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).

  • Publication number: 20260249808
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Publication date: August 27, 2026
    Inventors: Roald LINGBEEK, Ole SCHARNBERG, Michel HERMANN, Günter CLUTE, Dietmar LEGDE, Leif SCHATTAUER
  • Publication number: 20210345734
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Michel Hermann, Martin Grikschat, Inga Urbano
  • Patent number: 11142160
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB
    Inventors: Michel Hermann, Robert Berg
  • Patent number: 10843657
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB
    Inventors: Inga Krambeck, Hans-Jörg Cord, Michel Hermann, Martin Grikschat
  • Publication number: 20200238947
    Abstract: 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-through
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Michel HERMANN, Robert BERG
  • Patent number: 10442394
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB
    Inventors: Michel Hermann, Martin Grikschat, Inga Krambeck, Hans-Jörg Cord
  • Publication number: 20190135224
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB
    Inventors: INGA KRAMBECK, HANS-JÖRG CORD, MICHEL HERMANN, MARTIN GRIKSCHAT
  • Patent number: 10233955
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB
    Inventors: Melanie Placzek, Dietmar Legde, Michel Hermann
  • Patent number: 9827946
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB
    Inventors: Dietmar Legde, Ole Scharnberg, Michel Hermann
  • Publication number: 20170297528
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Michel Hermann, Martin Grikschat, Inga Krambeck, Hans-Jörg Cord
  • Publication number: 20170167515
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Melanie Placzek, Dietmar Legde, Michel Hermann
  • Publication number: 20170080895
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Dietmar Legde, Ole Scharnberg, Michel Hermann