Abstract: An airbag apparatus includes an airbag, an inflator, and an accumulator. The airbag is configured to be stored in a vehicle before inflation. The inflator is configured to provide gas for inflating the airbag. The accumulator is in fluid communication with the airbag and the inflator. The accumulator includes a chamber for at least temporarily storing gas after the inflator provides gas. The accumulator also includes a flow-control mechanism configured to permit gas to flow into the chamber at a first rate and to flow out of the chamber at a slower second rate.

Abstract: A safety system comprising: an occupant seat (10) having a seating portion (12) and bracket device (28, 30) for slidably supporting the seat portion such that the seat is permitted to freely move in a fore and an aft direction in response to forces imparted thereto; and a restraint device (50,54), for tensioning a flexible member (42) operated attached to the seat and for restraining the seat during an emergency from moving forward from a pre-emergency position.

Abstract: A vehicle inertia or deceleration sensing device of a seat belt retractor comprising: an outer housing member including a first housing part for supporting an inner housing member at a predetermined relative angle, and a support member for holding the first housing part at another angle, such angles corresponding to mounting angles of a frame of the retractor.

Abstract: A seat belt retractor (30) comprising: a frame (32) having a base and two parallel side walls (34,36) extending therefrom, each side wall includes an first opening (40 41) therein, a spool (50, 54), rotatably positioned relative to the side walls, first and second disks (92a,b) positioned relative to the spool, a plurality of bars or pins, the first and second disks positioned on opposite sides of the spool, the pins received within cooperating bores in the spool and joining the disks together, a shaft rotationally linked to the disks for providing an axis of rotation of the spool and disks, a locking mechanism for engaging the disks to prevent protraction of safety belt webbing.