Automotive vehicle occupant protection system

Details Automotive vehicle occupant protection system Automotive vehicle occupant protection system

2005-03-08

2005-03-08

Dickson, Paul N. (Department: 3616)

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Attachment

C280S807000, C280S808000, C180S268000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06863308

ABSTRACT:
An end of a seat belt is connected to an actuator that can selectively remove a slack from the seat belt. The actuator includes a main actuator unit, a flywheel which provides a maximum inertia effect for a given space, and a cushioning member for decelerating a movement of the moveable end of the seat belt following a certain initial travel of the moveable end. The main actuator unit produces an early rise in the vehicle occupant deceleration, and the cushioning member smoothly connects the time history of the vehicle occupant deceleration to a ride-down condition whereby the deceleration acting on the vehicle occupant is favorably spread over time, and the maximum level of the deceleration can be minimized. The flywheel contributes to a favorable shaping of the time history of the vehicle occupant deceleration.

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