Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft

Autoliv Development Ab

Josef Taubenberger

Markus Meister

Hans-Peter Sertl

Jens Schaper

Gisela Diepold

Friedrich Ritzl

Klaus Werkmeister

Hans Peter Sertl

Joerg Buerkle

Gerhard Rackl

Dirk Hardtmann

Hans Rathgeber

Klaus Kompass

An inflatable head protection system for occupants of a motor vehicle is provided which has an air bag which is inflated laterally of the head in the event of a side impact and prevents the displacement of the head. The head protection system has a belt guiding duct, the belt strap of a seat belt extending through this belt guiding duct. In order to be able to follow the belt strap movements, the head protection system is swivellably fastened by way of a ball joint on the upper edge of a seat backrest.

Inflatable head protection system for occupants of motor vehicles

A head protection system for occupants of a motor vehicle has a multi-chamber air bag, which is inflated laterally of the head in the event of a side impact and prevents the displacement of the head. In addition, it protects the head from vehicle body parts that penetrate the occupant department. Via the individual chambers, an L-shape of the air bag can be constructed which is optimal for the desired purpose. In addition, the division into several chambers permits longer and therefore less aggressive inflation times.

Head protection system for occupants of motor vehicles

An inflatable seat belt for securing an occupant in a motor vehicle having a belt strap which is divided by way of a belt latch into a diagonal region resting against the occupant's upper body and into a horizontal region resting against the occupant's pelvis. A belt buckle is fastened to the vehicle and the belt latch is detachably connectable with the belt buckle. On the diagonal region of the belt strap, an air bag is mounted which extends from the occupant's upper body to behind the head. The air bag is made of a material which is shortened in an axial direction during inflation. The diagonal region of the belt strap is connected with an upper retractor fastened to the vehicle, and the horizontal region of the belt strap is connected with a lower retractor fastened to the vehicle.

Inflatable safety belt for motor vehicles

Knee protection system for motor vehicles, comprising an air bag module having an air bag arranged in the impact area of an occupant's knees and fixedly connected with the vehicle at two clamping points. To increase the deceleration path, the air bag is connected to the vehicle by a force limiting device at at least one clamping point.

Knee protection system for motor vehicles

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Bruckmuehl, Germany

Josef Taubenberger