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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 27, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hartmut Bürger, Braunschweig, DE;
Günter Bernhardt, Velpke, DE;
Hans Fehrmann, Wolfsburg, DE;
Manfred Gottwald, Wolfsburg, DE;
Assignee:
Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/132 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/132 ;
Abstract
The invention provides a safety module, which includes a trigger sensor for activating a safety system in the event of an accident operated cooperative engagement with a protective device to prevent improper triggering which comprises a damper mass ( ) in or on a housing ( ) enclosing the trigger sensor ( ) and if the safety module is configured as a belt tensioner, the housing ( ) may further include a winding device ( ) that is pyrotechnically activated by the trigger sensor ( ) in the event of an accident.