz
Hans-Peter Betz 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).
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Patent number: 11930893Abstract: A plug-in tongue for a seatbelt includes a plug-in tongue component (10) and a clamping member (12) mounted thereto, wherein a belt guide passage (30) is delimited between the plug-in tongue component (10) and the clamping member (12), and the clamping member (12) comprises a center part (18) and two lateral parts (20) extending from the two ends of the center part (18) transversely to the latter. The plug-in tongue is characterized in that the center part (18) includes a central guide surface (32) located between the two lateral parts (20), and the two lateral parts (20) include lateral guide surfaces (34) facing each other, the guide surfaces (32, 34) constituting limitations of the belt guide passage (30).Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2020Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: ZF AUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBHInventors: Ralf Knoedl, Dominik Seitzer, Hans-Peter Betz
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Patent number: 11659897Abstract: The invention describes a belt buckle (10) for a motor vehicle comprising a belt buckle housing (12) as well as a lighting unit (20) present in the area of a tongue insertion opening (36) and including a lamp (22) and a light conductor (16). A front panel (14) surrounding the tongue insertion opening (36) is provided which limits the belt buckle (10) on the end face. The front panel (14) is coupled to the belt buckle housing (12) via at least one detent mechanism (24, 30) such that the light conductor (16) provided at least partially between the front panel (14) and the belt buckle housing (12) is aligned. The invention further describes a method for manufacturing a belt buckle (10).Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2019Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: ZF AUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBHInventors: Peter Haas, Andrea Schüch, Hans-Peter Betz, Jörg Meyer
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Publication number: 20220388475Abstract: A seat belt system for a vehicle comprising a seat (16) that includes a seat frame (26) with a seat frame side part (28), a seat belt (18) associated with the seat (16) and having a webbing (40), and a belt tensioner associated with the seat belt (18). The seat frame side part (28) includes a lateral opening (36) facing the vehicle interior. The seat (16) includes a seat cross tube that opens into the vehicle interior via the opening (36). The belt tensioner is accommodated in the seat cross tube. The seat belt system further includes a belt guide (54) and a webbing deflector (56) for the webbing (40), the belt guide (54) being provided at the opening (36). Moreover, a vehicle comprising such a seat belt system is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2020Publication date: December 8, 2022Inventor: Hans-Peter BETZ
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Publication number: 20220132998Abstract: A plug-in tongue for a seatbelt includes a plug-in tongue component (10) and a clamping member (12) mounted thereto, wherein a belt guide passage (30) is delimited between the plug-in tongue component (10) and the clamping member (12), and the clamping member (12) comprises a center part (18) and two lateral parts (20) extending from the two ends of the center part (18) transversely to the latter. The plug-in tongue is characterized in that the center part (18) includes a central guide surface (32) located between the two lateral parts (20), and the two lateral parts (20) include lateral guide surfaces (34) facing each other, the guide surfaces (32, 34) constituting limitations of the belt guide passage (30).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2020Publication date: May 5, 2022Inventors: Ralf KNOEDL, Dominik SEITZER, Hans-Peter BETZ
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Publication number: 20220126782Abstract: A belt shaft housing (40) for a belt shaft of a seatbelt system comprises a shaft holder (42) for holding the belt shaft, a securing component (48) including a retaining portion (88), and at least one fixing element (74) that is configured to fasten the belt shaft within the shaft holder (42). The securing component (48) is fastened to the shaft holder (42) such that it can adopt an assembly position and a securing position, wherein the fixing element (74) is released in the assembly position and is secured to the shaft holder (42) in the securing position. Further, a belt shaft including a webbing, a belt pin and a sleeve-shaped axle is provided. There is moreover provided a belt tensioner, especially an end fitting tensioner, comprising such belt shaft housing (40) and such belt shaft as well as a method for assembling such belt tensioner.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2019Publication date: April 28, 2022Inventor: Hans-Peter BETZ
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Publication number: 20220047044Abstract: The invention describes a belt buckle (10) for a motor vehicle comprising a belt buckle housing (12) as well as a lighting unit (20) present in the area of a tongue insertion opening (36) and including a lamp (22) and a light conductor (16). A front panel (14) surrounding the tongue insertion opening (36) is provided which limits the belt buckle (10) on the end face. The front panel (14) is coupled to the belt buckle housing (12) via at least one detent mechanism (24, 30) such that the light conductor (16) provided at least partially between the front panel (14) and the belt buckle housing (12) is aligned. The invention further describes a method for manufacturing a belt buckle (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2019Publication date: February 17, 2022Inventors: Peter HAAS, Andrea SCHÜCH, Hans-Peter BETZ, Jörg MEYER
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Patent number: 11046284Abstract: A force limiting device (10) for a seat belt comprises a fitting (14), a tension transfer means (36) and a deformation member (12) directly abutting on the fitting (14), wherein the fitting (14, 114) comprises a deflection unit (20, 120) in the form of a deflection pulley for the tension transfer means (36, 136).Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2017Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: TRW AUTOMOTIVE GMBHInventor: Hans-Peter Betz
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Patent number: 10631597Abstract: A belt buckle includes a casing (12) and an illumination system (24) present in the area of a locking tongue insertion opening (14). The illumination system (24) includes a lamp (32) and a light conductor (26; 26?) having a light emission area, and the light conductor (26; 26?) includes an annular portion (42; 42?) which surrounds at least a major part of the locking tongue insertion opening (14).Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2015Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: TRW AUTOMOTIVE GMBHInventors: Hans-Peter Betz, Peter Haas, Jörg Meyer, Ralf Knoedl
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Publication number: 20190351866Abstract: A force limiting device (10) for a seat belt comprises a fitting (14), a tension transfer means (36) and a deformation member (12) directly abutting on the fitting (14), wherein the fitting (14, 114) comprises a deflection unit (20, 120) in the form of a deflection pulley for the tension transfer means (36, 136).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2017Publication date: November 21, 2019Inventor: Hans-Peter Betz
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Patent number: 10343646Abstract: A reinforcing member (36) for a belt shaft (10) comprises an elongate central portion (46) and two hooking portions (48) provided at the ends of the central portion (46) adapted to be hung into a hooking slit of a belt shaft body (28) of a belt shaft (10), wherein the central portion (46) includes a retaining portion (50) adapted to be encompassed by the webbing (26) and a supporting portion (58) extending in the longitudinal direction (L) substantially over the entire central portion (46) and being offset relative to a plane (M) which is defined by the retaining portion (50), and wherein retaining lands (60) defining a passage window (62) for the webbing (26) extend between the supporting portion (58) and the retaining portion (50). The invention further provides a belt shaft (10) comprising a belt shaft body (28) as well as an end fitting tensioner (12).Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2015Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: TRW AUTOMOTIVE GMBHInventors: Hans-Peter Betz, Dominik Seitzer, Michal Kacprzak
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Patent number: 10315616Abstract: In a locking tongue (10) for a seat belt comprising an inserting portion (12) adapted to be inserted in a belt buckle and a deflecting portion (14) for webbing, wherein the deflecting portion (14) includes a webbing passage (20) as well as a clamping element (22) for the webbing and the clamping element (22) is movable between a home position in which the webbing is freely movable and a blocking position in which the clamping element is moved against a wall of the webbing passage so that the webbing is clamped between the clamping element (22) and the wall of the webbing passage (20), and wherein at least one spring element (34) is provided for forcing the clamping element (22) into the home position, it is provided that the spring element (34) is formed integrally on the deflecting portion (14).Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2015Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: TRW AUTOMOTIVE GMBHInventors: Hans-Peter Betz, Ralf Knoedl
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Patent number: 10279773Abstract: On a belt tensioner cable guide member (10) comprising a guide duct (42) for a cable of a belt tensioner and comprising a pressure duct (40) for fluid communication between an inflator and a pressure chamber to which a displacement body to be driven and being coupled to the cable is assigned, a first sealing element (44) sealing the guide duct (42) against the cable and especially enclosing the cable in the peripheral direction is provided within the guide duct (42).Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2014Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: TRW Automotive GmbHInventors: Hans-Peter Betz, Dominik Seitzer
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Patent number: 10264856Abstract: A belt buckle for a vehicle seat belt. The belt buckle includes a frame in which at least one locking element adapted to lock a plug-in tongue insertable into the belt buckle and an ejection element adapted to eject the plug-in tongue are provided. Each of the ejection element and the locking element is adapted to adopt a locked position and a home position. The locking element is adjacent to a web of the ejection element in the home position and thus blocked in its home position. The front end of the web has a ramp-like bearing surface against which the locking element slidingly engages.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2014Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: TRW AUTOMOTIVE GMBHInventors: Peter Haas, Hans-Peter Betz
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Patent number: 10172424Abstract: A casing shell (10) for a belt buckle is described including at least one sidewall (12, 14, 16) which has an outwardly facing lateral face (22, 24, 26). A groove (23) extending perpendicularly to the longitudinal orientation (L) of the casing shell (10) completely over the lateral face (22, 24, 26) is provided on the lateral face (22, 24, 26). Furthermore a casing for a belt buckle is described.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2014Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: TRW Automotive GmbHInventors: Peter Haas, Hans-Peter Betz
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Publication number: 20170355349Abstract: In a locking tongue (10) for a seat belt comprising an inserting portion (12) adapted to be inserted in a belt buckle and a deflecting portion (14) for webbing, wherein the deflecting portion (14) includes a webbing passage (20) as well as a damping element (22) for the webbing and the clamping element (22) is movable between a home position in which the webbing is freely movable and a blocking position in which the clamping element is moved against a wall of the webbing passage so that the webbing is clamped between the clamping element (22) and the wall of the webbing passage (20), and wherein at least one spring element (34) is provided for forcing the clamping element (22) into the home position, it is provided that the spring element (34) is formed integrally on the deflecting portion (14).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2015Publication date: December 14, 2017Inventors: Hans-Peter BETZ, Ralf KNOEDL
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Publication number: 20170240136Abstract: A reinforcing member (36) for a belt shaft (10) comprises an elongate central portion (46) and two hooking portions (48) provided at the ends of the central portion (46) adapted to be hung into a hooking slit of a belt shaft body (28) of a belt shaft (10), wherein the central portion (46) includes a retaining portion (50) adapted to be encompassed by the webbing (26) and a supporting portion (58) extending in the longitudinal direction (L) substantially over the entire central portion (46) and being offset relative to a plane (M) which is defined by the retaining portion (50), and wherein retaining lands (60) defining a passage window (62) for the webbing (26) extend between the supporting portion (58) and the retaining portion (50). The invention further provides a belt shaft (10) comprising a belt shaft body (28) as well as an end fitting tensioner (12).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2015Publication date: August 24, 2017Inventors: Hans-Peter Betz, Dominik Seitzer, Michal Kacprzak
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Publication number: 20170127765Abstract: A belt buckle comprises a casing (12) and an illumination system (24) present in the area of a locking tongue insertion opening (14). The illumination system (24) comprises a lamp (32) and a light conductor (26; 26?) including a light emission area, and the light conductor (26; 26?) includes an annular portion (42; 42?) which surrounds at least a major part of the locking tongue insertion opening (14).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2015Publication date: May 11, 2017Inventors: Hans-Peter Betz, Peter Haas, Jörg Meyer, Ralf Knoedl
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Patent number: 9630588Abstract: The invention relates to a belt tensioner (10) for a seat belt system comprising a belt shaft housing (18) and a belt shaft (12) pivoted in the belt shaft housing (18) about an axis (A), wherein prior to activation of the belt tensioner (10) the belt shaft (12) is retained in a torsionally fixed manner relative to the belt shaft housing (18) in at least one direction of rotation.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2012Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: TRW Automotive GmbHInventors: Hans-Peter Betz, Dominik Seitzer, Ruediger Karl
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Patent number: 9604595Abstract: An end fitting tensioner (10) for a seat belt system includes a rotatable belt shaft (12) to which one end (14) of a webbing (16) is fixed, a belt shaft housing (18) in which the belt shaft (12) is supported, a rope reel (36) which is arranged at an axial end of the belt shaft (12) and is connected to the belt shaft (12) in a rotationally fixed manner, as well as a pull rope (41) which is secured by one rope end (45) on the rope reel (36) and can at least partly be wound onto the rope reel (36). The rope reel (36) includes a winding surface (62) for the pull rope (41) that is conically tapered in the axial direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2012Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: TRW Automotive GmbHInventors: Hans-Peter Betz, Dominik Seitzer, Karl Ruediger
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Publication number: 20170057460Abstract: On a belt tensioner cable guide member (10) comprising a guide duct (42) for a cable of a belt tensioner and comprising a pressure duct (40) for fluid communication between an inflator and a pressure chamber to which a displacement body to be driven and being coupled to the cable is assigned, a first sealing element (44) sealing the guide duct (42) against the cable and especially enclosing the cable in the peripheral direction is provided within the guide duct (42).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2014Publication date: March 2, 2017Inventors: Hans-Peter Betz, Dominik Seitzer