US6000715A
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Motor vehicle head-protecting curtain
Assignee: Mercedes Benz Group AG
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Filing: 1997-07-31
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Granted: 1999-12-14
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Expires: 2017-07-31
Abstract
Abstract A head-protecting curtain in a motor vehicle is stored folded at the roof rail. In the event of a collision, the curtain is moved in the interior into a protecting position in front of a vehicle door, whereupon it then covers at least an upper area of the door opening and is stretched horizontally. The head-protecting curtain has at least two curtain sections that remain connected during the impact, said sections being separable from one another after the impact, starting at the bottom edge of the head-protecting curtain, along a parting line for at least part of the height.
Inventors
- 👤 Ulrich Tschaeschke
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 05:36
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R21/00; B60R21/02; B60R21/06; B60R21/08; B60R21/16; B60R21/23; B60R21/231; B60R21/232; B60R2021/162; B60R21/235; B60R2021/23571; B60R2021/23576
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
111 words
A head-protecting curtain for use in a motor vehicle, comprising at least two curtain sections, said curtain sections having a parting line wherein said curtain sections are configured to remain connected to each other during a collision and to be separated from one another after the collision, starting at a lower edge of the head-protecting curtain, along said parting line for at least a portion of the height thereof, wherein the curtain is configured to be stored folded at a vehicle roof rail, and movable internally in the collision into a protecting position in front of a vehicle door so as to cover at least an upper area of the door.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
111 words
A head-protecting curtain for use in a motor vehicle, comprising at least two curtain sections, said curtain sections having a parting line wherein said curtain sections are configured to remain connected to each other during a collision and to be separated from one another after the collision, starting at a lower edge of the head-protecting curtain, along said parting line for at least a portion of the height thereof, wherein the curtain is configured to be stored folded at a vehicle roof rail, and movable internally in the collision into a protecting position in front of a vehicle door so as to cover at least an upper area of the door.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The head-protecting curtain according to claim 1, wherein the connection between curtain sections is arranged to be broken manually.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
The head-protecting curtain according to claim 1, wherein the connection of curtain sections is formed by a sewn seam which, when pulled at a free end of sewing thread of the sewn seam, is configured to separate continuously.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The head-protecting curtain according to claim 3, wherein a gripping section is provided in a highly visible manner at the free end of the sewing thread.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
The head-protecting curtain according to claim 1, wherein the head-protecting curtain is configured to extend in protecting position from the roof rail to proximate a sill of the motor vehicle.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
The head-protecting curtain according to claim 1, wherein the head-protecting curtain comprises an airbag adapted to be filled upon impact, with edges of said airbag being made gas-tight along the parting line.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
39 words
The head-protecting curtain according to claim 6, wherein the airbag has a plurality of gas chambers connected with one another to conduct gas, and the parting line is located in a gas-free zone between two of the gas chambers.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2006-12-13 | 2007-06-14 | 2007-12-14 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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