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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 1976
Filed:
Sep. 28, 1973
Klaus Oehm, Wolfsburg, DT;
Ulrich Seiffert, Braunschweig, DT;
Burckhard Struwe, Fallersleben, DT;
Ernst Fiala, Wolfsburg, DT;
Andreas Bauer, Fallersleben, DT;
Ruediger Weissner, Fallersleben, DT;
Wilfried Schwanz, Ahnsen, DT;
Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft, Wolfsburg, DT;
Abstract
A safety device for a passenger in an automobile comprises a shoulder safety belt extending diagonally across the passenger's body and an energy absorbing impact element located on the vehicle frame adjacent the passenger's knees. The impact element includes two M-shaped sheet metal members arranged one above the other and symmetrical about a plane passing between the members. The legs of each M-shaped member afford two parallel, spaced-apart plates and one face of one of the plates is presented to the passenger's knees. The portion of each M-shaped member intermediate the legs affords a plastically deformable connection between the plates.