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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7296825 | Multiple output buckle switch A seat belt buckle switch is disclosed. This switch provides multiple discrete output states, including buckled, unbuckled, open loop and shorted. This switch works in association with a control module which uses the buckle switch state to detect a failure condition... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7052035 | Assembly unit having an airbag module and a vehicle steering wheel An assembly unit includes an airbag module, a vehicle steering wheel, horn contacts for a vehicle horn, and attachment devices by means of which the airbag module is attached to the steering wheel. A first detachable attachment device is provided which comprises a f... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7048304 | Multiple panel airbag and method An airbag cushion for use in a vehicle restraint system is provided. The airbag cushion is formed from two or more body panel sections of substantially similar straight line geometry which are joined to one another by two substantially straight seams along correspon... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7025376 | One piece cushion for personal airbag The present invention relates to an airbag cushion that is lighter-weight, smaller, and more compact than the previously known airbag systems, yet still capable of providing a vehicle occupant with ample impact protection during a crash. Generally, the airbag compri... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7000942 | Method for introducing a line of weakening with low tearing resistance into an airbag cover and airbag cover produced by this method A method for introducing a line of weakening with a low opening resistance in an airbag cover, comprising a substrate layer, a foamed material layer and a decorative layer in which a row of pocket holes s generated by laser radiation, wherein, alternately, first gro... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6979024 | Gas generator for seat belt pretensioner An apparatus comprises vehicle seat belt webbing (18), a cylinder (50), and a piston (60) movable in the cylinder to effect pretensioning of the seat belt webbing. The apparatus also comprises a fluid source (10) for providing fluid under... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6974138 | Electronically controlled suspension for motor vehicles Independent wheel suspension for motor vehicles comprising: a wheel support (12) with a suspension movement and a steering movement, suspension movement guide devices including a steering element (16), elastic device (34) and shock absorbing dev... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6974152 | Vehicle occupants protection system A vehicle occupants protection system wherein a front pillar garnish is mounted on a passenger compartment side of a front pillar which supports a roof with a predetermined amount of space being maintained therebetween for accommodating a side airbag, as well as a s... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6971665 | Head protective airbag and device A head protective airbag which is adapted to not be inflated or to be scarcely inflated when dragged out of a pillar cover is provided. The airbag can be extremely smoothly pulled or dragged out of the pillar cover. The head protective airbag is provided with a tria... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971468 | Antitheft apparatus and antitheft system An antitheft apparatus, which is installed in a vehicle having an expandable body system to expand expandable body that confine a motion of a burglar in predetermined space portions in a compartment, ejects material as a source of foam polystyrene into the compartme... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971667 | Glove compartment airbag system A glove compartment assembly incorporates a compact airbag module with a cushion constructed at least partially of a rigid material. The cushion may be sandwiched between front and rear door covers so that inflation of the cushion moves the front door cover toward t... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6969089 | Seat belt force limiter A belt force limiter which limits the belt force through the twisting of a torsion bar. The belt force limiter includes a flange, a reel for winding and unwinding the belt, as well as the torsion bar. Additionally, a shear pin or a deformable pin may be provided for... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6968918 | Vehicle chassis having programmable operating characteristics and method for using same A vehicle includes a steering system, suspension system, braking system, and energy conversion system, wherein at least one of these systems is reprogrammable such that the vehicle's ride, response, or handling is selectively variable. The systems may be programmed ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6966397 | Device and method for operating a vehicle A device for operating a vehicle is provided with an operating lever to be operated by a driver, operating position sensors that detect a displacement amount of the operating lever, reaction force generating mechanisms that generate a return force and a reaction for... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6964317 | Drive assembly for a high ground clearance vehicle A high ground clearance drive assembly includes a drop box and an articulation drop box. The drop box is fixed to the vehicle frame and the articulation drop box pivots relative thereto as a suspension system is exercised. The articulation drop box is pivotable abou... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6962369 | Spare wheel assembly A spare wheel assembly including a frame having opposed ends. A wheel hub is secured to one end of the frame. A pair of mounting brackets, configured for attachment to the leaf springs of a trailer, is pivotally secured to the frame. One of the mounting brackets is ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6962356 | Active toe angle adjustment mechanism A toe angle adjustment mechanism includes an electrical linear actuator, a control lever, and an interconnection arm, wherein the electrical linear actuator is mounted on a rear cross member of a vehicle having a pair of rear wheels. The control lever, pivotally att... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6962367 | Safety device and method for a vehicle with a steering system A method and apparatus for a vehicle wherein a load absorption for an impact of the knees relative to the steering column is provided arranged in case of an accident to be adjusted toward the driver's knees. ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6962355 | Active toe angle adjustment mechanism A toe angle adjustment mechanism includes an electrical linear actuator, a control lever, and an interconnection arm, wherein the electrical linear actuator is mounted on a rear cross member of a vehicle having a pair of rear wheels. The control lever, pivotally att... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6959944 | Airbag apparatus A first airbag apparatus of the present invention has an airbag module, which includes an airbag and an inflator, and a displacement mechanism, which displaces the airbag module. The displacement mechanism displaces the airbag module from an original position to a p... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6957819 | Lift axle parallelogram suspension system A lift axle parallelogram suspension system. In a described embodiment, a suspension system for a vehicle having a generally longitudinally extending frame includes an axle assembly and upper and lower trailing arms. One end of each of the upper and lower arms is at... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6955376 | Apparatus for deploying an air bag through a hard panel An apparatus for deploying an air bag through an automotive dash panel (12) includes an air bag door (16) integrally formed in the panel and defined by a door perimeter including a frangible edge (18) of reduced cross section. A dispenser (20... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6948728 | Suspension strut bearing for a suspension strut A suspension strut used in a wheel suspension of an automotive vehicle, includes a shock absorber, a suspension strut bearing, and a coil spring at least partially coaxially surrounding the shock absorber and having one spring end supported by the shock absorber. Th... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6945561 | Gas generator for air bag and air bag device 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 ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6945547 | Multi-link independent rear suspension assembly The invention provides a multi-link suspension assembly for a vehicle wheel, comprising a wheel carrier, an upper lateral link, a lower lateral link, a toe link, and a longitudinal link. The wheel carrier is oriented along a longitudinal axis of a vehicle body. The ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6945556 | Airbag fabric diffuser A perforated fabric diffuser and perforated cushion deflector are sewn inside an outer shell, thus forming a diffuser system within an airbag. The diffuser contains a plurality of openings along a folded edge. The deflector contains a wall defining at least one orif... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6942230 | Anti-rolling and anti-pitching system for a motor vehicle, and device for making the same An antiroll and anti-pitch device for a vehicle having four wheels provided in a two-by-two arrangement, including a central resilient element, two central actuating elements, four wheel actuating elements, and four wheel transforming elements. Each of the wheel act... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6942047 | Drift adjustment for skid steering system An adjustment stop screw or bolt is provided for adjusting the full forward speed position of at least one steering lever on a skid steer loader. The stop screw will engage a member movable with the steering lever below the operator's platform. The stop screw can be... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6942244 | Cover and housing structure for an airbag module New and useful constructions for an airbag cover and housing, and new and useful assembly technique for coupling the airbag housing and cover to form an airbag module, are provided. According to the present invention an airbag cover and housing are configured so tha... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6938921 | Vehicle subassembly A vehicle subassembly includes a door latch and an emergency release mechanism for use in unlatching the door latch. The mechanism includes a release arranged so as to act on a latch input and to supply an increased unlatching force relative to that normally capable... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938916 | Vehicle with an airbag device connected to interior fittings The invention relates to a vehicle with an airbag device covered by part of an interior fitting, comprising an airbag disposed behind the interior fitting part and a gas generator which is pyrotechnically connected to the airbag. A cord-type gas generator (20... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938908 | Automotive rear suspension system In a multi-link rear suspension (A) in which a wheel support (11) is connected to a vehicle body through five links (6-10) and vehicle body side ends of the links are provided with rubber bushes (26), respectively, the lower end of a damping dev... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6935655 | Pyrotechnic inflator for a vehicular airbag system A pyrotechnic inflator for an airbag module is disclosed. The pyrotechnic inflator may have a generally tubular housing that contains an initiator, a baffle, and a quantity of inflation gas generant. The generant is disposed in a compartment defined by the baffle. T... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6935627 | Coil spring mounting structure for suspension strut A coil spring mounting structure for a suspension strut includes a spring bracket secured to a shock-absorber. The spring bracket has a coupling hole, which is configured to receive a screw threaded end of a coil spring. Nuts are screw-coupled to the screw threads o... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6935646 | Torsion beam suspension Opposite ends of a torsion beam are connected to left and right trailing arms, and a spindle which supports a wheel is secured to a spindle support plate which is welded to each of the left and right trailing arms. Bent flanges which are formed in the outer peripher... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6932382 | Hall effect sensor assembly A Hall effect sensor assembly including a Hall effect sensor; an overmolded housing which is overmolded onto the Hall effect sensor; and a magnet movably connected to the Hall effect sensor by a movable connection with the overmolded housing. The movable connection ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932387 | Energy absorbing system for a vehicle steering column A device is disclosed for adjusting an energy absorbing system of an automobile vehicle steering column mounted in a support assembly which is connected to and attached to the structure of the vehicle by fixing devices each having a respective fixing axis. At least ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932378 | Passenger air bag module with cover coupling mechanism Disclosed is a passenger module (10) with a cover coupling mechanism (12, 14, 28, 30). The cover coupling mechanism has a generally C-shaped bracket (12, 14), which interfaces with a plurality of slots (65, 66) defined in an air bag cover... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6929280 | Airbag apparatus for automobile An airbag apparatus for an automobile includes an airbag case for accommodating an airbag in a folded condition, the airbag case being disposed behind a surface panel which is made of a thermoplastic resin material and provided within the automobile; a fracture-open... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6929283 | Variable time venting algorithm An algorithm for evaluating information from sensors interacting with strips that are extended during activation of the airbag determines whether the airbag has contacted an out-of-position occupant. In one embodiment, each strip includes an alternating pattern that... | 08/16/2005 |
