Vehicle safety device for the protection of the feet of an occupant
AssigneeTRW Occupant Restraint Systems GmbH & Co. KG
InventorAlexander Heilig
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Abstract
The invention relates to a vehicle safety device for the protection of the feet of an occupant, in particular of a driver. The vehicle safety device comprises an adjusting device and a section of a floor of the vehicle in a region of the occupant's feet. The section is a movable section and can be coupled with the adjusting device so as to be moved by the device relative to the feet.
Claims29
A vehicle safety device for protection of an occupant's feet, in particular of a driver's feet, comprising:
- an adjusting device;
- a movable section of a floor of said vehicle in a region of said occupant's feet, said movable section being coupled with said adjusting device and being movable by said adjusting device relative to said feet;
- said adjusting device, in a driving operation in which the vehicle is not experiencing an accident, reversibly adjusting said movable section of said vehicle floor for adaptation thereof to a sitting position of said occupant,
- said adjusting device being coupled with a vehicle seat and being adjustable with at least one of a horizontal and a vertical adjustment of said vehicle seat.
A vehicle safety device for protection of an occupant's feet, in particular of a driver's feet, comprising:
- an adjusting device including a carrier slidably mounted to a vehicle part;
- a movable section of a floor of said vehicle in a region of said occupant's feet, said movable section being coupled with said adjusting device so as to be moved by said device relative to said feet;
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- pedals fastened to said carrier;
- said carrier being reversibly adjustable so that said pedals as a whole are positioned toward a vehicle seat and away from said vehicle seat for adaptation to a sitting position of said occupant.
A vehicle safety device for protection of an occupant's feet, in particular of a driver's feet, comprising:
- an adjusting device including a carrier slidably mounted to a vehicle part;
- a movable section of a floor of said vehicle in a region of said occupant's feet, said movable section being coupled with said adjusting device so as to be moved by said device relative to said feet;
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- pedals fastened to said carrier;
- said carrier being reversibly adjustable so that said pedals as a whole are positioned toward a vehicle seat and away from said vehicle seat for adaptation to a sitting position of said occupant;
- said pedals, upon adjusting said carrier, being movable obliquely upwards towards said occupant and movable obliquely downwards away from said occupant.
A vehicle safety device for protection of an occupant's feet, in particular of a driver's feet, comprising:
- an adjusting device;
- a movable section of a floor of said vehicle in a region of said occupant's feet, said movable section being coupled with said adjusting device and movable by said adjusting device relative to said feet;
- pedals, said pedals being reversibly adjustable toward a vehicle seat and away from said vehicle seat for adaptation to a sitting position of said occupant;
- said pedals on adjusting being movable obliquely upwards towards said occupant and movable obliquely downwards away from said occupant;
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- one of a steering shaft and a steering shaft with a mounting, said pedals being mounted displaceably on one of said steering shaft and said mounting of said steering shaft.
A vehicle safety device for protection of an occupant's feet, in particular of a driver's feet, comprising:
- an adjusting device including a carrier slidably mounted to a vehicle part;
- a movable section of a floor of said vehicle in a region of said occupant's feet, said movable section being coupled with said adjusting device so as to be moved by said device relative to said feet;
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- pedals fastened to said carrier;
- said carrier being reversibly adjustable so that said pedals as a whole are positioned toward a vehicle seat and away from said vehicle seat for adaptation to a sitting position of said occupant;
- said pedals, upon adjusting said carrier, being movable obliquely upwards toward said occupant and movable downwards away from said occupant;
- said movable section comprising a splashboard section, said splashboard section being fastened to said carrier, so that said movable section and said pedals are moved together.
A vehicle safety device for protection of an occupant's feet, in particular of a driver's feet, comprising:
- an adjusting device;
- a movable section of a floor of said vehicle in a region of said occupant's feet, said movable section being coupled with said adjusting device and movable by said adjusting device relative to said feet;
- said movable section moving along an adjustment path, and
- at least one pedal coupled to a suspension, said at least one pedal and said suspension being connected to said movable section, said movable section at an end of the adjustment path engages said at least one pedal to uncouple said at least one pedal from said suspension.
A vehicle safety device, provided on a driver side where pedals are provided, for protection of a driver's feet, said device comprising:
- an adjusting device;
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- a movable splashboard section of said vehicle in a region of said occupant's feet, said movable splashboard section being coupled with said adjusting device and movable by said adjusting device relative to said feet;
- said adjusting device being activated in case of an accident and moving said movable section toward a vehicle seat;
- said movable section being moved in case of an accident up to said pedals, so that said feet of said driver can not move between said pedals and said splashboard section.
A vehicle safety device for protection of an occupant's feet, in particular of a driver's feet, comprising:
- an adjusting device;
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- a movable section of a floor of said vehicle in a region of said occupant's feet, said movable section being coupled with said adjusting device and being movable by said adjusting device relative to said feet;
- said adjusting device being activated in case of an accident and moving said movable section toward a vehicle seat;
- said adjusting device including a gas bag arranged under said movable section of said vehicle floor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.