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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7469970 | Reinforcing structure for three-point type seat belt A reinforcing structure for a three-point type seat belt can be installed to a double seat in such a manner that a seat belt fixing bracket attached to the double seat is also united with a seat frame of a single seat disposed near the double seat, thereby securing ... | 12/30/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7407215 | Child seat top tether rerouter and bracket A tether anchor assembly is coupled to a vehicle allowing a child seat tether to be connected thereto. The anchor assembly includes a mounting bracket, a receiver bracket, a nylon loop and a boot. The mounting bracket is configured to be fixedly secured to the vehic... | 08/05/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7350735 | Seat belt retractor A seat belt system includes a retractor and a seat belt. The retractor includes a motor that drives a pressure rod into a seat belt such that the seat belt is nipped between the pressure rod and belt receiving portions. The driving force of the motor that controls t... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7331610 | Belt height adjustment device A height-adjustable, belt-deflecting device for a seat belt including a deflecting element which deflects the seat belt. The device improves the safety of a vehicle occupant to be secured and protected by the seat belt. This is achieved by the having a deflecting el... | 02/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7273191 | Low profile spline A seatbelt retractor is disclosed. The seatbelt retractor includes a frame, a spindle, and a torsion member. The frame is attached to a structural member of a vehicle. The spindle is rotatably supported in the frame. The spindle includes a slot for accommodating a s... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7258188 | Variable seat belt A seat belt system includes webbing having a solid material that is configured to effect a shape or dimensional change in response to an activation signal. In a preferred embodiment, the webbing includes a first part and a second part, each having a wide end and a n... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7232155 | Seatbelt apparatus A seatbelt apparatus with two pretensioners and a load limiter. The seatbelt apparatus has a seatbelt retractor, a belt guide, a lap belt anchor, a tongue, and a buckle. The seatbelt retractor and the lap belt anchor are provided with pretensioners. The buckle is fi... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7195311 | Safety device for vehicle seats Safety device for a vehicle seat which is fixed inside a vehicle including lateral guides. The safety device consists of at least one safety rail fixed in the vehicle, in the region between the guides, and comprises associated securing mechanisms which are connected... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7178835 | Belt locking device for a vehicle seat In a belt locking device for a vehicle seat, in particular a motor vehicle seat, having a moveably attached belt lock (19), a tightening unit (13) supported on a structure-fixed support element (29), and a transmission element (21) acting... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7168742 | Seatbelt device A seat belt device includes a lap anchor and connector assembly that are engaged by a latch pressed by a first latch spring. In the event that inertia force is applied to the connector assembly in a direction that tends to urge the disengagement of the connector ass... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7144042 | Seat belt device A device for use together with a seat belt (3) of a seat in a vehicle (6), comprising a sensor (2) for measuring tension in the seat belt and a member (4) for limiting the load transferable by the seat belt, the seat belt tension sensor b... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7104601 | Vehicle occupant restraint system In a vehicle occupant restraint system for restraining a lower part of a vehicle occupant, an arrangement for moving a restraining member from a retracted position to a deployed position upon detection and/or prediction of a vehicle crash by a crash sensor is adapte... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7104584 | Seat slide device for vehicle A seat slide device for a vehicle being a width of the seat slide device in the horizontal direction is smaller than the width of the seat slide device in the vertical direction includes a guide rail extending in the back/forth direction of a vehicle seat, including... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7048339 | Force-limiting energy absorber A force-limiting energy absorber comprises at least a first and a second elongated metal element (12, 13), being chosen out of a group consisting of a metal wire, a profiled metal wire, a metal strand, a bundle of untwisted metal wires and a metal rope. The e... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7029069 | Child safety seat A child safety seat for use in combination with a vehicular seat includes a retractable harnessing apparatus for securing the child safety seat to the vehicular seat. The retractable harnessing apparatus has a safety strap retractably extending out from the strap ho... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7017194 | Restraint system for restraining a person in a vehicle of transportation A restraint system for restraining a person in a vehicle of transportation, includes a safety harness having length adjustable shoulder belts and a buckle for connecting the shoulder belt on a chest-side of a person and a stiff U-shaped shoulder yoke having legs, wh... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7009353 | Furniture drive for adjusting parts of an item of furniture in relation to each other An electric-motor driven furniture drive (2) for adjusting parts of an item of furniture in relation to each other, comprising two electric-motor driven adjustment units (4,6), both of which in an assembled position of the furniture drive (2) ar... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6786294 | Device for determining the load on a vehicle occupant A method and vehicle occupant restraint system for a motor vehicle, in which the webbing movement of a seat belt wound on a belt reel 1 caused by the body of the belted-in vehicle occupant is scanned and corresponding measurement data are fed to an evaluating... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6695243 | Seat belt retractor with hydraulic load limiting A seat belt retractor has a belt reel rotatably mounted in a frame. A blocking means blocks rotation of a blockable part of the belt reel and a belt webbing carrier on the belt reel that is substantially drum-shaped. The belt webbing carrier is associated... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6688646 | Seat belt system with a belt tensioner A vehicle seat belt system, in particular a three-point seat belt system, has belt webbing and an end fitting by which an end of the belt webbing is secured to a vehicle. A belt tensioner acts with a pulling eyebolt through which the belt webbing is guide... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6682098 | Method of determining the load on a vehicle occupant The load acting on the body of a belted-in vehicle occupant restrained by a seat belt is determined by providing electrical signals from occupant restraint device sensors. The electrical signals are then evaluated with an evaluating device, wherein the mo... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6659548 | Vehicle seat with a seat carrier and with a buckle of a safety belt positioned at said seat carrier The vehicle seat of a vehicle has a seat carrier with a side part, a buckle of a safety belt positioned thereon and a vertically adjustable underframe. The underframe is provided with a sector gear. An engaging element is arranged on the seat carrier and ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6659505 | Adaptive variable load limited for primary occupant safety restraint A system and device for managing the restraints available for vehicle occupants that uses fluidic torque conversion to provide an adaptive variable load limiting for the primary occupant safety restraint. The fluidic torque conversion of this invention ca... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6637825 | Safety belt-reversing device on a motor vehicle seat A safety belt-reversing device on a vehicle seat, having a sheet metal body connected with a base construction of the seat. The sheet metal body comprises a surface on which the belt is running in the form of a saddle, and stiffening tabs connected on the... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6619752 | Extensible tether for juvenile vehicle seat An extensible tether is provided for tethering a juvenile vehicle seat to a tether anchor in a vehicle. The extensible tether includes a tether strap and a compliant member trapped in a space formed in the tether strap and configured to deform when a long... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6582023 | Vehicle seat with a side carrier and a buckle The vehicle seat has a seat carrier and an underframe. The underframe comprises two bottom rails, two seat rails, two front supports, and two rear pivoting supports. A buckle of a safety belt is provided. Tensile loads acting on the buckle are transferred... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6564895 | Belt retractor for a vehicle safety belt and method for actuating the belt retractor A belt retractor for a vehicle safety belt comprises a belt spool, at least one locking member which at least largely prevents a belt spool rotation in the case of restraint, and a force limiter. The force limiter opposes a defined force to a rotation of ... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6354628 | Seat belt anchor assembly A seat belt anchor assembly is provided for use in an automotive vehicle wherein the vehicle includes an occupant compartment having a side pillar forming a structural part of a vehicle body. The seat belt anchor assembly includes an anchor bolt fixedly s... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6352312 | Vehicle seat interlock A vehicle seat interlock mechanism includes a U-shaped channel member extending along a lower track of a seat and an interlock bracket mounted to a deformable mounting member at an upper track of the seat. The interlock bracket includes a seat belt anchor... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6340176 | Seat restraint tensioner A seat restraint tensioner for a seat restraint system in a vehicle includes a housing for operative connection to vehicle structure and a movable piston disposed in the housing. The seat restraint tensioner also includes a gas generator operatively conne... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6309023 | Energy absorbing torsion bar seat belt retractor with sharp onset property An energy absorbing seat belt retractor (20) comprising: a frame (22); a torsion bar (70, 70') having a first and a second side, rotationally supported relative to the frame. The torsion bar of the type which is pre-torqued to create a permanent deformati... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6302346 | Seat belt webbing energy management device An energy management device (10) for seat belt webbing (18) for restraining a vehicle occupant includes a base (40) for attachment to the vehicle. The device (10) also includes a plastically deformable torsion bar (60) having a first portion (66) fixed re... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6209916 | Load limiting device for a seat belt A load limiting device is used with a vehicle seat belt during a crash to allow a limited and controlled forward motion of a vehicle occupant after the retractor has locked. The load limiting device decreases the forces exerted by the seat belt on the veh... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6206316 | Belt retractor with force limitation A belt retractor for a vehicle safety belt comprises a frame, a belt spool rotatably mounted in the frame, a locking catch arranged on the belt spool, a locking mechanism adapted to pivot the locking catch between an initial position and a locking positio... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6196589 | Load limiting device for a seat belt A load limiting device is used with a vehicle seat belt during a crash to allow a limited and controlled forward motion of a vehicle occupant after the retractor has locked. The load limiting device decreases the forces exerted by the seat belt on the veh... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6183014 | Device for seat belts A device for damping the belt tension which occurs in a seat belt (16) in the event of a momentary stress of great force. In order for momentary stresses of great force on the seat belt (16) to be able to be absorbed without injury being caused, the devic... | 02/06/2001 |
