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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 1996
Filed:
Jun. 13, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bernd Richter, Bokensdorf, DE;
Walter Zimdahl, Wolfsburg, DE;
Heiko Barske, Grafelfing, DE;
Ingo Rennert, Muden/Aller, DE;
Assignee:
Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
180279 ; 180271 ; 200 6108 ; 200 / ;
Abstract
A safety arrangement for motor vehicles includes a cable separator responsive to a collision sensor for disconnecting an electrical energy source from a power supply circuit for the vehicle. One form of cable separator includes a knife and a source of propellant energy which drives the knife at least partway through a power cable so as to interrupt the flow of current to the vehicle power circuit.