Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
297474000 | Retractable | 69 |
20080238178 | Vehicle Seat Belt Assembly - A seat belt assembly is provided for an occupant seated in a seat that includes a seat back portion and a seat base portion having an outboard side. The seat belt assembly includes a continuous seat belt having a lap belt and shoulder belt. The lap belt has an inboard portion, an outboard portion, and an anchor portion. The anchor portion is fixed to an anchor member positioned below, rearward, and inboard relative to the outboard side of the seat base portion. An actuator assembly is selectively engageable with the outboard portion of the lap belt and is operable to selectively release the lap belt. A pre-tensioner is operatively connected to the shoulder belt. The pre-tensioner is configured to tension the shoulder belt and the lap belt thereby applying force in an inboard direction when the lap belt is released from the actuator assembly. | 10-02-2008 |
20100156166 | WOVEN BELT AND SEATBELT DEVICE - [Object] To improve wear resistance of a woven belt and a seatbelt device including the woven belt | 06-24-2010 |
20100176649 | PRETENSIONER AND SEAT BELT APPARATUS - [Object] A pretensioner and a seat belt apparatus are provided that can diffuse the heat of high-temperature gas and prevent the heat from concentrating locally on a wire. | 07-15-2010 |
20100231024 | RESTRAINT SYSTEM FOR A TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE - A restraint system for a transportation vehicle may comprise a restraint member movably mounted to the vehicle. The restraint member may have a first leg and a second leg that travel together along opposite sides of a seat carried by the vehicle as the restraint member moves relative to the vehicle. A restraint harness may include a retractor that may be mounted to one of the first and second legs, and a lap web having one end mounted within the first retractor and an opposite end mounted to the other of the first and second legs. The lap web may be configured to restrain an occupant of the seat when the restraint member is moved to an occupant restraint position. At least one lock may be mounted to the vehicle and configured to secure the restraint member to the vehicle when the restraint member is in the occupant restraint position. | 09-16-2010 |
20110140501 | SEAT BELT RETRACTOR AND SEAT BELT APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - To allow a seat belt retractor to be easily assembled and to be made compact while effectively operating a pretensioner and an energy absorbing mechanism. A plurality of balls | 06-16-2011 |
20110148176 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEAT BELT CONTROL - A system is provided for utilizing belt movement information in a motorized seat belt (MSB) control system algorithm to achieve better levels of comfort and safety. The MSB control system algorithm controls execution of multiple modes including a no friction mode, a stowage mode, a slack reduction mode, an out of position warning mode, a medium pull-back mode, and a high pull-back mode. The MSB control system algorithm also controls execution of a low power mode initiated after the other vehicle modules are put to sleep to provide the ability to stow the seat belt after the vehicle has been turned off for some period of time. The MSB control system algorithm also controls belt monitoring functions defined based on a buckle switch state that indicates the buckled or unbuckled state of the seat belt. Belt monitoring consists of belt movement being converted to counts based on a resolution provided by a belt movement sensor. | 06-23-2011 |
20110241406 | VEHICLE SEAT BELT APPARATUS - A vehicle seat belt apparatus includes: a webbing; a lap anchor to which one end portion of the webbing is fixed and that is pivotable in a vehicle longitudinal direction; and a position retaining member that allows the webbing to be slidably inserted therethrough, and that is rigid in the vehicle longitudinal direction and is flexible and elastic in a vehicle transverse direction. In a seat belt retracted state, the position retaining member extends obliquely forward and upward from a lower end portion, and an upper end portion is located ahead of a side support of a seat back and above a seat shield. | 10-06-2011 |
20120091781 | WEBBING-THREADING MEMBER AND SEATBELT DEVICE - Provided are a webbing-threading member and a seatbelt device that can prevent deviation of webbing (a so-called jamming phenomenon) by preventing rotation of the webbing-threading member. A webbing-threading member | 04-19-2012 |
20130154334 | SEAT BELT LOCKING BUCKLE AND SEAT BELT APPARATUS INCLUDING SEAT BELT LOCKING BUCKLE - A seat belt locking buckle configured to allow a seat belt locking tongue to be stably and firmly latched and reduce the thickness of a seat belt locking buckle. When a tongue latch member is inserted into a seat belt locking buckle, an ejector is moved. Thus, a buckle latch member | 06-20-2013 |
20130154335 | TONGUE AND SEAT BELT DEVICE USING THE SAME - Recess portions ( | 06-20-2013 |
20130249270 | BUCKLE, AND SEAT BELT APPARATUS INCLUDING THIS - [Object] To provide a buckle whose length in the tongue insertion direction can be further reduced. | 09-26-2013 |
20140070596 | TONGUE AND SEAT BELT APPARATUS USING TONGUE - A tongue for a seat belt system. The tongue is configured to allow a seat belt to smoothly slide thereon at normal times and that is capable of preventing stretch of a lap belt in the event of emergency. The seat belt sliding unit includes a predetermined number of the protrusions disposed in the first and second concave portions and. The first protrusion has a flat or substantially flat end surface on the shoulder belt side, a flat or substantially flat end surface on the lap belt side, and an arc-like top end. An angle formed by the imaginary line between the topmost end of the protrusion and an arc center of an outer peripheral surface of the concave portions and the end surface on the shoulder belt side is less than an angle formed by the imaginary line and the end surface on the lap belt side. | 03-13-2014 |
20140217804 | SEAT BELT DEVICE - A seatbelt device for a vehicle. The seatbelt device includes a seatbelt connected at a first end to retractor and connected at a second end to a belt position changing member, which is movable between forward and rearward positions relative to the vehicle. The second end of the seatbelt is connected to the belt position changing member such that the position of the second end of the seatbelt changes relative to the belt position changing member, as the belt position changing member is moved from the rearward position to the forward position, thereby preventing the webbing of the seatbelt from twisting and inverting of the tongue plate upon activation of the belt position changing member, the latter which makes the tongue the plate difficult for an occupant to reach. | 08-07-2014 |
20160031410 | SEATBELT APPARATUS - The disclosure discloses a seatbelt apparatus comprising a retractor device enabling one end side of a seatbelt, a belt anchor fixing the seatbelt, a support starting point member supporting one end side of the seatbelt, a tongue movably held by a part of the seatbelt, and a seatbelt buckle disposed opposite to the belt anchor beyond a seat cushion, the seatbelt apparatus being enabled to restrain a passenger by an engagement operation of the tang with the seatbelt buckle, the seatbelt apparatus further comprising a displacement member disposed on the support starting point member to be capable of displacing a start point position of the seatbelt to an initial position and to a moved position close to the shoulder of the passenger, and a drive device displacing the displacement member from the initial position to the moved position. | 02-04-2016 |
20160135548 | BUCKLE AND SEAT BELT APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - [Object] To effectively reduce a noise generated during engaging operation of a tongue. | 05-19-2016 |
20180022312 | FOUR AND SIX-POINT SEAT BELT SYSTEMS | 01-25-2018 |
297475000 | Belt winds upon take-up reel | 45 |
20090134690 | Woven Belt and Seat Belt Apparatus - [Problems] In a woven belt and a seat belt apparatus using the same, it is an object to improve the abrasion resistance thereof. | 05-28-2009 |
20090243367 | SEAT BELT WINDING METHOD, SEAT BELT RETRACTOR, AND SEAT BELT APPARATUS - [PROBLEMS] To provide a seat belt winding method, a seat belt retractor, and a seat belt apparatus capable of stopping the motor even when the seat belt is being wound and restarting the winding of the seat belt, and capable of reducing excess repetition of stopping and starting of the motor. | 10-01-2009 |
20100007191 | Seat belt retractor,seat belt apparatus, seat belt winding method,computer program, and seat belt system - A seat belt retractor ( | 01-14-2010 |
20100066150 | Seatbelt retractor - A seat belt retractor is provided with a reduced size and reduced man-hours required for installation to a vehicle body. A motor for rotating a spool of winding a seat belt and an ECU for the motor are united to form a combined motor/ECU unit. The motor/ECU unit is supported on a frame just below the spool. In this case, the motor and ECU are accommodated in a unit casing of which a casing body is flatly supported on a unit stay. The unit stay is supported by the frame. | 03-18-2010 |
20100117438 | Seatbelt device - A seatbelt device comprising a seatbelt, a spool for retracting the seatbelt, and a motor for rotating and driving the spool. The seatbelt device further includes urging means for urging the seat belt in a retracting direction, first retracting means for starting retracting of the seatbelt by the urging means, and second retracting means for starting the retracting of the seatbelt by the motor. The second retracting means starts the retracting of the seatbelt if, after the retracting of the seatbelt by the first retracting means is started, a retracting speed thereof is at a predetermined value or less and the retracting of the seatbelt has not been stopped. | 05-13-2010 |
20100127553 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat has a seat base and a seatback. The vehicle seat has as a permanent feature a pair of seat belt guides positioned such that when a lap portion of a seat belt webbing is received in both of the seat belt guides the lap portion of the seat belt webbing intersects the seat belt guides at a selected distance from a forward face of the seatback. Each of the seat belt guides restricts movement of the lap portion of the seat belt webbing away from the forward face of the seatback. The seat belt guides direct the lap portion of the seat belt webbing across the seat base along a path such that the lap portion of the seat belt webbing interacts with the lower body of a child when the vehicle seat is occupied by a child aged three to twelve years and under 150 cm in height. | 05-27-2010 |
20100127554 | Seatbelt Retractor and Seatbelt Apparatus Having the Same - A seatbelt retractor according to the present invention is configured in such a manner that a cylindrical rotor ( | 05-27-2010 |
20100207444 | VEHICULAR SEATBELT DEVICE - A vehicular seatbelt device whereby slack in a lap belt is sufficiently eliminated according to a traveling state of a vehicle, and a comfortable ride for a vehicle occupant is maintained. A seatbelt device comprises a belt retraction part and an actuator for driving the belt retraction part. The belt retraction part pulls part of a belt in a direction opposite the direction in which the belt is wound up by a belt reel so as to restrain the vehicle occupant. A controller includes a plurality of pre-set control modes for controlling a motor and the actuator in accordance with the traveling state of the vehicle, and selects and implements one control mode corresponding to the traveling state from among the plurality of control modes. The control modes include a mode for drivably controlling both the motor and the actuator, a mode for drivably controlling only the motor, and a mode for drivably controlling only the actuator. | 08-19-2010 |
20110018330 | 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 multiple side edges of the back plate. The seat belt retractor also includes a spool supported by the frame and configured to rotate and wind a seat belt, a motor configured to rotate the spool, and an electronic control unit configured to drive and control the motor. The electronic control unit is mounted between the side walls of the frame and the back plate is disposed in an inner space of a vehicle body member and faces a vehicle interior direction. | 01-27-2011 |
20110031800 | VEHICULAR SEAT BELT - A vehicular seat belt device including: a belt reel on which a webbing that restrains an occupant is wound; an actuator that generates instantaneous rotational drive force by gas that is generated during an emergency; a flywheel that rotates by the rotational drive force of the actuator; a speed increasing mechanism that is housed inside the flywheel and that increases the rotational speed of the actuator and transmits it to the flywheel; and a connecting and disconnecting unit that connects a low-speed rotation side of the speed increasing mechanism and the belt reel during rotation of the flywheel, wherein the belt reel rotates to the webbing winding-up direction by the rotational drive force of the actuator. | 02-10-2011 |
20110140502 | SEAT BELT RETRACTOR AND SEAT BELT APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - To effectively operate a pretensioner using a plurality of balls and an energy absorption mechanism, to simplify the structure of an exhaust passage in the pretensioner, and to facilitate the working process of the exhaust passage. A pretensioner | 06-16-2011 |
20110140503 | SEAT BELT RETRACTOR - The disclosed seat belt retractor may include a spool for retracting a seat belt, a torsion bar, a pre-tensioner, and a locking device. The torsion bar may disposed inside the spool, wherein one side of the torsion bar is connected to the spool, and configured to absorb energy of movement of an occupant while being deformed under torsion. The pre-tensioner may be positioned at one side of the spool and configured to generate a rotating drive force for rotating the spool in a retracting direction in a condition of rapid deceleration of a motor vehicle. The locking device may be capable of locking another side of the spool such that a rotation of the spool in a withdrawal direction is suppressed at both an operating time of the pre-tensioner and a non-operating time of the pre-tensioner. | 06-16-2011 |
20110193395 | SEAT BELT RETRACTOR AND SEAT BELT APPARATUS - Provided are a seat belt retractor and a seat belt apparatus, which can reduce the emanation of abutment noise upon switching of a clutch. A first embodiment of a seat belt retractor according to the present invention includes a spool for retracting a webbing W to restrain an occupant, a motor for generating drive torque to rotate the spool, a power transmission means for transmitting the drive torque of the motor to the spool, a clutch for connecting or disconnecting the power transmission means and the spool, and a casing for housing the clutch and the power transmission means. The clutch has a pawl rotatably connected to the casing, an actuating pin for rotating the pawl in conjunction with the power transmission means, and a stopper portion for limiting the rotation of the actuating pin. | 08-11-2011 |
20110278905 | POSITION DETECTOR, SEAT BELT RETRACTOR HAVING THIS POSITION DETECTOR, AND SEAT BELT APPARATUS HAVING THIS SEAT BELT RETRACTOR - A position detector is provided that can detect the position of a moving member with a higher degree of accuracy. In one form, a rotation sensor includes a magnet in which N-pole magnets and S-pole magnets are arranged alternately and circularly and that rotates in conjunction with the rotation of a spool, and first and second Hall elements and that are disposed apart from each other in the circumferential direction of the magnet and detect the poles of the N-pole magnets and S-pole magnets. In that case, the first and second Hall elements and are both unipolar detection type Hall elements that detect only the S-pole. The magnetization width of the S-pole magnets is set large, and the magnetization width of the N-pole magnets is set small. | 11-17-2011 |
20110278906 | SEAT BELT DEVICE - [Object] To provide a seat belt device which exhibits good smoothness even at a low temperature of about −30° C., which exhibits a small reduction in smoothness even after repeated use for a long period of time, or after use at a high temperature (80° C.), and which has good webbing retracting performance. | 11-17-2011 |
20120326487 | SEAT BELT CONTROL DEVICE, SEAT BELT RETRACTOR, SEAT BELT DEVICE, SEAT BELT CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Based on the operation of a motor driver ( | 12-27-2012 |
20130154336 | SAFETY BELT DEVICE - Safety belt device, in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising a roll-up spindle rotatably supported in a frame, on which roll-up spindle a safety belt is held with its one end, wherein the roll-up spindle is biased into a roll-up position, in which the safety belt is rolled up on the roll-up spindle and the safety belt can be rolled off the roll-up spindle against the bias by rotating the roll-up spindle and wherein a torsion rod is provided in the roll-up spindle which is fastened to the roll-up spindle with a first end and which is fastened to the frame with a second end, wherein a plastic material is molded around the torsion rod in the roll-up spindle, wherein at least the second end of the torsion rod is free from the plastic material. | 06-20-2013 |
20130187434 | SAFETY BELT SYSTEM AND BELT WINDER - A belt winder for a safety belt system includes a belt reel for tightening or loosing the safety belt, and an electric motor for driving the belt reel. The motor includes a stator and a rotor rotatably mounted to the stator. The rotor includes an motor shaft, a commutator fixed to the motor shaft, a rotor core fixed to the motor shaft and rotor windings wound about teeth of the rotor core and electrically connected to segments of the commutator. The rotor windings include a plurality of winding units. Each winding unit includes at least two coils, the coils of each winding unit being wound about the same teeth and electrically connected to a same pair of segments in parallel. A safety belt system incorporating the belt winder is also provided. | 07-25-2013 |
20130334863 | TONGUE PLATE AND VEHICLE SEATBELT APPARATUS - A tongue plate includes a grasping portion through which the webbing for restraining an occupant is being inserted and a plate portion including an engaging portion. The engaging portion is integrated with the grasping portion, and extends from the grasping portion, and is able to engage with a buckle device of a vehicle. The grasping portion includes a pair of side surfaces. The side surfaces form a portion of an outer peripheral surface of the grasping portion when viewed from a plate thickness direction of the plate portion, and are arranged one on each side portion in a width direction of the grasping portion. The side surfaces are arranged such that a width dimension of the grasping portion on the engaging portion side of the grasping portion is larger than a width dimension of the grasping portion on a side opposite the engaging portion side of the grasping portion. | 12-19-2013 |
20140028075 | Retractor Mounted Belt Tension Sensor - A seat belt retractor for providing extraction and retraction of seat belt webbing incorporating a belt tension sensing mechanism. The sensing mechanism includes a webbing guide which is moveable between positions and is biased toward a low tension position by a restoring spring force. The belt webbing is routed to deflected path through the web guide. Increasing tension on the webbing will cause the web guide to change its position as the webbing path straightens. The position of the web guide is detected through an electrical switch to provide a measure of webbing tension. | 01-30-2014 |
20140203620 | RETRACTOR DEVICE FOR SEATBELT, AND SEATBELT DEVICE - A torsion bar capable of torsional deformation, a ring arranged at a shaft end portion of a spool and connected rotatably integrally with an outer peripheral portion on the other side in an axial direction of the torsion bar, a plastic-deformable plate member having one end side fixed to an outer peripheral portion of the ring and the other end side being a free end in the vicinity of an inner peripheral portion of the shaft end portion of the spool, and a projecting portion which projects from an inner peripheral surface of the spool, which is brought into contact with the other end of the plate member after the torsion bar starts rotating integrally with the spool and an impact absorbing load of the torsion bar becomes constant due to torsional deformation, and which imparts a load for plastically deforming the plate member in further rotation of the spool. | 07-24-2014 |
20140265517 | BELT TENSIONER FOR A SAFETY BELT SYSTEM - A belt tensioner for a seat belt system includes a belt shaft housing, a belt shaft pivoted about an axis in the belt shaft housing, a rope reel tightly connected to the belt shaft. A tensioner drive includes a tensioner tube, a deformable plastic element guided to be longitudinally movable in the tensioner tube, a drive pinion and a pull rope which is partly wound onto the rope reel. The plastic element is adapted to engage in the drive pinion and to drive the drive pinion in the tensioning direction. During rotation of the drive pinion the pull rope is wound onto a rope drum of the drive pinion, on the one hand, and is unwound from the rope reel, on the other hand, while the belt shaft rotates. | 09-18-2014 |
20140375109 | SEAT-BELT LOAD LIMITER - A device that limits a load of a seat belt includes various elements. For example, the device includes a seat-belt webbing and a shoulder anchor to which a portion of the webbing is secured. A button is attached to the webbing at a position that is a distance away from the portion secured to the shoulder anchor. The button able to engage a lever, when the webbing is pulled out, to control energy absorption of the seat belt. | 12-25-2014 |
20160129878 | RETRACTABLE SEATBELT POSITIONER WITH STOWAGE FEATURE - The present teachings provide for a vehicle seatbelt positioner. The vehicle can include a pillar and seatbelt. The seatbelt positioner can include a cassette, router, and tether. The cassette can be mounted to a first side of the pillar. The router can include a guide body configured to releasably couple the router to the seatbelt. The router can be movable between an extended position in which the router is spaced apart from the pillar, and a retracted position in which the router contacts the pillar. The tether can have a first end coupled to the cassette and a second end coupled to the router. When the router is in the extended position, the tether can extend through an aperture defined by the pillar to a second side of the pillar. The cassette can be configured to retract the tether toward the cassette to position the router in the retracted position. | 05-12-2016 |
297476000 | Having means to lock belt against further extension when in its occupant-restraining position | 21 |
20100084906 | RETRACTOR WITH PRETENSIONER FOR AUXILIARY LOAD LIMITATION - An assembly having a retractor and a pretensioner whereby the pretensioner can be employed to provide load limitation features. The pretensioner may also be used without the load limitation features. The pretensioner has a drive mechanism including a plurality of pretensioner balls sized to engage a pinion, the pinion operatively connected to the seat belt through a force limiting element. The pretensioner defines a guide surface structured to guide the pretensioner balls along a ball path along the pinion. The guide surface includes features to engage a pretensioner ball and block the pinion. | 04-08-2010 |
20100123348 | Seat belt retractor and seat belt apparatus having the same - A seat belt retractor for a seat belt includes a spool for winding the seatbelt, a first seat belt load limiting mechanism for limiting load applied on the seat belt in an emergency, a second seat belt load limiting mechanism for limiting the load applied to the seat belt when a predetermined condition based on an emergency situation is satisfied in the emergency, a driving member for actuating the second seat belt load limiting mechanism, and a controller for controlling the driving member. When the predetermined condition is satisfied, the controller sets the second seat belt load limiting mechanism in an operative state by not actuating the driving member. When the predetermined condition is not satisfied, the controller sets the second seat belt load limiting mechanism in an inoperative state by actuating the driving member. | 05-20-2010 |
20100123349 | Seat belt retractor and seat belt device using the same - A seat belt retractor for retracting a seat belt includes a spool for retracting the seat belt, a locking mechanism for locking rotation of said spool, and an end-lock preventing mechanism for preventing an end-lock of the seat belt. The end-lock preventing mechanism includes a first speed-reduction portion for largely reducing a seat belt retracting speed of the spool when the spool retracts a substantially full length of the seat belt, and a second speed-reduction portion for reducing the seat belt retracting speed less than that of the first speed-reduction portion so as to provide a delay for the locking mechanism to be brought to a non-lock position at least when retraction of the seat belt is finished. | 05-20-2010 |
20100244541 | Seat belt tongue - A seat belt system for use in a vehicle, which includes a seat belt webbing for restraining an occupant of the vehicle, wherein the webbing includes a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the webbing is attached to a retractor for either retracting the webbing or permitting withdrawal of the webbing, and wherein the second end of the webbing is connected to an anchor; a tongue mechanism connected to the webbing and positioned to separate the webbing into a lap portion and a shoulder portion; and a buckle mechanism configured to detachably couple with the tongue mechanism. The tongue mechanism is configured so that the tongue mechanism is slideably coupled to the webbing when the tension in the webbing is less than a cinching load, and when the tension in the webbing is equal to or greater than the cinching load the tongue mechanism applies a cinching force on the webbing to prevent the webbing from changing position relative to the tongue mechanism. The tongue mechanism is further configured so that when the tension in the webbing is less than the cinching load there is no cinching force applied to the webbing. | 09-30-2010 |
20130140869 | SEATBELT RETRACTOR AND SEATBELT APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - When an axis of rotation | 06-06-2013 |
20130154337 | SEAT BELT RETRACTOR AND SEAT BELT APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - During an emergency, in one form of a retractor having a spool, external teeth of a pawl provided at a spool right side end are made to mesh with some of internal teeth provided on a frame, and, with load acting on a seat belt, a spool left side end is brought into contact with a spool pushing portion. Since the spool left side end tends to be moved further in a direction of seat belt load with the load acting on the seat belt, the spool pushing portion pushes the spool left side end, whereby some of external teeth come into contact with internal teeth provided on the frame and fit deeply into gaps between adjacent ones of the internal teeth. Thus, some of the external teeth of the spool effectively come into mesh with the respective internal teeth of the frame with a simple movement of the spool. | 06-20-2013 |
20130175845 | SEAT BELT RETRACTOR AND SEAT BELT APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A seat belt retractor is provided that realizes the proper meshing between a plurality of internal teeth and external teeth with a simple movement of a spool. In the case of an emergency, external teeth of a pawl provided at a spool right side end mesh with internal teeth provided on a frame, and, with load acting on a seat belt, a spool left side end contacts a spool guide. Since the spool left side end tends to move further in the direction of seat belt load, the spool guide brings one external tooth at the spool left side end into contact with one target internal tooth provided on the frame. Hence, some of the spool external teeth are made to mesh properly with the respective internal teeth. Thus, some of the spool external teeth effectively mesh with the respective frame internal teeth with simple movement of the spool. | 07-11-2013 |
20140139005 | REVERSIBLE 3-POINT TO 4-POINT SEAT BELT SYSTEM - A seat belt system for a vehicle that is reversible between a 3-point arrangement and a 4-point arrangement is provided. The seat and seat belt arrangement includes a seat having a centerline, a seat back and a seat base. The seat and seat belt arrangement further includes a pair of shoulder belts, a pair of moveable shoulder belt guides and associated moveable retractors. A pair of lap belts is also provided. A buckle assembly is also provided to which the shoulder belts and lap belts are attached. Lap belt retractors are provided. One of the retractors is selectively movable between a retracted position in which the buckle assembly is to one side of the centerline and non-retracted position in which the buckle assembly is generally on the centerline. In the retracted position the moveable guides are moved away from the centerline while in the non-retracted position the moveable guides are moved toward the centerline. | 05-22-2014 |
20140284990 | Restraint Harness Assembly for a Child Safety Seat - A restraint harness assembly for a child safety seat includes a strap, an anchoring mechanism and a retractor mechanism. The anchoring mechanism includes a first release button operable to switch the anchoring mechanism from a locked to an unlocked state. The retractor mechanism includes a spool connected with the strap, and a second release button movable between a first and a second position for respectively unlocking and locking rotation of the spool in a direction for unwinding the strap. The first and second release buttons are engaged with each other when the anchoring mechanism is in the unlocked state and the second release button is in the first position. The first release button can disengage from the second release button when the anchoring mechanism is switched from the unlocked to the locked state, which allows the second release button to move from the first to the second position. | 09-25-2014 |
297477000 | Electrically operated | 6 |
20080246327 | Specialized restraint systems for amusement rides - The patron restraint system for amusement rides includes a locking receiver with a locking assembly for engaging a restraining strap. The engagement of the restraining strap in the locking receiver can be verified by a ride operator by visual or physical inspection, or by a sensor system indicating the locked or unlocked state of the locking receiver. A latching ratchet mechanism may be provided in the receiver to restrict movement of the restraining strap until it is released by the ride operator. The sensor system includes an acoustic sensor that detects alignment of an aperture with a piezoelectric acoustic emitter and an acoustic detector. | 10-09-2008 |
20090026828 | Seat belt apparatus - The invention relates to a seat belt apparatus for motor vehicles comprising a seat belt, a belt retractor and a drive, which preferably comprises an electric motor, for the retractor, wherein a unidirectionally effective blocking member is integrated into the powertrain between the drive and the retractor which, starting from a normal blocking state, amplifies the blocking effect with a force transmission starting from the belt and reverses it into a release state with a force transmission starting from the drive. | 01-29-2009 |
20090102271 | PRISONER SEAT SECURITY DEVICE - A prisoner seat security device includes a retractable strap which attaches to a prisoner, preferably by a restraint device on the prisoner, such as hand-cuffs. As the prisoner sits in the seat, the strap retracts. The officer can then lock the retraction mechanism so that the strap will not extend and the prisoner is held in place. When it is desired for the prisoner to get out of the chair, the lock is released, allowing the prisoner to stand and the strap to be disconnected. | 04-23-2009 |
20100213753 | TENSIONING APPARATUSES FOR OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Tensioning apparatuses for occupant restraint systems and associated systems and methods. In one embodiment, an occupant restraint system for a vehicle can include a flexible web configured to extend across at least a portion of an occupant seated in the vehicle and an electrically actuated web retractor operably coupled to a proximal end portion of the web. The web retractor is configured to automatically wind and unwind the web. The system also includes an acceleration sensor operably coupled to the electrically actuated web retractor. The acceleration sensor is configured to send an electrical signal to the web retractor in response to a vehicle acceleration above a preset magnitude. In response to the signal, the web retractor is configured to (a) retract the web, and/or (b) at least temporarily prevent the web from moving inwardly or outwardly. | 08-26-2010 |
20110140504 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEAT BELT CONTROL - A system is provided for utilizing belt movement information in a motorized seat belt (MSB) control system algorithm to achieve better levels of comfort and safety. The MSB control system algorithm controls execution of multiple modes including a no friction mode, a stowage mode, a slack reduction mode, an out of position warning mode, a medium pull-back mode, and a high pull-back mode. The MSB control system algorithm also controls execution of a low power mode initiated after the other vehicle modules are put to sleep to provide the ability to stow the seat belt after the vehicle has been turned off for some period of time. The MSB control system algorithm also controls belt monitoring functions defined based on a buckle switch state that indicates the buckled or unbuckled state of the seat belt. Belt monitoring consists of belt movement being converted to counts based on a resolution provided by a belt movement sensor. | 06-16-2011 |
20120019042 | SAFETY BELT FOR A VEHICLE - A safety belt for a vehicle which can be worn in a manner of wearing suspenders to prevent a concentration of pressure to a part of the body of a seat occupant, and to uniformly distribute impact to thereby safely protect the seat occupant even upon the occurrence of an emergency during travel. To accomplish the above-described object, the safety belt for a vehicle according to the present invention comprises a pair of belts spaced apart from each other in a vertical direction on the front surface of a seatback and a connection unit for interconnecting the pair of belts. | 01-26-2012 |
297478000 | Inertia actuated | 6 |
20080203806 | Seat Belt Device - The seat belt system includes a locking device for locking the retractor having a sensor-weight type acceleration sensor for activating the locking device, a posture controller for controlling a posture of a sensor weight of the sensor-weight type acceleration sensor, an angle detection device for detecting a rotation angle of a backrest, and an interlocking member for allowing the angle detection device to interlock with the posture controller. The angle detection device allows the interlocking member to rotate in accordance with the reclining angle of the backrest. The posture controller F is controlled by means of the rotation of the interlocking member | 08-28-2008 |
20080203807 | Seat belt retractor and seat belt apparatus employing the same - A seat belt retractor includes a seat belt; a spool, a locking mechanism, a belt withdrawal sensor, a lock actuating device for actuating the locking mechanism, and a lock gear disposed in the lock actuating device. A movement preventive member is provided at the lock gear for preventing movement of the belt withdrawal sensor, and a movement preventive member control device is also provided at the lock gear for controlling movement of the movement preventive member. The movement preventive member control device includes a movement control member rotating according to a rotation of the spool to control the movement of the movement preventive member, and an intermittent relative rotation device for making the movement control member to intermittently rotate relative to the lock gear. | 08-28-2008 |
20080203808 | Seat belt retractor and seat belt apparatus employing the same - A seat belt retractor includes a seat belt, a spool for winding the seat belt, an operation member, and a planetary gear mechanism for transmitting a rotation of the spool to the operation member and actuating the operation member. The planetary gear mechanism includes a carrier to which rotation of the spool is transmitted, a planetary gear rotatably supported by the carrier and an internal gear for meshing with the planetary gear and actuating the operation member. The carrier, planetary gear and internal gear are structured as a sub-assembly which is assembled to the seat belt retractor. | 08-28-2008 |
20100013292 | Seat belt retractor - A seat belt retractor including an emergency locking retractor mechanism for locking the rotation in the belt withdrawing direction of a spool, onto which a seat belt is wound, according to actuation of at least one of the deceleration sensing system and a webbing sensor; an automatic locking retractor for locking the rotation in the belt withdrawing direction of the spool when the seat belt is withdrawn by a predetermined length; and a lock switching mechanism for switching and setting between a mode exhibiting the emergency locking retractor mechanism and a mode exhibiting the automatic locking retractor mechanism. The lock switching mechanism includes an automatic locking retractor mechanism actuating lock member, and an automatic locking retractor mechanism actuating lock gear which locks the rotation in the belt withdrawing direction of the spool when the automatic locking retractor mechanism actuating lock member is engaged. | 01-21-2010 |
20110175425 | EMERGENCY LOCKING RETRACTOR - The present disclosure describes a dual mode emergency locking retractor (ELR) employing a mechanical strap acceleration sensing and locking mechanism in conjunction with an omni-directional housing acceleration sensing and strap locking system. The ELR utilizes a locking means responsive to the strap payout acceleration rate once a threshold rate of acceleration has been exceeded. The locking means terminates shaft rotation with a locking force which is proportional to the strap payout acceleration rate. | 07-21-2011 |
20140306508 | SEATBELT DEVICE - A deviation in rotational angle caused between an adjustment gear and a sensor housing is compensated for with a profile of a cable winding groove of a pulley of an attitude control mechanism to accurately synchronize the inclination angle of a seat back and the rotational angle of the sensor housing with each other. Thus, it is possible to keep an inertial element support surface, which serves as a sensor reference surface, accurately horizontal even at any seat back inclination angle to improve the accuracy of an acceleration sensor. | 10-16-2014 |
297479000 | Having means to lock belt against further extension when in its occupant-restraining position | 8 |
20080315663 | Restraint Belt for Children - The belt can be pulled out of the housing against a spring force, and the length of the belt is fixed by inserting the belt buckle into the holder. | 12-25-2008 |
20100052403 | WEB ADJUSTOR - The disclosure shows a web adjustor for engaging a vehicle restraint system web. It includes a frame including a base and a pair of upstanding members, and a cam pivotally mounted between said pair of upstanding members. One or more ridges are provide on said cam for locking the web. A first release handle on said cam is disclosed, wherein pushing said first release handle releases the cam from the web. An extension is disclosed extending outwardly from said cam in a direction opposite of said first release handle. A generally smooth, or rounded, or non-abrading or cylindrically shaped surface is disclosed on an end of said extension, wherein pulling the web in a direction such that the web is caused to contact it thereby releasing tension on the web. The end thereof is disclosed as extending wider than the web and wider than the extension. | 03-04-2010 |
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20120074758 | CHILD SAFETY SEAT HARNESS TENSIOING DEVICE - A harness retractor ( | 03-29-2012 |
20120175936 | WEBBING GUIDE STRUCTURE - In a webbing guide structure, when a take-up stopper has made abutted to a contact face of a webbing guide due to take-up force acting on a webbing arising from a spiral spring of a webbing take-up device, a rigid portion of the webbing extends out from the webbing guide towards the vehicle front-side, and a portion of the rigid portion further towards an tip end than the take-up stopper projects out from the rear seat back to the vehicle front-side. Due to utilizing biasing force of the spiral spring to project the rigid portion out from the rear seat back to the vehicle front-side, the need to provide a separate mechanism to project the rigid portion out can accordingly be eliminated. A gap between the rear seat back and the webbing can thereby be provided by employing a simple structure. | 07-12-2012 |
20120212029 | Seat Belt and Construction Machine Equipped Therewith - A seat belt includes: a lap strap stretchable around the waist of an operator, in other words, laterally stretchable across a seat surface; an AL retractor that is configured to wind the lap strap; a shoulder strap stretchable from the shoulder to the waist of the operator, in other words, stretchable from an upper portion on one side of the backrest to a lower portion on the other side thereof; and an EL retractor that is configured to wind the shoulder strap. | 08-23-2012 |
20120248847 | SEAT BELT RETRACTOR AND SEAT BELT APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - [Object] To provide a retractor that is manufacturable at a much lower cost by making a pretensioner operate more effectively, by minimizing the length of a pipe so that a weight reduction is realized effectively, and by easing the restriction for the shape of a guide member. [Solution] A pipe | 10-04-2012 |
20140232166 | Standing Vehicle Occupant Restraint System - Presented herein is a restraint system comprising an attachment point configured to attach to a hatch opening of a vehicle, a harness having a seat and a strap attached to the attachment point and to the seat. The harness is configured to accept an occupant and support a portion of the occupant at a position below the hatch opening. The restraint system further comprises an energy absorption mechanism configured to dampen rapid acceleration or deceleration of the occupant. The strap is attached to the attachment point by a quick release mechanism. The energy absorption mechanism may comprise a retraction mechanism having a damper mechanism that is a spring, a coil spring, a viscous fluid, a fluid having a dynamically changeable viscosity or a magnetorheological fluid. The energy absorption mechanism may comprise tear-away sections configured to dampen vehicle motion energy. | 08-21-2014 |