Seatbelt system
First Claim
1. A seatbelt system for a motor vehicle which automatically fastens and unfastens a restraining belt about a passenger comprising:
- a slider to which one end of said passenger restraining belt is fastened;
a guide rail for guiding said slider fastened along a body of said vehicle and having at least one vertical portion;
a drive system for moving said slider along said guide rail;
a pawl provided adjacent said vertical part of said guide rail for engaging with said slider when said slider is in said vertical portion; and
an acceleration sensor causing said pawl to engage with said slider during a vehicular emergency whereby movement of the slider is prevented and the belt is maintained in a fastened condition even in a vehicular roll over.
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Abstract
A seatbelt system which automatically fastens and unfastens a passenger restraining belt about a passenger including a slider to which is fastened one end of the passenger restraining belt, a guide rail fastened along the body of the vehicle which guides the slider and which has one portion which is vertical, a drive system for moving the slider along the guide rail, a pawl for engagement with the slider when the slider is guided into the vertical portion of the guide rail and an acceleration detector for causing the pawl to engage with the slider during a vehicular emergency whereby movement of the slider is prevented and the belt is maintained in a fastened condition even during a vehicular roll over.
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10 Claims
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1. A seatbelt system for a motor vehicle which automatically fastens and unfastens a restraining belt about a passenger comprising:
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a slider to which one end of said passenger restraining belt is fastened; a guide rail for guiding said slider fastened along a body of said vehicle and having at least one vertical portion; a drive system for moving said slider along said guide rail; a pawl provided adjacent said vertical part of said guide rail for engaging with said slider when said slider is in said vertical portion; and an acceleration sensor causing said pawl to engage with said slider during a vehicular emergency whereby movement of the slider is prevented and the belt is maintained in a fastened condition even in a vehicular roll over. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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