Land vehicles – Wheeled – Attachment
Patent
1989-10-25
1991-06-25
Marmor, Charles A.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Attachment
180268, 2421077, B60R 2244
Patent
active
050260936
ABSTRACT:
A seat belt apparatus is provided for restraining the occupant of a seat assembly within a vehicle body structure having a plurality of closure members each hingedly supported for movement between opened and closed positions to selectively open and close a respective utility opening. The closure members may be front and rear side doors, a hood or a trunk lid. The seat belt apparatus includes a length of flexible belt having fixed and free ends opposite to each other, an automatic belt retractor rigidly connected with the free end of the belt for forcibly winding up the belt thereby holding the belt under tension, a detecting system for detecting the movement of at least one of the closure members to the opened position, a tension relieving mechanism provided in the belt retractor for permitting the length of belt to be pulled outward from the belt retractor while limiting the retraction of the length of belt when the length of belt is in use to constrain the seat occupant, and a disabling mechanism operable when the detecting system detects the movement of at least one of the closure members to the opened position to disable the tension relieving mechanism.
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Marmor Charles A.
Mazda Motor Corporation
Tyson Karin
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