Abstract: A safety seatbelt system which automatically provides a safety seatbelt around a passenger when he takes a seat in a vehicle and closes a door. Once the seatbelt is put around the passenger, he cannot remove the seatbelt while driving the vehicle. This system comprises a hand brake switch and a hand brake switch relay, and a solenoid magnetizing circuit for supplying magnetizing current to a solenoid to prevent the seatbelt from being hooked and removed from the passenger as long as the hand brake is released, said solenoid magnetizing circuit forming a second solenoid operating system.

Abstract: A seat belt retractor having a main locking pawl for engaging the ratchet wheel on the reel to prevent the belt from being pulled out and a second pawl and ratchet responsive to either acceleration of the sensing pendulum or the inertia of an inertia assembly which senses acceleration of the reel when the belt is pulled out is disabled from being locked, thereby permitting the belt to be pulled out freely, by a blocking member which engages the second pawl to keep it from engaging the second ratchet and a device or system for moving the blocking member into and out of engagement with the second pawl. The invention is especially useful for door-mounted retractors used in connection with a passive seat belt restraint system.

Abstract: A retractor device for a seat belt mechanism, comprising a ratchet wheel mounted on a reel shaft for reeling a seat belt, a pawl engageable with the ratchet wheel, a belt stop member disposed opposite to an abutment surface on a casing, guide slots in the casing and emergency operating means sensible to an emergency condition of a vehicle. Said means is operable to engage the pawl with the ratchet wheel to prevent rotation of the shaft and to move the stop member along the slots in a direction of drawing of the belt to clamp the latter between the stop member and the abutment surface, thereby preventing the drawing of the belt due to tightening thereof.

Abstract: The invention provides an inertia locking seat belt retractor for winding a shoulder belt having one end mounted on the vehicle door so that door movement moves the belt between stowed and restraining positions. The retractor has a winding prevention mechanism including a pawl and ratchet operable by a prior known control means to selectively lock the retractor against belt winding to hold the belt extended at a set slackened length with respect to the occupant. The improvement is comprised of a cam member which is rotatably mounted and has a cam surface which blocks movement of the pawl to the locked condition irrespective of the control means. The cam member also has a notch which allows the pawl to move to the locked condition with the ratchet. The cam member is coupled to the reel by a reduction gear set which causes the cam member to revolve less than one revolution during a plurality of reel revolutions upon movement of the belt between the fully wound and fully unwound conditions.

Abstract: A seat belt inhibitor system is designed to prevent door mounted inertial seat belt retractor 14 from locking the seat belt webbing 13 whenever the door is opened. The retractor pendulum 31, sensitive to acceleration, moves the locking bar 28 upward locking the retractor and prevents the belt webbing from paying out. An electromagnet 36, when energized, attracts a leaf spring 37 extending from the locking bar inhibiting movement of the latter. System inhibiting is initiated by closing either a door latch switch 42 or a door release handle switch 41. At low accelerations (occurring while the door is being opened), the locking bar 28 is restrained by the electromagnet 36 through the leaf spring 37. If the system should fail such that the electromagnet was energized while the door is closed, high acceleration of the pendulum would force the locking bar up, locking the retractor. Deenergizing occurs normally whenever the door is closed.

Abstract: A retractor for seat belt provided with an emergency locking mechanism is disclosed. The retractor comprises a webbing taking-up means, an inertia sensing means, a locking means and an operating means. The inertia sensing means directly senses by means of inertia a change in speed of vehicle when the change of vehicle speed exceeds a predetermined level. When the inertia sensing means senses such change of vehicle speed beyond the predetermined level, the locking means interlocked with the inertia sensing means is brought into operation to lock the pulling out of the webbing from the webbing take-up means. The operating means is movable between a first position in which it allows a free movement of the locking means and a second position in which it restrains the movement of the locking means. When there is no need for emergency locking, the operating means is held in its second position by an external order issued from the outside of the retractor.

Abstract: In a vehicle having a door openable and closable with the forward and sidewise portion of the vehicle body viewed from a seat as the center of rotation, a safety belt system comprises a first webbing, a loop for dividing the first webbing into a shoulder belt part and a waist belt part, a second webbing, and means for moving the loop. The opposite ends of the first webbing are respectively secured to the neighborhoods of the upper and the lower ends of the door edge opposite from the center of rotation. One end of the second webbing is secured to the loop and the other end thereof is attached to the side of the seat opposite from the door side. The moving means moves the loop back and forth along said opposite side of the seat and the forward extension thereof in response to the opening and closing of the door.

Abstract: A vehicle passive seat belt restraint system comprising:a seat belt adapted for restraining an occupant positioned in a seat in the vehicle, the seat belt comprising a lap portion adapted to be secured around the lap of the occupant and a shoulder portion adapted to be secured around the upper torso of the occupant;the lap and shoulder portions of the seat belt each having a first end connected to a door of the vehicle ajdacent to the seat and a second end connected to each other at a location spaced from the door;a seat belt retractor connecting at least one of the first ends of the lap and shoulder portions to the door;the seat belt further comprising a connecting portion having a first end connected to the vehicle at the side of the seat opposite the door and a second end connected to the second ends of the lap and shoulder portions;a movable ring slidably engaging the lap portion at a location intermediate its first and second ends and permitting the seat belt to move therethrough;a track mounted on the d

Abstract: A passive vehicle passenger restraint belt system comprises a continuous belt having one end connected to the upper rear corner of a vehicle door and including a shoulder belt portion leading from that end to and passing freely through a control ring and a lap belt portion leading from the control ring to and passing freely through a transfer guide ring and then to an anchor on the lower rear portion of the door. A control belt, which has the control ring at one end, leads from an emergency locking retractor through a guide inboard of and generally below and rearwardly of a passenger position on the seat. A first flexible transfer element having one end secured to the transfer guide ring and the other end wound onto a winding device located on the lower rear portion of the door pulls the transfer guide ring rearwardly and downwardly along the door in response to closing motion of the door.

Abstract: One end of a webbing for restraining an occupant is wound up by a retractor installed on a door so that the webbing can be fitted to or released from the occupant seated as the door is closed or opened. An engaging portion is formed on the retractor and an engageable portion for receiving said engaging portion when the door is closed is provided in the body of vehicle, said engaging and engageable portions imparting a high tension of the webbing to the body of vehicle during an emergency of the vehicle, so that the webbing can reliably restrain the occupant.

Abstract: A shoulder belt leading from a retractor on the vehicle roof and a lap belt leading from a retractor on the door are buckled to each other at a location generally inboard of the seat. A tongue on one of the belts passes through a D-ring fastened to the vehicle on the inboard side of the seat, the D-ring being large enough to allow the tongue to pass readily through it. The belts can be unbuckled from each other and will be wound into the retractors for easy emergency escape of a passenger.

Abstract: A passive occupant restraint system includes a shoulder belt retractor mounted inboard the occupant seat for winding the inboard end of a shoulder belt having an outboard end attached to the upper rear corner of the door. A lap belt has an outboard end mounted on the door by a lap belt retractor and an inboard end mounted on the shoulder belt by a latch plate which is slidably movable along the shoulder belt by manual effort of the occupant. The latch plate remains relatively stationary on the shoulder belt during winding and unwinding of the shoulder belt upon door movement so that the occupant may position the latch plate generally adjacent the outboard end of the shoulder belt to stow the lap belt generally parallel with the door or may position the sliding latch plate at mid-length along the shoulder belt so that the latch plate will be automatically located adjacent the shoulder belt retractor when the door is closed to establish the lap belt in restraining proximity with the lower torso.

Abstract: A supporting device for a seat belt, comprising a seat belt support member attached to a sash of a door of a vehicle, a striker provided on the sash and projecting in a direction of the width of the vehicle and a recess provided on a pillar of the vehicle. The striker enters into the recess when the door is closed, and is detained by the recess to prevent the forward movement of the support member when the seat belt is strongly pulled forwardly and the sash is deformed.

Abstract: A passive seat belt system includes a shoulder belt having the outboard end mounted on body above the door opening by a shoulder belt retractor and a lap belt having an outboard end mounted on the lower rear corner of the door by a lap belt retractor. The inboard ends of the lap and shoulder belts are joined to the outboard end of the control belt whose other end is mounted inboard the seat by a control belt retractor having a winding effort greater than the lap and shoulder belt retractors to draw the lap and shoulder belts inboard to restraining positions about the occupant. A carriage movable along a track extending above the door opening slidably engages the shoulder belt and has a normal rearward position adjacent the shoulder belt retractor to establish the shoulder belt in a diagonal restraining position.

Abstract: A passive lap and shoulder belt system for a motor vehicle includes a shoulder belt having an outboard end attached either to the roof rail or the door window frame and an inboard end suitably mounted inboard the occupant. The lap belt has an outboard end mounted on the door and an inboard end suitably mounted inboard the occupant. The shoulder belt and lap belt each have a retractor at one of their belt ends. A track extends longitudinally forward from the shoulder belt retractor and movably mounts a shoulder belt carriage which slidably engages the shoulder belt. A fixed length lift cable extends slidably through the shoulder belt carriage and has an upper end mounted adjacent the rear end of the track and a lower end connected to the lap belt.

Abstract: The device comprises a first belt portion which extends between a winder mounted on the door of the vehicle and a first belt support mounted on the upper rear part of the door, and a second belt portion forming a cross-belt which extends between the belt support and an anchoring point located substantially in the central part of the vehicle. The second belt portion is extended, in passing through a second belt support constituting the anchoring point, by a third belt portion which constitutes an abdominal belt. An end part of the third belt portion is connected to the first belt portion so as to cause this end part to be raised when the belt is extended upon opening the door.

Abstract: The device comprises a belt portion passing round a support member carried by an arm which is pivotally mounted on a support located on the side of the seat opposed to the adjacent door of the vehicle. The arm is movable to a roughly vertical clearing position when the door is open. The arm is connected by a cable to a lever which is pivotally mounted on a lateral part of the body of the vehicle and is operatively connected to the door.

Abstract: A fail-safe lock-up inhibitor for a vehicle door-mounted passive safety belt retractor. The improved inhibitor is formed of a plurality of mutually overriding inhibiting structure such that when the vehicle door is open, each alone is capable of allowing lock-up of the safety-belt protraction mechanism during an emergency condition.

Abstract: In a passive seat belt system, the outboard ends of the lap and shoulder belts are respectively mounted at upper and lower locations on the vehicle door. The inboard ends of the lap and shoulder belts are joined together and are attached to a pivot belt having an inboard end fixedly mounted on the vehicle body substantially forward of the inboard occupant hip. The pivot belt has a fixed length adapted to define an arcuate path of horizontal swinging movement of the inboard ends of the lap and shoulder belts between restraining positions adjacent the inboard occupant hip when the door is closed and a stowed position substantially forwardly of the occupant hip when the door is open. A control belt is connected to the juncture of the lap, shoulder and pivot belts.

Abstract: A passive seat belt restraint system including a seat belt having one end connected to a vehicle door and the other end connected to the vehicle on the opposite side of a seat adjacent the door. The seat belt is moved along a track which is located in the console and in the dashboard in front of the seat. A hook member is movable in the console track and supports the seat belt when the belt is in its forward position. A buckle is movable in both the console and the dashboard tracks and is attached to the belt to form shoulder and lap belts. The buckle is moved to a position closer to the door to permit easy entry to and exit from the seat.

Abstract: An inhibitor intended for the prevention of early reel lock-up during door opening for passive vehicle safety belt systems incorporating door-mounted reels. In such systems where a high inertia mass moves a pawl into engagement with the take-up reel during emergency conditions thereby allowing freedom of occupant movement during other periods of time, biasing means are provided for resisting the movement of the high inertia mass/pawl combination when the vehicle door is in the process of being opened and closed. Embodiments disclosed include the use of a selectively activatable electromagnet, a movable permanent magnet, gravitational biasing of the pawl, spring biasing of the pawl, and spring biasing of the high inertia mass.

Abstract: A passive three-point lap and shoulder belt system includes a continuous loop of belt which is slidably mounted on the door adjacent the occupant's shoulder by a slide loop or pulley and has both ends mounted on the body inboard the occupant seat to define a double strand diagonal shoulder belt. A retractor provides the mounting of one of the shoulder belt ends to the vehicle body so that the shoulder belt is extended from the retractor and through the slide loop upon opening movement of the door and is retracted upon closing movement of the door. The lap belt has one end attached to the vehicle door generally adjacent the hip of the occupant and the other end attached on the shoulder belt strand mounted by the retractor and at a point thereon which travels from inboard the occupant when the door is closed to a position intermediate the retractor and the door mounted slide loop upon opening movement of the door.

Abstract: A passive seat belt system for a vehicle comprising a seat belt retractor mounted in the vehicle, seat belt webbing have one end attached to the retractor and another end attached to the vehicle, a thin elongated flexible element attached at one end to the vehicle and at a second end to a ring attached the webbing, and a button on the webbing for moving the ring and the webbing in response to motion of the vehicle door.