Compact vehicle
First Claim
1. A compact vehicle, comprising:
- a seat provided at a rear of a vehicle body;
an air bag provided at a front of the vehicle body, the air bag for constraining a rider on the seat from a forward direction when the air bag is inflated and extended; and
a seat belt that can be wound around a waist of the rider on the seat, the seat belt including;
one end of the seat belt coupled to the vehicle body via a retractor provided with a locking function in emergency;
an opposite end of the seat belt; and
coupling means on said opposite end of the seat belt for manually coupling and releasing of a coupling, and when the seat belt is in a coupled state, the coupling means automatically releases the coupling after a predetermined period of time has elapsed subsequent to inflation and extension of the air bag in order to automatically release the opposite end of said seat belt from the vehicle body.
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Abstract
A compact vehicle provided with a seat belt for constraining a rider to enhance impact absorption effect of an air bag, and releasing the seat belt when secondary motion is caused in relation to the vehicle body. The air bag constrains the rider on a seat from a forward direction when the air bag is inflated and extended. One end of a seat belt wound around the waist of the rider and is coupled to the vehicle body via a retractor provided with a locking function in emergency. A coupling means is provided in which coupling and uncoupling can be switched manually in a coupled state. In addition, coupling is automatically released after a predetermined period of time elapses subsequent to inflation of the air bag, thus releasing the other end of the seat belt from the vehicle body.
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17 Claims
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1. A compact vehicle, comprising:
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a seat provided at a rear of a vehicle body;
an air bag provided at a front of the vehicle body, the air bag for constraining a rider on the seat from a forward direction when the air bag is inflated and extended; and
a seat belt that can be wound around a waist of the rider on the seat, the seat belt including;
one end of the seat belt coupled to the vehicle body via a retractor provided with a locking function in emergency;
an opposite end of the seat belt; and
coupling means on said opposite end of the seat belt for manually coupling and releasing of a coupling, and when the seat belt is in a coupled state, the coupling means automatically releases the coupling after a predetermined period of time has elapsed subsequent to inflation and extension of the air bag in order to automatically release the opposite end of said seat belt from the vehicle body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A compact vehicle, comprising:
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a seat provided at a rear of a vehicle body;
an air bag provided at a front of the vehicle body, the air bag for constraining a rider on the seat from a forward direction when the air bag is inflated and extended; and
a seat belt that can be wound around a waist of the rider on the seat, the seat belt including;
one end of the seat belt coupled to the vehicle body via a retractor provided with a locking function in emergency; and
an opposite end of the seat belt capable of being coupled to the vehicle body; and
an actuator attached to the vehicle body for automatically releasing the opposite end of the seat belt from the vehicle body after a predetermined period of time has elapsed once the air bag has been inflated and extended. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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