Seat belt system including an airbag
First Claim
1. A seat belt system comprising:
- a seat belt associated with a seat of a vehicle;
a shoulder belt portion of the seat belt for extending across a torso of an occupant of the seat;
a lap belt portion of the seat belt for extending across a lap of an occupant of the seat;
a buckle anchored along the side of the seat;
a tongue slidably mounted on the seat belt for being latched in the buckle to define the shoulder and lap belt portions extending therefrom;
a retractor for pay in and pay out of the seat belt into and out from the retractor;
a guide loop positioned approximately adjacent to a shoulder of the occupant of the seat for slidably receiving the seat belt; and
an airbag fixed to one of the tongue and the guide loop and configured to allow the shoulder belt portion to slide relative thereto so that with the tongue latched in the buckle the airbag extends along the shoulder belt portion from the same position irrespective of the size of an occupant of the seat.
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Abstract
A seat belt system, in one form, includes a buckle anchored along the side of the seat, a tongue slidably mounted on the seat belt for being latched in the buckle to define the shoulder and lap belt portions, and a retractor for pay in and pay out of the seat belt into and out from the retractor. The airbag is fixed to the tongue and configured for sliding along the seat belt so that with the tongue latched in the buckle the airbag extends along the same position irrespective of the size of the occupant. Alternatively, the airbag is fixed to a guide loop adjacent to the shoulder of the occupant and configured to allow for sliding of the seat belt relative thereto so that with the tongue latched in the buckle the airbag extends from the same position and across the occupant'"'"'s torso irrespective of the size of the occupant.
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Citations
25 Claims
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1. A seat belt system comprising:
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a seat belt associated with a seat of a vehicle;
a shoulder belt portion of the seat belt for extending across a torso of an occupant of the seat;
a lap belt portion of the seat belt for extending across a lap of an occupant of the seat;
a buckle anchored along the side of the seat;
a tongue slidably mounted on the seat belt for being latched in the buckle to define the shoulder and lap belt portions extending therefrom;
a retractor for pay in and pay out of the seat belt into and out from the retractor;
a guide loop positioned approximately adjacent to a shoulder of the occupant of the seat for slidably receiving the seat belt; and
an airbag fixed to one of the tongue and the guide loop and configured to allow the shoulder belt portion to slide relative thereto so that with the tongue latched in the buckle the airbag extends along the shoulder belt portion from the same position irrespective of the size of an occupant of the seat. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A seat belt system comprising:
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an airbag for receiving inflation gas;
a seat belt passageway of the airbag for receiving a seat belt slidably therethrough; and
a tongue attached to the airbag and slidably movable on the seat belt to allow the tongue and the airbag to slide together along the seat belt. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A seat belt system comprising:
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a seat belt associated with a seat of a vehicle;
a shoulder belt portion of the seat belt for extending across a torso of an occupant of the seat;
a lap belt portion of the seat belt for extending across a lap of an occupant of the seat;
a guide loop positioned approximately adjacent to a shoulder of an occupant of the seat for slidably receiving the seat belt;
an airbag fixed to the guide loop and configured to allow the shoulder belt portion to slide relative thereto so that the airbag extends along the shoulder belt portion from the same position irrespective of the size of an occupant of the seat. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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