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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2002
Leif Ennerdal, Alingsås, SE;
Stig Pilhall, Trollhättan, SE;
Dan Persson, Alingsås, SE;
Autoliv Development AB, Vårgårda, SE;
Abstract
A safety device for use in a motor vehicle includes a restraining element in the form of a net ( ) initially stored within a housing ( ) extending across the entire upper edge of a windscreen ( ). Pull cords ( ) attached to the edges of the net extend downwardly past guides ( ) located adjacent the lower edges of the windscreen to a centrally located drive mechanism ( ). Further pull cords ( ) extend from positions more towards the central part of the lower edge of the net, and initially extend around the outer periphery of the windscreen being retained by a yieldable mechanism. The pull cords ( ) pass guides ( ) located adjacent the lower edge of the windscreen ( ) and thus to the drive mechanism ( ). The drive mechanism applies such a tension to the pull cords ( ) that the net is drawn to a position in which it extends tautly across the windscreen ( ) in response to an accident situation.