DE69015754D1 - Selbstverstellbare Kniepolster. - Google Patents

Selbstverstellbare Kniepolster.

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DE69015754D1
DE69015754D1 DE69015754T DE69015754T DE69015754D1 DE 69015754 D1 DE69015754 D1 DE 69015754D1 DE 69015754 T DE69015754 T DE 69015754T DE 69015754 T DE69015754 T DE 69015754T DE 69015754 D1 DE69015754 D1 DE 69015754D1
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knee pads
adjustable knee
adjustable
pads
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Leonard W Behr
Craig W White
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Automotive Systems Laboratory Inc
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
    • B60R21/02—Occupant safety arrangements or fittings, e.g. crash pads
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
    • B60R21/01—Electrical circuits for triggering passive safety arrangements, e.g. airbags, safety belt tighteners, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents
    • B60R21/015—Electrical circuits for triggering passive safety arrangements, e.g. airbags, safety belt tighteners, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents including means for detecting the presence or position of passengers, passenger seats or child seats, and the related safety parameters therefor, e.g. speed or timing of airbag inflation in relation to occupant position or seat belt use
    • B60R21/01512—Passenger detection systems
    • B60R21/0153—Passenger detection systems using field detection presence sensors
    • B60R21/01536—Passenger detection systems using field detection presence sensors using ultrasonic waves
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
    • B60R2021/003—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks characterised by occupant or pedestian
    • B60R2021/0039—Body parts of the occupant or pedestrian affected by the accident
    • B60R2021/0051—Knees
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
    • B60R21/02—Occupant safety arrangements or fittings, e.g. crash pads
    • B60R2021/0206—Self-supporting restraint systems, e.g. restraining arms, plates or the like
    • B60R2021/0226—Self-supporting restraint systems, e.g. restraining arms, plates or the like mounted on fire wall
DE69015754T 1989-10-02 1990-06-20 Selbstverstellbare Kniepolster. Expired - Fee Related DE69015754T2 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US07/415,720 US4951963A (en) 1989-10-02 1989-10-02 Self-adjusting knee bolster

Publications (2)

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DE69015754D1 true DE69015754D1 (de) 1995-02-16
DE69015754T2 DE69015754T2 (de) 1995-05-18

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US (1) US4951963A (de)
EP (1) EP0421572B1 (de)
JP (1) JPH062456B2 (de)
KR (1) KR950008144B1 (de)
AU (1) AU609661B1 (de)
CA (1) CA2019089C (de)
DE (1) DE69015754T2 (de)

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US4951963A (en) 1990-08-28
KR950008144B1 (ko) 1995-07-25
JPH03157240A (ja) 1991-07-05
DE69015754T2 (de) 1995-05-18
EP0421572A2 (de) 1991-04-10
JPH062456B2 (ja) 1994-01-12
KR910007736A (ko) 1991-05-30
AU609661B1 (en) 1991-05-02
CA2019089A1 (en) 1991-04-02
EP0421572A3 (en) 1991-12-27
CA2019089C (en) 1992-06-09
EP0421572B1 (de) 1995-01-04

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