Load limiting device for a seat belt

Land vehicles – Wheeled – Attachment

Patent

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

297472, B60R 2228

Patent

active

061024392

ABSTRACT:
A load limiting device is used with a vehicle seat belt during a crash to allow a limited and controlled forward motion of a vehicle occupant after the retractor has locked. The load limiting device decreases the forces exerted by the seat belt on the vehicle occupant's torso. The load limiting device has a container which defines a flow path for a fluid, with a restriction in the flow path. An actuator is located within the container and is movable within the container under the action of a load transmitted to the seat belt webbing from the vehicle occupant under extreme acceleration conditions, to move the fluid through the restriction in the flow path to dissipate a predetermined portion of the load on the webbing.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2680476 (1954-06-01), Saffell
patent: 3343874 (1967-09-01), Hildebrandt
patent: 3398812 (1968-08-01), Peterson
patent: 3484134 (1969-12-01), Townsend
patent: 3532380 (1970-10-01), Studer et al.
patent: 3889969 (1975-06-01), Otani
patent: 5037132 (1991-08-01), Borlinghaus et al.

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for the USA inventors and patents. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

Load limiting device for a seat belt does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Load limiting device for a seat belt, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Load limiting device for a seat belt will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1999115

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.