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Seat belt locking device

US4371127A · kind A · utility

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7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 27, 1981
Grant dateFeb 1, 1983
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 27, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60R22/1855
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A seat belt locking device to be installed in a seat belt system of a vehicle together with an emergency lock retractor comprises a stationary first roller, a second roller which is movable toward the first roller due to a predetermined load of the seat belt stretched along the first roller and the second roller, a roller locking means which locks the second roller when the seat belt is strongly caught between the first roller and the second roller and a load limiting means which unlocks the roller locking means when the load of the seat belt reaches a predetermined value.

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