Web position adjustment and attenuation apparatus
US9738248B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 31, 2016 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2022/286
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A web position and attenuation apparatus includes an elastically deformable body having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, one of the first and second ends configured to be affixed to a frame of a movable vehicle, a web coupling member received on the elastically deformable body, the web coupling member movable relative to, and positionable along, the elastically deformable body, the web coupling member defining a web slot, and a flexible web extending through the web slot, the flexible web part of a restraint system to restrain an occupant of a vehicle seat mounted within the vehicle. The elastically deformable body is responsive to dynamic loads applied by the occupant through the flexible web to the web coupling member to absorb energy and attenuate tension in the flexible web via elastic deformation of the elastically deformable body.
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