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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4458920 | Tensionless seat belt retractor A small-sized, light-weight, low-priced tensionless seat belt retractor such that it is possible to provide a necessary, sufficient, safe slack to the driver or the passenger under a tensionless condition. The tensionless seat belt retractor according to ... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4457538 | Front seat belt retractor disposing structure A front seat belt retractor disposing structure which has a floor cross member formed in a hollow inverted U-shaped cross-section in such a manner that the lower opening makes contact with the floor of a vehicle under a rear seat along the transverse dire... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4456196 | Seat belt retractor with a tension eliminator A seat belt retractor having a tension eliminator comprises a belt take up shaft, a return spring, a first rotatable member rotatable together with the belt take up shaft, a second rotatable member rotatable about the first rotatable member, the relative ... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4452470 | Tension relieving mechanism A new and improved tension relieving mechanism is provided which may be easily controlled and which has few operating parts. The tension relieving mechanism utilizes a coiled spring for clutching a turnable member connected to the seat belt reel shaft. Me... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4445648 | Safety device for vehicles A safety device for vehicles includes a safety belt for restraining a passenger in a normal position in a seat. A winder is attached to one end of the safety belt and winds the end of the belt onto a winding roller. A blocking device is actuated to preven... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4432566 | Seat belt system A two-door passenger motor vehicle is provided with a mechanism for feeding a locking clasp and/or belt strap of a seat belt system, with the mechanism including an overload safety device for stopping a motor of the feeding mechanism so as to protect it a... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4429920 | Load transfer system for seat mounted retractor A restraint belt retractor includes a belt reel rotatably mounted on a retractor housing which is adapted for mounting on the vehicle seat. A winding spring rotates the reel in a belt winding direction. The imposition of an occupant restraint load on the ... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4428600 | Tension release device with reduced door closing resistance In a seat belt retractor having a rewind spring and a tension relieving mechanism for removing spring tension from the belt worn by the user, a device for releasing the tension relieving mechanism to allow for belt retraction exerting a resistance to door... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4400013 | Safety seat belt system A safety seat belt system for use in a vehicle in which an upper end section of its webbing is made narrower to allow the use of a compact retractor that can be placed in the center pillar of the vehicle. In order to prevent the narrower upper section to ... | 08/23/1983 |
| 4400015 | Retractors embedded in side frame members of cars Substantial portions of seat belt retractors are embedded in side frame members of a car, so that their upper parts extend upward to a smaller height and occupy a smaller space in a space above the seat or floor of the car to prevent the seat belt retract... | 08/23/1983 |
| 4387862 | Seat belt retractor A seat belt retractor for a safety belt arrangement having a seat belt for reliably restraining and safely protecting a seat belt occupant, comprises belt retracting means for retracting the seat belt, belt slackening means for slackening the seat belt by... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4385737 | Comfort lock release system An automatic comfort lock release for an automotive vehicle retractable shoulder belt assuring complete retraction of the shoulder belt upon occupant departure from the vehicle seat. Sensing of automatic lap belt retraction having no comfort lock feature ... | 05/31/1983 |
| 4384735 | Safety restraint system having tensionless type belt retractor adapted for adjustable seat A safety restraint system for an occupant of a vehicle seat provided with adjusting means for varying the seat position and/or seatback inclination. The system comprises a seat belt, a retractor having a reel constantly biased toward retraction of the bel... | 05/24/1983 |
| 4382563 | Seat belt winding and retracting apparatus A seat belt winding apparatus for a vehicle comprises a winding reel and spring means having one end connected to the winding reel and the other end connected to a stationary part of the apparatus. The spring means is constituted by two spiral springs con... | 05/10/1983 |
| 4373749 | Seat belt retractor A seat belt retractor including guide means for maintaining the two seat belts smooth and twist-free. The guide means has two guiding portions extending upwardly and angled towards each other like the sides of an isosceles triangle. The guiding portions o... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4373684 | Belt retractor A belt retractor is disclosed which includes a rotary shaft having thereon a belt reel with a coil of seat belt wound therearound. The rotary shaft is rotatable in a first direction when the seat belt is pulled out and is spring-biased for rotation in a s... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4372580 | Automatic seatbelt system An automatic seatbelt system for automatically fastening an outer webbing and an inner webbing to an occupant upon being seated, wherein opposite ends of the outer webbing are engaged with the upper and lower portions of a vehicle door, respectively, the ... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4372613 | Casing for seat-belt retractor A casing for a seat-belt retractor comprises an additional flexible webbing guide sleeve through which the seat belt is pulled out. The sleeve is telescopically extendable and adjustably pivotable and bendable when the seat belt is pulled out. Therefore, ... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4367851 | Seat belt retractor with a tension eliminator A seat belt retractor with a belt tension eliminator comprises a belt take up reel, a retracting spring, means for producing a belt fastening signal, and a tension eliminator which prevents retraction of the belt with a measure of slack in the same, so th... | 01/11/1983 |
| 4363501 | Passive type vehicle occupant restraint belt system Drive device for a movable belt transfer guide in a passive seat belt system includes a friction coupling that is housed separately from the gears to isolate it from the gear lubricant. The coupling normally transmits the driving force, but slips if the t... | 12/14/1982 |
| 4349216 | Floating lock mount for a seat belt retractor A floating lock mount for a seat belt retractor is provided for application in situations where the seat or seats served by the retractor is shifted forwardly or rearwardly by the user so as to accommodate the positioning of legs and other physiognomy and... | 09/14/1982 |
| 4345780 | Automatic seatbelt system When leaving a vehicle, an occupant turns forwardly in the vehicle a guide lever, through which extends a webbing, one end of which is engaged with a vehicle door and the other end of which is wound up into a retractor provided at the substantially centra... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4343488 | Seat belt system with reduced spooling A seat belt restraint system including a seat belt retractor for mounting in a vehicle, webbing stored on the retractor, a mechanism for transferring loads acting on the retractor in an emergency situation to a load-bearing part of the vehicle and a clamp... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4342435 | Take-up force reducing mechanism of a seat belt retractor In a seat belt retractor having two springs at least one of which acts for taking up webbing and wherein webbing take-up force can be reduced by controlling at least one of the two springs, a take-up force reducing mechanism comprises a rotatable member c... | 08/03/1982 |
| 4323267 | Passive vehicle seat belt system A passive belt system comprises a shoulder belt leading from a retractor inboard of the seat to an anchor on the upper rear corner of the door and a waist belt leading from a retractor outboard of the seat to a buckle affixed to the shoulder belt at an in... | 04/06/1982 |
| 4320878 | Vehicle occupant restraint belt retractor A vehicle occupant restraint belt retractor includes a system for locking the belt reel against rewinding by an otherwise continuously operating rewind spring. The system locks in response to rotation of the belt reel with a time delay interposed between ... | 03/23/1982 |
| 4312521 | Safety belt retractor assembly utilizing vehicle structure An improved safety belt retractor assembly is provided wherein the support shaft for the retractor spool having a belt wound thereon is directly mounted on a pair of integral raised flanges on a vehicle structural support member. The ends of the shaft eng... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4307853 | Rewind prevention for dual spool retractors A dual spool retractor structure wherein one of the spools is prevented from retraction until a predetermined amount of retraction occurs in the other of the spools.... | 12/29/1981 |
| 4306735 | Safety belt clamp apparatus, occupant restraint system and method An improved belt clamp apparatus for a vehicle occupant safety restraint system includes: a lever, a clamp bar, a mounting device for movably mounting the bar on the lever, a crest on the bar, and a first spring for biasing the lever to a non-clamping pos... | 12/22/1981 |
| 4302030 | Seat belt systems A large road vehicle has a cabin subject to accelerations in normal driving conditions in excess of accelerations experienced by the vehicle as a whole and which are sufficient to lock the acceleration responsive retractor of the driver's seat belt system... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4300789 | Emergency escape device for seat belts An emergency escape device for seat belts comprising a buckle including a latch mechanism, a tongue operative to be engaged with and disengaged from the buckle, a fixed operative member fitted to a retractor, and a release means movably fitted to the retr... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4296942 | Emergency release systems A vehicle seat belt system includes a release mechanism rendering the system ineffective to retain the user in his seat. The mechanism is operable to move the locking mechanism of an acceleration responsive retractor to the unlocked position in response t... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4294468 | Seatbelt system A seatbelt system including a lap webbing wound up by a retractor and turned back through a lap slip anchor swingably installed on the floor of the vehicle. Furthermore, the seatbelt is of such an arrangement that a center of the retractor and a center of... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4291898 | Restraint belt positioner A belt for restraint of a seat occupant has an upper end mounted on the vehicle body generally above and rearward a door opening and a lower end mounted on the body generally adjacent the occupant hip. A retractor mounts one of the belt ends and winds the... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4291897 | Unlocking device for seatbelt system One end of an occupant restraining webbing is secured to a door of a vehicle and the other end is wound up into a retractor mounted in a console box provided at the substantially central portion of the vehicle, and the webbing is automatically fastened to... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4264089 | Seat belt mechanism A seat belt mechanism comprising a first through member attached to a sash of a door, a second through member supported in the door, a shoulder belt inserted through the first through member and a waist belt inserted through the second through member, res... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4262933 | Passive seat belt system with dampening means A dampening device is provided for a seat retractor associated with a passive seat belt system to reduce the rewind speed of the webbing in response to closing of a door of the vehicle. The dampening device is inoperable when the door is opened. The seat ... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4261531 | Seat belt retractor having belt take-up force locking means A seat belt retractor comprising belt take-up shaft means supported by the base member, belt take-up force locking means capable of assuming an interlocked position in which it is interlocked with the take-up shaft means and a non-interlocked position in ... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4256329 | Child restraint for passive restraint system A three-point passive seat belt system includes a continuous-loop restraint belt having upper and lower ends attached to the door and a control belt having an outboard end attached to a junction ring which encircles the continuous-loop belt to define lap ... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4244601 | Device in connection with safety belts for vehicles A device for anchoring a portion of a safety belt to the floor of a vehicle in the form of a bar extending in longitudinal direction of the vehicle along which a looped portion of a safety belt may move.... | 01/13/1981 |
