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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7392958 | Belt retractor for a safety belt A belt retractor for a safety belt has a brake surface (38), a blocking mechanism (18), a brake element (24) which can prevent a steering in of the blocking mechanism (18), and a magnetic actuator (28). The brake element (24... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7367630 | Integrated seat of an automotive vehicle The invention relates to an integral seat of an automotive vehicle having an underframe, a seat pan carried by underframe, a seat back and a seat belt mechanism, where the seat belt mechanism includes a seat belt with a tongue member that divides the seat belt in a ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7240923 | Seatbelt retractor and seatbelt device A seatbelt retractor for winding a seatbelt includes a spool for winding the seatbelt, a motor for generating rotational torque to rotate the spool, and a clutch mechanism. The clutch mechanism connects a power transmission path to transmit the rotational torque of ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7195315 | Device for tightening a seat belt A device for tightening a seat belt (1) such as, for example, a three-point seat belt comprising a lap belt part (2) and a diagonal belt part (3), where the seat belt is used to fix a child car seat in a passenger seat. A portion of the seat bel... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7185919 | Method and apparatus for use on a safety belt system for restraining the movement of an occupant or child seat In one embodiment, an apparatus for reversibly locking a lap belt portion of a safety belt webbing in a three-point, continuous loop seat belt system which includes a tongue assembly having the belt webbing routed therethrough, includes a cinch body adapted to mount... | 03/06/2007 |
| 6923506 | Interlock system for seat belt retractor An interlock system for stopping seat belt payout from a retractor when a seat is not secured is provided. The interlock system includes a connector between the seat latch and the retractor with the connector operating a retractor locking actuator which utilizes the... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6913314 | Safety seat with device for automatically putting a belt on and taking it off A safety seat for land, air and sea vehicles is provided. The safety seat has a safety belt harness and can be secured between the floor and ceiling of a vehicle via securement straps provided above and below the seat. The safety belt harness comprises two lap belts... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6824222 | Seat belt system with dual payout retractor A seat belt system (10) includes a lap belt (60) including a first portion (74) and a second portion (85). A retractor (76) includes a spool (96) rotatable about an axis (160). The first and second lap belt portions (... | 11/30/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6786551 | Seat latching assembly A seat latching assembly for a vehicle includes a seatback having first and second sides. A first latch is provided for latching the first side of the seatback to a portion of a vehicle, the first latch being operable between a latched position and an unlatched posi... | 09/07/2004 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6540293 | Child restraining seat A child seat includes a seating member, a base member, seating member lock and a connecting member. The seating member is designed to abut the body of a child. The base member has an outside surface that is designed to abut a seat of a vehicle. A connecti... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6533321 | Vehicle occupant restraint system The belt retractor of the occupant restraint system comprises a frame, a belt reel rotatably mounted in the frame, a locking mechanism for selectively blocking the belt reel and a vehicle-sensitive sensor. The locking mechanism is actuated by an actor. An... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6523771 | Webbing retractor In a webbing retractor, when a pawl engages with an internal tooth, a lock plate is guided, via a V gear, to a position at which engagement with a ratchet tooth is possible, and thereafter, the lock plate self-locks. When the V gear reversely rotates by a... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6264281 | Seat belt buckle pretensioner mounting mechanism An automotive seat belt buckle pretensioner assembly includes a special mounting bracket for supporting the operating components of a pyrotechnic-powered cable extending from the seat belt buckle around a cable-redirection pulley. The mounting bracket inc... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6199954 | Belt tensioner with linear drive A belt tensioner for a vehicular seat belt, comprises a linear drive formed of a piston and a cylinder tube, and a belt engaging part connected to the piston by a deflected traction element. To provide a belt tensioner which can be more easily integrated ... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6155727 | Buckle tensioner A buckle tensioner for a belt buckle arranged adjacent to a vehicle seat includes a piston/cylinder unit with a cylinder having an interior and with a piston arranged in the interior, and an elastically deflectable traction transfer device connecting the ... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6045194 | Belt retractor for incorporating in a fold-down type backrest A belt retractor for incorporation in a fold-down type backrest of a vehicle seat is disclosed. The backrest of the seat is able of being latched to a vehicle body in an upright seating position by a lock. The retractor has a frame and a belt reel rotatab... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5839789 | Belt tensioner for child safety seat A seat belt tensioning device and a system for tightly positioning a child safety seat within the confines of a vehicle, comprising a belt receiver member and a tensioning means for engaging the belt receiver member and tensioning a seat belt. Operation o... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5785387 | Vehicle seat assembly with position-fixing means A vehicle seat assembly has first and second fore-and-aft extending lower track sub-assemblies for mounting to a vehicle, typically to the floor pan of the passenger compartment of the vehicle. First and second upper track sub-assemblies are carried by th... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5622383 | Sensor for a safety belt retractor For a sensor for the vehicle-sensitive triggering of the locking mechanism of a safety belt retractor in the back of a vehicle seat, with a ball seat (17) which has a trough (16) for accepting a sensor ball (15), and a pivotally mounted sensor lever (20) ... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5570932 | Linear safety belt retractor A linear-type belt retractor is disclosed which can be incorporated into the safety belt restraint system of a vehicular seat, auxiliary child seat or integral child seat. The linear-type belt retractor includes a stationary lock plate and a latch assembl... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5529381 | Cable-actuated linear retractor for a child seat A linear-type belt retractor is disclosed which can be incorporated into the safety belt restraint system of a vehicular seat, auxiliary child seat or integral child seat. The linear-type belt retractor includes a stationary lock plate and a latch assembl... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5511856 | Cable activated harness retractor for child seat A retractor for controlling the withdrawal of a belt therefrom operated by the locking engagement of a buckle and buckle tongue. A retractor frame having a spring biased rotatably mounted spool wrappingly receives one end of a belt harness, with the oppos... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5472234 | Safety belt set for damping back directed impact force A safety belt set having backstop effect for use in a car. The safety belt set mainly includes two auto-lock sets separately connecting with two hanging members mounted on two center pillars of the car. A back-extending safety belt extends behind two fron... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5439272 | Seat for a vehicle provided with a safety belt with fixation points embarked on the armature of the seat One end of the strap forming the safety belt is rigidly connected to a rear lower portion of the armature of the seating portion of the seat by a blockage mechanism. A shoulder keeper situated frontwardly with respect to the upper portion of the front fac... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5431448 | Three-point safety belt system for motor vehicles A three-point safety belt system is provided which the upper deflection and fastening point for the belt strap cannot be arranged on the B-column of a vehicle body. So as not to interfere with the appearance of the vehicle body or with its lines but, yet ... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5423598 | Safety apparatus An improved safety apparatus (10) is used in association with a belt (16) which restrains movement of an occupant of a vehicle. The belt (16) is taken up by and paid out from a retractor assembly (22). Upon the occurrence of vehicle deceleration greater t... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5411292 | Seat belt system with locking guide loop assembly A safety belt restraint system is disclosed which greatly reduces the loading exerted by the shoulder belt on both the seat belt retractor and the shoulder belt guide loop. In this regard, an improved guide loop assembly is mounted to the support pillar a... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5380066 | Belt retractor with push button controlled locking bar A retractor having means for controlling the withdrawal of a belt therefrom operated by a push button. A retractor frame has a spring biased rotatably mounted spool wrappingly receiving one end of a belt harness with the belt harness having an opposite en... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5364169 | Linear safety belt retractor A linear-type belt retractor is disclosed which can be incorporated into the safety belt restraint system of a vehicular seat, auxiliary child seat or integral child seat. The linear-type belt retractor includes a stationary lock plate and a latch assembl... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5364168 | Retractor shaft-rotating type seat belt pretensioner A retractor shaft-rotating type seat belt pretensioner for imparting pretension to a seat belt by rotating the take-up shaft of a belt retractor comprises a driving member engageable with a driven member on the take-up shaft and a power source coupled to ... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5188425 | Pretensioning latching mechanism A pretensioner latching mechanism having a main anchorage member (45) to be fixed to a frame (60) of a slideably adjustable vehicle seat, a further member (52) slideable along the first member under the action of a remote vehicle body mounted pretensioner... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5160186 | Low profile web adjuster A low profile web adjuster for securing a web. A seat includes a harness, one end of which extends through a web adjuster mounted to the seat. A pivot cam on the adjuster is operable to lockingly engage one end of the harness. In the preferred embodiment,... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5104193 | Tightening means for safety belt restraining systems in vehicles The tightening means for safety belt restraining systems is equipped with a pyrotechnical piston/cylinder tightening drive which is inserted via fitting parts engaging the piston on the one hand and the cylinder on the other hand into the force flow path ... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5046687 | Adaptive torso restraint system A restraint system is provided for restraining a pilot in a safe position during high-acceleration conditions. A stationary harness portion is attached to the pilot's body and haulback straps are connected in a slidable manner to the stationary harness. U... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5039169 | Adjustable lock infant seat An adjustable lock infant seat. An infant seat positionable atop an automobile seat, includes a seat belt buckle mounted to the bottom or seat portion of the infant seat. The buckle is lockingly engageable with a tongue slidably mounted to a belt having o... | 08/13/1991 |
