Seat belt system with locking guide loop assembly

Details Seat belt system with locking guide loop assembly Seat belt system with locking guide loop assembly

1994-04-15

1995-05-02

Focarino, Margaret A.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Attachment

280808, 297476, 297479, B60R 2236

Patent

active

054112923

ABSTRACT:
A safety belt restraint system is disclosed which greatly reduces the loading exerted by the shoulder belt on both the seat belt retractor and the shoulder belt guide loop. In this regard, an improved guide loop assembly is mounted to the support pillar and includes a unique belt clamping mechanism that is operable in a first mode to permit movement of the belt webbing through a guideway during normal vehicle operating conditions, and in a second mode to clamp the belt webbing for restricting movement thereof through the guideway during a collision or a hard braking situation. The guide loop assembly of the present invention is preferably applicable for use in safety belt restraint systems of the type equipped with an emergency locking mechanism. Thus, the belt clamping mechanism is integrated into the guide loop assembly and is automatically actuated to inhibit movement of the shoulder belt webbing through the guideway in response to actuation of the emergency locking mechanism associated with the seat belt retractor.

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