Patent ID: 6715525
Filing Date: 2004-04-06
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
Separation device for a motor vehicle with a flexible flat shaped article, which is held on a winding shaft located in a box housing between a rolled-in rest position and a pulled-out protective position which is rigidly connected to the vehicle with holding devices, in a manner so it can be rolled in and rolled out, where a return spring arrangement applies pressure in the roll-in direction onto the winding shaft, characterized in that a switch is provided which reduces, with time limitation, or switches off, by means of a timing element (18, 18a20) the roll-up force of the return spring arrangement (4, 17; 17a) in a pull-out position of the flat shaped article (1, 1a), or which switches the return spring arrangement (4, 17, 17a) timing element (18, 18a) on again after a predetermined time period.