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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 08, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bernard Mattes, Sachsenheim, DE;
Hartmut Schumacher, Freiberg, DE;
Werner Nitschke, Ditzingen, DE;
Ralf Henne, Sachsenheim, DE;
Assignees:
Morton International, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
307 101 ; 180272 ; 280735 ; 2808011 ;
Abstract
In an electronic device, in particular a piece of safety equipment for vehicle occupants, a switching element (13) which characterizes the operational position of an insertable seat belt is connected in parallel with a firing element (10, 11). The switching element (13) has a break contact which is broken when the seat belt is activated correctly.