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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 25, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Josef Kraft, Berg, DE;
Hermann Reulein, Neuss, DE;
Joachim Franz, Waldaschaff, DE;
Martin Kreuzer, Kleinwallstadt, DE;
Assignee:
MST Automotive GmbH, Aschaffenburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ; B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2807302 ; 280749 ; 280753 ;
Abstract
For the protection of the occupants of a vehicle in case of a lateral impact, restraints (3) are integrated in the side structure of the vehicle and are adapted to be automatically stretched to extend tautly on the inside across the window opening and are connected to an airbag unit (25) for protection in case of an impact, which unit is accommodated adjacent to the side structure of the vehicle.