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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8104790 | Vehicular occupant restraint system A vehicular occupant restraint system including: a four-point seatbelt system having left and right webbings for restraining an occupant, each of the left and right webbings having an upper body restraining portion that restrains the upper body of the occupant; a le... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8038170 | Vehicle occupant restraint apparatus A vehicle occupant restraint apparatus includes a four-point seat belt that has a pair of right and left shoulder webbings; and air belt portions that are respectively provided for the pair of right and left shoulder webbings. The air belt portions receive gas suppl... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8016318 | Vehicle occupant restraint apparatus A vehicle occupant restraint apparatus includes: a retracting device that retracts one end side of a webbing for restraining an occupant so that the webbing can be withdrawn; a webbing holding portion that holds the other end side of the webbing; and a fixing member... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8007001 | Auxiliary inflatable belt device and auxiliary supporting belt device An auxiliary inflatable belt device is provided on a seat and includes an inflatable belt body, an inflating device and a fixing device. The interior of the inflatable belt device is formed with an air chamber and provided with at least one inflating port. The infla... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7980590 | Inflatable personal restraint systems having web-mounted inflators and associated methods of use and manufacture Inflatable restraint systems for restraining an occupant in a vehicle are disclosed herein. An inflatable restraint system configured in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes an airbag carried by a web. The web has an end portion coupled to a vehi... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7971902 | Vehicle occupant restraint system A vehicle occupant restraint system including: a seatbelt device including a shoulder belt portion restraining a part of a vehicle occupant from one of shoulders to a chest, and a lap belt portion restraining a waist of the vehicle occupant; an upper airbag provided... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7954847 | Stretchable webbing, inflatable belt, and inflatable belt apparatus A technology for a stretchable webbing is provided including a long inflatable belt for restraining a vehicle occupant, which is effective in preventing slippage between yarns and fray while ensuring webbing rigidity. One embodiment includes a stretchable webbing ha... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7922195 | Vehicle occupant restraint system A vehicle occupant restraint system includes left and right inflating belts which are formed long in the vertical direction of a seat and in a belt shape enabling an occupant to be restrained; a first slider which is supported on an outer end side in the seat width ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7905514 | Motor vehicle safety restraint system A safety restraint system for selectively restraining an occupant of a motorized vehicle is provided. The safety restraint system includes a safety belt webbing that is operatively mounted inside the vehicle passenger compartment, proximate to a seat assembly. An in... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7896390 | Air belt system An air belt device includes a first cover member and a second cover member connect to each other defining an interior surface having an interior cavity. An inflatable member is at least partially disposed within the interior cavity defined by the first cover member ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7883106 | Inflatable seat belt including a thorax airbag A seat belt assembly for use in a seat belt system of a motor vehicle to restrain a vehicle occupant. The assembly includes a belt webbing extending from a first end to a second end and includes tubular webbing extending from the first end and configured to open at ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7874582 | Child seat installation structure with seat belt having expandable portion A child seat installation structure is disclosed in which it is prevented that an expandable portion, when it expands, interferes with a child seat. In one form, an airbelt includes a lap bag and a normal belt portion, a tip of which is connected to the lap bag. A b... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7874581 | Vehicle-occupant restraint system A vehicle-occupant restraint system includes a base attached to a vehicle part, an anchor attached to the base swingably in a front-back direction of a vehicle, an inflator attached to the base or anchor, and a lap belt attached to the anchor at one end thereof and ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7871105 | Air belt device In an air belt device which has the gas-supply portion, such as an inflator, fixed therein, a connection between an air belt and a gas supply portion is simplified. A lap anchor 13 coupled to an end of a lap bag 15 is pivotally supported by a support s... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7866690 | Air belt apparatus An air belt apparatus that can reduce the required tolerance level of a pipe is provided. Gas supplied from an inflator 12 flows into a bag body 16 through a pipe 18 so as to inflate a lap bag 15. The inflator 12 is connected to a ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7862081 | Motor vehicle safety restraint system A safety restraint system for selectively restraining an occupant of a motorized vehicle is provided. The safety restraint system includes a cylinder defining an elongate channel therein. A piston is disposed inside the channel, and selectively translates from an un... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7862080 | Vehicle airbelt apparatus An inflatable member is restricted to expand outwardly in the vehicle width direction and allowed to expand upwardly to a position facing a side of an occupant's head when a lateral collision occurs. A belt guide mounted on the shoulder portion of a seat back guides... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7845676 | Stretchable webbing, inflatable belt, and inflatable belt apparatus A technology for a stretchable webbing is provided including a long inflatable belt for restraining a vehicle occupant, which is effective in ensuring the webbing rigidity and achieving the reduced product width of the webbing. In one embodiment, the stretchable web... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7815218 | Vehicle-occupant restraint system A vehicle-occupant restraint system 20 is provided in that gas of an inflator is introduced into a lap belt inflatable part from an end of the lap belt, and the installation of the end of the lap belt and the inflator to a vehicle side member is simplified. T... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7789420 | Occupant restraint apparatus An occupant restraint apparatus includes a shoulder anchor and an occupant restraint belt. At least a portion of the occupant restraint belt that is positioned adjacent to the occupant's head is inflatable. The occupant restraint belt comes into contact with the top... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7766382 | Air belt and air belt apparatus A predetermined tension force is generated to an air belt even when an expandable portion is expanded in a narrow space. An air belt 30 includes a first normal belt 31, a second normal belt 32, and an expandable portion 33 therebetween. I... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7748735 | Airbelt system There is provided an airbelt system in which an inflator and an anchor are mounted to the seat base without using a flexible pipe and with a relatively simple structure. An anchor for connecting the webbing of the airbelt is rotatably supported on the outer surface ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7748736 | Retractable supplemental inflatable restraint system for vehicle head rest An enhanced head-and-neck restraint system is provided for use with a vehicle having a passenger compartment with a seat assembly and a safety belt assembly mounted therein. The restraint system includes first and second collar straps each having an inflatable cushi... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7740271 | Air belt apparatus for motor vehicle An airbelt apparatus including a belt guide that is capable of moving so that an expansion portion of the airbelt may expand upward alongside an occupant's head. The belt guide also limits an expanding shape of the expansion portion. ... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7708312 | Three-point safety belt system with integral air bag A three-point safety belt system (20) including: a tongue (100) configured to receive portions of a safety belt assembly (200); the safety belt assembly (200) comprising a shoulder belt section (202) and a lap belt section (250 | 05/04/2010 |
| 7681911 | Serviceable assembly for seatbelt integrated deployable cushion A serviceable seatbelt integrated airbag assembly that is removably attached to a vehicle seat includes an integrated deployable cushion, an inflation device, and a lap belt portion. A bracket may be provided that is removably attached to the seat. The lap belt port... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7669891 | Vehicle occupant protection system A vehicle occupant protection system includes: a seat belt apparatus including a shoulder belt (11) and a lap belt (13); an upper air bag (27, 113); a lower air bag (29, 67, 73, 83); and an inflation limiting structure (37, 53, 55, 57,... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7665761 | Inflatable personal restraint systems and associated methods of use and manufacture Inflatable restraint systems for restraining an occupant in a vehicle are disclosed herein. A personal restraint system configured in accordance with one embodiment of the disclosure includes an airbag carried by a web. The web has an end portion operably coupled to... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7607687 | Belt integrated pelvis airbag with pretensioner An airbag integrated into a belt portion of a seat belt assembly for a motor vehicle seat belt system. The seat belt assembly includes seat belt webbing forming the lap belt portion and a shoulder belt portion and a spool assembly engaging the shoulder belt portion ... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7604253 | Air belt apparatus An air belt apparatus for use in a vehicle is provided to improve the comfort of the webbing during normal operation by thinning the webbing that passes through a shoulder anchor, while extending a developing length of an expanding portion upward when the expanding ... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7600780 | Passenger protective device and method To provide a passenger protective device and method that can achieve a stable protective performance even when deploying the airbag from the seat belt, thus allowing for appropriate restraint of the passenger's head. Passenger protective device 1 makes the ti... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7584990 | Passenger constraining apparatus The disclosed passenger constraining apparatus includes an inflated inflatable portion which may be placed at a high position around a lateral side of a passenger's head without using a high-capacity inflator. The passenger constraining device may include a passenge... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7584991 | Airbelt apparatus The disclosed airbelt apparatus may provide an airbelt capable of being connected to an anchor. The airbelt apparatus may comprise an anchor and an airbelt with a bag and a mesh webbing covering the bag. The anchor may have an opening, wherein only a tip end side of... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7571931 | Vehicle passenger restraint system A vehicle passenger restraint system comprises a shoulder belt for restraining a passenger to a vehicle seat. The shoulder belt extends diagonally from a shoulder area on one side of the passenger to a waist area on the opposite side of the passenger and has a belt ... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7568726 | Air belt apparatus The disclosed air belt can protect a vehicle occupant in the event of an emergency. The disclosed air belt may include a folded back body formed by folding back a bag-shaped belt into a belt like shape and an extendable cover covering the folded back body. An inner ... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7566072 | Occupant restraining apparatus An occupant restraining apparatus includes a seat belt with an inflatable portion that can be placed at a high position on a lateral side of an occupant's head without using a large-capacity inflator. A push-up device with first and second levers for pushing up a sh... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7516979 | Occupant restraint apparatus An occupant restraint apparatus includes an airbag that inflates toward the front of an occupant and an inflatable seatbelt having at least an inflatable shoulder belt section. The shoulder belt is fastened on the front side of the occupant's upper body. The airbag ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7516980 | Rider separation detecting device A rider separation detecting device for precisely and quickly detecting the separation of a rider from a rider's seat. The rider separation detecting device includes a cable connected at one end thereof to one of a garment worn by the rider and a vehicle body, and w... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7513524 | Vehicle occupant restraint system and method A vehicle occupant restraint system is provided with an air bag restraint device including a first deploying portion deploying between a vehicle occupant and a portion in a vehicle, and a second deploying portion deploying related to the first deploying portion. The... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7484755 | Air belt and air belt apparatus An air belt includes a folded body of a bag-shaped belt, a cover that surrounds the folded body, and a stitching thread. The bag-shaped belt is formed of an overlapped body by overlapping two material sheets and each of the peripheral edge portions of the material s... | 02/03/2009 |
