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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7887094 | Seat system A tensioner mechanism that winds a webbing to restrain a passenger seated in a seat when a vehicle crash is detected is provided near the seat. A headrest body is provided to protect the passenger at the vehicle rear crash. A drive mechanism is coupled to the tensio... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7837231 | Seat belt apparatus and seat belt retractor A seat belt retractor includes a frame having a back plate and a side wall protruding from each of a plurality of side edges of the back plate. The seat belt retractor also includes a spool supported by the frame and rotating to wind a seat belt, a motor for rotatin... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7401815 | Dual spool retractor seat belt system A dual spool retractor for a motor vehicle seat belt system. The dual spool retractor includes shoulder belt and lap belt spool assemblies engaging with the shoulder belt and lap belt portions of the seat belt webbing. The dual spool retractor incorporates a gas dri... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7383620 | Buckle support assembly A buckle support assembly is provided including an anchor member and a buckle with a support member extending therebetween. A sleeve member is supported in position to extend between the anchor member and buckle and about the support member via interfering portions ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7377550 | Retractor fixing structure of rear seatbelt system A retractor of a three-point rear seatbelt system is affixed to a rear roof rail without excessively protruding out at the bottom of the rear roof rail. Such an arrangement provides sufficient rear vision of the vehicle and strengthens the rigidity of the rear roof ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7328918 | Seat belt device for vehicle A seat belt device for a central portion of a rearmost row seat includes a retractor. The retractor is attached at a vehicle roof above a central passenger on the central seat portion of the rear row seat. More specifically, a pair of left and right roof rails are i... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7311169 | Door system for automotive vehicle A door system for an automotive vehicle includes an impact-responsive catcher pin which may be operated by a supplemental restraint system having side impact sensing capability so that the impact-responsive catcher pin may be directed to deploy from a housing mounte... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7306261 | Seatbelt apparatus A seatbelt retractor includes a spool formed into a hollow cylindrical shape and capable of winding a seatbelt onto a spool outer periphery or unwinding the seatbelt from the spool outer periphery. The retractor includes a motor accommodated in a cylindrical space o... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7259537 | Polarity-reversal protection circuit for energy sources A polarity-reversal protector for power sources, in particular for automobile batteries, which is connected between a power source and at least one consumer and/or at least one generator, is described. The polarity-reversal protector is to prevent the reverse polari... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7111872 | Restraint system for a mobile machine A restraint system is provided for a mobile machine (1), in particular an industrial truck, with a driver's seat (2) and a safety belt (3). The restraint system has a variable-length mechanical connection (6) between a front part (4 | 09/26/2006 |
| 7040444 | Automotive passenger restraint and protection apparatus An automotive passenger restraint and protection apparatus for an automotive vehicle having doors, and a seatbelt, for restraining an occupant of the automotive vehicle by the seatbelt to protect the occupant includes an electric retractor having a motor for retract... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6971677 | Vehicular seat belt system The present invention provides a vehicular seat belt system which provides excellent assembling properties and good appearance. The configuration is such that in a vehicular seat belt system in which a takeout hole 9 for pulling a seat belt 8 out of a ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6959947 | Front seatbelt system for vehicle A seatbelt system for a front seat of a vehicle having such a double door that a front door (2) and a rear door (3) open outwardly forward and rearward, respectively, to form an uninterrupted doorway (14) to a passenger compartment (A) and the f... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6802537 | Arrangement and method for height adjustment of the upper attachment point of a safety belt The invention relates to an arrangement and a method for height adjustment of the upper attachment point of a safety belt, arranged in a vehicle with a vehicle seat which is spring-mounted in the vertical direction, where the upper attachment point is arranged displ... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6746049 | Adaptive seat belt tensioning system An adaptive seat belt system (10) for an automotive vehicle (12). The system (10) includes a seat belt (16) extensible about an occupant (42) of a seat system (14). A seat belt tension sensor (18) is coupled to the se... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6715792 | Seat belt system for a vehicle A seat belt system for a vehicle for restraining an occupant in a first seat mounted in a passenger compartment of the vehicle, the vehicle including an opening formed on at least one side of a vehicular body. The seat belt system includes a belt webbing having a fi... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6685220 | Airbelt and airbelt apparatus An airbelt is provided that passes smoothly through an anchor and winds around a retractor. The airbelt includes a non-inflating section and a flat hollow-cylindrical inflating section. A bag is arranged only within the inflating section. An end of the ba... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6665911 | Concealable buckle apparatus A concealable buckle apparatus includes a supporting element, a buckle, a locking device and a panel. The buckle is pivotally mounted on the supporting element between an extended position and a concealed position. The locking device is movably mounted on... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6550810 | Seat belt retractor A seat belt retractor (12) comprises a frame (40), a seat belt webbing spool (42) rotatably mounted in the frame (40), and an actuator (70) for locking the seat belt webbing spool (42) against rotation in at least one direction (B) in the frame (40). The ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6213509 | Belt tensioner and device for fastening the same A belt tensioner with a piston/cylinder unit and with a device for fastening the belt tensioner to the vehicle is characterized in that on the exterior of the shell surface of the cylinder (3) a thread (13) is formed, by which the cylinder (3) can be scre... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6152490 | Rear seat belt device A part 8 of the shoulder anchor tower upwardly protruding from the side body 2 of an open-body type vehicle 1 is formed to have a closed sectional shape by combining the tower inner and outer panels 8a and 8b each other so that a closed sectional shape ca... | 11/28/2000 |
| 5462310 | Seat belt construction A seat belt construction is provided in which a first end of the seat belt is connected to the vehicle frame and a second opposite end is connected to the passenger seat so that it extends across and behind the back rest of the passenger seat to form a ba... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5443577 | Automatically put-on automobile safety belt The invention provides an automatically put-on automobile safety belt. Conventionally, it is very troublesome to put on the safety belt, because it has to be manipulated manually. The present invention overcomes these disadvantages. That is, the automatic... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5318146 | Electric circuit for activating an occupant safety device in an automotive vehicle An electric activating circuit for an occupant safety device in an automotive vehicle contains an acceleration sensor arranged in a vehicle door and a door switch for interrupting the electric circuit if the door is open.... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5183290 | Automatic seat belt assembly for a vehicle An automatic seat belt device for motor vehicles, includes a retracting member installed on a vehicle door, and upper and lower webbings wherein each lower end thereof is unified into a composite structure for slidably locking with a seat belt lock and ea... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5096224 | Through anchor for seat belt system A through anchor suitable for use in a seat belt system is disclosed. In use, the through anchor is mounted by way of a through bore formed in a fixing member arranged on a side of a vehicle body. The through anchor comprises a metal plate, a fixing bolt,... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5088769 | Control apparatus of passive seat belt A passive seat belt control apparatus includes a retractor for housing part of a seat belt. The retractor includes an arrangement for sensing acceleration and deceleration of a vehicle door and the speed at which the seat belt is pulled out from the retra... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5074589 | Automatic seat belt Lap seat belt and shoulder seat belt are automatically set to restrain a seated person. A first end of each belt is slidable in a guide rail diagonally disposed on the inner surface of the door. Second ends of the belts are fixed on the inner side of the ... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5069483 | Seat belt mount mechanism This invention is directed to a useful improvement in a seat belt mount mechanism of a seat belt for use in an automotive vehicle of the type that an anchor plate adapted to support the seat belt at the middle portion thereof is fixed securely to a door s... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5054814 | Passive type seat belt mounting structure The present invention relates to a passive type seat belt mounting structure wherein the seat belt is forcibly loaded around the body of the occupant upon he/she sitting down in a vehicle seat and closing a door, wherein a shoulder retractor and a lap ret... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5048866 | Seat belt mount mechanism This invention is directed to a useful improvement in a seat belt mount mechanism for use in an automotive vehicle of the type that an anchor plate adapted to support a shoulder anchor for holding the seat belt extending through an opening defined therein... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5044459 | Automobile seat belt apparatus A seat belt apparatus is provided for restraining the occupant of a seat assembly within a vehicle body structure having a plurality of closure members each hingedly supported for movement between opened and closed positions to selectively open and close ... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4946196 | Retractor with manually-operable remote control for tension-relieving system An automotive safety belt retractor comprising a remotely-operable, electromechanical tension-relieving system. The tension-relieving system is shifted into a tension-relieving mode by a conveniently located manual switch. Movement of the user to extract ... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4919450 | Overt comfort system A seat belt retractor system for restraining a passenger in a vehicle is provided with a tension-relieving means engageable by a manual overt actuator, which system includes the following: initiation of the tensionless mode requires conscious actuation by... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4881423 | Cable actuating assembly A cable operated assembly for actuating a device comprises a housing assembly and a plunger movably mounted within the assembly for movement between return and actuating positions. A coil spring is mounted within the housing and biases the plunger toward ... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4856728 | Passive seat belt retractor assembly A seat belt retractor assembly particularly adapted for mounting in a motor vehicle door as part of a passive belt system. The retractor includes both an inertia sensitive actuator and a tension relief or "comfort" features. The retractor further includes... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4817754 | Automotive seat belt system and retractor device for seat belt system A seat belt system for a vehicle has a seat belt which is adapted to be supported by a belt guide and a buckle respectively provided on the outer side of the passenger seated on the seat adjacent to the doors and on the inner side of the passenger remote ... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4796916 | Inhibit control of a belted vehicular passive restraint system having door-mounted retractors Each vehicle door in which a retractor is mounted includes a jamb switch mounted in the door jamb for sensing actual opening of the door, and a lock switch mounted in the door lock assembly for sensing actuation of the interior or exterior door handles. W... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4787651 | Passive safety belt apparatus A passive seat belt apparatus including a lap belt retractor mounted inside of the door of a vehicle, a lap belt extending between the retractor and an engaging member in the interior of the vehicle adjacent the center line thereof, a through ring attache... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4757954 | Block-out device for a retractor A safety belt retractor is provided with a frame that rotatably supports a reel carrying a rolled safety belt and with a pair of ratchet wheels on the opposite ends of the reel. A locking bar is pivotally mounted with respect to the frame for travel into ... | 07/19/1988 |
