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Vehicle occupant protection system

  • US 6,186,574 B1
  • Filed: 08/18/1999
  • Issued: 02/13/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/20/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A vehicle occupant protection system, comprising:

  • a seat which is fitted with a seat belt, and supported on a vehicle body so as to be slidable in a direction of an input crash load resulting from a vehicle crash;

    a first member which is connected to said seat and adapted to deform under the crash load while supporting an inertial force of said seat upon occurrence of the vehicle crash;

    a second member which is connected to a main part of the vehicle body and adapted to deform under the crash load while supporting an inertial force of the vehicle body; and

    means for applying a forward force to said seat relative to said vehicle body with a certain time delay after the occurrence of the vehicle crash;

    the first member being adapted to substantially deform only after said forward force is applied to said seat upon occurrence of the vehicle crash.

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