Vehicular passive safety device
First Claim
1. A vehicular passive safety device comprising:
- a lap belt;
a shoulder belt capable of being inflated;
a retractor provided on one side of a seat for winding an end of the lap belt;
a tongue supported on an intermediate portion of the lap belt wherein the tongue can slide relative thereto;
a buckle provided on the other side of the seat for detachable connecting the tongue relative thereto; and
an inflator operatively connected to said shoulder belt for restraining an occupant by inflating the shoulder belt with high pressure gas from the inflator when a vehicle collides;
an end of said shoulder belt being disposed adjacent to the inflator is attached to a first strut provided on a side of the seat wherein the upper and lower positions can be adjusted for protecting the shoulders of an occupant.
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Abstract
To enable the easy adjustment of the height of the upper end of a shoulder belt of webbing utilizing a shoulder guard provided to a strut provided on both right and left sides of a seat. An air belt system is provided with webbing in which a lap belt that cannot be inflated and a shoulder belt that can be inflated are connected to each other. A retractor is provided to one side of a seat for winding the end of the lap belt. A tongue is supported in an intermediate part of the webbing so that the tongue can slide relative thereto. A buckle is provided on the other side of the seat for connecting the tongue so that the tongue can be detached. An inflator is connected to the end of the shoulder belt for supplying high pressure gas to the shoulder belt. Right and left shoulder guards are respectively provided to the struts provided on both right and left sides of the seat so that the upper and lower positions can be adjusted. The upper end of the shoulder belt and the inflator are attached to right or left shoulder guards.
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Citations
16 Claims
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1. A vehicular passive safety device comprising:
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a lap belt;
a shoulder belt capable of being inflated;
a retractor provided on one side of a seat for winding an end of the lap belt;
a tongue supported on an intermediate portion of the lap belt wherein the tongue can slide relative thereto;
a buckle provided on the other side of the seat for detachable connecting the tongue relative thereto; and
an inflator operatively connected to said shoulder belt for restraining an occupant by inflating the shoulder belt with high pressure gas from the inflator when a vehicle collides;
an end of said shoulder belt being disposed adjacent to the inflator is attached to a first strut provided on a side of the seat wherein the upper and lower positions can be adjusted for protecting the shoulders of an occupant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A passive safety device adapted for use in a vehicle comprising:
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a shoulder belt capable of being inflated;
an inflator operatively connected to said shoulder belt for inflating the shoulder belt with high pressure gas from the inflator upon the occurrence of a predetermined condition; and
an end of said shoulder belt being disposed adjacent to the inflator and being attached to a first strut wherein an upper and lower position is adjustable for adjusting a height of said end of said shoulder belt. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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