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Abstract

The invention describes a vehicle occupant restraint device for the protection of a vehicle occupant (2) in a vehicle seat (6) comprising plural restraining elements and a controller, wherein at least one first restraining element comprises an airbag module (28) including an airbag (22) and at least one second restraining element comprises a seat belt (4) including a belt retractor, with the seat belt (4) being operatively connected with a tensioning unit. The controller includes at least one sensor element for determining the position of the vehicle seat (6) so that, in a situation of restraint, the controller differentiates between a first situation in which the vehicle seat (6) with the vehicle occupant (2) is in a position within the range of a standard position relative to the airbag (22) of the first restraining element, and a second situation in which the vehicle seat (6) with the vehicle occupant (2) is in a position beyond the standard position, and, when the first situation is given, the controller activates the first and second restraining elements only, especially the tensioning unit for tensioning the seat belt (4) of the second restraining element and the airbag (22) of the first restraining element, whereas, when the second situation is given, a third restraining element integrated in the vehicle seat (6) and/or operatively connected with the vehicle seat (6) can be activated and/or connected by the controller so that the vehicle seat (6) is moved initially via the third restraining element to a position within the range of the standard position.

First Claim