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US 2005/0029856 A1Published application
Device for tensioning a safety belt with a pyrotechnic linear drive
AssigneeTRW Automotive GmbH
InventorsGuenter Weyhmueller, Wilfried Bieg
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Abstract
A device for tensioning a safety belt includes a pyrotechnic linear drive. The linear drive includes a gas generator (10) with an ignition unit (16), and a protective cap (18) to secure the gas generator (10) before and during the assembly of the gas generator (10). In the installed state of the device, at least a portion of the protective cap (18), after the igniting of the gas generator (10), represents a function element.
Claims11
A device for tensioning a safety belt, the device comprising a pyrotechnic linear drive including
- a gas generator (10) comprising an ignition unit (16), and
- a protective cap (18) to secure the gas generator (10) before and during the assembly of the gas generator (10),
- characterized in that
- in the installed state of the device, at least a portion of the protective cap (18), after the igniting of the gas generator (10), represents a function element.
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