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7635150 Automotive pretensioner seatbelt system  
The present invention provides an automotive pretensioner seatbelt system, which includes a seatbelt webbing, a slip ring, a buckle, a pretensioner and a retractor. One end of the webbing is fixed...
7631900 Pre-tensioner  
A pre-tensioner capable of effectively absorbing kinetic energy exerted on a coupling member connected to a piston during operation. As a gas generator is actuated to generate gas in the event of...
7628349 Inertia actuator for seat belt retractor  
An inertia sensitive actuator especially adapted for use with a dual spool retractor for a motor vehicle seat belt system, The dual spool retractor includes shoulder belt and lap belt spool...
7624833 Seat-belt pretensioner arrangement  
A seat-belt pretensioner arrangement includes a pretensioner configured to apply at least two tension levels to a seat-belt and a control system to control the pretensioner. A control system is...
7618064 Attachment construction for seat belt system provided with pretensioner mechanism  
The present invention provides an attachment construction for a seat belt system provided with a pretensioner mechanism, in which a lap anchor in a locking portion for fixing one end of a seat belt...
7607508 Vehicle side collision occupant restraint system  
A safety restraint system ( 10 ) for a vehicle ( 12 ) includes a seat belt buckle ( 60 ) and a retractor ( 53 ) mounted approximately at or below a pelvic level of a vehicle occupant ( 98 ). A seat...
7604081 Vehicle passenger restricting system for vehicle rollover condition  
A vehicle passenger restricting system is provided to restrict passenger movement so that a space between a passenger's head and the ceiling of the vehicle is effectively enlarged when a rollover...
7597170 Method for controlling the operation of a reversible belt retractor in a motor vehicle  
In a method for controlling the operation of a reversible belt retractor to release a belt extraction lock of a restraint belt in a motor vehicle, the lock can be activated by an acceleration...
7584999 Igniter for an automotive safety device  
An igniter for an automotive safety system, for example a seat belt tensioner or an air bag, has an explosive squib mounted in a housing with an explosive charge ignitable by the squib but...
7584997 Seatbelt lock  
A seatbelt lock includes a preventive tensioning device which moves a seatbelt lock from an operating position into a lowered safety position with respect to the operating position, an energy...
7581613 Seat belt device  
The seat belt device includes a first unit, a second unit, seat belt webbing, a spindle, a first pretensioner, a second pretensioner, and a controller. The first unit determines a possible...
7581757 Retractor with pretensioner  
A retractor includes a pretensioner whereby increased control and variation over the load limitation characteristics of the retractor are provided. The seat belt and spool are linked to a locking...
7566021 Belt shaft blocking device  
A restraint system for a motor vehicle includes a safety belt, an end of which can be attached by means of an end pre-load tensioning device to the vehicle body. The end pre-load tensioning device...
7540537 Seat belt pretensioner  
A pretensioning apparatus for seat belt webbing is located in the vicinity of a belt anchor end of a three-point vehicle safety restraint seat belt. The pretensioning apparatus has a fixed member...
7533902 Seat belt pretensioner using preformed tubes  
A pretensioner ( 20 ) for use with a seat belt system, the pretensioner comprising: a straight first tube ( 22 ) having a cylindrical wall ( 22 a ), a first end ( 24 ) and a second end ( 26 ), at...
7533842 Webbing retractor  
A clutch 100 of the present webbing retractor has a gear wheel 116 and spring claws 182 , and has peripheral direction load receiving portions 120 at the gear wheel 116 , and load from the...
7516987 Buckle pretensioner system  
A buckle pretensioner system includes a substantially L-shaped rail for guiding a buckle body of a buckle from a position where the buckle body engages with a tongue plate to a position...
7510042 Seat belt apparatus for vehicle  
In the seat belt apparatus of the invention, a belt retracting motor is operated so as to retract the seat belt by a predetermined amount when it is determined that the vehicle will roll over based...
7490857 Seat belt apparatus and pretensioner  
A pretensioner with a wire-holding groove is formed in a housing at a bent portion, so that a wire, which holds a seat belt buckle at an upper end protruding from the wire-holding groove, is...
7484585 Vehicle occupant restraint apparatus  
A vehicle occupant restraint apparatus includes a controller for controlling a reversible occupant restraint so as to restrain an occupant when three conditions are met, i.e., a first condition...
7481460 Vehicle seat belt device  
A vehicle seat belt device includes an electric motor for retracting a loose portion of a seat belt during an emergency in a vehicle, and a control unit for controlling the electric motor. The...
7472935 Impact dispersal device  
An apparatus for impact dispersal of a force applied to a vehicle, such as a motor vehicle or other carrier. The apparatus includes a hydraulic cylinder in fluid communication with a relief valve...
7469928 Adaptive seat belt system  
A safety restraint system for a vehicle is disclosed. The safety restraint system has a seat belt webbing for restraining an occupant of the vehicle, a seat belt retractor, a deflector, a height...
7469766 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...
7458534 Seat-belt pretensioner coupling  
A pretensioner coupling for a seat belt retractor for a motor vehicle of a type having a belt shaft and a pretensioner drive for winding the belt shaft. The pretensioner coupling having a coupling...
7448649 Gas generator  
A gas generating system ( 24 ) is provided including a gas generant container ( 34 ) and an initiator ( 28 ). The initiator ( 28 ) is positioned exterior of the gas generant container ( 34 ) so as...
7438150 Seat belt apparatus  
A seat belt apparatus has a seat belt, a retracting device for the seat belt, a clash predicting means for outputting a clash predicting signal, a control unit for operating the retracting device...
7431340 Restrictor/protector of passenger in vehicle  
A main controlling section of a controlling unit ( 13 ), when judging a collision risk, drives a motor ( 12 ) in a direction of retracting a seat belt ( 3 ) and raises tension of the seat belt ( 3...
7429012 High performance tightener  
A self stopping seat belt retractor is provided with a belt shaft for winding a seat belt thereonto and unwinding a wound seat belt therefrom and a housing rotatably supporting the belt shaft and...
7428941 Restraint system for a motor vehicle  
A restraint system for a vehicle having sensors for detecting a collision of the vehicle is described. The system has a control unit which analyzes the signals and, in the event of a recognized...
7424985 Helical pretensioner  
A seatbelt pretensioner mechanism ( 10 ) for use with a seatbelt retractor ( 11 ). The retractor ( 11 ) has a spool ( 16 ) configured for winding a seatbelt webbing thereon. The pretensioner...
7416042 Method for triggering a two-stage belt tensioner  
A method for triggering a two-stage belt tensioner is provided, in which the second stage of the belt tensioner is triggered as a function of a crash severity and a sitting position. The crash...
7416150 Overmolded inertia sensor mass for a seat belt retractor  
A seat belt retractor ( 10 ) has an actuator ( 14 ) for unlocking and locking the seat belt retractor ( 10 ) An inertial sensor ( 18 ) detects changes in vehicle acceleration and interacts with the...
7398998 Wire, wire rope or cable assemblies for seat belt component  
A vehicle occupant restraint system including: a seat belt pretensioner comprising a curved cable guide and a flexible cable, having a determinable stiffness to bending, positioned about and...
7397208 Winding control method of seatbelt retractor and seatbelt device  
A winding control method of a seatbelt retractor for winding a seatbelt with a motor includes detecting a current flowing through the motor, and stopping the motor when the current exceeds a...
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...
7384014 Retractor with ALR mode of operation with vehicle sensor block-out  
A belt retractor having ELR and ALR modes of operation is disclosed. The retractor comprises a sensor pawl movable between a released and a locked position with one or more teeth of a ratchet wheel...
7380832 Pretensioner with integrated gas generator  
A low cost pretensioner is provided by using an ignitable charge and initiator integrated with a piston which is disposed in a cylindrical metal tube that has a common straight gas generation and...
7377463 Noise reducing seat belt retractor  
A seat belt retractor has a spool for carrying seat belt webbing rotatably mounted about a longitudinal axle and biased in a seat belt webbing rewinding direction. A toothed ratchet wheel is...
7377590 School bus passenger seat with energy absorbing occupant restraint  
A vehicle passenger seat active occupant restraint provides for absorbing energy from a passenger during sudden deceleration of a vehicle. The torso belt portion of a three-point restraint system...
7370822 Seatbelt retractor having multi-level load-limit setting devices  
A seat belt retractor including a compact brake system configured so that when a drive member of the brake system is inoperative, an operation control member is held in an inoperative position. In...
7370885 Micro gas generator  
A gas generator ( 10 ) is provided, comprising an initiator ( 48 ) including an initiator charge, a gas generant insert ( 52 ) spaced apart from the initiator ( 48 ), and a fluid-impermeable blast...
7367591 Safety belt which doesn't keep close to body  
A safety belt without tightly binding body includes a safety belt, a belt retractor, a flashboard, a buckle and a limiter. The limiter includes a housing having a belt inlet and outlet located at...
7364201 Vehicle occupant restraint system  
A vehicle occupant restraint system comprises a safety belt arrangement with a belt webbing, a belt buckle and one of an end- and deflection fitting. The restraint system further comprises two...
7360795 Torsion bar load limiter and pretensioner for seat belt system  
An anchorage device for a motor vehicle is provided, including a pretensioning wheel, a pulley connected to the pretensioning wheel via a torsion bar first portion, a seat belt connecting member...
7359781 Method and apparatus for determining symmetric and asymmetric crash events with improved misuse margins  
An apparatus ( 10 ) for controlling a multistage actuatable occupant restraining system ( 14, 18 ) of a vehicle includes a crash sensor ( 32 ) sensing crash acceleration at a substantially central...
7350819 Pretensioner  
A gas generating system ( 24 ) is provided including a gas generant container ( 34 ) and an initiator ( 28 ). The initiator ( 28 ) is positioned exterior of the gas generant container ( 34 ) so as...
7350734 Seat belt pretensioner  
An in-line seat belt pretensioner is provided that includes a frame containing a first guide member and a second guide member for tensioning of seat belt webbing upon pretensioner activation. As...
7338003 Webbing take-up device  
A webbing take-up device is disclosed which includes a take-up shaft onto which a webbing is mound, and a mounting member nondetachably mounted to the take-up shaft by screw tightening. The take-up...
7338083 Seat belt apparatus  
In a lap anchor section in which a seat belt is inserted to a lap anchor cover so as to be connected to a pretensioner, the seat belt has a rigid portion in which an end of the seat belt is folded...