US20020084646A1 - Seat belt force limiter - Google Patents

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US20020084646A1
US20020084646A1 US10/026,962 US2696201A US2002084646A1 US 20020084646 A1 US20020084646 A1 US 20020084646A1 US 2696201 A US2696201 A US 2696201A US 2002084646 A1 US2002084646 A1 US 2002084646A1
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Andreas Maunz
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Oliver Glinka
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    • 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
    • B60R22/341—Belt retractors, e.g. reels comprising energy-absorbing means
    • B60R22/3413—Belt retractors, e.g. reels comprising energy-absorbing means operating between belt reel and retractor frame
    • 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
    • B60R22/4676—Reels with means to tension the belt in an emergency by forced winding up comprising energy-absorbing means operating between belt reel and retractor frame
    • 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
    • B60R22/28—Safety belts or body harnesses in vehicles incorporating energy-absorbing devices
    • B60R2022/286—Safety belts or body harnesses in vehicles incorporating energy-absorbing devices using deformation of material
    • 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
    • B60R22/28—Safety belts or body harnesses in vehicles incorporating energy-absorbing devices
    • B60R2022/286—Safety belts or body harnesses in vehicles incorporating energy-absorbing devices using deformation of material
    • B60R2022/287—Safety belts or body harnesses in vehicles incorporating energy-absorbing devices using deformation of material of torsion rods or tubes
    • 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
    • B60R2022/468—Reels with means to tension the belt in an emergency by forced winding up characterised by clutching means between actuator and belt reel

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  • the invention relates to a seat belt force limiter and a method for restraining the occupants of a vehicle.
  • the present invention relates to the reduction of the danger of injury to vehicle occupants by means of a restraining system having a crash sensor, a three-point safety seat belt and an apparatus for limiting the seat belt force.
  • Belt force limiters are known in which the belt force limitation is achieved in principle by the rotation of a torsion bar.
  • Such belt force limiters generally have a flange, a spool for winding and unwinding the belt, and a torsion bar.
  • the flange is antitorsibly locked and connected by means of a locking device to the vehicle's structure, while the belt wound on the spool can unwind with a limited force resulting from the torque of the torsion bar.
  • the present invention is addressed to the problem of creating a two-stage seat belt force limiter which offers a reliable limitation of belt force for very little manufacturing expense.
  • a belt force limiter for a vehicle having a rotatable spool for winding and unwinding a belt, a torsion bar which is connected to the spool on the one hand and on the other hand is rotatably attached to the vehicle, a locking device for blocking the torsion bar's ability to twist, and a pin for releasably inhibiting the rotation of the spool.
  • the belt force limiter can have a flange joined to the spool, which can rotate with and relative to the spool, the torsion bar being joined on the one hand to the spool and on the other hand to the flange, as well as a locking device for blocking rotation of the flange, the pin being designed for a removable restraint of the rotation of the flange relative to the spool.
  • strain is to be understood as a blocking or an impediment of the rotation of the flange relative to the spool. This restraint can be removed, so that after its removal the rotation of the flange relative to the spool is controlled by the torsion bar.
  • a two-stage force limitation can be achieved with simple means.
  • the consistency of the pin can be such that its restraint of the spool can be removed by the application of a predetermined torque with simultaneous blocking of the rotation of the flange.
  • the first stage of force limitation produced by the pin is replaced after the predetermined torque is exceeded, by a second, preferably slighter force limitation, determined by the torsion bar.
  • the pin is a shear pin which is so configured that when a predetermined torque is acting on the spool and the rotation of the flange is simultaneously blocked it shears off, so that the inhibition of the rotation of the flange relative to the spool is removable.
  • the consistency of the shear pin can be selected such that the predetermined torque corresponds to a belt force acting on the belt of at least 6672 N.
  • a belt extension of (the prescribed) 508 mm can be prevented before a belt force of 6672 N is reached.
  • the belt force applied to the vehicle's occupants after the shear pin has sheared off is at a level that is optimum for protecting the occupants against injury.
  • the shear force can be adapted to the existing belt angle and spool diameter which determine the effective radius of the application of force, so that the load limit is reliably reached at the specified belt extraction length.
  • the pin is configured such that its restraint of the spool can be removed by applying a predetermined torque throughout a predetermined belt extension while simultaneously blocking the flange rotation.
  • the changeover to the force limitation determined by the torsion bar does not occur until after such a length of the belt is extended. In this manner also, a two-stage force limitation is created with simple means.
  • the pin can be constituted by a bendable deformation pin and the flange can have a slot leading into the cavity, while the application of a predetermined steady force to the spool can initiate a rotation of the flange relative to the spool, so that the deformation pin is forced into the slot causing it to bend and to be extracted from the cavity and the restraint of the rotation of the flange relative to the spool can be removed.
  • This embodiment can be manufactured especially easily, so that the costs of the belt force limiter can be kept low. Also, an upgrading of an already manufactured belt force limiter is possible.
  • the slot runs preferably perpendicular to and in a substantially semicircular course around the axis of rotation of the flange. Moreover, the slot runs preferably in the flange surface that faces the spool. It is also possible by the length and course of the slot to determine what length of the deformation pin can have. The length of the deformation pin can also be used to adjust the duration of the initial force limiting action.
  • the spool and the flange have a cavity running lengthwise substantially parallel to its axis of rotation to accommodate the pin. This feature also promotes the ease of manufacture of the belt force limiter and permits an upgrading of already manufactured belt force limiters.
  • a belt force limiter having: a rotatable spool for winding and unwinding a belt; a torsion bar which is attached on the one hand to the spool and rotatably on the other hand to the vehicle; a locking device for locking the torsion bar against rotation, and a clutch for the releasable blocking of a rotation of the reel.
  • a positive connection is produced between the spool and the vehicle.
  • the spool is connected directly or indirectly to the vehicle as the result of a positive coupling by the clutch, i.e., to a portion of the vehicle which prevents any rotation of the spool at least in the direction of the unwinding of the belt.
  • the positive connection is produced simply by friction.
  • the clutch has a guiding ring which can rotate relative to the spool, with at least one guiding slot and a clutching means guided for movement therein, the clutching means being able to be shifted from a rest position to a locking position by the rotation of the guiding ring, and in that position any rotation of the spool is blocked.
  • the at least one clutching means can have an outwardly facing clutching surface which engages the spool by shifting to its clutching position.
  • a positive connection can be produced or released between the spool and the vehicle in an especially simple manner.
  • a belt device for a vehicle, having: a belt force limiter with a rotatable spool for winding and unwinding a belt, a torsion bar which is fastened on the one hand to the spool and on the other hand is mounted for rotation on the vehicle, a locking device for blocking the twisting of the torsion bar, and a clutch for the releasable locking of the rotation of the spool; and a belt tightener with a drive shaft connected with the clutch, the spool being rotated and the belt being wound up by the rotation of the drive shaft and thus tightened.
  • the set belt device according to the invention advantageously combines a belt tightener with a belt force limiter.
  • the clutch can have a guiding ring that can rotate relative to the spool, with at least one guiding slot and a clutching element guided for movement therein, the clutching element being able to be shifted from a rest position to a clutching position in which rotation of the spool is blocked.
  • the rotation of the spool can be achieved in a simple mechanical manner.
  • the clutching elements are articulated on a connecting element, the connecting element being connected to the guiding ring and the drive shaft.
  • the connecting element can be connected to the guiding ring at the center point of the latter, and the connection of the center point area to the outer area of the guiding ring in which the at least one guiding slot runs can be resilient, so that rotation of the drive shaft produces a rotation of the center area relative to the outside area, so that the clutching element in the guiding slot can be changed to the clutching position.
  • the guiding ring preferably has locking elements, and when the belt unwinds and the spool connected with it rotates a rotation of the guiding ring, an engagement of the locking elements with the vehicle, a blocking of the rotation of the guiding ring, and a changeover of the clutching elements from the clutching position to the position of rest can be accomplished.
  • a method is furthermore created for reducing the danger of injury to a vehicle occupant by means of a restraining system having a crash sensor, a three-point safety belt and a system for limiting belt force, wherein in case of an accident, directly after detection of an accident by the crash sensor, first a rapid and brief increase of the belt force to a higher level is allowed, which is above the level of force which the system for belt force limitation assumes when belt force limitation begins, and then the belt force is reduced from the elevated force level before the belt force limiting process starts.
  • This method solves the above-stated problem especially because, in case of an accident, immediately after detection of the accident by the crash sensor, at first a rapid and brief rise in the belt force to an elevated force level is allowed, which is above the force level which the apparatus for belt force limitation assumes when belt force limiting begins, and then the belt force is lowered from the elevated force level before the process of belt force limitation starts.
  • the maximum belt force to which the vehicle occupant is exposed is intentionally shifted to a very early point in time.
  • the stresses acting on the vehicle occupant are more reduced than in the case of the use of a conventional system for limiting belt force, which has an energy-absorbing element.
  • the elevated level of force is above approximately 4.5 kN, especially ranging from about 6 to 9 kN.
  • the level of force which the device for belt force limitation assumes as belt force limitation begins can range from about 4 to 5 kN.
  • the rising of the belt tightener to the elevated level of force can be initiated, for example, by the shearing of shear pins provided near a belt winder.
  • the belt force can be lowered before the belt force limitation begins, by the release of frictional elements engaged with one another.
  • the deliberate increase of the belt force is caused by the fact that an additional force must be applied to open the clutch under load.
  • the belt force decreases again, preferably to the level of the belt force limiter.
  • a torsion bar can be used in a known manner, in which is twisted by the force acting on the belt and thereby dissipates energy.
  • the belt force can be lowered to the level of force that corresponds to that of the torsion bar.
  • FIG. 1 shows a cross section through a belt force limiter according to a first embodiment of the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the parts of the belt force limiter from FIG. 1,
  • FIGS. 3 and 4 diagrams show the course of the belt extraction length depending on the belt extension force for several belt systems
  • FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view through a belt force limiter according to a second embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the bottom end of the flange of the belt force tightener from FIG. 5,
  • FIG. 7 is another schematic view of the bottom end of the flange with the stop pin bent away
  • FIG. 8 is a diagram showing one possible adjustment of the belt extraction length depending on the belt force for the belt force limiter of the second embodiment
  • FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a disassembled belt device according to a third embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 10 is a clutch of the belt device from FIG. 9,
  • FIG. 11 the clutch from FIG. 10 when the belt tightener is actuated
  • FIG. 12 the clutch from FIG. 10 with the belt force limitation actuated
  • FIG. 13 the result of a test to show the method of the invention
  • FIG. 14 the head accelerations on a test dummy's head.
  • FIG. 1 shows schematically the cross section of a force limiter for a seat belt system according to a first embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 2 shows the individual parts of the limiter in a perspective view.
  • the force limiter comprises a rotatable spool 1 with a spool bearing 2 , on which a seat belt, not shown, can be wound and unwound.
  • a flange 3 At the one end of the spool 1 along its axis of rotation there is a flange 3 which can rotate relative to the spool.
  • a pawl 4 is provided which locks up the flange 3 in the event of an accident.
  • a torsion bar 5 which has a gear at both ends, by means of which the torsion bar 5 is anchored against rotation in corresponding openings in the spool 1 and flange 3 .
  • the torsion bar 5 locks the spool 1 and flange 3 to one another, so that when the limiter is in the state of rest (i.e., in the absence of an accident) the spool 1 and the flange 3 can rotate together about an axis 7 in order to wind the belt on the spool 1 or unwind it therefrom.
  • the two ends of the torsion bar 5 can be turned relative to one another. This property is utilized to achieve a belt force limiting action.
  • the limiter furthermore has a shear pin 6 which run parallel to the torsion bar in a receiver in the spool 1 and flange 3 . Up to a threshold determined by its stability the shear pin 6 prevents any turning of the spool 1 and flange 3 relative to one another.
  • the pawl 4 anchors the flange 3 and thus the one end of the torsion bar 5 to the frame of the belt system. Since the flange 3 is positively joined to the spool 1 , the spool 1 is also anchored to the frame of the belt system. Now a torque caused by the vehicle's occupants plunging into the belt acts upon the spool.
  • the shear pin 6 In the absence of the shear pin 6 , the torsion bar 5 would twist in accordance with this torque, the belt would be further unwound, and as a consequence the belt force acting on the vehicle's occupants would be reduced.
  • the shear pin 6 initially prevents the rotation of the spool 1 and flange 3 relative to one another and thus prevents activation of the belt force limiter. Not until the torque exceeds a value predetermined, i.e., dependent upon the selected stability of the share pin 6 , the shear pin 6 shears off, so that the positive coupling between the spool 1 and the flange 3 is released. Thereafter a limitation of force takes place as at the beginning of this paragraph.
  • FIG. 3 shows a diagram of the belt extraction force in relation to the belt extraction length in various belt systems.
  • Curve 10 is the curve for a belt system without any force limiting.
  • Curve 11 is the curve for a conventional belt system with force limiting.
  • the critical belt extraction length 12 is exceeded by the test described in the beginning, before the critical belt force 13 is reached.
  • the critical belt extraction length is for example about 750 mm. This length in any case can vary.
  • FIG. 5 shows the cross section of a force limiter according to a second embodiment of the invention.
  • a deformation pin 20 is provided instead of the shear pin 6 of the first embodiment.
  • the pin 20 runs within the flange 3 in a bore 21 (see also FIG. 6).
  • FIG. 6 shows a schematic plan view of the side of flange 3 of the second embodiment, which faces the spool 1 .
  • the flange has a bore 21 in which the one end of the pin 20 is contained.
  • a guiding slot 22 is provided to receive the pin 20 in case of an accident.
  • the pawl 4 causes the flange 3 to be locked up relative to the spool 1 .
  • a high tension force simultaneously acts on the belt and applies a torque to the spool 1 . If this torque remains under a predeterminable value, the pin 20 prevents any turning of the flange 3 and spool 1 relative to one another. If the torque exceeds this value, however, the spool 1 and the flange 3 turn relative to one another, and the pin 20 is bent out of the socket in spool 1 and forced into the slot 22 .
  • the belt extraction is additionally retarded initially, until after a certain relative rotation of spool 1 and flange 3 the pin is drawn completely out of the socket in spool 1 and bent into the slot 22 .
  • the pin 20 now no longer interferes with relative rotation of spool 1 and flange 3 .
  • FIG. 7 illustrates schematically the pin 20 bent into the slot 22 of the flange 3 .
  • FIG. 8 illustrates a diagram which shows the belt extraction length in relation to the belt force in the second embodiment of the belt force limiter.
  • the belt force first increases steeply and then remains for a moment at a higher level.
  • This level of force is determined by the extraction and bending of the pin 20 .
  • the curve of this level of force depends directly on the cross section of the unbent deformation pin and therefore can be affected by the configuration of this cross section along its length.
  • the belt force drops to a low level. This level is determined by the twisting of the torsion bar 5 .
  • FIG. 9 shows a perspective view of the parts of a belt device according to a third embodiment of the invention.
  • the belt device has a belt spool 30 to which one end of a torsion bar 31 is fastened.
  • the other end of the torsion bar is fastened to a locking device on the vehicle 32 , which in the event of an accident locks the other end of the torsion bar in a manner similar to the first two embodiments.
  • a clutch 34 is provided, which consists of a guiding ring 35 , a coupling element 36 and dogs 37 . Also, a cover 38 , bearings 39 and 40 , and a seal 41 .
  • the shaft 33 serve to transmit a rotational force of a belt tightener not shown, to the belt spool 30 .
  • FIG. 10 shows the clutch 34 in a frontal view.
  • the clutching elements 37 are articulated on the coupling element 36 .
  • the dogs 37 are guided within guides 42 in the guiding ring 35 .
  • the clutching elements 37 have outwardly facing serrated surfaces 43 .
  • the guiding ring 35 also has lugs 44 on its perimeter, which when the guiding ring 35 rotates engage counter-clockwise in recesses 45 provided for the purpose on the vehicle 32 , as described below.
  • the coupling element 36 is affixed to the guiding ring 35 .
  • a portion 35 a (FIG. 9), in which the coupling element is fastened to the guiding ring, is resilient with respect to the rest of the guiding ring 35 . This area passes around the center of the guiding ring 35 .
  • the shaft 33 as well as the coupling element 36 fastened to the shaft 33 can be rotated slightly with respect to the outer circumferential area in which the guiding slots 42 are located. This means that a rotation of shaft 33 is not directly transferred to the outer circumferential area of the guiding ring 35 , but initially only to the resilient central portion 35 a.
  • a belt tightening is produced by clockwise rotation of shaft 33 .
  • a clockwise rotation of shaft 33 produces an initial rotation of the coupling element 36 with respect to the outer circumferential portion of the guiding ring 35 .
  • the serrated, outwardly facing surfaces 43 then engage the inner circumferential surface of the belt spool 30 and create a tensional coupling between the shaft 33 and the belt spool 30 .
  • the belt spool 30 is rotated by the shaft 33 until the detonating charge by which the shaft 33 is driven is exhausted. This tightens the belt.
  • the lugs 44 thus enter the recesses 45 on the vehicle. Any further counterclockwise rotation of the guiding ring 35 is thus blocked. Since the lugs 44 are still engaged, a positive connection to the belt spool 30 still exists and a rotational force is still acting on the coupling element 36 . If this rotational force reaches a predetermined level, the elastic inner area 35 a rotates with respect to the outer circumferential area of the guiding ring 35 , so that the serrated surfaces 43 fall away from the belt spool 30 and the clutching means 37 are carried radially inward within the guiding slots 42 .
  • FIG. 13 shows the result of an experimental test which was achieved with a dynamic sled which was driven at a velocity of about 55 km/h.
  • the 3-point safety seat belt used comprised a belt winder, a belt tightener and a device for limiting the belt force.
  • the dash-dotted curve in FIG. 13 represents the force curve with only a slight overload, whereas the curve represented by the solid line shows the belt force with a strong overload, i.e., with a deliberate brief and relatively high gradient.
  • a defined increase in the belt force is produced very early, i.e., about 25 ms after the collision begins. This moment in time is situated shortly after the tightening action produced by the belt tightener, which occurs about 15-20 ms after the collision begins.
  • the rise of the belt force indicated by the arrow A in FIG. 13 is started by the conventional seat belt tightening process.
  • the force increase immediately following which is indicated by the arrow B, allows the belt force to increase to a level of about 4.25 and 6.5 kN, respectively, and then a reduction of the belt force to a level of about 3 kN takes place.
  • This lower force level corresponds to the actual force level of the energy absorption system in the form of a torsion bar. With this system for limiting the force a gradual increase then follows, to an approximately constant level of about 4.5 kN.
  • the peak shoulder force according to the invention starts about 25 ms after the collision begins, and lasts for about 30 to 37 ms thereafter.
  • the belt force changes to a substantially constant level ranging from about 4.5 to 5 kN.
  • FIG. 14 shows the head accelerations achieved in the experimental test of FIG. 13, which were measured on a dummy test head.
  • the belt force due to the strong overload occurring at an earlier point in time (solid line) the belt force, compared with a less strong overload (dash-dotted line), achieves at a later moment in time a great reduction of the head acceleration.
  • solid line the belt force
  • dashe-dotted line a less strong overload
  • the method of the invention can be practiced with the aid of a clutch which can open under load, while due to the opening force necessary for release can be set at the level of the desired peak force.
  • a clutch is provided within the belt winder between the belt tightening drive and the belt spool. At the end of the belt tightening action, this clutch is activated by operating a switch element, so that the belt force increases as desired (area B in FIG. 13). Depending on the design of the clutch, a lesser increase (dash-dotted line) or a stronger increase (solid line) of the belt force can be achieved. Not until the belt force has risen so high that the clutch opens completely does a reduction of the belt force occur, since the belt spool is then fully uncoupled from the tightening drive. The belt force then drops to the level of the system for belt force limitation, i.e., the force exerted on the belt causes the belt to unwind from the spool, so that the torsion bar is twisted between the spool and the frame.

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