Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
280733000 | In the form of or used in conjunction with a belt or strap | 63 |
20080265551 | VEHICLE SEATBELT APPARATUS - Seatbelt apparatus includes a control device connected with a vehicle-mounted battery for controlling an operational state of a seatbelt on the basis of an opened/closed state of a buckle switch and electric power supplied by the battery. The control device has a first operation mode for operating with low-level electric power, and a second operation mode for operating with higher-level electric power. In the second operation mode, the control device is kept in a state capable of detecting the opened/closed state of the buckle switch. The apparatus also includes a storage section for storing a current state value of the buckle switch when the control device shifts from the second operation mode to the first operation mode. | 10-30-2008 |
20080303252 | Strechable Webbing, Inflatable Belt, and Inflatable Belt Apparatus - A technology for a stretchable webbing is provided including a long inflatable belt for restraining a vehicle occupant, which is effective in preventing slippage between yarns and fray while ensuring webbing rigidity. One embodiment includes a stretchable webbing having a long inflatable belt for restraining a vehicle occupant and an inserting yarn of the stretchable webbing having a first filament element and a second filament element which extend adjacent to and parallel with each other, where the second filament element is composed of a low-fusing point fiber having a fusing point lower than that of the first filament element. | 12-11-2008 |
20080303253 | Strechable Webbing, Inflatable Belt, and Inflatable Belt Apparatus - A technology for a stretchable webbing is provided including a long inflatable belt for restraining a vehicle occupant, which is effective in ensuring the webbing rigidity and achieving the reduced product width of the webbing. In one embodiment, the stretchable webbing includes a long inflatable belt for restraining a vehicle occupant, a weft yarn of the stretchable webbing having a first filament element and a second filament element which extend adjacent to and in parallel with one another, where the first filament element and second filament element have different heat-shrinkage ratios. | 12-11-2008 |
20090033077 | Inflatable Belt, And Inflatable Belt Apparatus - An inflatable belt is provided having good tactual feeling and an inflatable belt apparatus is provided comprising the same. In one form, a bag comprises a front portion and an over-shoulder portion which are connected to form substantially a boomerang shape. The bag is formed by folding a panel into two along a boundary between panel parts which form side surfaces of the left half and the right half of the bag in the inflated state, respectively, and each of which has substantially a boomerang shape, and sewing peripheral edges of the panel parts other than the boundary together by a sewing yarn. The bag is spread flat such that the panel parts are superposed on each other. Then, a portion of the over-shoulder portion on the side of the boundary between the panel parts is interfolded into a space between the panel parts. After that, the bag is folded along fold lines parallel to the boundary to reduce the width of the folded body. | 02-05-2009 |
20090051150 | Air Belt and Air Belt Apparatus - A predetermined tension force is generated to an air belt even when an expandable portion is expanded in a narrow space. An air belt | 02-26-2009 |
20090058057 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING SEAT POSITION - Seating positioning determining based on wireless signals. The seat positioning may include assessing seating location within a vehicle or other environment. The seat positioning may be used with various vehicle system to control their operation based on the seat positioning. The seat positioning inquiry may also include additional information, such as but not limited to seat identification information and seat safety system information. | 03-05-2009 |
20090066063 | INFLATABLE SEAT BELT INCLUDING A THORAX AIRBAG - A seat belt assembly for use in a seat belt system of a motor vehicle to restrain a vehicle occupant. The assembly includes a belt webbing extending from a first end to a second end and includes tubular webbing extending from the first end and configured to open at a tear seam. An airbag is disposed within the tubular webbing and configured to inflate and deploy through the tear seam. A gas generator is fluidly coupled to the airbag and configured to provide an expanding gas to inflate and deploy the airbag in response to a control signal. A first part of the airbag is configured to inflate above the tubular webbing such that the first part of the airbag is disposed between a side or door of the vehicle and the thorax of the vehicle occupant. | 03-12-2009 |
20090066064 | Child Seat Installation Structure With Seat Belt Having Expandable Portion - A child seat installation structure is disclosed in which it is prevented that an expandable portion, when it expands, interferes with a child seat. In one form, an airbelt includes a lap bag and a normal belt portion, a tip of which is connected to the lap bag. A bracket for fixing a tip side of the normal belt portion is provided on a lap anchor. A loop portion is formed on the tip side of the normal belt portion using a clip, and the loop portion is inserted into a fixing hole provided in the bracket and is locked with a lock member. After that, a child seat is placed on a seat, and only the normal belt portion is routed over the child seat. | 03-12-2009 |
20090091108 | EXPANDING-CONTROLLABLE AIRBAG SYSTEM - The present invention protects both upper part and lower part of the body of a passenger when an airbag expands in a collision and prevents secondary damage to a baby/infant by appropriately controlling expansion pressure of the cushion on the basis of characteristics of the their bodies. The present invention includes: a diffuser that is disposed in a crush pad and has gas supply holes, gas discharge holes, and an inflator; expansion pressure control member that is movably disposed with respect to diffuser and has at least an opening fluidly-communicating with gas supply holes and a closing portion opening or closing gas discharge holes; and a guide member connected with expansion pressure control member, guides cushion in a predetermined direction, and controls the opening or closing of gas discharge holes by moving expansion pressure control member with respect to diffuser using an internal or external force applied while cushion expands. | 04-09-2009 |
20090134612 | Occupant Restraining Apparatus - An occupant restraining apparatus that allows for a comfortable seat cushion and does not require an installation space for an inflator along a side of a seat frame is provided. An inflatable seat bag | 05-28-2009 |
20090152850 | AIRBAG CUSHION - The present invention relates to an airbag cushion for protecting a driver and passengers when a vehicle crashes, wherein the sliding bent is guided into a belt guider and slides between a deployment portion and the belt guider, when the deployment portion is deployed. The sliding belt slides between the deployment portion and the belt guider in such a manner that before the deployment portion is deployed, the sliding belt clogs the first vent holes, when the deployment portion is partially deployed, the second vent hole forms a flow channel together with the first vent holes so that the gas is discharged along the flow channel through the first vent holes, and when the deployment portion is fully deployed, the sliding belt clogs the first vent holes so that the gas is not discharged through the first vent holes. | 06-18-2009 |
20090160167 | Occupant Restraining Apparatus - Regarding a vehicle equipped with an occupant restraining apparatus having a bag whose internal gas pressure is adjustable in accordance with a type of collision of the vehicle, when the vehicle is involved in a frontal collision of a predetermined magnitude or greater, an inflator | 06-25-2009 |
20090160168 | Air Belt Device - In an air belt device which has the gas-supply portion, such as an inflator, fixed therein, a connection between an air belt and a gas supply portion is simplified. A lap anchor | 06-25-2009 |
20090184503 | Vehicle-Occupant Restraint System - A vehicle-occupant restraint system | 07-23-2009 |
20090230662 | Attaching structure for air belt inflator - An inflator attaching structure is capable of firmly attaching an inflator to a seat member or the like. An inflator attaching structure includes an attaching clamp that is composed of a main plate connected to a seat frame, and a sub-plate attached to the main plate, and an inflator is sandwiched between the main plate and the sub-plate. When attaching the inflator to the attaching clamp, a hook portion of the sub-plate is hooked on a hook-portion hooking opening of the main plate, and thereafter the fastening portion and the base piece portion are fastened by a bolt upon situating the fastening portion of the sub-plate in parallel with the base piece portion of the main plate in a manner so as to sandwich the inflator between the main plate and the sub-plate. | 09-17-2009 |
20090236834 | Retractable Supplemental Inflatable Restraint System For Vehicle Head Rest - An enhanced head-and-neck restraint system is provided for use with a vehicle having a passenger compartment with a seat assembly and a safety belt assembly mounted therein. The restraint system includes first and second collar straps each having an inflatable cushion integrated thereto. A first end of each collar strap is attached to a headrest portion of the seat assembly to transition between a retracted position, in which the collar straps are substantially inside the headrest portion, and a use position, in which each collar strap attaches to a belt webbing of the safety belt system. A fluid dispensing apparatus is in fluid communication with the inflatable cushions, and operable to selectively transition the inflatable cushions from a non-expanded state to an expanded state when the collar straps are in the use position. | 09-24-2009 |
20090256337 | SEAT BELT AIRBAG MODULE - A seat belt airbag module, which is an independent device, comprises a pouch which is designed to attach the seat belt by sliding the seat belt through a seatbelt channel and secure it by a fastener; a connector to connect the pouch and an inflator; an inflator which is installed in the seat back and linked to the crash sensing system. This seat belt airbag module can be attached and fastened to the seat belt by a simple sliding action and set in front of an occupant's body. The inflatable airbag is designed to inflate upward and forward so as to offer a cushion effect against the crash impact yet eliminate the potential danger of punching right toward the occupant's body as conventional airbags do. | 10-15-2009 |
20090267332 | Dual Spool Retractor in Belt-in-Seat - A restraint assembly of a type including a seat belt assembly and a side impact air bag assembly. The seat belt assembly and side impact assembly are preferably mounted to a motor vehicle seat. The seat belt assembly includes one or two retractors, preferably each having roto pretensioners. A single gas source is used to actuate retractor pretensioning functions, as well as providing a gas source for initiating the production of inflation gas for the side impact air bag assembly. Preferably, these elements are all mounted to a motor vehicle seat. | 10-29-2009 |
20090278340 | VEHICLE OCCUPANT PROTECTION SYSTEM - A vehicle occupant protection system includes: a seat belt apparatus including a shoulder belt ( | 11-12-2009 |
20090283994 | SERVICEABLE ASSEMBLY FOR SEATBELT INTEGRATED DEPLOYABLE CUSHION - A serviceable seatbelt integrated airbag assembly that is removably attached to a vehicle seat which includes an integrated deployable cushion, an inflation device, and a lap belt portion. A bracket may be provided that is removably attached to the seat. The lap belt portion is generally removably attached to the seat structure through connection with a bracket or structural member of the seat assembly and secured by a removable fastener. The airbag cushion is attached to, or contained within, a portion of the lap belt portion seatbelt webbing. An end of the lap belt portion fits through an interfacing joint element attached to one end of the primary seatbelt webbing. The airbag inflation device is connected to the electrical system of the vehicle. Removal of the serviceable seatbelt integrated airbag assembly is accomplished by disconnecting the electrical connector from the electrical system of the vehicle and seatbelt integrated airbag lap belt portion. The removable fastener is removed to disengage the lap belt portion from connection with the seat assembly and the lap belt portion is then released from connection with the primary seatbelt assembly by feeding an end of the lap belt portion through the interfacing joint element Attachment of the serviceable assembly is accomplished by reversing the described steps. Removal of the remaining portion of the seatbelt system, including the retractor and upper seatbelt guide may be achieved after decoupling the seatbelt integrated airbag lap belt portion from the seat structure and primary seatbelt system. | 11-19-2009 |
20100045007 | AIR-BAG FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - An air-bag is disclosed for use in a safety arrangement in a motor vehicle. The air-bag comprises a front panel ( | 02-25-2010 |
20100090449 | Motor Vehicle Safety Restraint System - A safety restraint system for selectively restraining an occupant of a motorized vehicle is provided. The safety restraint system includes a cylinder defining an elongate channel therein. A piston is disposed inside the channel, and selectively translates from an undeployed position to a deployed position. A linking member operatively connects the safety belt webbing to the piston such that translation of the piston increases the tension of the belt webbing. The safety restraint system also includes an inflatable cushion operatively attached to the cylinder, and configured to selectively transition from a non-expanded state to an expanded state. An inflation device operable to release inflation fluid is in fluid communication with both the inflatable cushion and the cylinder. Activation of the inflation device operates to transition the cushion from the non-expanded state to the expanded state, and translate the piston from the undeployed position to the deployed position. | 04-15-2010 |
20100109302 | VEHICLE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEM - A vehicle occupant restraint system includes left and right inflating belts which are formed long in the vertical direction of a seat and in a belt shape enabling an occupant to be restrained; a first slider which is supported on an outer end side in the seat width direction by a support portion of one of the inflating belts in a manner to be slidable in the longitudinal direction of the one inflating belt, and which retains an engaging member on an inner end side in the seat width direction; and a second slider which is supported on an outer end side in the seat width direction by a support portion of the other inflating belt in a manner to be slidable in the longitudinal direction of the other inflating belt, and which retains an engageable member on an inner end side in the seat width direction. | 05-06-2010 |
20100123301 | MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM - A safety restraint system for selectively restraining an occupant of a motorized vehicle is provided. The safety restraint system includes a safety belt webbing that is operatively mounted inside the vehicle passenger compartment, proximate to a seat assembly. An inflatable airbag cushion is engaged with a first end portion of the belt webbing. The cushion is configured to selectively transition from a non-expanded state, in which the cushion is in a stowed condition, to an expanded state, in which the cushion is in an inflated condition. An inflation device, operable to release inflation fluid, is in fluid communication with the cushion. Activation of the inflation device operates to transition the cushion from the non-expanded state to the expanded state. Transitioning of the cushion from the non-expanded state to the expanded state operates to retract a predetermined length of the belt webbing, thereby increasing the tension of the belt webbing. | 05-20-2010 |
20100164207 | AIRBELT APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - An objective is to inflate an inflation portion to an upward position, corresponding with a temple area of an occupant, at the time of a side impact. At a shoulder portion of a seatback | 07-01-2010 |
20100230941 | Restraining System - A restraining system includes a restraining volume that is bounded by a cladding, and is deployable by expansion of the restraining volume, to restrain or protect an object or person. Deployment of the restraining volume by expanding it into a restraining position is performed by a mechanical enlarging unit, rather than by a pyrotechnic gas generator, so that the restraining system may be restored to a storage position following a deployment. | 09-16-2010 |
20110006507 | OCCUPANT RESTRAINT DEVICE - An air belt device includes: a seat belt that restrains a seated occupant; an air belt that is provided in a shoulder belt portion of the seat belt and that is deployed when supplied with a gas; a retractor that extractably winds up the seat belt from a side of a shoulder portion of the occupant; an inflator that supplies gas to the air belt; and a flexible hose that is curved when the seat belt is not worn and that communicates the inflator with the end of the air belt that extends into the seat back. | 01-13-2011 |
20110006508 | OCCUPANT RESTRAINT DEVICE FOR VEHICLES - An occupant restraining device for a vehicle that can regulate a position of a seat belt, without occupying vehicle cabin space, is obtained. | 01-13-2011 |
20110042925 | AUXILIARY INFLATABLE BELT DEVICE AND AUXILIARY SUPPORTING BELT DEVICE - An auxiliary inflatable belt device is provided on a seat and includes an inflatable belt body, an inflating device and a fixing device. The interior of the inflatable belt device is formed with an air chamber and provided with at least one inflating port. The inflating device is communicated with the inflating port of the inflatable belt body. The fixing device is connected to the inflatable belt body. After the inflatable belt body is inflated completely, it forms a cubic body for allowing the body and head of a user to rest thereon and supporting the person who sleeps on the seat. Thus, the sleep quality can be enhanced. The present invention further provides an auxiliary supporting belt device. | 02-24-2011 |
20110068565 | INFLATABLE SEAT BELT SYSTEM - An inflatable member is inflated by compressed gas that flows through the latch and hollow tubular tongue of a seat belt anchor. The inflatable member is retained in an uninflated condition in a split two layer belt. The latch is pivotally secured to a conduit that receives compressed inflation gas from a cylinder that is provided with a diffuser. | 03-24-2011 |
20110148081 | BUCKLE AIRBAG - An occupant safety mechanism for an occupant of a vehicle includes a buckle assembly, an airbag cushion, an inflator, and webbing. The airbag cushion is coupled to the buckle assembly, such as in a buckle assembly housing, and is configured to deploy from the buckle assembly. The webbing is coupled to the buckle assembly and substantially fixed points disposed on the vehicle, on a seat, or both, so as to restrain the occupant a seat during a dynamic vehicle event. The inflator is configured to deploy the airbag cushion upon occurrence of a dynamic vehicle event. | 06-23-2011 |
20110204605 | Restraint System With Belt Tensioner And Airbag - A restraint system for occupants of a vehicle includes a belt ( | 08-25-2011 |
20110204606 | Restraint System with Adjustable Airbag - A restraint system for occupants of a vehicle, comprising a belt; an airbag unit arranged on the belt, wherein the positions of the belt and the airbag unit can be shifted with respect to each other; an airbag in the airbag unit; and means for securing the position of the airbag on the belt, i.e., means by which the airbag and the belt can be fastened together upon deployment of the airbag without the possibility of a shift in their relative positions. | 08-25-2011 |
20110215558 | INFLATABLE SAFETY BELT - An inflatable safety belt has a belt webbing ( | 09-08-2011 |
20120038137 | OCCUPANT SAFETY SYSTEM - An occupant restraint system comprising a seat belt webbing having a first end and a second end, the webbing configured to restrain the occupant; a member for anchoring the second end of the webbing; and an inflatable pretensioner having an inflator and an inflatable cushion that includes a first inflatable chamber and a second inflatable chamber, wherein the inflator is configured to inflate the first and second chambers of the cushion; wherein the first inflatable chamber is configured to deploy upon inflation to provide pretensioning of the webbing to restrain the secured occupant; wherein the second inflatable chamber is configured to deploy upon inflation to restrain the occupant. | 02-16-2012 |
20120169033 | NECK INJURY MITIGATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Seat belt systems and inflatable airbags can be used to mitigate the potential for injury to an occupant's neck. The seat belt systems provide for moderating the seat belt loads acting on the occupant to allow an improved synchronization of the occupant torso and head rebound timing, which in turn limits head and torso differential loading (frontal whiplash) and therefore occupant neck loads and neck, based on the position of the occupant, loads on the seatbelt, or a predetermined time in the crash event. Airbags are also provided with a sloped impact face. Additionally, airbags are also provided with a relatively flat top portion. | 07-05-2012 |
20120169034 | AIRBELT AND AIRBELT APPARATUS - An airbelt wherein a folded body of a bag-like belt is covered with a cover, and the two are sewn together with tear seams, and wherein the tear seams can be torn without the need to use a high-power inflator when the airbelt is inflated, and an airbelt apparatus employing this airbelt are provided. In one form, a mesh webbing and a mesh cover cover the bag-like belt. A plurality of parts of the airbelt in the longitudinal direction are sewn with the tear seams. The tear seams extend in the width direction of the airbelt and curve so as to be convex toward a tongue. | 07-05-2012 |
20120256403 | ACTIVATION SYSTEMS FOR INFLATABLE PERSONAL RESTRAINT SYSTEMS - Systems for indicating the status of a seatbelt buckle prior to a protective response are disclosed herein. An airbag activation system configured in accordance with one embodiment of the disclosure includes a normally closed magnetically operated reed switch. The reed switch is attached to a connector carried on one portion of a seatbelt, and a magnet is attached to a buckle carried on another portion of the seatbelt. Coupling the connector to the buckle causes the magnetic field of the magnet to move the reed switch from the normally closed position to an open position, thereby enabling the activation system to inflate the airbag in the event of an accident. | 10-11-2012 |
20120261911 | STITCH PATTERNS FOR RESTRAINT-MOUNTED AIRBAGS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Stitch patterns for inflatable personal restraint systems and associated systems and methods. A stitch pattern between a web of a restraint and an airbag mounted to the restraint has a continuous, or curvilinear pattern to reduce stress concentrations. The stitch pattern can be applied to the web, the airbag, and a gas tube in a single stitching procedure. | 10-18-2012 |
20120306185 | AIR BELT APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - An air belt apparatus for a vehicle may include a seat belt passing through a belt hook mounted to a vehicle body and through a buckle tongue, with a first end of the seat belt being coupled to a belt retractor mounted to the vehicle body in such a way that the seat belt may be released from or retracted into the belt retractor, and with a second end of the seat belt being fixed to the vehicle body, and an airbag cushion which covers the seat belt and may be mounted at one end thereof to the buckle tongue, wherein the seat belt may be slidably mounted to the airbag cushion such that the airbag cushion does not move along with the seat belt, wherein the airbag cushion may be fluid-connected to the buckle tongue and receives airbag gas through the buckle tongue. | 12-06-2012 |
20120319386 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF INFLATION FOR AN INFLATABLE SEATBELT - An inflatable shoulder belt webbing system and a method for inflating the inflatable shoulder belt webbing system having a buckle, a web loop having a tongue that is selectively engaged by the buckle when the tongue is secured to the buckle and is disengaged when the tongue is removed from the buckle, a lap belt member retained by the web loop, a shoulder belt member having an inflatable webbing portion being contained within the shoulder belt member, the shoulder belt member being retained by the web loop, a tubular member rigidly fixed externally to an outer edge of the web loop and having one end in sealed communication with the inflatable webbing portion, a source of inflation gas, and a manifold rigidly fixed externally to the buckle and having an outlet providing a conduit between the source of inflation gas and the tubular member when the tongue is secured to the buckle. | 12-20-2012 |
20130106083 | Safety Belt for a Vehicle | 05-02-2013 |
20130113194 | Belt Strap for a Safety Belt of a Vehicle - A belt strap for a safety belt of a vehicle includes a belt interior located between two belt strap layers, to which belt interior a gas can be applied. A gas passage connecting at least two sections of the belt interior is provided between the at least two belt strap layers. The gas passage is secured at a first end in the region of an end fitting of the safety belt. The gas passage, which is designed as a flexible tube, is secured within the belt interior with at least a second end, which is located opposite the secured first end. | 05-09-2013 |
20130127140 | AIRBAG GUIDE BY SEAT BELT - Embodiments of the invention provide airbags that are guided by the seat belt, but that are not installed or incorporated into the seat belt itself. The airbags may be installed on a seat side, seat backrest, or in the seat armrest. The airbags are associated with a guiding strip that uses the seat belt to guide the airbag into the proper position in front of the passenger. | 05-23-2013 |
20130127141 | Safety Belt for a Vehicle - A seatbelt for a vehicle that includes a belt strap composed of a plurality of belt strap layers and at least one belt inner space which can be impacted with a gas. The belt strap is guided through a recess of a buckle tongue, which can be inserted into a belt buckle. A holding element is arranged on the belt strap, the holding element holds the buckle tongue in a defined position when the belt strap is in a retracted state. | 05-23-2013 |
20130134695 | Safety Belt for a Vehicle - A seat belt for a vehicle includes a belt webbing with several belt webbing layers and, in a shoulder belt region and a lap belt region, a belt interior located between at least two belt webbing layers to which a gas can be applied. The belt webbing is routed through an opening of a latch plate which is insertable into a buckle, by means of which latch plate the belt webbing is, if the seat belt is fastened, deflected at a lower deflection point in a transitional region from the lap belt region to the shoulder belt region. A gas passage connecting at least two sections of the belt interior is provided at the lower deflection point between the at least two belt webbing layers. The gas passage is a tube that is flexible at least in the radial direction. The flexible tube is plastically or elastically deformable. | 05-30-2013 |
20130221642 | Single Retractor Inflatable Belt System - A safety restraint system having a seat belt (51) and an inflatable air bag (200), the air bag including first (220) and second (222) opposing panels, the first panel including one or more loops (234) and slots (232) to receive a seat belt (51), the air bag and/or seat belt configured to slide relatively to each other along the length of the seat belt. | 08-29-2013 |
20130249200 | AIR BELT APPARATUS - An air belt apparatus is provided in which a bag is stored while being folded short prior to deployment and inflation. An air belt apparatus includes a bag provided in a part of a seatbelt, a collision detection device, and a gas supply device that supplies deployment gas to the bag. The bag includes a cylindrical portion connected to the gas supply device, and an inflatable portion wider than the cylindrical portion. Prior to deployment and inflation, the inflatable portion is stored on a radial inner side of the cylindrical portion while being turned inside out and folded up to a width substantially equal to a width of the cylindrical portion. | 09-26-2013 |
20130264803 | INTEGRATED AIRBAG RESTRAINT - A restraint system for a seat is provided and may include a first portion formed from a first material and having a first end fixed for movement with the seat and a second end movable relative to the seat. A second portion may be integral with or attached to the first portion, may be formed from the first material, and may be operable between a pre-deployed state and an inflated state. | 10-10-2013 |
20130264804 | SEATBELT ANCHOR AIRBAG - A restraint system for a mobile platform is provided and may include a seatbelt, an anchor attached to the seatbelt and to the mobile platform, and an airbag attached to the mobile platform via the anchor. The airbag may be movable from a pre-deployed state to an inflated state. | 10-10-2013 |
20130313811 | PASSENGER PROTECTION APPARATUS - A seat belt is wound up in a passenger protection apparatus. An airbag to be inflatable is at a position of a shoulder belt of the seat belt by being folded like a belt in the passenger protection apparatus. The passenger protection apparatus includes a fabric member which configures a bag-like member of the airbag and a partition wall fabric. The partition wall fabric has portions respectively connected to first and second parts of the fabric member and partitions an inside of the bag-like member into a central inflatable portion and supporting inflatable portions each of which is located between a passenger-side surface of the fabric member and a fabric formed of the central inflatable portion. The first and second parts configure inner surface of the bag-like member and hold the seat belt. The second part is configured to face a passenger and opposite to the first part. | 11-28-2013 |
20130320653 | Belt Strap for a Seatbelt of a Vehicle - A seatbelt strap for a seatbelt of a motor vehicle includes several seatbelt strap layers and at least one belt interior that can be charged with gas and is arranged between at least two seatbelt strap layers. The seatbelt strap layers are connected to one another in the region of the chargeable seatbelt interior at edge regions by tear strips having different seam thicknesses in different sections. The seatbelt strap layers are fastened to one another outside a region of the chargeable seatbelt interior in such a way that these remain connected to one another at least during the charging of the seatbelt interior. | 12-05-2013 |
20140151986 | AIRBAG CUSHION FOR SEAT BELT - Disclosed is an airbag cushion for a seat belt. The airbag cushion includes a main bag, an upper tether, and a lower tether. The main bag includes a center chamber at a central portion thereof, and side chambers provided on opposite sides of the center chamber and in communication with the center chamber such that gas flows between the center chamber and the side chambers. In particular, in the event of a vehicle collision, the side chambers are first filled with the gas and then the gas flows from the side chambers to fill the center chamber. The upper tether is provided to cover a first surface of the main bag. The lower tether is provided to cover a second surface of the main bag and is sewn to the upper tether to define the main bag. | 06-05-2014 |
20140239622 | AIR BELT AND AIR BELT APPARATUS - An air belt having mesh webbing sufficiently strong and sufficiently expandable in the circumferential direction of a bag-shaped belt and an air belt apparatus including the air belt are provided. An air belt includes a folded member being a bag-shaped belt folded in a band shape and mesh webbing covering the folded member of the bag-shaped belt. The mesh webbing hardly expands in the longitudinal direction of the air belt, and is flexibly expandable in the circumferential direction of the bag-shaped belt. The mesh webbing is made of a raschel-knitted material. The knitted material is arranged such that the extending direction of knot portions of yarn threads and corresponds to the longitudinal direction of the air belt. | 08-28-2014 |
20140246845 | SEAT BELT SYSTEM - A seat belt system ( | 09-04-2014 |
20140312601 | Belt Strap For a Safety Belt System - A webbing includes, in the longitudinal direction, an expansion region having a first webbing width and a connection region having a second webbing width. The second webbing width is thinner than the first webbing width. In a state of use the webbing is folded up into a winding width, which is thinner than the second webbing width. The second webbing width is an integral multiple of the winding width. | 10-23-2014 |
20150048604 | Rolling-Up Device for Rolling Up a Belt and Safety Belt System - A rolling up device for rolling up a belt includes a reel for rolling up a belt around an external surface of the reel rotating around an axis of rotation. The external surface of the reel is tilted or arched at least partially towards the axis of rotation of the reel in the axial direction towards the axis of rotation. | 02-19-2015 |
20150091283 | OCCUPANT PROTECTION SYSTEM - An occupant protection system includes a seatbelt device mountable on a vehicle seat and an airbag device mountable in a vicinity of a fastening area of the seatbelt device where a buckle section of the seatbelt device buckles a tongue. The airbag device includes an airbag inflatable between a lap belt, a shoulder belt and an occupant seated in the seat. The airbag includes a front inflatable section extending forward and a rear inflatable section extending rear- and upwardly. The rear inflatable section is so configured as to ride over a vicinity of the fastening area and contact the front inflatable section when an occupant of the vehicle moves forward and pushes the rear inflatable section at an impact on a vehicle from the front of the buckle section. | 04-02-2015 |
20150367800 | A SEAT BELT SYSTEM - A seat belt system for restraining movement of an occupant of a vehicle includes a seat belt and a member having an opening through which the seat belt extends. A first inflatable portion of the seat belt extends in a first direction from the member. A second inflatable portion of the seat belt extends in a second direction from the member. A source of inflation fluid is connected in fluid communication with one of the first and second inflatable portions of the seat belt and connected in fluid communication with another of the first and second inflatable portions of the seat belt through the member. The one inflatable portion of the seat belt enables inflation fluid to flow from the source of inflation fluid into the one inflatable portion of the seat belt and to flow from the one inflatable portion through the member into the other inflatable portion. | 12-24-2015 |
20160059814 | SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM WITH INFLATABLE PELVIS RESTRAINT DEVICE - A safety restraint system for a vehicle seat having a seat back, a seat cushion and a frame includes an inflatable pelvis restraint device having a flexible member extending laterally across the seat cushion and having a first end and a second end. The flexible member includes at least a portion that is inflatable for increasing a height of the seat proximate a forward edge of the seat. In one embodiment, both the first and second ends are attached to the frame. In another embodiment, the safety restraint system includes a continuous webbing that defines a pelvis restraint portion, a lap belt portion and a shoulder belt portion. The lap belt portion, the shoulder belt portion, or both may be additionally inflatable. | 03-03-2016 |
20160059819 | INFLATABLE SEAT BELT WITH A TETHERED GAS DELIVERY FILL TUBE - A restraint device for restraining an occupant in a vehicle includes a belt, an inflator, a gas guide, and a flexible tether. The belt includes a first layer, a second layer, and a seal between the first and second layers. The first and second layers extend from a first end of the belt to a second end of the belt. The seal cooperates with the first and second layers to form an inflatable portion of the belt. The inflator is operable to provide pressurized gas. The gas guide has a first end placed over an outlet of the inflator and a second end extending into the inflatable portion of the belt. The flexible tether secures the gas guide to the belt. | 03-03-2016 |
20160068128 | METHOD OF ASSEMBLING AND PACKING AN AUTOMOTIVE AIRBAG - An airbag assembly for a seatbelt restraint such that the deflated airbag lays flat when it is stacked and secured to a webbing of the seatbelt. The airbag is assembled from a plurality of material strips. The strips are edge joint welded together so that the joints lay flat between the individual strips comprising the airbag. | 03-10-2016 |
20160121845 | INFLATABLE BELT D-RING ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE - A D-ring assembly for an inflatable belt of a vehicle includes a patch bracket, in which a portion of the patch bracket supporting a D-ring is inclined forward with respect to a portion of the patch bracket fixed to a pillar of the vehicle; and the D-ring installed at the patch bracket to be rotatable in a left or right direction, so that the two-layer webbing is guided toward the front of a wearer, allowing a passenger to easily wear the webbing. | 05-05-2016 |