Safety-belt arrangement

US5743563A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Autoliv Development AB · SE

Inventors

• Alois Juchem · Petershausen, DE
• Marcus Fiege · Stuttgart, DE
• Rafael Oberlaender · Elmshorn, DE
• Holger Dohse · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 22, 1996
• Grant date: Apr 28, 1998
• Expiry date: Nov 22, 2016

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60R22/42
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A web-grabber for use with a safety-belt comprises a housing(5) formed as an extrusion of aluminium. A wedge(13) is located within a central passage(6) within the housing. An additional element(20) is also present within the passage(6) having a first side(21) adapted to abut one of the substantially parallel side walls of the passage(6) and an opposed inclined face(22) along which the wedge(13) may slide. The wedge is adapted to engage wedgingly the webbing(3) of a safety-belt, with a face(14) of the wedge engaging the webbing(3) and pressing it against an opposed element(11) which passes through the passage(6) and which secures the extrusion(5) to a retractor unit(1).