MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A safety restraint system for a motorized vehicle having a passenger compartment with a safety belt assembly operatively mounted therein, the safety belt assembly having a belt webbing, the safety restraint system comprising:
- an inflatable cushion adapted to engage with the belt webbing, said cushion configured to selectively transition from a non-expanded state to an expanded state; and
an inflation device in fluid communication with said cushion, wherein activation of said inflation device operates to transition said cushion from said non-expanded state to said expanded state;
wherein said cushion retracts a predetermined length of the belt webbing when transitioning from said non-expanded state to said expanded state.
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Abstract
A safety restraint system for selectively restraining an occupant of a motorized vehicle is provided. The safety restraint system includes a safety belt webbing that is operatively mounted inside the vehicle passenger compartment, proximate to a seat assembly. An inflatable airbag cushion is engaged with a first end portion of the belt webbing. The cushion is configured to selectively transition from a non-expanded state, in which the cushion is in a stowed condition, to an expanded state, in which the cushion is in an inflated condition. An inflation device, operable to release inflation fluid, is in fluid communication with the cushion. Activation of the inflation device operates to transition the cushion from the non-expanded state to the expanded state. Transitioning of the cushion from the non-expanded state to the expanded state operates to retract a predetermined length of the belt webbing, thereby increasing the tension of the belt webbing.
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20 Claims
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1. A safety restraint system for a motorized vehicle having a passenger compartment with a safety belt assembly operatively mounted therein, the safety belt assembly having a belt webbing, the safety restraint system comprising:
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an inflatable cushion adapted to engage with the belt webbing, said cushion configured to selectively transition from a non-expanded state to an expanded state; and an inflation device in fluid communication with said cushion, wherein activation of said inflation device operates to transition said cushion from said non-expanded state to said expanded state; wherein said cushion retracts a predetermined length of the belt webbing when transitioning from said non-expanded state to said expanded state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A safety restraint system for selectively restraining an occupant of a motorized vehicle having a passenger compartment with a seat assembly mounted therein, the safety restraint system comprising:
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a safety belt webbing operatively mounted inside the passenger compartment proximate to the seat assembly; an inflatable cushion operatively engaged with a first end of said belt webbing, said cushion configured to selectively transition from a non-expanded state, in which said cushion is in a stowed condition, to an expanded state, in which said cushion is in an inflated condition; and an inflation device in fluid communication with said cushion and operable to release inflation fluid, wherein activation of said inflation device operates to transition said cushion from said non-expanded state to said expanded state; wherein transitioning of said cushion from said non-expanded state to said expanded state retracts a predetermined length of the belt webbing thereby increasing tension of the belt webbing.
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Specification