Method and apparatus for transferring rear shoulder belt loads t

Details Method and apparatus for transferring rear shoulder belt loads t Method and apparatus for transferring rear shoulder belt loads t

1998-01-02

2000-07-11

English, Peter C.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

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29620303, 29620304, B60R 2224, B62D 2502, B62D 2504

Patent

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060861002

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for transferring rear shoulder belt loads to a frame of a motor vehicle includes a unitarily constructed reinforcement member. The reinforcement member is welded or otherwise fixedly attached to a C-pillar joint construction. The C-pillar joint construction includes an upwardly extending strut tower which is welded to a rail of the vehicle frame. The reinforcement member includes an upper end to which a turning loop of a rear seat belt assembly is attached, and a lower end to which a retractor mechanism of the seat belt assembly is attached. Loads from the seat belt are transferred from the reinforcement member through the strut tower and to the rail.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4408794 (1983-10-01), Harasaki
patent: 5018780 (1991-05-01), Yoshii et al.
patent: 5344188 (1994-09-01), Mims et al.
patent: 5397152 (1995-03-01), Kawamura

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