Passive belt responsive to seat occupancy

Details Passive belt responsive to seat occupancy Passive belt responsive to seat occupancy

1982-02-17

1984-02-28

Peters, Jr., Joseph F.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Attachment

297469, B60R 2110

Patent

active

044338589

ABSTRACT:
A passive restraint belt system in which one end of an occupant restraint belt is mounted on the vehicle body inboard the seat and the other end is mounted on the vehicle door so that belt is unwound from a retractor provided at one of the belt ends when the door opens to automatically move the belt somewhat forwardly of the occupant to facilitate occupant ingress and egress. An arm is associated with the belt and is pivotally mounted inboard the occupant for pivotal movement between a position in which the arm lowers the belt to the normal restraining position across the occupant lower torso and a pivotally raised position in which the lap belt is raised above the occupant lower torso to facilitate occupant ingress and egress. The arm is suitably connected to the resilient seat bottom cushion so that the arm automatically lowers the belt to the restraining position upon depression of the resilient cushion by the weight of an occupant seated thereon and raises the belt to the raised position when the resilient cushion is restored to its normal position upon removal of the occupant weight therefrom.

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patent: 4084841 (1978-04-01), Hayashi et al.
patent: 4213637 (1980-07-01), Mauron
patent: 4362320 (1982-12-01), Ogura et al.

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