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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2003
Filed:
May. 25, 2000
Heinz Bock, Heubach, DE;
Thomas Herpich, Uhingen-Sparwiesen, DE;
Jürgen Hirth, Gschwend, DE;
Stein-Helge Mundal, Alfdorf, DE;
TRW Occupant Restraint Systems GmbH & Co. KG, Alfdorf, DE;
Abstract
A device for testing vehicle occupant restraint systems for a side impact, with a target carriage ( ) which is provided with a structure ( ) in which there are mounted a seat ( ) for a test dummy ( ), an imitation ( ) of the lower region of a vehicle side structure and the side impact restraint system ( ) to be tested, and with an impact carriage ( ) which is provided with a pushing surface ( ) associated with the imitation ( ) of the lower region of the vehicle side structure, the impact carriage ( ) and the target carriage ( ) being movable relative to each other such that an impact of the pushing surface ( ) and the imitation ( ) of the lower region of the vehicle side structure onto each other can be brought about at a predetermined speed, is characterized in that the structure ( ) is additionally provided with at least one imitation ( ) of the upper region of a vehicle side structure and that the impact carriage ( ) is provided with an upper pushing surface ( ) arranged above the lower pushing surface ( ).