Patents by Inventor Michel Hermann
Michel Hermann 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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Publication number: 20260249808Abstract: A force limiter for a seat belt of a seat belt device of a motor vehicle, having —a fitting part, —a deformation tube, —a tensile transmission element, and —a displacement part which is connected to the tensile transmission element with tension resistance and is arranged in or on the deformation tube, wherein —the deformation tube has a linear portion, in or at the open end of which the displacement part is held, wherein —the deformation tube has a deflection portion formed integrally with the linear portion in which the tensile transmission element is deflected.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2023Publication date: August 27, 2026Inventors: Roald LINGBEEK, Ole SCHARNBERG, Michel HERMANN, Günter CLUTE, Dietmar LEGDE, Leif SCHATTAUER
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Publication number: 20210345734Abstract: A buckle tongue having a tongue body extending in an insertion direction and forms a belt slot that extends across the insertion direction and is provided for guiding a belt strap through it, and has a contact section in which the belt strap rests in a load position, and the contact section has several recesses that in the load position minimize slipping of the belt strap; and a blocking element movably arranged in the tongue body, wherein the strap can move through the belt slot in a pass-through position of the blocking element and is inhibited in its mobility by the blocking element in the load position by a tensile force introduced into the belt strap, wherein in the pass-through position, the blocking element is arranged between the strap and the contact section, so that the belt strap does not rest against the recesses in the pass-through position.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2021Publication date: November 11, 2021Inventors: Michel Hermann, Martin Grikschat, Inga Urbano
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Patent number: 11142160Abstract: A belt tongue (1) having a tongue body (3) extending in an insertion direction (2), forming a belt slot (4) for guiding a belt crosswise to an insertion direction (2), and a blocking element (5), movably arranged in the tongue body (3) The belt is movable through the belt slot (4) in an unloaded pass-through position of the blocking element (5) and its mobility is at least inhibited by the blocking element (5) in a loaded position, created by a tensile force introduced into the belt. The belt is deflected by the belt tongue (1) in the fastened state in a loop shape. A cover (6) is provided at least on one side of the tongue body (2) and is arranged having at least one partial section (7) under the belt slot (4), and the partial section (7) directly adjoins the belt slot (4) and covers at least one part of the blocking element (5) in the pass-through position.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2018Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT ABInventors: Michel Hermann, Robert Berg
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Patent number: 10843657Abstract: A seat belt buckle tongue (1) with a tongue body (3) extending in the direction of plug-in (2), in which a strap slot (4) is formed for the passage of a strap (5), and a deflection element (6) movably the tongue body (3), The strap (5), in an unloaded passage position of the deflection element (6), is movable through the strap slot (4), and is at least prevented from moving by the deflection element (6) in the loading position of the deflection element (6) induced by a tensile force to the strap (5). The deflection element (6) is movable from the passage position into the loading position with a constriction portion (18) along the contact surface (19) of the tongue body (3), so that the strap (5) in the loading position with a strap portion is flat in contact with both the contact surface (19) of the tongue body (3) and with the constriction portion (18) of the deflection element (6).Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2017Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT ABInventors: Inga Krambeck, Hans-Jörg Cord, Michel Hermann, Martin Grikschat
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Publication number: 20200238947Abstract: The invention relates to a belt tongue (1) having a tongue body (3) extending in an insertion direction (2), in which a belt slot (4) for guiding a belt through is formed crosswise to an insertion direction (2), and a blocking element (5), movably arranged in the tongue body (3), wherein the belt is movable through the belt slot (4) in an unloaded pass-through position of the blocking element (5) and the mobility thereof is at least inhibited by means of the blocking element (5) in a loaded position, created by a tensile force introduced into the belt, wherein the belt is deflected by the belt tongue (1) in the fastened state in a loop shape, wherein a cover (6) is provided at least on one side of the tongue body (2) and the cover (6) is arranged having at least one partial section (7) under the belt slot (4), wherein the partial section (7) of the cover (6) arranged under the belt slot (4) directly adjoins the belt slot (4) and covers at least one part of the blocking element (5) located in the pass-throughType: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2018Publication date: July 30, 2020Inventors: Michel HERMANN, Robert BERG
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Patent number: 10442394Abstract: A belt tongue (1) having a tongue body (3) extending in an insertion direction (2), a clamping element (4) in the tongue body such that a belt strap (7) guided through a cavity (5) in the tongue body (3) and running through a gap (6) can be moved through the tongue body (3) in an unstressed free-running position and, in a stressed position brought about by a tensile force in the belt strap (7), is clamped on a clamping edge (8) of the cavity (5) by the clamping element (4) that is pivotally mounted in the tongue body (3). A pre-tensioning device exerts a retractive force on the clamping element (4), at least in the stressed position, the force being oriented in the direction of the free-running position of the clamping element (4). The pre-tensioning device is a torsion bar (13) that is non-rotatably secured in the tongue body (3) and non-rotatably connected to the clamping element (4).Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2015Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT ABInventors: Michel Hermann, Martin Grikschat, Inga Krambeck, Hans-Jörg Cord
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Publication number: 20190135224Abstract: A seat belt buckle tongue (1) with a tongue body (3) extending in the direction of plug-in (2), in which a strap slot (4) is formed for the passage of a strap (5), and a deflection element (6) movably the tongue body (3), The strap (5), in an unloaded passage position of the deflection element (6), is movable through the strap slot (4), and is at least prevented from moving by the deflection element (6) in the loading position of the deflection element (6) induced by a tensile force to the strap (5). The deflection element (6) is movable from the passage position into the loading position with a constriction portion (18) along the contact surface (19) of the tongue body (3), so that the strap (5) in the loading position with a strap portion is flat in contact with both the contact surface (19) of the tongue body (3) and with the constriction portion (18) of the deflection element (6).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2017Publication date: May 9, 2019Applicant: AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT ABInventors: INGA KRAMBECK, HANS-JÖRG CORD, MICHEL HERMANN, MARTIN GRIKSCHAT
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Patent number: 10233955Abstract: A connecting element (30) for fixation of two half-shells (10, 20) of a buckle cover (5) for a seat belt buckle. The connecting element (30) includes two externally profiled end-sections, an anchoring section (21) that is mounted to a first half-shell (20), with a fastening section (11) adjoining a separation section (15), The connecting element (30) is connected to the half-shell (20) in a material-bonded or interference-fit manner and the fastening section (11) is connected in a friction- and interference-fit manner to the additional half-shell (10). The fastening section (11) includes a core plug (14) that tapers conically toward the free end, and having a symmetrically or asymmetrically formed ramp-shaped structure formed of single ramp-shaped sections (13) that widen respectively in the direction of the separation section (15).Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2015Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT ABInventors: Melanie Placzek, Dietmar Legde, Michel Hermann
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Patent number: 9827946Abstract: Belt buckle (I) for a seat belt system. A cable (6) fastens the belt buckle (1) to a vehicle by a fastening device (7) riveted to the buckle housing (3). The fastening device (7) having a plate-like base (8) from the base surface (9) with a contact projection (11) having a radial arcuate contact surface (12) for a loop (13) formed by the cable (6) protrudes. A pin (14) protrudes from the contact projection (11) which is offset eccentrically in relation to a vertex (15) of the arcuate contact surface (12) of the contact projection (11) around which the cable (6) wraps. A distance (16) of the vertex (15) of the contact surface (12) to a center (17) of the pin (14) is smaller than a radius of curvature (18) of the contact surface (12) at the vertex (15).Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2015Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT ABInventors: Dietmar Legde, Ole Scharnberg, Michel Hermann
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Publication number: 20170297528Abstract: A belt tongue having a tongue body, a clamping element in the tongue body, a belt webbing guided through a cavity in the tongue body and running through a gap between the clamping element and the tongue body. The belt webbing can be moved though the tongue body in an unstressed position and, in a stressed position is brought about by a tensile force on the belt webbing, is clamped on a clamping edge of the cavity by the clamping element that is pivotally mounted in the tongue. Laterally to the clamping element, guide sections are arranged, between which the belt webbing runs, so that the belt webbing in the lateral region of the cavity does not go between the clamping element and the tongue body. The cavity forms cavities laterally from the clamping edge.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2015Publication date: October 19, 2017Inventors: Michel Hermann, Martin Grikschat, Inga Krambeck, Hans-Jörg Cord
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Publication number: 20170167515Abstract: A connecting element (30) for fixation of two half-shells (10, 20) of a buckle cover (5) for a seat belt buckle. The connecting element (30) includes two externally profiled end-sections, an anchoring section (21) that is mounted to a first half-shell (20), with a fastening section (11) adjoining a separation section (15), The connecting element (30) is connected to the half-shell (20) in a material-bonded or interference-fit manner and the fastening section (11) is connected in a friction- and interference-fit manner to the additional half-shell (10). The fastening section (11) includes a core plug (14) that tapers conically toward the free end, and having a symmetrically or asymmetrically formed ramp-shaped structure formed of single ramp-shaped sections (13) that widen respectively in the direction of the separation section (15).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2015Publication date: June 15, 2017Inventors: Melanie Placzek, Dietmar Legde, Michel Hermann
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Publication number: 20170080895Abstract: Belt buckle (1) for a seat belt system. A cable (6) fastens the belt buckle (1) to a vehicle by a fastening device (7) riveted to the buckle housing (3). The fastening device (7) having a plate-like base (8) from the base surface (9) with a contact projection (11) having a radial arcuate contact surface (12) for a loop (13) formed by the cable (6) protrudes. A pin (14) protrudes from the contact projection (11) which is offset eccentrically in relation to a vertex (15) of the arcuate contact surface (12) of the contact projection (11) around which the cable (6) wraps. A distance (16) of the vertex (15) of the contact surface (12) to a center (17) of the pin (14) is smaller than a radius of curvature (18) of the contact surface (12) at the vertex (15).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2015Publication date: March 23, 2017Inventors: Dietmar Legde, Ole Scharnberg, Michel Hermann