Patents by Inventor Marco Wahl
Marco Wahl 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: 11919471Abstract: An airbag module (10) for a restraint device (14) includes an airbag (24), in particular a seat-integrated side airbag, and a slidable actuator (40), wherein the airbag (24) has at least a first chamber (26) and at least a second chamber (28) which are fluidically connected to each other via a fluid communication, wherein the actuator (40) has a blocking position in which the fluid communication is blocked and a release position in which the fluid communication is released.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2020Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignees: ZF AUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH, AUDI AGInventors: Marco Wahl, Gerd Zischka
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Publication number: 20230365096Abstract: In a vehicle occupant protection system, a gas generator assembly (12) comprises at least one separate support (24) mountable to the vehicle and at least two gas generators (16, 18) which are tightly mounted on the support (24). A control unit (22) determines the times of activation of the at least two gas generators (16, 18) simultaneously or time-delayed in order to be able to activate one of the gas generators (16, 18) already in advance of a possibly imminent crash situation so that the airbag (14) is filled in such a way that it starts an interaction with an associated vehicle occupant which moves the vehicle occupant by a predetermined distance.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2021Publication date: November 16, 2023Inventors: Dominique ACKER, Gerd ZISCHKA, Marco WAHL, Tillmann HERWIG, Markus FEIL
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Patent number: 11554745Abstract: An airbag module (10) comprises an airbag (14) and an elongate inflator (12) having at least one laterally projecting fastening bolt (36), wherein the airbag (14) comprises a cushion portion (24) and an insertion portion (26) for receiving the inflator (12) in an inserting direction (R), wherein the insertion portion (26) is arranged, with the airbag (14) being not inflated and flatly spread, on a side of the cushion portion (24) and includes one boundary (30) close to the cushion portion (24) and one boundary (32) remote from the cushion portion (24). The flatly spread airbag (14) has a front peripheral portion (20) and an opposed rear peripheral portion (22). The insertion portion (26) is wider than a diameter (d) of the inflator (12) and has at least one hole (38) for the fastening bolt (36) of the inflator (12) to pass through. The insertion portion (26) is angled toward the insertion opening (28) on the side remote from the cushion portion (24) opposed to the adjacent rear peripheral portion (22).Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2019Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignees: ZF AUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH, AUDI AGInventors: Gerd Zischka, Marco Wahl
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Publication number: 20220169200Abstract: An airbag module (10) for a restraint device (14) includes an airbag (24), in particular a seat-integrated side airbag, and a slidable actuator (40), wherein the airbag (24) has at least a first chamber (26) and at least a second chamber (28) which are fluidically connected to each other via a fluid communication, wherein the actuator (40) has a blocking position in which the fluid communication is blocked and a release position in which the fluid communication is released.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2020Publication date: June 2, 2022Inventors: Marco WAHL, Gerd ZISCHKA
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Publication number: 20220161753Abstract: A side airbag module (24) for a restraint device has a side airbag (26), in particular a seat-integrated side airbag (26), wherein the side airbag (26) includes at least a first chamber (32) and at least a second chamber (34) provided above the first chamber (32) which are fluidically connected to each other via a fluid communication, and wherein, in a first activated state of the side airbag module (24), a first pressure (p1) prevails in the first chamber (32) and, in a second activated state, a second pressure (p2) prevails in the first chamber (32) and in the second chamber (34), the first pressure (p1) being higher than the second pressure (p2).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2020Publication date: May 26, 2022Inventors: Marco WAHL, Gerd ZISCHKA, Karel JIRICKA, Christian WEISS
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Publication number: 20220001825Abstract: An airbag module (10) comprises an airbag (14) and an elongate inflator (12) having at least one laterally projecting fastening bolt (36), wherein the airbag (14) comprises a cushion portion (24) and an insertion portion (26) for receiving the inflator (12) in an inserting direction (R), wherein the insertion portion (26) is arranged, with the airbag (14) being not inflated and flatly spread, on a side of the cushion portion (24) and includes one boundary (30) close to the cushion portion (24) and one boundary (32) remote from the cushion portion (24). The flatly spread airbag (14) has a front peripheral portion (20) and an opposed rear peripheral portion (22). The insertion portion (26) is wider than a diameter (d) of the inflator (12) and has at least one hole (38) for the fastening bolt (36) of the inflator (12) to pass through. The insertion portion (26) is angled toward the insertion opening (28) on the side remote from the cushion portion (24) opposed to the adjacent rear peripheral portion (22).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2019Publication date: January 6, 2022Inventors: Gerd ZISCHKA, Marco WAHL
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Patent number: 11214211Abstract: A vehicle occupant restraint device for the protection of a vehicle occupant in a vehicle seat comprises plural restraining elements and a controller. The controller differentiates between a first situation in which the vehicle seat is in a position within the range of a standard position, and a second situation in which the vehicle seat with the vehicle occupant is in a position beyond the standard position. When the first situation is given, the controller activates a tensioning unit for tensioning a seat belt of the second restraining element and an airbag of the first restraining element. When the second situation is given, a third restraining element integrated in the vehicle seat and/or operatively connected with the vehicle seat can be activated and/or connected by the controller so that the vehicle seat is moved initially via the third restraining element to a position within the range of the standard position.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2018Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: TRW AUTOMOTIVE GMBHInventors: Achim Kartenberg, Marco Wahl
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Patent number: 11135995Abstract: A force-limiting device, especially for a seat belt system (10) in a vehicle, has a force transducer (20) interacting with webbing (14) for which a normal webbing path is provided. The force transducer (20) includes a webbing track (30) that in a non-force-limiting position extends in parallel to the normal webbing path and in a force-limiting position extends inclined relative to the normal webbing path so that the force transducer (20) in the force-limiting position sets a predetermined extension force (F) required to move the webbing (14) vis-à-vis the force transducer (20) in a direction of belt extension (R).Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2017Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: TRW AUTOMOTIVE GMBHInventors: Swen Schaub, Christian Muecke, Simon Gargallo, Günter Burkhardtsmaier, Bernd Gentner, Oliver Gross, Simon Kramer, Andreas Pregitzer, Marco Wahl, Malke Seiler, Nizam Bedak
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Patent number: 11124148Abstract: A vehicle occupant restraint device (10) comprises a pre-assembled head side airbag module (12) installed in a backrest (14) of a vehicle seat (16) and including an airbag (28) which deploys between two places adjacent transversely to the longitudinal vehicle direction and reduces lateral oscillation of a vehicle occupant toward an adjacent vehicle seat and/or an adjacent vehicle occupant. The head side airbag module (12) comprises a module housing (32) surrounding the airbag (28) at least partially in the installed condition which includes a guiding portion (34) extending on the side of the airbag (28) and exerting a force (F) upon the deploying airbag (28) so that during deployment the latter is pressed in the direction of the vehicle occupant to be restrained.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2017Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: TRW AUTOMOTIVE GMBHInventors: Gerd Zischka, Dominique Acker, Jürgen Scherr, Marco Wahl
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Patent number: 11040684Abstract: A vehicle occupant restraint device comprises a control unit and a group of at least two matched airbags (20, 24; 22, 26) for the protection of a vehicle occupant (10; 16) on a particular vehicle seat (12; 16). The control unit is arranged and the airbags (20, 24; 22, 26) are disposed and designed so that, in a collision case, the control unit differentiates between a first situation in which the vehicle occupant (10; 16) is located in a standard distance area relative to a first airbag (20; 22) and a second situation in which the vehicle occupant (10; 16) is located in a rear area which is further distant from the first airbag (20; 22) than the standard distance area. When the first situation is given, the control unit activates the first airbag (20; 22) only. In contrast, when the second situation is given, the control unit activates the first airbag (20; 22) and additionally at least a second airbag (24; 26) of the group, with the first airbag (20; 22) backing the second airbag (24; 26).Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2018Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: TRW AUTOMOTIVE GMBHInventors: Martin Seyffert, Simon Kramer, Marco Wahl, Silke Leger
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Publication number: 20200189505Abstract: The invention describes a vehicle occupant restraint device for the protection of a vehicle occupant (2) in a vehicle seat (6) comprising plural restraining elements and a controller, wherein at least one first restraining element comprises an airbag module (28) including an airbag (22) and at least one second restraining element comprises a seat belt (4) including a belt retractor, with the seat belt (4) being operatively connected with a tensioning unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2018Publication date: June 18, 2020Inventors: Achim Kartenberg, Marco Wahl
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Publication number: 20200055479Abstract: A vehicle occupant restraint device comprises a control unit and a group of at least two matched airbags (20, 24; 22, 26) for the protection of a vehicle occupant (10; 16) on a particular vehicle seat (12; 16). The control unit is arranged and the airbags (20, 24; 22, 26) are disposed and designed so that, in a collision case, the control unit differentiates between a first situation in which the vehicle occupant (10; 16) is located in a standard distance area relative to a first airbag (20; 22) and a second situation in which the vehicle occupant (10; 16) is located in a rear area which is further distant from the first airbag (20; 22) than the standard distance area. When the first situation is given, the control unit activates the first airbag (20; 22) only. In contrast, when the second situation is given, the control unit activates the first airbag (20; 22) and additionally at least a second airbag (24; 26) of the group, with the first airbag (20; 22) backing the second airbag (24; 26).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2018Publication date: February 20, 2020Inventors: Martin Seyffert, Simon Kramer, Marco Wahl, Silke Leger
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Publication number: 20190381970Abstract: A force-limiting device, especially for a seat belt system (10) in a vehicle, has a force transducer (20) interacting with webbing (14) for which a normal webbing path is provided. The force transducer (20) includes a webbing track (30) that in a non-force-limiting position extends in parallel to the normal webbing path and in a force-limiting position extends inclined relative to the normal webbing path so that the force transducer (20) in the force-limiting position sets a predetermined extension force (F) required to move the webbing (14) vis-à-vis the force transducer (20) in a direction of belt extension (R).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2017Publication date: December 19, 2019Inventors: Swen Schaub, Christian Muecke, Simon Gargallo, Günter Burkhardtsmaier, Bernd Gentner, Oliver Gross, Simon Kramer, Andreas Pregitzer, Marco Wahl, Malke Seiler, Nizam Bedak
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Publication number: 20190047507Abstract: A vehicle occupant restraint device (10) comprises a pre-assembled head side airbag module (12) installed in a backrest (14) of a vehicle seat (16) and including an airbag (28) which deploys between two places adjacent transversely to the longitudinal vehicle direction and reduces lateral oscillation of a vehicle occupant toward an adjacent vehicle seat and, resp., vehicle occupant. The head side airbag module (12) comprises a module housing (32) surrounding the airbag (28) at least partially in the installed condition which includes a guiding portion (34) extending on the side of the airbag (28) and exerting a force (F) upon the deploying airbag (28) so that during deployment the latter is pressed in the direction of the vehicle occupant to be restrained.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2017Publication date: February 14, 2019Inventors: Gerd Zischka, Dominique Acker, Jürgen Scherr, Marco Wahl
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Patent number: 9873400Abstract: The invention provides a method of protecting a vehicle occupant (14) during a side impact which includes a side airbag (10) comprising an inflatable thorax section (16) and an inflatable arm lift section (18). Inflation of the arm lift section (18) results in lifting of the arm (24) of the occupant (14). Furthermore an airbag (10) comprising an inflatable thorax section (16) and an inflatable arm lift section (18) is described.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2014Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: TRW Automotive GmbHInventors: Jürgen Scherr, Marco Wahl
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Publication number: 20160200279Abstract: The invention provides a method of protecting a vehicle occupant (14) during a side impact which includes a side airbag (10) comprising an inflatable thorax section (16) and an inflatable arm lift section (18). Inflation of the arm lift section (18) results in lifting of the arm (24) of the occupant (14). Furthermore an airbag (10) comprising an inflatable thorax section (16) and an inflatable arm lift section (18) is described.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2014Publication date: July 14, 2016Inventors: Jürgen Scherr, Marco Wahl
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Patent number: 9365180Abstract: A vehicle occupant protection system comprises an airbag (20) which in the folded state is accommodated in a backrest (14) of a vehicle seat (12) and in the deployed state extends between two seats (12, 52) of the vehicle. The airbag (20) includes a thorax zone (36) for laterally covering the thorax of a vehicle occupant (40) and a head zone (38) for laterally covering the head (42) of the vehicle occupant (40). The head zone (38) extends against the longitudinal vehicle direction (R) up to behind a headrest (18) of the vehicle seat (12) and completely covers the headrest (18) on the side.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2013Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: TRW Automotive GmbHInventors: Dominique Acker, Marco Wahl
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Publication number: 20150115576Abstract: A vehicle occupant protection system comprises an airbag (20) which in the folded state is accommodated in a backrest (14) of a vehicle seat (12) and in the deployed state extends between two seats (12, 52) of the vehicle. The airbag (20) includes a thorax zone (36) for laterally covering the thorax of a vehicle occupant (40) and a head zone (38) for laterally covering the head (42) of the vehicle occupant (40). The head zone (38) extends against the longitudinal vehicle direction (R) up to behind a headrest (18) of the vehicle seat (12) and completely covers the headrest (18) on the side.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2013Publication date: April 30, 2015Inventors: Dominique Acker, Marco Wahl
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Publication number: 20150084315Abstract: A vehicle occupant protection system comprises an airbag (20) which in the folded state is accommodated in a backrest (14) of a vehicle seat (12) and in the deployed state extends between two seats (12, 52) of the vehicle. The airbag (20) includes a thorax zone (36) for laterally covering the thorax of a vehicle occupant (40) and a head zone (38) for laterally covering the head (42) of a vehicle occupant (40). A first fastening portion (22) which is directly arranged on an inflator (26) supplying filling gas for the airbag (20) is provided on the airbag and a second fastening portion (24) is provided which is arranged at the thorax zone (36) between the first fastening portion (22) and an upper end (16) of the backrest (14).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2013Publication date: March 26, 2015Inventors: Dominique Acker, Marco Wahl