Passive occupant restraint system
US4235456A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 27, 1978 |
| Grant date | Nov 25, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R22/04
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A track extends longitudinally inboard an occupant seat and mounts a belt carriage which slidably receives lap and shoulder belts having their outboard ends attached to the door and their inboard ends attached to the vehicle structure forwardly of the occupant. A spring urges forward movement of the carriage to stow the belts forwardly of the occupant. A lever arm associated with the door is connected with the carriage by a cable and pulley arrangement which retracts the carriage in the rearward direction as the door is closed to establish the lap and shoulder belts in their respective restraining positions without necessity of a latching arrangement to maintain the carriage in the rearward position during emergency restraint of the occupant. In a vehicle body having a center occupant, the track is located on or below the floor and mounts the outboard ends of lap and shoulder belts for the center seating position so that forward movement of the carriage permits the center seat occupant to ingress and egress through the door.
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