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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Karl-Heinz Baumann, Bondorf, DE;
Ultrich Bruhnke, Ehningen, DE;
Hans-Jürgen Mau, Sindelfingen, DE;
Michael Piesche, Jettingen, DE;
Assignee:
DaimlerChrysler AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/122 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/122 ;
Abstract
A side-impact damping device for a vehicle is provided for arrangement in an area of a B-column of the vehicle. A panel faces the vehicle occupants, and an airbag is present between the panel and the vehicle body. A sensor unit activates the airbag in the event of a side impact. The vehicle occupants sitting on the impact side are impacted with an acceptable force through the activated airbag and as a result are accelerated in the direction of the center of the vehicle.