A rotary lap belt energy attenuator for reducing inertial loads on seat components. In embodiments, a shackle assembly (104) includes a seat frame component (102), a shackle (108) pivotally attached to the seat component and attachable to a lap belt component, a deformable link (110) attached to…
Systems and methods described herein relate to adaptively adjusting the load limit of a seat belt load limiter. In one embodiment, an adaptive load-limit adjustment system estimates the weight of an occupant of a vehicle seat based on sensor data. The system also adjusts the load limit of the seat…
A seat belt energy management loop to reduce off-axis loading is disclosed. The seat belt energy management loop includes a substantially flat bracket welded to the chassis of a vehicle and including a plurality of openings for mounting a roll hoop and a seat belt retractor to the bracket. An…
A self-regulating damper unit comprising a cylinder having a first working chamber and a second working chamber, a piston, a piston rod, and a through-hole between the first working chamber and the second working chamber. The damper unit also comprises a shiftable weight which modifies a passage…
A vehicle includes a vehicle body having a pillar. The vehicle includes a track supported by the pillar. The vehicle includes a bar supported by the track. The bar is slidable relative to the track from a raised position to a lowered position. The vehicle includes a seatbelt webbing extending over…
An assembly for a vehicle includes a seatbelt buckle, a seatbelt retractor, and webbing retractably extendable from the seatbelt retractor and releasably engageable with the seatbelt buckle. The webbing is extendable from the seatbelt retractor from a fully retracted position toward an extended…
Die Erfindung betrifft einen Gurtaufroller für einen Sicherheitsgurt eines Kraftfahrzeuges, mit- einer drehbar in einem Gehäuserahmen (1) gelagerten Gurtwelle (2),- einem gegenüber dem Gehäuserahmen (1) verriegelbaren Profilkopf (3) und- einer Kraftbegrenzungseinrichtung (4), wobei die…
In this buckle device, when a second wind of a belt is pulled out from a spool, a load at which the belt is permitted to be pulled out is small, whereas slide resistance of the belt with respect to a slide face is large. When a first wind of the belt is then pulled out from the spool, the belt…
A vehicular belt tactile apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a buckle, a belt configured to be fastened to the buckle and at least one air pouch disposed at a portion of the belt that contacts the body of an occupant when the belt is fastened to the buckle. An air controller generates a…
Seatbelt assemblies for motor vehicle occupant restraint providing enhanced frontal impact restraint characteristics. Embodiments illustrated a displacement of the intersection positioned between the lap and shoulder belt portions of an active three-point type belt system. In one set of embodiments…
Seatbelt assemblies for motor vehicle occupant restraint providing enhanced frontal impact restraint characteristics. Embodiments illustrated a displacement of the intersection positioned between the lap and shoulder belt portions of an active three-point type belt system. In one set of embodiments…
A seat belt device with an electric pre-tensioner is described. This seat belt device has a spindle for retracting a seat belt, an electric actuator which generates power for rotating the spindle, and a power transmission mechanism which transmits the power from the electric actuator to the…
A pretensioner (10) comprising a gas generating unit; a pretensioner body (12) to whose inside the gas is supplied; a spool driving member (22) disposed inside the pretensioner body and causing a spool to rotate to retract webbing onto the spool; a gas flow rate adjusting portion (60) disposed in…
The buckle device has a buckle latch for insertion in a buckle and a deflecting element (1) connected to the buckle latch. The buckle latch is adapted to subdivide a safety belt into a shoulder portion (7) and a lap portion (5) and to deflect it in such a manner that the two portions extend away…
A seat belt retractor (20) has an integrally formed, quadrilaterally shaped main body portion (24), comprising a toothed lock wheel (230) and a toothed pawl lock (220) having means to flex under determinable crash loads so that the teeth of the lock pawl (220) will engage a tooth of the lock wheel…
A seatbelt retractor of the invention intends to stabilize the stopping position of a seatbelt, and to stabilize the resistance thereof. In order to absorb the energy acting on the seatbelt in case of a vehicle emergency, the seatbelt retractor includes a torsion bar 4 (first energy-absorbing…
In a seatbelt retractor of this invention is provided with an energy-absorbing means which performs an energy absorption by twisting a rotational shaft of a spool (first energy-absorbing means) and an energy-absorbing means which performs an energy absorption by twisting a wire 2b (second…
A seat belt retractor comprising: a spool mounted for rotation on the retractor, for retraction or pay-out of seat-belt webbing depending upon the rotation direction of the spool; means for locking the spool against rotation when a crash condition is sensed; force limiting means for allowing…
To provide a large reduction ratio to obtain torque enough for winding a seat belt without increasing the size. A retractor 1 comprises a spool 4 for winding a seat belt, a motor 6 for generating driving torque to rotate the spool 4, and a power transmission gear mechanism 8 for transmitting the…
The retractor has multiple energy-absorption pins (20) undergoing shear deformation in sequence between a stopper and a locking base. Twisting of a torsion bar and shear deformation of the pins absorbs kinetic energy applied to a passenger. The torsion bar and pins are disposed independently. Pitch…
A device for use together with a seat belt (3) of a seat in a vehicle (6), comprising a sensor (2) for measuring tension in the seat belt and a member (4) for limiting the load transferable by the seat belt, the seat belt tension sensor being arranged to provide information based on which an airbag…
The invention is directed to a force-limiting energy absorber (11) comprising at least one elongated metal element (12,13) chosen out of a group consisting of a metal wire, a profiled metal wire, a metal strand, a bundle of untwisted metal wires and a metal rope. The element (12,13) is deformable…
A vehicle safety restraint seat belt incorporating a load limiting effect to allow a limited and controlled forward motion of the occupant after the retractor has locked to decrease the forces exerted by the belt on the occupant's torso. [0002] The webbing is attached to a structural part of the…
A seat belt retractor with a belt reel (3) for the seat belt webbing, a load limiter which is designed as a hydraulic pump (7) allows limited extraction of belt webbing with energy absorption when the belt reel is blocked, the absorption of energy being adjustable as a function of crash-related…
The invention relates to a safety belt device for motor vehicles with a safety belt (12) and a deflection device (14) for the safety belt, which is connected to a bracket (16) that can be attached to the vehicle via an absorption unit (18), wherein the deflection device (14) can be moved relative…
An inexpensive webbing retractor is obtained by making a pretensioner and a lock device small and reducing the number of parts. A plurality of protrusions 126 are formed on an inner peripheral portion of the bearing body 124, which pivotally supports a clutch portion 106. These protrusions 126 are…