Load limiting structure for vehicle occupant restraint system

Details Load limiting structure for vehicle occupant restraint system Load limiting structure for vehicle occupant restraint system

2006-11-21

2006-11-21

Dickson, Paul N. (Department: 3616)

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Attachment

C280S808000, C297S471000, C188S371000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07137648

ABSTRACT:
A load-limiting device has a mechanical structure designed to dissipate forces applied by a vehicle occupant to a safety belt during a crash. The load limiting device comprises a housing and a deformable member, at least one of which is configured for connection to a vehicle safety belt and the other of which is configured for connection to a structural part of a vehicle. The housing and the deformable member are moveable relative to each other when force is applied to the one of those members. The housing supports a hardened member formed of a material which is harder than the deformable member and which is positioned to engage and deform the deformable member as the deformable member is being moved relative to the housing.

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