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Connecting device arranged in a motor vehicle and a method for controlling the same

US8532881B2 · kind B2 · utility

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24Claims

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Assignee

Autoliv Development AB · SE

Inventors

Martin Ostling · Borås, SE
Mikael Fermer · Partille, SE
Henrik Ljungqvist · Torslanda, SE
Henrik Ebbinger · Vallda, SE
Henrik Olsson · Katrineholm, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 7, 2009
Grant date	Sep 10, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 21, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF42B3/006
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A connecting device arranged in a motor vehicle releasably connects a structural member of the vehicle to the vehicle chassis and includes a bolt joint system. The connecting device further includes a pyrotechnical charge and an igniter. The igniter detonates the pyrotechnical charge upon receipt of an ignition signal. The pyrotechnical charge is located near the bolt joint system such that, upon detonation, it destroys the connecting function of the bolt joint system and thereby releases the structural member from the chassis.

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