Abstract: A vehicle seat adjuster slide assembly. The assembly includes a formed stationary rail for attachment to the vehicle's floor structure and for carrying the remaining components of the assembly. A formed sliding rail mates with the stationary rail and adjustably retains a seat within the vehicle. The two rails are stably and slidably engaged through their respective cross sectional features, rollers and sliding bushings.

Abstract: The present invention provides a vehicle seat adjuster slide assembly. The assembly includes a sheet metal formed lower rail. The lower rail includes a channel floor with spaced apart upward extending legs to form an inner bay. The legs have outward extending flanges. An upper bearing ball is nested on top of each flange. A lower bearing ball is nested on the bottom of each flange. The adjuster slide assembly also has an upper rail slidably mounted on the lower rail. The lower rail has a ceiling covering the bay and C-shaped side bellies. Each side belly surrounds the nests the upper and lower bearing balls. The ends of the bellies extend under the flanges of the upper rail. The upper rail can slide on the lower rail without contact between the side bellies and the flange except when an excessive force is placed on the upper rail causing the side belly ends to contact the flange to prevent separation of the upper rail from the lower rail.

Abstract: A guide loop assembly for deflecting a restraint belt from a retractor to a diagonal position across the occupant torso includes a guide loop frame having a slot defined by an anvil surface over which the belt slides during winding and unwinding of belt from the retractor. The guide loop frame also has an elongated aperture which receives an anchor bolt to mount the guide loop frame on the pillar for pivotal movement and as well as limited vertical movement. A support frame is pivotally mounted by the anchor bolt and has a clamping bar pivotally mounted thereon for movement between a normal position spaced away from the anvil surface of the guide loop frame and a clamping position clamping the belt against the anvil surface. A spring biases the clamping bar to the normal position spaced away from the anvil surface and also urges the clamping bar against the guide loop frame to position the guide loop frame at the upward limit of its vertical movement.

Abstract: In a seat belt retractor winding prevention mechanism, the winding prevention pawl is mounted upon a collapsible support mechanism which is collapsed by the onset of a sensed vehicle deceleration condition so that force imposed on the pawl by the windup spring shifts the pawl against a cam which moves the pawl axially out of engagement with the ratchet teeth carried by the reel to thereby release the winding prevention mechanism so that the windup spring will rewind the belt to a taut condition about the occupant.

Abstract: A tilting seat back is mounted on a vehicle by a first hinge member which is pivoted to a second vehicle mounted hinge member. The first hinge member includes a plurality of teeth and a pawl mounted on the second hinge member is engageable with each of the teeth. The first hinge member holds the pawl in the path of one tooth when the seat back is in the upright position for engagement of the tooth with the pawl upon inertia actuated movement of the seat back to a tilted position. The pawl is released and positioned adjacent the rotative path of the other teeth for inertia actuated movement into engagement with the other teeth when the seat back is in a partially tilted position.

Abstract: A floating lock mount for a seat belt retractor is provided for application in situations where the seat or seats served by the retractor is shifted forwardly or rearwardly by the user so as to accommodate the positioning of legs and other physiognomy and to adjust the seating to the user. A track is provided which generally parallels the fore and aft movement of the seat. The retractor is attached to the seat frame and is connected to a sleeve operably on the track. As the seat is moved, the retractor and sleeve moves and relocates on the track in accord with fore and aft movement and vertical displacement. A plurality of ratchet teeth are provided on the track and spring means bias the retractor from lock engagement against the teeth. However, under upward stress by the webbing or seat belt, as felt in a sudden deceleration or projection of the body of the user, then the retractor tilts and pawl means connected to the retractor grab the ratchet teeth and secures the retractor against any further movement.

Abstract: A passive restraint harness system is provided for deployment of a safety belt. The safety belt is a piece of webbing forming a lap belt portion and a cross chest portion. An upper anchor connects one end of the webbing to the upper rear edge of a vehicle door and a lower anchor connects to the other end of the webbing to the lower rear edge of the same vehicle door. A vehicle sensitive seat belt retractor located adjacent the seat of the user of the belt and inboard of the user is slidably connected to the piece of webbing forming lap and chest portions and urges it under a spring bias toward the retractor. This forms the lap belt portion and the shoulder or cross chest portion in respect to a seated user. A track is vertically oriented on the inner door face and fastened to the lower anchor. A slider is also on the track and the slider is over the webbing above the lower anchor. A traveler linkage is supported on the rear of the track and connected to the slider.

Abstract: A retractor for safety belt webbing as used in automobiles which includes a frame and a pair of retractor spools journalled in the frame and the spools biased to reel in loose webbing. The spools extend and retract harness webbing against the bias and both spools include ratchet faced rotating end flanges. Between the spools a pawl is located. The pawl is double edged for simultaneous engagement, on tilting, with the ratchet teeth of the ratchet flanges of both spools. The pawl is in a bar form supported in the frame and upon tilting locks the retractors against withdrawal of webbing spooled thereon. A sensor activates or tilts the pawl and may act remotely on the pawl as by a lever. The sensor may be inertial and omnidirectional and reacts to changes in acceleration rate of the frame and vehicle to which it may be attached.