Load-limiting seatbelt assembly
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1. A seatbelt assembly comprising:
- a seatbelt retractor;
a D-ring spaced from the seatbelt retractor;
a support disposed between the D-ring and the seatbelt retractor;
a webbing retractably engaged with the seatbelt retractor and moveable relative to the support; and
a magnet and a conductive material adjacent the magnet, one of the magnet and the conductive material being fixed to the support and the other of the magnet and the conductive material being moveable by the webbing relative to the support.
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Abstract
A seatbelt assembly includes a seatbelt retractor, a support spaced from the seatbelt retractor, and a webbing retractably engaged with the seatbelt retractor. The webbing is moveable relative to the support. The seatbelt assembly includes a magnet and a conductive material adjacent the magnet. One of the magnet and the conductive material is fixed to the support, and the other of the magnet and the conductive material is moveable by the webbing relative to the support.
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19 Claims
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1. A seatbelt assembly comprising:
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a seatbelt retractor; a D-ring spaced from the seatbelt retractor; a support disposed between the D-ring and the seatbelt retractor; a webbing retractably engaged with the seatbelt retractor and moveable relative to the support; and a magnet and a conductive material adjacent the magnet, one of the magnet and the conductive material being fixed to the support and the other of the magnet and the conductive material being moveable by the webbing relative to the support. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A seatbelt assembly comprising:
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a seatbelt retractor; a support spaced from the seatbelt retractor; a webbing retractably engaged with the seatbelt retractor and moveable relative to the support; and a magnet and a conductive material adjacent the magnet, one of the magnet and the conductive material being fixed to the support and the other of the magnet and the conductive material being moveable by the webbing relative to the support; wherein the support includes a slot and the webbing extends through the slot; wherein one of the magnet and the conductive material is fixed to the webbing and the other of the magnet and the conductive material is fixed to the support in the slot. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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