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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2003
Filed:
May. 16, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
DaimlerChrysler AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/132 ; B60R 2/228 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/132 ; B60R 2/228 ;
Abstract
An occupant-restraining system has a belt force limiter that limits a restraining force exerted on an occupant via a restraining belt by switching from a relatively higher to a relatively lower level of restraining force depending on predefined parameters. The belt-force limiter is activated only after a predetermined forward displacement of the occupant is reached and only after a predefined air bag inflating time, when an excessive crash intensity and an occupant's weight are recognized as being below a predetermined threshold.