Passive seatbelt system
US4313622A · kind A · utility
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27Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 6, 1979 |
| Grant date | Feb 2, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 6, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/2042
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A passive seatbelt system for a vehicle including a tape having a plurality of holes formed therein at regular intervals, a passenger restraining seatbelt coupled at one end to the thick tape, a sprocket wheel which is engaged with the holes in the thick tape and a motor means which is coupled to a power source of the motor vehicle for driving the sprocket wheel. With such a system, the sprocket wheel causes the thick tape to move back and forth to thereby cause the seatbelt to move back and forth along the length of the vehicle. In this way, the seatbelt is automatically fastened or unfastened from the passenger.
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