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7481457 Structural knee bolster  
A bolster for assembly to an instrument panel assembly of an automotive vehicle is provided. The vehicle has a steering column with a steering column axis and at least two energy absorbing brackets...
7425020 Steering wheel suspension system  
The present invention refers to a steering wheel suspension system to reduce the risk of injury to the driver in connection with a vehicle collision, wherein the system includes a steering wheel...
7393013 Structural knee bolster  
A bolster for assembly to an instrument panel assembly of an automotive vehicle is provided. The vehicle has a steering column with a steering column axis and at least two energy absorbing brackets...
7344159 Steering-column fixing-panel assembly of cowl crossmember  
A steering-column fixing-panel assembly of a cowl crossmember comprises a pair of first and second upper panels, and a single lower panel. Each of the upper panels includes a circular groove for...
7174755 Mounting structure of steering column locking device  
Disclosed herein is a mounting structure of a steering column locking device which makes it possible for the steering column locking device to be rotated upwards with respect to a steering column...
7128342 Linear tracking knee bolster assembly  
A collapsible steering assembly features a guide bracket for attachment to a vehicle. A steering mechanism is interconnected with the guide bracket by a steering mechanism support. A plurality of...
6962367 Safety device and method for a vehicle with a steering system  
A method and apparatus for a vehicle wherein a load absorption for an impact of the knees relative to the steering column is provided arranged in case of an accident to be adjusted toward the...
6863307 Driver's knee protecting apparatus of a vehicle  
The invention relates to a driver's knee protecting apparatus of a vehicle which can allow a shroud to rotate against a steering column at the time of a collision, thereby dispersing and reducing...
6776253 Electric power steering apparatus  
Disclosed is an electric power steering apparatus in which an electric motor for producing a steering assist force is provided in a steering column. Vibration from the electric motor is transmitted...
6669233 Bodily-injury protective system of pillows located within a vehicle  
Air bags in vehicles, upon exploding when a collision occurs, can injure one's face and head. To avoid such bodily injury to a motorist, one or more soft pillow of the proper size are attached to...
6668683 Vehicle steering wheel  
The invention relates to a vehicle steering wheel with a steering wheel rim, the steering wheel comprising a skeleton, and a skeleton covering which is visible from the exterior and has recesses....
6418814 Steering wheel with at least one covering element  
A steering wheel has at least one covering part affixed to a steering wheel rim. At least one mechanical connecting element, in particular a clip-type connecting part, is placed between the...
6394241 Energy absorbing shear strip bender  
A simple, low cost energy absorbing shear strip bender that provides constant load, tailored load, or adjustable load/displacement profiles for use in any application where a single use energy...
6390503 Occupant's knee protection system  
The present invention comprises a column support fixed to a deck cross member extending along a width of a vehicle; a steering column supported by the column support; a column bracket disposed...
6361074 Steering structure of vehicle  
A steering structure of a vehicle is provided in which when a load equal to or greater than a predetermined value is applied from outside to a flexible transmitting member which connects to a...
6349965 Vehicle safety device for the protection of the feet of an occupant  
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...
6327930 Pedal displacement-control structure for a vehicle  
A pedal displacement control structure for a vehicle comprising: a pedal bracket fixed to a first member of a vehicle body which is displaced to rearward of the vehicle when an external force...
6322099 Device for deflating and restraining inadvertently deployed vehicle airbag  
A safety device for restraining and deflating an airbag. The safety device 10 is intended to be used by rescue personnel at vehicle accident scenes to prevent the risk of injury to rescue personnel...
6312011 Steering wheel having a steering wheel hollow  
A steering wheel is fastened on a steering column by a steering wheel hollow (1). Within this steering wheel hollow (1), an airbag (15) is fastened on a plate (11) which in the rest position bears...
6260883 Steering column holding structure  
A steering column holding structure, includes: a column lower bracket locating at rear end of an automobile in relation to a pedal lever, the column lower bracket holding a steering column, wherein...
6203055 Safety device for an airbag-system  
A safety device for an airbag-system which has not been triggered by an accident, comprising a fabric which is suitable for surrounding a steering wheel of a motorcar which is provided with the...
6149188 Self-aligning energy absorbing plate for a steering wheel  
A steering wheel assembly has a mounting plate which secures a molded steering wheel to a steering shaft in a vehicle. The mounting plate has a pair of slots having respective longitudinal axes...
6120057 Vehicle passenger safety method and air bag module for the implementation thereof  
A vehicle passenger safety method in which a gas bag in an airbag module is inflated in between the passenger and parts of the vehicle when a crash occurs. The cover of the gas bag moves away from...
6116647 Steering column in a motor vehicle  
A steering column in a motor vehicle having a steering shaft which, in the event of a crash, can be displaced axially in the direction of the vehicle front by a load on the steering wheel. The...
6095549 Airbag system for motor vehicles  
An airbag system for motor vehicles with at least one gas bag and at least one associated gas generator, whereby the airbag system is at least partially shiftable by the occupant. The section of...
6003406 Steering wheel having a collapsible hub  
A steering wheel having a collapsible hub, the steering wheel comprising a wheel 100 having a rim 140, a plurality of spokes 130 connected with the rim 140 and a lower plate 150 having edges and...
5997028 Device for counteracting uncontrolled activation of air bags  
An apparatus for counteracting uncontrolled activations of air bags inflated by a pyrotechnical charge following a strong deceleration such as a crash. The apparatus has a pair of center plates...
5911435 Air bag restrictor  
A new air bag restrictor for restricting the inflation of a driver's side air bag that has not inflated after a crash to permit safe extraction of an injured person within the vehicle. The...
5826901 Airbag system for vehicle  
The invention relates to an airbag system for motor vehicles with an airbag and at least one associated gas generator for inflating the airbag in the event of an accident involving the vehicle....
5810393 Steering column support for a motor vehicle  
A steering column support for a motor vehicle includes a steering column unit, a cross member supporting the steering column unit, at least one reinforcing strut connected with the cross member,...
5782136 Motor vehicle steering column which is divisible into mutually separable strut parts  
A steering column for a motor vehicle comprises struts as a support of the steering column tube on vehicle parts. At least one of these struts extends in the transverse direction of the vehicle. On...
5727814 Motor vehicle safety restraint blanket  
A reinforced woven blanket can be used to protect a passenger lying on a seat of a motor vehicle, by surrounding the entire torso with a single restraint that can use the known webbing, latch...
5649455 Vehicle steering wheel  
A vehicle steering wheel is provided with a shock-absorbing device collapsibly mounted in the center pad for absorbing shock energy generated upon a vehicle collision. The shock absorbing device...
5632507 Vehicle interior support  
A flexible support has one fixed end in a vehicle interior, and another end projecting freely into the passenger compartment on which an impact protector is fixed. In a flexing direction, the...
5599043 Impact energy absorber  
An impact energy absorber includes: an interaction member and a plurality of energy absorbing members disposed radially around the interaction member, each of the energy absorbing members having a...
5597177 Steering wheel pad structure  
A steering wheel pad structure in which an energy absorbing member is mounted to a steering wheel separately and independently of a pad so that the energy absorbing member is prevented from moving...
5584509 Energy absorbing bolster assembly  
An energy absorbing bolster (32) is provided for attachment to downward facing surfaces of an energy absorbing steering column support bracket (24). The bolster (32) includes longitudinally spaced...
5577794 Push-out target vehicle side door  
An automotive vehicle door structure is provided which, in a preferred embodiment, includes a first generally rigid outer structure, a second generally rigid inner structure spaced from the outer...
5480184 Inflatable occupant restraint device  
An occupant restraining device which includes a dual reusable airbag system with one airbag adjacent to the other. One airbag is inflated prior to installation providing continuous impact...
5449197 Air bag cover sewn to underlying membrane switch  
A cover arrangement is disclosed for an air bag which is arranged in a motor vehicle and is automatically inflated to form an impact cushion for an occupant in the event of an accident. The cover...
5333897 Snap lock pin inflatable restraint module mounting mechanism  
An inflatable restraint module mounting mechanism is disclosed for use in mounting an inflatable restraint module to a support structure such as the hub portion of a steering wheel or a dashboard,...
5305655 Steering wheel with an air bag unit and method of manufacture  
A steering wheel with an air bag unit having a center located behind the boss of the steering wheel. A weight member is buried within a front portion of the steering wheel core for reducing...
5295710 Energy absorbing steering wheel asssembly  
An energy absorbing steering wheel assembly for use with a steering shaft includes an annular rim, a hub connecting the annular rim drivingly with an end portion of the steering shaft, a center...
5277440 Air bag retention device  
A method and apparatus for inhibiting full deployment of a vehicle air bag during a rescue operation utilizing a cover which can be tightly fitted and fastened about a vehicle steering wheel so...
5267486 Steering wheel with pad  
A steering wheel having a body including a boss, a ringlike rim and a plurality of inclined spokes connecting the boss and the rim is characterized in that a pad which may serve as an air bag unit...
5244230 Steering wheel  
A steering wheel has a substantially T-shaped groove, which is positioned on the side opposite to the side facing the driver, in a core portion provided at the center of the steering wheel. When a...
5207713 Safety cover for steering wheel  
A safety cover for use with the steering wheel of an automobile comprising an impact reducing section having an elastic partition wall and a cavity formed by the elastic partition within which an...
5201543 Steering wheel protective cushion  
A cushion or pillow adapted to the steering wheel of a vehicle which is removably attached and which allows the driver safe access to the steering wheel and does not impair his frontal vision or...
5193412 Steering wheel  
A steering wheel assembly includes a horn switch in a horn pad. An insert is attached integrally to the backside of a pad cover to form the horn pad while defining a space therebetween. The insert...
5174599 Steering wheel double air bag protective system  
Disclosed is a double air bag protective system to protect the driver of a vehicle from impact with the steering wheel of the vehicle upon light or severe collision, with the second air bag being...
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