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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2001
Josef Taubenberger, Bruckmuehl, DE;
Friedrich Ritzl, Geretsried, DE;
Klaus Kompass, Scheyern, DE;
Klaus Werkmeister, Langenbach, DE;
Markus Meister, Munich, DE;
Hans Peter Sertl, Kemnath, DE;
Autoliv Development AB, Vargarda, SE;
Abstract
An inflatable seat belt for securing an occupant in a motor vehicle having a belt strap which is divided by way of a belt latch into a diagonal region resting against the occupant's upper body and into a horizontal region resting against the occupant's pelvis. A belt buckle is fastened to the vehicle and the belt latch is detachably connectable with the belt buckle. On the diagonal region of the belt strap, an air bag is mounted which extends from the occupant's upper body to behind the head. The air bag is made of a material which is shortened in an axial direction during inflation. The diagonal region of the belt strap is connected with an upper retractor fastened to the vehicle, and the horizontal region of the belt strap is connected with a lower retractor fastened to the vehicle.