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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172266 | Seatbelt system for generating electrical energy A seatbelt system for generating electrical energy. The seatbelt system includes a rewinding mechanism, an electrical generation mechanism, a locking mechanism, and a charging mechanism. A first rotational engagement unit of the rewinding mechanism is rotated by the... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8091923 | Adaptive seat belt load limiter and method Method and apparatus for limiting the load on a seat belt buckle, includes providing an adjustable energy absorbing device mounting the seat belt buckle on the vehicle, sensing vehicle and occupant conditions to determine the optimal adjustment of the adjustable ene... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8070185 | Restraint device for a seat belt The invention relates to a restraint device (1) for a seat belt (2) in a vehicle, comprising a housing (10) for guiding the seat belt (2) and for accommodating an energy-absorbing element (12) adapted to cooperate with the seat bel... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7874589 | Seat belt retractor To further reduce variation in the maximum limited load by a seat belt load limiting mechanism composed of a torsion bar and a shearing member. When a spool rotates in the belt withdrawing direction relative to the locking base, energy absorbing (EA) mechanism actio... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7866702 | Energy absorbing seat anchor restraint system for child safety seats An energy absorbing anchor for securing a child safety seat to a mounting portion of a vehicle and coupling to a tether of the child safety seat is provided. The energy absorbing anchor comprises a bracket including a first end having a tether coupling portion, and ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7862087 | Reusable safety apparatus for reducing the forward velocity of an occupant of a vehicle A reusable safety apparatus for reducing the forward velocity of an occupant of a vehicle involved in a collision or another event that imparts forward velocity to the occupant of a vehicle comprising essentially of a casing member, a piston member substantially hou... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7828331 | Variable load limiting device for seatbelt retractor to reduce occupant injury A variable load limiting device for a vehicle safety belt assembly is provided for controllably restraining a vehicle occupant by the vehicle safety belt assembly during deceleration of a vehicle. The device includes a body including a fluid chamber for containing a... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7823923 | Method of establishing belt pullout in an occupant restraint system for vehicles and an occupant restraint system for vehicles A method of establishing belt pullout in an occupant restraint system for vehicles with a safety belt includes the steps: detecting the vehicle acceleration, and establishing the belt pullout in dependence on the detected vehicle acceleration. ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7802818 | Device and method for tightening a safety belt serving to protect occupants in a vehicle A belt brake is described for a safety belt for protecting occupants in a vehicle, which belt can be wound onto and unwound from a belt drum mounted rotationally about a belt shaft. A method for locking a safety belt is also described. The invention comprises at lea... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7784831 | Seat belt load limiting device A load limiting device for mounting a seat belt buckle includes a plow shoe attached to one of the buckle and the vehicle and a pair of opposed plates attached to the other of the buckle and the vehicle. The plates have the plow shoe captured therebetween so that up... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7703806 | Seat belt system for a motor vehicle A vehicle seat belt system has seat belt webbing that is attached to a tongue adapted to be located in a buckle mechanism fixed to a load-bearing part of the vehicle. A generally vertically extending strap is adapted to be located in a position against a seat back. ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7686339 | Seat belt apparatus A seat belt apparatus is disclosed that includes a rotatable spool connected to the seat belt webbing and at least one variable energy absorbing mechanism connected to an end of the rotatable spool. The variable energy absorbing mechanism may include a chamber confi... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7651136 | Force limiter for a vehicle safety belt A force limiter for a vehicle safety belt includes a shaft and at least one metal strap, one end of which is attached to the shaft and which supports on a strap accommodation ring radially outside of the shaft. The distance between the strap accommodation ring and t... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7648171 | Seat belt buckle system and scabbard A seat belt buckle system includes a seat belt with a latch plate, and a seat belt buckle assembly. The seat belt buckle assembly includes a buckle head for receiving the latch plate, a scabbard covering a portion of the buckle head, and a buckle stalk connecting th... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7631899 | Seat belt apparatus A kinetic-energy absorbing member absorbs the kinetic energy of a pull-in member such as a buckle or a lap anchor when reaching a bottom position. The kinetic-energy absorbing member, which includes a thin-walled tubular member that may be made of metal such as iron... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7478836 | Seat belt arrangement A seat-belt arrangement including an energy-absorbing force limiter. A first component, for example in the form of a retractor reel spool is movable relative to a second component, for example the frame-work of the retractor. The spool carries with it elements prese... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7455322 | Buffer device for vehicle seat belt A buffer device for vehicle seat belt includes a housing having two inside racks, a roller assembly, which has a roller and two gearwheels fixedly provided at the ends of the roller and meshed with the racks for guiding rotation of the roller along the racks, a trac... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7434833 | Seat belt device for vehicle There is provided a seat belt device for a vehicle, comprising bag portions and provided at seat belts and for protecting an occupant, a blower device to repeatedly supply the inflation air to the bag portions, air supply passages and connecting the bag portions wit... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7431340 | Restrictor/protector of passenger in vehicle A main controlling section of a controlling unit (13), when judging a collision risk, drives a motor (12) in a direction of retracting a seat belt (3) and raises tension of the seat belt (3). The main controlling section, when tension of ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7410113 | Modular torsion bar A seatbelt retractor is disclosed. The seatbelt retractor has a frame, a spindle, a seatbelt webbing and torsion bar. The frame is attached to a structure of a road vehicle. The spindle is rotatably supported by the frame. The seatbelt webbing is wound about the spi... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7410114 | Compact dual-level load limiting seat belt retractor A seat belt retractor having first and second serially arranged torsion bars and a switching mechanism provides two levels of load limiting. A bridge bolt rotationally fixed to the inboard ends of the torsion bars is threaded into a locking base, and the switching m... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7407193 | Seat belt buckle A buckle device that includes a buckle with which a tongue supported by a seat belt becomes engaged, and buckle-moving device which moves the buckle between a storage position at which the buckle is stored when the buckle is not used and a use position at which the ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7398998 | Wire, wire rope or cable assemblies for seat belt component A vehicle occupant restraint system including: a seat belt pretensioner comprising a curved cable guide and a flexible cable, having a determinable stiffness to bending, positioned about and movable relative to the cable guide. One end of the cable is adapted to be ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7392881 | Multiple stage personal fall arrest energy absorber The use of a fall arrest lanyard that provides fall arrest forces at least two primary levels is disclosed. One example provides a lanyard with a pair of shock absorbers of different capacities in series. Other examples use a single shock absorber that provides at l... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7392957 | Seatbelt retractor system and seatbelt system A seatbelt retractor system allowing optimization of energy absorbing characteristics, includes a spool for retracting a seatbelt; a torsion bar made of a twistable material; a locking mechanism for stopping the rotation of the spool at least in a seatbelt withdrawi... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7380833 | Deflection fitting for the safety belt of a motor vehicle A deflection fitting for the safety belt of a motor vehicle comprising a belt guide (17, 18) which encircles the safety belt (7) and a pivot bearing (13) about which the belt guide is pivoted about a pivot pin (14) and parallel to the dir... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7377463 | Noise reducing seat belt retractor A seat belt retractor has a spool for carrying seat belt webbing rotatably mounted about a longitudinal axle and biased in a seat belt webbing rewinding direction. A toothed ratchet wheel is mounted to rotate with the spool. A sensor is provided for detecting an eme... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7374122 | Seat belt retractor A seat belt retractor has a rotating spool for retraction or pay-out of seat belt webbing. A locking ring is attached to one end of the spool. The locking ring is locked against rotation when a crash is sensed. A force limiting means allows further pay-out of the se... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7370721 | Seatbelt tensioning device and method A device and method for tensioning a vehicle seatbelt are disclosed. The device has a motor, a pulley, a first cable, and a seatbelt buckle. The motor has a motor output for transferring rotational energy developed in the motor. The pulley is in communication with t... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367590 | Seat belt assembly and method of installation A method of installing a seat belt system (100) into a passenger compartment of a vehicle, the system of the type including a seat belt retractor (501), a height adjuster (102) and a web guide (104), the method including the steps of: a) ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7357419 | Fastening for a safety belt buckle, which is equipped for measuring the belt force arrangement A fastening arrangement for a safety belt is provided and includes a holder for securement to a vehicle. The holder has a T-shaped head with laterally extending arms. A connector is moveably disposed, against spring action on the holder and is connected to a belt bu... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357222 | Energy absorber for horizontal lifeline system The invention provides an energy absorber for use in a horizontal lifeline system comprising an elongated non-elastic plate folded onto itself to form adjoining lower wall portions, adjoining intermediate wall portions perpendicular to the said lower wall portions, ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354014 | Seat belt retractor A seat belt retractor includes a spool for winding a seat belt; a lock mechanism having a locking member for rotation with the spool in a normal state and for stop-rotation in a seat belt withdrawal direction in an emergency state; a torsion bar disposed between the... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350809 | Airbag device and occupant classification device A seating state of an occupant including a presence, absence, and posture of the occupant is accurately determined. The device includes a seat belt provided with marks whose image is to be taken, an imaging portion that takes an image of the marks provided on the se... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350862 | Belt guiding mechanism and child vehicle seat A belt guiding mechanism, for example for a child vehicle seat, which is suitable for guiding a belt extending through the belt guiding mechanism and locking said belt against movement. The belt guiding mechanism comprises a cam that is capable of pivoting movement ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7325879 | Seat belt guide A seat belt guide includes first and second walls each having opposite top and bottom ends. A pair of generally parallel end walls extends from the first wall. The end walls are spaced apart for retaining the seat belt in a transverse direction. A pair of generally ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7318560 | Switchable load limiting seatbelt retractor A seatbelt retractor is disclosed having a frame, a spindle, a tread head and a torsion bar. The frame is attached to a structure of a vehicle. The spindle is rotatably supported by the frame. The tread head is matingly coupled to the spindle for relative rotational... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318607 | Adaptive restraint system with retractor pretensioner A restraint system and method is adaptive to the size of the occupant, and adapts both pretensioning and load limitation characteristics to the occupant. The adaptive restraint system generally includes a retractor, a belt anchorage pretensioner, and a retractor pre... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7306260 | Lap fuse belt for a seat belt The present invention relates to a lap fuse belt for a seat belt. A lap fuse belt for a seat belt includes a plurality of lap fuse belt cases which are coupled to one another by receiving holes and coupling projections formed on surfaces thereof so as to house the l... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7293818 | Seat for armored vehicle An armored vehicle having a floor, a roof above the floor, and a side wall extending vertically between the floor and the wall, is provided with a seat having a rigid frame, at least one ceiling mount suspending the frame from the roof, a cover on the frame forming ... | 11/13/2007 |
