GB2370544B - Automotive passenger restraint and protection apparatus and seatbelt protraction and retraction amount-detecting device - Google Patents

Automotive passenger restraint and protection apparatus and seatbelt protraction and retraction amount-detecting device

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Publication number
GB2370544B
GB2370544B GB0211665A GB0211665A GB2370544B GB 2370544 B GB2370544 B GB 2370544B GB 0211665 A GB0211665 A GB 0211665A GB 0211665 A GB0211665 A GB 0211665A GB 2370544 B GB2370544 B GB 2370544B
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Prior art keywords
detecting device
protection apparatus
passenger restraint
retraction amount
automotive passenger
Prior art date
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Expired - Fee Related
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GB0211665A
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GB2370544A (en
GB0211665D0 (en
Inventor
Yukinori Midorikawa
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NSK Ltd
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NSK Ltd
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Priority claimed from JP36327597A external-priority patent/JP3781884B2/en
Priority claimed from JP10013153A external-priority patent/JPH11198760A/en
Priority claimed from JP09389598A external-priority patent/JP4052491B2/en
Priority claimed from JP10096937A external-priority patent/JPH11278215A/en
Priority claimed from JP09995498A external-priority patent/JP3695622B2/en
Priority claimed from JP12432498A external-priority patent/JP3730012B2/en
Priority claimed from JP12967598A external-priority patent/JP3554484B2/en
Priority claimed from JP16152498A external-priority patent/JP3795230B2/en
Priority claimed from JP16442598A external-priority patent/JP3761717B2/en
Priority claimed from JP18329198A external-priority patent/JP3819151B2/en
Priority claimed from JP10189632A external-priority patent/JP2000006759A/en
Priority claimed from JP10202873A external-priority patent/JP2000016247A/en
Priority claimed from JP20711698A external-priority patent/JP3734369B2/en
Priority claimed from JP20915398A external-priority patent/JP3830667B2/en
Priority claimed from JP23160598A external-priority patent/JP4077946B2/en
Priority claimed from JP10240008A external-priority patent/JP2000071937A/en
Application filed by NSK Ltd filed Critical NSK Ltd
Priority claimed from GB0205916A external-priority patent/GB2370539B/en
Publication of GB2370544A publication Critical patent/GB2370544A/en
Publication of GB0211665D0 publication Critical patent/GB0211665D0/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2370544B publication Critical patent/GB2370544B/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
    • B60R21/01—Electrical circuits for triggering passive safety arrangements, e.g. airbags, safety belt tighteners, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents
    • B60R21/013—Electrical circuits for triggering passive safety arrangements, e.g. airbags, safety belt tighteners, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents including means for detecting collisions, impending collisions or roll-over
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
    • B60R21/01—Electrical circuits for triggering passive safety arrangements, e.g. airbags, safety belt tighteners, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents
    • B60R21/015—Electrical circuits for triggering passive safety arrangements, e.g. airbags, safety belt tighteners, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents including means for detecting the presence or position of passengers, passenger seats or child seats, and the related safety parameters therefor, e.g. speed or timing of airbag inflation in relation to occupant position or seat belt use
    • B60R21/01512—Passenger detection systems
    • B60R21/01544—Passenger detection systems detecting seat belt parameters, e.g. length, tension or height-adjustment
    • B60R21/01546—Passenger detection systems detecting seat belt parameters, e.g. length, tension or height-adjustment using belt buckle sensors
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
    • B60R21/01—Electrical circuits for triggering passive safety arrangements, e.g. airbags, safety belt tighteners, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents
    • B60R21/015—Electrical circuits for triggering passive safety arrangements, e.g. airbags, safety belt tighteners, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents including means for detecting the presence or position of passengers, passenger seats or child seats, and the related safety parameters therefor, e.g. speed or timing of airbag inflation in relation to occupant position or seat belt use
    • B60R21/01512—Passenger detection systems
    • B60R21/01552—Passenger detection systems detecting position of specific human body parts, e.g. face, eyes or hands
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R22/00—Safety belts or body harnesses in vehicles
    • B60R22/34—Belt retractors, e.g. reels
    • B60R22/44—Belt retractors, e.g. reels with means for reducing belt tension during use under normal conditions
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R22/00—Safety belts or body harnesses in vehicles
    • B60R22/34—Belt retractors, e.g. reels
    • B60R22/46—Reels with means to tension the belt in an emergency by forced winding up
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
    • B60R21/01—Electrical circuits for triggering passive safety arrangements, e.g. airbags, safety belt tighteners, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents
    • B60R2021/01204—Actuation parameters of safety arrangents
    • B60R2021/01252—Devices other than bags
    • B60R2021/01265—Seat belts
    • B60R2021/01272—Belt tensioners
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R22/00—Safety belts or body harnesses in vehicles
    • B60R22/34—Belt retractors, e.g. reels
    • B60R22/44—Belt retractors, e.g. reels with means for reducing belt tension during use under normal conditions
    • B60R2022/4446—Belt retractors, e.g. reels with means for reducing belt tension during use under normal conditions using one spring and one additional retraction device in series
    • B60R2022/4466—Belt retractors, e.g. reels with means for reducing belt tension during use under normal conditions using one spring and one additional retraction device in series the additional retraction device being an electric actuator
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R22/00—Safety belts or body harnesses in vehicles
    • B60R22/34—Belt retractors, e.g. reels
    • B60R22/44—Belt retractors, e.g. reels with means for reducing belt tension during use under normal conditions
    • B60R2022/4473—Belt retractors, e.g. reels with means for reducing belt tension during use under normal conditions using an electric retraction device
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R22/00—Safety belts or body harnesses in vehicles
    • B60R22/34—Belt retractors, e.g. reels
    • B60R22/46—Reels with means to tension the belt in an emergency by forced winding up
    • B60R2022/4666—Reels with means to tension the belt in an emergency by forced winding up characterised by electric actuators
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
    • B60R21/01—Electrical circuits for triggering passive safety arrangements, e.g. airbags, safety belt tighteners, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents
    • B60R21/013—Electrical circuits for triggering passive safety arrangements, e.g. airbags, safety belt tighteners, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents including means for detecting collisions, impending collisions or roll-over
    • B60R21/0134—Electrical circuits for triggering passive safety arrangements, e.g. airbags, safety belt tighteners, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents including means for detecting collisions, impending collisions or roll-over responsive to imminent contact with an obstacle, e.g. using radar systems

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Automotive Seat Belt Assembly (AREA)
GB0211665A 1997-12-16 1998-12-16 Automotive passenger restraint and protection apparatus and seatbelt protraction and retraction amount-detecting device Expired - Fee Related GB2370544B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (17)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP36327597A JP3781884B2 (en) 1997-12-16 1997-12-16 Vehicle occupant restraint protection device
JP10013153A JPH11198760A (en) 1998-01-08 1998-01-08 Occupant restraint and crash protection device for vehicle
JP09389598A JP4052491B2 (en) 1998-03-24 1998-03-24 Vehicle occupant restraint protection device
JP10096937A JPH11278215A (en) 1998-03-26 1998-03-26 Occupant constraining and protecting device for vehicle
JP09995498A JP3695622B2 (en) 1998-03-30 1998-03-30 Vehicle occupant restraint protection device
JP12432498A JP3730012B2 (en) 1998-04-17 1998-04-17 Vehicle occupant restraint protection device
JP12967598A JP3554484B2 (en) 1998-04-24 1998-04-24 Vehicle occupant restraint system
JP16152498A JP3795230B2 (en) 1998-05-27 1998-05-27 Vehicle occupant restraint protection device
JP16442598A JP3761717B2 (en) 1998-05-29 1998-05-29 Vehicle occupant restraint protection device
JP18329198A JP3819151B2 (en) 1998-06-16 1998-06-16 Vehicle occupant restraint protection device
JP10189632A JP2000006759A (en) 1998-06-22 1998-06-22 Occupant constraining/protecting device for vehicle
JP10202873A JP2000016247A (en) 1998-07-03 1998-07-03 Occupant locking protective device for vehicle
JP20711698A JP3734369B2 (en) 1998-07-08 1998-07-08 Seat belt pull-up amount detection device
JP20915398A JP3830667B2 (en) 1998-07-24 1998-07-24 Vehicle occupant restraint protection device
JP23160598A JP4077946B2 (en) 1998-08-18 1998-08-18 Vehicle occupant restraint protection device
JP10240008A JP2000071937A (en) 1998-08-26 1998-08-26 Occupant restraining protective device for vehicle
GB0205916A GB2370539B (en) 1997-12-16 1998-12-16 Automotive passenger restraint and protection apparatus and seatbelt protraction and retraction amount-detecting device

Publications (3)

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GB2370544A GB2370544A (en) 2002-07-03
GB0211665D0 GB0211665D0 (en) 2002-07-03
GB2370544B true GB2370544B (en) 2002-08-14

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GB0211669A Expired - Fee Related GB2370545B (en) 1997-12-16 1998-12-16 Automotive passenger restraint and protection apparatus and seatbelt protraction and retraction amount-detecting device

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GB0211669D0 (en) 2002-07-03
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GB0211665D0 (en) 2002-07-03

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PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

Effective date: 20061216