Safety device for the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle body
AssigneePars - Passive Ruckhaltesysteme GmbH
InventorsRainer Hoffmann, Michael Bischoff, Joachim Franz, Thomas Thein
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Abstract
A safety device for the passenger compartment of a passenger car comprises a cushion plate, which is mounted in the front part of the vehicle on the knee level and is displaceable by drive means toward the knees of the passenger. In a simple embodiment the drive means comprise a fixed leaf spring, which is prestressed in a state of rest and is releasable to move opposite to the direction of travel of the vehicle.
Claims14
A safety device for the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle, which device consists of a cushion plate (4), which is disposed at knee level in front of a passenger (3) seated in a seat (2) of the vehicle, the cushion plate is integrated in the front part of the passenger compartment and is secured to a guide (5, 6) and in response to an impact is movable by drive means toward the knees of the passenger, the drive means including a leaf spring (11) which is connected to the cushion plate (4) and is fixed in the vehicle and is prestressed in a state of rest and is releasable to move opposite to the direction of travel of the vehicle.
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