Global Patent Index - EP 1390237 A1

EP 1390237 A1 20040225 - OCCUPANT RESTRAINING SYSTEM WITH A BELT FORCE LIMITING DEVICE

Title (en)

OCCUPANT RESTRAINING SYSTEM WITH A BELT FORCE LIMITING DEVICE

Title (de)

INSASSENRÜCKHALTESYSTEM MIT EINER GURTKRAFTBEGRENZUNGSVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

SYSTEME DE RETENUE DE PASSAGERS COMPRENANT UN DISPOSITIF DE LIMITATION DE FORCE DE CEINTURE

Publication

EP 1390237 A1 20040225 (DE)

Application

EP 02769456 A 20020403

Priority

  • DE 10123921 A 20010517
  • EP 0203701 W 20020403

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO02092396A1] The invention relates to an occupant restraining system in a motor vehicle, with a safety belt and a belt force limiting device, in which the restraining force level may be adjusted by means of control signal. According to the invention, the belt force limiting device (16) may be switched from a lower restraining level to a higher restraining level by a control signal, when a degree of risk (12) is determined which places the occupant at risk from a possible collision of the occupant with a component of the vehicle interior situated before him.

IPC 1-7

B60R 21/01; B60R 22/28; B60R 22/46

IPC 8 full level

B60R 22/46 (2006.01); B60R 21/01 (2006.01); B60R 21/16 (2006.01); B60R 22/28 (2006.01); B60R 21/015 (2006.01); B60R 21/26 (2011.01); B60R 21/263 (2011.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B60R 21/015 (2013.01 - EP US); B60R 22/28 (2013.01 - EP US); B60R 2021/01034 (2013.01 - EP US); B60R 2021/01184 (2013.01 - EP US); B60R 2021/2633 (2013.01 - EP US); B60R 2022/288 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 02092396 A1 20021121; DE 10123921 C1 20030109; EP 1390237 A1 20040225; JP 2004521014 A 20040715; US 2004216939 A1 20041104

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 0203701 W 20020403; DE 10123921 A 20010517; EP 02769456 A 20020403; JP 2002589308 A 20020403; US 47762904 A 20040528