Patent ID: 7588266
Filing Date: 2009-09-15
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A protective device for vehicle occupants of a motor vehicle, the protective device comprising: a restraining element to be disposed between a vehicle seat and a vehicle interior space situated behind the vehicle seat, said restraining element serving to receive a load, and being pivotable between an upright use position and a lockable rest position; and a connecting device disposed on said restraining element, said connecting device connecting said protective device releasably to the motor vehicle and to hold said protective device in the upright use position, said connecting device including an upper fastening device and a lower fastening device, said upper fastening device being assigned to a vehicle roof and said lower fastening device permitting a pivoting of said restraining element and being assigned to the vehicle seat, said lower fastening device having at least one first fitting being a bearing bracket for being attached fixedly to the motor vehicle, and at least one second fitting being a lock disposed on said restraining element, said lower fastening device having a locking device for locking said restraining element in the lockable rest position and a clamping device for keeping said restraining element clamped with said upper fastening device, in the upright use position, said locking device having an interlocking means between said first and second fittings of said lower fastening device, said clamping device having a spring device and clamping element movable counter to a force of said spring device and being part of said second fitting, said first fitting of said lower fastening device forming an abutment of said clamping device, said clamping element being in engagement with said first fitting when said restraining element takes up the upright use position, said clamping element being in engagement with said first fitting of said lower fastening device when said restraining element takes up the rest position, said clamping element forming a securing element of said locking device.