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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7175195 | Occupant protection device An occupant protection device of the present invention includes a knee-protecting airbag device and a container box. The airbag device includes an airbag for protecting knees of an occupant seated in front passenger's seat, an inflator, and a case opened rearward fo... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175199 | Vehicle body for a passenger car convertible and a modular unit A vehicle body (F) for a passenger car convertible, which has an integrated crosswise partition panel (T) behind the seat anchors (S), on which two retractable roll bars (B) are arranged next to one another, and which vehicle body includes on the back side of the pa... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7168718 | Vehicle suspension arrangement and vehicle provided with such a suspension An axle suspension arrangement for rigid axles in vehicles with a frame having a pair of longitudinal beams. The suspension arrangement includes at least one first longitudinal control arm extending substantially in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, each lo... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165781 | Interior panelling part for automotive vehicles An interior panelling part for automotive vehicles, has at least one weak point for forming an opening for the passage of an airbag, has a support and a pattern on the visible side. The pattern is applied on the support part. The support part has a recess in the reg... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163208 | Hydropneumatic suspension system for vehicles A hydropneumatic suspension system for a vehicle with a level control, in particular for the front axle of a tractor, includes a first 2/2 directional control valve having a regulating-up function communicating with the pressurized oil pump and a second 2/2 directio... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7159900 | Passenger side airbag module An airbag module in a motor vehicle having a modular casing installed behind at least one opening flap built into the instrument panel is characterized in that the disk-shaped gas generator, including the modular casing surrounding it, is arranged on-edge at an angl... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7159684 | Interlock control system on wheeled work machine A control system for a work machine is provided and includes an operator actuable input assembly and a sensor coupled to the input assembly. The sensor is configured to provide a signal indicative of operator presence on an operator platform. The control system also... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7159898 | Vehicle air bag module retention system A steering wheel assembly includes an air bag module retention system that employs at least one spring. The at least one spring performs two functions. First, the at least one spring provides snap-fit engagement to retain the air bag module to the armature of the st... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7159899 | Device for actuating restraint means in a motor vehicle A possibility for controlling and supplying energy to a larger number of restraint means components in a vehicle seat that can be installed in variable fashion, this possibility being able to be realized using a constructively simple and robust electrical connection... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156419 | Hybrid gas generator A hybrid gas generator for use in an occupant restraint system for vehicles comprises a pressure chamber (10), a combustion chamber (14) delimited by a combustion chamber wall (16) and containing a pyrotechnic charge (12), and a passage e... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152874 | Gas generator for air bag and air bag apparatus A gas generator for an air bag is provided with a porous tube member, in which a portion opposing the ejecting direction of a flame and the like generated due to an activation of an ignition unit stored in an inner cylindrical member is formed as a flame-preventing ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150469 | Method for controlling gas pressure of a passenger-side airbag A method for controlling gas pressure for inflating a passenger-side frontal airbag in a vehicle comprises a determination of the type and number of passengers in the passenger seat and a determination of the nature and severity of the impact. When at least one pass... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7150470 | Airbag device for front passenger's seat The airbag device for front passenger's seat is mounted on the dashboard in front of the front passenger's seat. The airbag device for front passenger's seat includes an airbag to be inflated with the inflation gas, and an inflator for feeding the airbag with the in... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7147248 | Passenger air bag system for vehicles A passenger air bag system for a vehicle includes an air bag housing mountable to a front of an instrument panel, an inflator provided in the air bag housing to discharge gas when the vehicle collides, a cushion accommodated in the air bag housing such that the cush... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7143857 | Vehicle drive system operation apparatus and vehicle drive control system A drive system operation apparatus that is easy to operate and improves the level of security in a vehicle. A gearshift operator and an engine switch are located near each other. A cover covers the gearshift operator and the engine switch. The cover is opened when p... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140625 | Reconfigurable strut assembly A vehicle includes front and rear suspension systems. The vehicle includes front left and right strut assemblies respectively including front left and right knuckles. Rear left and right strut assemblies respectively include rear left and right knuckles. The knuckle... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137473 | Four-wheel industrial truck with a swing axle A four-wheel industrial truck with a swing axle for the rear wheels, a drive, and a control device for said drive that generates an actuating signal for the drive in response to a transducer signal. A stop is provided on the bodywork of the industrial truck that coo... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7137649 | Safety restraint device for police vehicle The method and device of this invention immobilizes a person in a secure, upright restraint system in a police vehicle. It can be easily and safely applied by public safety officers including police or other law enforcement personnel and medical personnel to secure ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7137465 | Crawler device A crawler device for traversing in a confined environment, searching victims or inspecting defections, comprises an elongated flexible drive shaft extending along a central axis between a proximal end and a distal end, a motor operatively connected to the drive shaf... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7134693 | Support apparatus for steering column A support apparatus for a steering column of an automotive vehicle. The support apparatus comprises an upper and lower brackets through which a lower housing of the steering column is installed to a vehicle body. The lower housing is releasable from the vehicle body... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7134682 | Occupant restraint system An occupant restraint system includes an air bag arranged inside a roof side rail in a folded state. When a vehicle is involved in a collision, the air bag so arranged is inflated with a gas generated by an inflator so as to be deployed along an inner surface of a s... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7128343 | Safety-belt arrangement A safety-belt arrangement for use in a motor vehicle has a safety-belt (5), one end of which is connected to a retractor (8), a sensor (11) generates a signal representative of the amount of safety-belt paid-out from the retractor. A force limit... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7128339 | Automotive knee bolster installation and method of construction A knee bolster installation for an automotive vehicle includes a bridge plate extending across a space receiving a steering column in front of the driver's knee and having a knee impact absorber structure attached behind each end of the bridge plate. Each knee impac... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7125045 | Active knee bolster with adaptive force response system and method A system for reducing the forward motion of a vehicle occupant is provided. The system includes a contact surface, a fixed energy absorption device, a deployable energy device, and an energy absorption modifier. The contact surface interacts with a vehicle occupant.... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121559 | Stabiliser bar for a motor vehicle A roll bar (1′) for a motor vehicle is proposed according to the present invention, with an unsplit torsion bar (5′), which is rotatably fastened to a vehicle chassis (3), is connected to two opposite wheel suspensions (4′) of the s... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7121576 | Airbag retention collar for airbag module assembly An airbag retention collar for attaching an inflatable airbag cushion in an airbag module assembly including a module canister and a side discharge inflator device. The retention collar includes a bent plate adapted to overlie the side discharge inflator device. A f... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7118125 | Horn switch assembly for vehicles Disclosed herein is a horn switch assembly for vehicles. The horn switch assembly comprising studs, elastic members, a horn plate, a movable switch terminal, and a stationary switch terminal, is disposed between an airbag housing mounted in a steering wheel and an a... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7118118 | Steer wheel control system with dual pistons connected to a common shaft A steering system control apparatus for resisting off-center movement of the steer wheels of a vehicle and returning them to a selected center position after each such movement. A centering shaft is connected to the steering shaft from a steering gear for rotational... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7111855 | Link adjustment mechanism A toe link assembly of a suspension system includes a cam sleeve having a first and second end, a first cam plate fixedly attached to the cam sleeve at the first end, and a second cam plate fixedly attached to the cam sleeve at the second end. In addition, the toe l... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7104570 | Low mount seat belt guide loop A low mount seat guide loop for a seat in a motor vehicle comprising a strap and a seatbelt restraint system. The low mount seat guide loop allows for easy re-attachment and access to a rear passenger compartment. It also provides the user with an improved ergonomic... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7104567 | Gas bag module A gas bag module includes a gas generator (10), a gas bag (28) in flow connection with the gas generator, and a module covering. The module covering covers the gas bag and has a separate central part (18) after opening of the module covering. Th... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7104354 | Vehicle collision state detecting device A vehicle collision state detecting device is configured to provide an extremely effective collision protection by identifying a wide range of collision states. The vehicle collision state detecting device basically comprises a front vehicle structural section, a te... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7097206 | Seat belt-buckle tightener A belt-buckle tightener for a seat belt system in a vehicle, having: a rotatable spindle which is connected to a belt buckle via a draw-in cable; and a drive for rotation of the spindle, as a result of which the draw-in cable is rolled up on the spindle and the belt... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7093850 | Instrument panel with integral hidden door cover and method of manufacture thereof An instrument panel and method of making an instrument panel for use in a vehicle having a passenger side airbag module is disclosed. The instrument panel comprising: a first outer layer having a show surface and an inner surface; an intermediary layer disposed on t... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7086493 | Fuel system comprising vehicle impact shutoff A fuel delivery system includes a fuel control module for regulating a fuel pump within a fuel tank independent of the engine control module. The fuel control module is connected to a restraint control module for receiving a signal directly therefrom in the event of... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7083188 | Tearable retention apparatus and method for an airbag cushion An airbag module may include an inflator, a cushion, and a retention apparatus that keeps the cushion in a stowed configuration until deployment. The retention apparatus may include a flexible member wrapped around the cushion and a hook-and-loop fastening strip att... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7080852 | Airbag apparatus and cover A cover for an airbag container includes a main cover body overlying a back plate and connectors. The connectors are configured to extend away from the main cover body to be connected to the container. The main cover body and the back plate include weakened regions ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7077409 | Vehicle suspension A commercial vehicle with a technically simple single wheel suspension for the wheels mounted in wheel supports, guaranteeing safe protection of the cardan shaft driving the wheels from harmful influences, includes a wheel support (8; 33), which ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7077432 | Steering column assembly having break-away device The steering column assembly includes a housing having a longitudinal axis, a support member supported by the housing for movement about a shift axis, and a shift lever operatively connected to the support member and extending radially from the shift axis for shifti... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7070200 | Air bag case assembly Disclosed herein is an air bag case assembly for vehicles, which comprises a track mounted to an air bag case, and a rail mounted to the hub of a steering wheel and configured to allow the track to engage therein. In a state wherein the track is aligned so as to be ... | 07/04/2006 |
