Land vehicles – Wheeled – Attachment
Patent
1998-06-29
2000-10-24
Swann, J. J.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Attachment
280748, 296152, B60R 2106
Patent
active
06135497&
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus (10) includes a vehicle occupant protection curtain (12) which is movable from a retracted position to a deployed position extending across a vehicle window (15). The apparatus (10) further includes a track (44 or 48) and a runner (34). The runner (34) is connected to the curtain (12) to draw the curtain (12) from the retracted position to the deployed position upon movement of the runner (34) along the track (44 or 48) from a first position to a second position. The track (44 or 48) defines a plurality of intermediate positions to which the runner (34) is movable transversely of the track (44 or 48) in a direction toward the window (15). The track (44 or 48) blocks return movement of the runner (34) from each of the intermediate positions toward the initial position under the influence of tension imparted to the curtain (12) by a vehicle occupant moving against the curtain (12) in a direction outward of the window (15).
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Phillion Robert I.
Sutherland Daniel R.
White, Jr. Michael James
Lum L.
Swann J. J.
TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc.
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