Takata (europe) Vehicle Safety Technology Gmbh

Robert Wittmann

Serge Niederkorn

Robert Kopetzky

Andreas Wengert

Thomas Kempfle

Georg Bannert

Martin Wifling

Ulrich Diepold

Frank Mueller

Christian Husung

Hans-Juergen Frueh

Martin Settele

Helmut Wahlers

Frank Muller

Matin Settele

Hans-Juergen Frueth

An airbag module has a generator carrier (11) which is to be secured to a vehicle component and on which or in which there is arranged a generator (12) and also an inflatable gas bag (20) which is enclosed within a housing (13) closed on all sides. The housing (13) consists of two housing halves (14, 15) which are hingedly connected together and which are connected to one another by a two-member snap fastener (16,17). A separation of the two housing halves (14,15) can be effected by fracture of a desired fracture location (18) at the holding members (16,17) on triggering of the generator (12) and inflation of the gas bag (20).

Side airbag

A method for the assembly of an airbag generator carrier (11) with an associated airbag (12) consists in first sewing together the gas sack (12) until it is finished apart from a short slit (15) and subsequently checking for the presence of metal parts. Provided no metal parts are found in or on the gas sack (12) the generator carrier (11) is introduced through the short slit (15) into the interior of the gas sack (12), the sewing together of the short slit (15) then takes place subsequently while being monitored by video.

Method for the asssembly of an airbag generator carrier with an

The invention relates to a safety belt arrangement in vehicles having a belt tensioner comprising: a holder which is to be secured to the vehicle chassis, with a belt winding reel with a safety belt wound thereon being rotatably mounted on the holder; a belt retraction spring arrangement by means of which the safety belt is continuously lightly pretensioned in the draw-in direction so that it only loosely lies against the vehicle occupant secured by it; and an auxiliary drive which is separated drivewise by a clutch from the belt winding reel but is activated abruptly with an accident-dependent acceleration and is rotationally fixedly coupled to the belt winding reel via the then engaged clutch. The auxiliary drive has two band running chambers separated by sealing walls and two draw bands which are each arranged in one band running chamber, with the draw bands being secured at one end to a housing and at the other end to a drive reel and being acted on by the pressure source in the event of an accident-dependent acceleration of the vehicle in order to drive the drive reel which is fixedly connected to the belt winding reel in the belt draw-in direction. In accordance with the invention, the clutch is accommodated in a hollow coupling cavity provided in the drive reel.

Safety belt arrangement in motor vehicles having a belt tensioner

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Robert Wittmann