Safety device for a comfortable seat

US6938926B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Daimlerchrysler AG · US

Inventors

• Hans Edrich · Heltersberg, DE
• Gerhard Flory · Annweiler am Trifels, DE
• Guenter Franzmann · Rockenhausen, DE
• Thomas Geisel · Rottenburg am Neckar, DE
• Ralf-Henning Schrom · Gerolzhofen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 21, 2003
• Grant date: Sep 6, 2005
• Expiry date: Jun 12, 2023

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60R2022/1806
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

In order to provide a safety device for a comfortable seat having a seat surface and a backrest which may be transferred from a sitting position into a resting position and vice versa, the safety device being used to increase the safety of vehicle occupants on the comfortable seat, the comfortable seat includes with a seat belt system which includes a belt strap which is fixed in the region of the seat surface via a belt end fitting and is stored on a belt-retracting mechanism arranged in the upper region of the backrest, a belt buckle being provided on that side of the seat surface which is opposite the belt end fitting so as to couple up the belt strap via a belt tongue in accordance with a three-point belt system, and, in the event of an accident, the belt strap being tightened via the belt-retracting mechanism and a pretensioning system engaging on the belt end fitting.