Restraint system for a suspendable vehicle safety seat
US8002348B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 24, 2009 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 11, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R22/26
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A restraint system for may include a vehicle seat suspended above a floor of a vehicle and a restraint harness coupled to the vehicle seat and configured to restrain an occupant of the seat. The restraint harness may include at least one shoulder web configured to extend over a shoulder of an occupant of the seat and at least one lap web configured to extend over a lap of the occupant. At least one deformable member may be attached to the vehicle seat and configured to deform and dissipate energy when a force is applied thereto by the at least one shoulder web in response to an upward transient force of sufficient magnitude applied to the vehicle seat. A restraint harness pre-tensioning system may be responsive to a signal produced by a vehicle event sensor to tighten the at least one lap web about the occupant.
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