Patent · US Expired

Apparatus for tensioning a seatbelt

US6382674B1 · kind B1 · utility

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6Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 21, 2000
Grant dateMay 7, 2002
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Expiry dateAug 21, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60R2022/1843
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for tensioning a seatbelt has a piston that is driven in a guide tube and is connected to the belt webbing of the seatbelt via a traction cable and with a cable guide for the traction cable. The traction cable acts on one end of the belt webbing of the seatbelt and is looped around the cable guide 180°. The portion of traction cable extending between the cable guide and the belt webbing is guided substantially parallel to the axial direction of the guide tube.

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