Patents by Inventor Roland Schnabl

Roland Schnabl 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: 11072306
    Abstract: The invention relates, among other things, to a gas generator for generating a driving gas for a vehicle safety device, wherein the gas generator comprises: an ignition device; fuel which, after ignition using the ignition device, generates the driving gas; an at least partially tubular carrier element, in the tube interior of which a combustion chamber for the fuel is located; an injection-moulded body which fixes the ignition device in the connection hole and is located with an inner portion inside the carrier element and with an outer portion outside the carrier element; a feed pipe which is connected to a pipe end of the carrier element and which conveys the driving gas out of the combustion chamber; and a lid sealing the combustion chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Joyson Safety Systems Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Jürgen Divo, Jochen Benz, Christine-Martina Ganso, Roland Schnabl, Gerhard Klingauf
  • Publication number: 20200122681
    Abstract: The invention relates, among other things, to a gas generator for generating a driving gas for a vehicle safety device, wherein the gas generator comprises: an ignition device; fuel which, after ignition using the ignition device, generates the driving gas; an at least partially tubular carrier element, in the tube interior of which a combustion chamber for the fuel is located; an injection-moulded body which fixes the ignition device in the connection hole and is located with an inner portion inside the carrier element and with an outer portion outside the carrier element; a feed pipe which is connected to a pipe end of the carrier element and which conveys the driving gas out of the combustion chamber; and a lid sealing the combustion chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: JOYSON SAFETY SYSTEMS GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Hans-Jürgen DIVO, Jochen BENZ, Christine-Martina GANSO, Roland SCHNABL, Gerhard KLINGAUF
  • Patent number: 9428142
    Abstract: The invention relates inter alia to a gas generator (10) for generating a driving gas for a vehicle safety device, wherein the gas generator has an ignition device (30) and propellant (50) which generates gas after being ignited by the ignition device (30). It is provided according to the invention that the gas generator (10) has a tube (20), to one tube end (21) of which the ignition device (30) is fixed by means of a moulded-in or moulded-on injection-moulded body (40).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Takata AG
    Inventors: Hans-Jurgen Divo, Christine-Martina Ganso, Gerhard Klingauf, Roland Schnabl, Jochen Benz
  • Publication number: 20140311375
    Abstract: The invention relates inter alia to a gas generator (10) for generating a driving gas for a vehicle safety device, wherein the gas generator has an ignition device (30) and propellant (50) which generates gas after being ignited by the ignition device (30). It is provided according to the invention that the gas generator (10) has a tube (20), to one tube end (21) of which the ignition device (30) is fixed by means of a moulded-in or moulded-on injection-moulded body (40).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2012
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: Hans-Jurgen Divo, Christine-Martina Ganso, Gerhard Klingauf, Roland Schnabl, Jochen Benz
  • Patent number: 8210460
    Abstract: The disclosed seat belt tensioner for a seat belt system may comprise a seat belt spindle, a gearwheel connected to the seat belt spindle, and a latching pawl for locking the seat belt spindle in the tensioned position by engaging in the teeth of the gearwheel. The latching pawl may be configured to be brought into a first pawl position for blocking the gearwheel in the seat belt unrolling direction and into a second pawl position for blocking the gearwheel in the seat belt-tensioning direction of rotation. The latching pawl may also be configured to perform a first pivot-over operation from the first pawl position into the second pawl position and to perform a second pivot-over operation from the second pawl position into the first pawl position when the gearwheel exerts a force on the latching pawl that exceeds a predetermined force required for the respective pivoting-over operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Takata Corporation
    Inventors: Walter Scherzinger, Roland Schnabl, Thomas Schwer
  • Patent number: 7905441
    Abstract: The disclosed seat belt tensioner is for a seat belt safety system that may comprise a seat belt spindle, a drive motor for driving the seat belt spindle, and a gear connected to the drive motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Takata Corporation
    Inventors: Walter Scherzinger, Roland Schnabl, Thomas Schwer
  • Patent number: 7607604
    Abstract: The disclosed seat belt tensioner may comprise a drive motor, a gear connected to the drive motor, and a seat belt spindle connected to the gear by a spindle clutch. The spindle clutch may have spindle clutch pawls, which engage in pawl teeth of the seat belt spindle to couple the seat belt spindle and the gear. The spindle clutch may also comprise a synchronization pawl configured to alit the pawl teeth before the spindle clutch pawls engage in the pawl teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Takata Corporation
    Inventors: Walter Scherzinger, Roland Schnabl, Thomas Schwer
  • Patent number: 7207515
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drive unit for a safety belt tensioner which has a drive which can be triggered on the response of an acceleration sensor and which can be rotationally fixedly coupled to the belt winding reel. The drive is located in a drive chamber which is formed by two plates, which extend parallel to one another and which are provided with a coating material, and which has a drive band of which at least one end is fastened to a drive shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: Takata-Petri (Ulm) GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Kopetzky, Roland Schnabl, Andreas Wengert, Gunter Maierhofer, Dieter Beck
  • Publication number: 20070085319
    Abstract: A seat-belt tensioner with a drive motor and a gear connected to the drive motor for tensioning a seat belt. The disclosed arrangement includes an overload clutch arranged between the gear and the seat-belt spindle. The overload clutch transmits torques up to a predetermined maximum torque and disengages when the maximum torque is exceeded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Inventors: Walter Scherzinger, Roland Schnabl, Thomas Schwer
  • Publication number: 20060249612
    Abstract: The disclosed seat belt tensioner for a seat belt system may comprise a seat belt spindle, a gearwheel connected to the seat belt spindle, and a latching pawl for locking the seat belt spindle in the tensioned position by engaging in the teeth of the gearwheel. The latching pawl may be configured to be brought into a first pawl position for blocking the gearwheel in the seat belt unrolling direction and into a second pawl position for blocking the gearwheel in the seat belt-tensioning direction of rotation. The latching pawl may also be configured to perform a first pivot-over operation from the first pawl position into the second pawl position and to perform a second pivot-over operation from the second pawl position into the first pawl position when the gearwheel exerts a force on the latching pawl that exceeds a predetermined force required for the respective pivoting-over operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2006
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Inventors: Walter SCHERZINGER, Roland Schnabl, Thomas Schwer
  • Publication number: 20060249613
    Abstract: The disclosed seat belt tensioner is for a seat belt safety system that may comprise a seat belt spindle, a drive motor for driving the seat belt spindle, and a gear connected to the drive motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2006
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Inventors: Walter Scherzinger, Roland Schnabl, Thomas Schwer
  • Publication number: 20060237568
    Abstract: The disclosed seat belt tensioner may comprise a drive motor, a gear connected to the drive motor, and a seat belt spindle connected to the gear by a spindle clutch. The spindle clutch may have spindle clutch pawls, which engage in pawl teeth of the seat belt spindle to couple the seat belt spindle and the gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2006
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventors: Walter Scherzinger, Roland Schnabl, Thomas Schwer
  • Patent number: 7086625
    Abstract: A belt retractor for a seatbelt comprising a retractor pawl which blocks the seatbelt from being pulled out of the belt retractor in the event of an accident, and having a tightening device which tightens the seatbelt in a hazardous situation, the tightening device includes a tightening pawl which, in a blocking position, blocks the belt retractor in the belt uncoiling direction and, in a release position, leaves the belt retractor unaffected. The tightening pawl is assigned a sensor which monitors the position of the tightening pawl and transmits a signal indicating the position of the tightening pawl to a control device of the tightening device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: Takata-Petri (Ulm) GmbH
    Inventor: Roland Schnabl
  • Publication number: 20040195420
    Abstract: A belt retractor for a seatbelt comprising a retractor pawl which blocks the seatbelt from being pulled out of the belt retractor in the event of an accident, and having a tightening device which tightens the seatbelt in a hazardous situation, the tightening device includes a tightening pawl which, in a blocking position, blocks the belt retractor in the belt uncoiling direction and, in a release position, leaves the belt retractor unaffected. The tightening pawl is assigned a sensor which monitors the position of the tightening pawl and transmits a signal indicating the position of the tightening pawl to a control device of the tightening device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Applicant: TAKATA-PETRI (Ulm) GmbH
    Inventor: Roland Schnabl
  • Patent number: 6793249
    Abstract: A safety belt apparatus for motor vehicles. The apparatus includes a safety belt and a belt tensioner which can be mounted to the vehicle in the region of a free belt section and which cooperates with the safety belt in the region of the free belt section to alter the effective length of the safety belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: Takata-Petri (Ulm) GmbH
    Inventors: Amrei Löbert, Andreas Wengert, Roland Schnabl
  • Publication number: 20020113157
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drive unit for a safety belt tensioner which has a drive which can be triggered on the response of an acceleration sensor and which can be rotationally fixedly coupled to the belt winding reel. The drive is located in a drive chamber which is formed by two plates, which extend parallel to one another and which are provided with a coating material, and which has a drive band of which at least one end is fastened to a drive shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2002
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Applicant: TAKATA-(EUROPE) Vehicle Safety Technology GmbH.
    Inventors: Robert Kopetzky, Roland Schnabl, Andreas Wengert, Gunter Maierhofer, Dieter Beck
  • Publication number: 20020084645
    Abstract: A safety belt apparatus for motor vehicles. The apparatus includes a safety belt and a belt tensioner which can be mounted to the vehicle in the region of a free belt section and which cooperates with the safety belt in the region of the free belt section to alter the effective length of the safety belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2001
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Inventors: Amrei Lobert, Andreas Wengert, Roland Schnabl
  • Patent number: 6250579
    Abstract: A belt winder for safety belts has a spindle (14) for the winding up of the safety belt (18) and a rotatable latching flange (12) which can be latched with respect to a fixed base frame (10). A torsion bar (16) is rotationally fixedly connected at its one end to the spindle (14) and is rotationally fixedly connected at its other end to the latching flange (12). A further torsion bar (26) is provided, which can be selectively switched in.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: Takata (Europe) Vehicle Safety Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Georg Bannert, Christian Husung, Martin Wifling, Robert Fleischmann, Hermann Hasse, Andreas Wengert, Leonhard Mayer, Oswald Lustig, Robert Kopetzky, Roland Schnabl, Richard Frank, Thomas Kempfle
  • Patent number: 6202957
    Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement for the rolling up of a belt band (30) comprising a reel (1) which has at its jacket surface (2) an axial cut-out (4) extending parallel to the reel axis, comprising a belt band (30) secured to the reel (1) and comprising a reinforcement element (20) which is arranged at the reel (1) and which bridges the axial cut-out (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: Takata (Europe) Vehicle Safety Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Georg Bannert, Andreas Wengert, Roland Schnabl, Hermann Hasse, Thomas Kempfle, Robert Kopetzky