WO2007115301A3 - Harness tension sensor and crash occurrence sensor - Google Patents

Harness tension sensor and crash occurrence sensor Download PDF

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WO2007115301A3
WO2007115301A3 PCT/US2007/065955 US2007065955W WO2007115301A3 WO 2007115301 A3 WO2007115301 A3 WO 2007115301A3 US 2007065955 W US2007065955 W US 2007065955W WO 2007115301 A3 WO2007115301 A3 WO 2007115301A3
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sensor
harness tension
harness
crash occurrence
seat
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Said Nakhla
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Britax Child Safety Inc
Said Nakhla
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Priority to AU2007234394A priority Critical patent/AU2007234394B2/en
Priority to CA002647207A priority patent/CA2647207A1/en
Publication of WO2007115301A2 publication Critical patent/WO2007115301A2/en
Publication of WO2007115301A3 publication Critical patent/WO2007115301A3/en

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
    • B60N2/24—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles for particular purposes or particular vehicles
    • B60N2/26—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles for particular purposes or particular vehicles for children
    • B60N2/266—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles for particular purposes or particular vehicles for children with detection or alerting means responsive to presence or absence of children; with detection or alerting means responsive to improper locking or installation of the child seats or parts thereof
    • B60N2/268—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles for particular purposes or particular vehicles for children with detection or alerting means responsive to presence or absence of children; with detection or alerting means responsive to improper locking or installation of the child seats or parts thereof detecting or alerting means responsive to the installation of the child seats in the vehicle
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
    • B60N2/24—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles for particular purposes or particular vehicles
    • B60N2/26—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles for particular purposes or particular vehicles for children
    • B60N2/266—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles for particular purposes or particular vehicles for children with detection or alerting means responsive to presence or absence of children; with detection or alerting means responsive to improper locking or installation of the child seats or parts thereof
    • B60N2/271—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles for particular purposes or particular vehicles for children with detection or alerting means responsive to presence or absence of children; with detection or alerting means responsive to improper locking or installation of the child seats or parts thereof detecting or alerting means responsive to securing the child in the seat
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
    • B60N2/24—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles for particular purposes or particular vehicles
    • B60N2/26—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles for particular purposes or particular vehicles for children
    • B60N2/28—Seats readily mountable on, and dismountable from, existing seats or other parts of the vehicle
    • B60N2/2803—Adaptations for seat belts
    • B60N2/2812—Adaptations for seat belts for securing the child to the child seat
    • 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
    • B60R22/48—Control systems, alarms, or interlock systems, for the correct application of the belt or harness
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
    • B60N2/24—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles for particular purposes or particular vehicles
    • B60N2/26—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles for particular purposes or particular vehicles for children
    • B60N2/28—Seats readily mountable on, and dismountable from, existing seats or other parts of the vehicle
    • B60N2/2803—Adaptations for seat belts
    • B60N2/2816—Adaptations for seat belts with additional belt accessories, e.g. belt tension detectors
    • 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
    • B60R22/48—Control systems, alarms, or interlock systems, for the correct application of the belt or harness
    • B60R2022/4808—Sensing means arrangements therefor
    • B60R2022/4841—Sensing means arrangements therefor for sensing belt tension

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Child & Adolescent Psychology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
  • Transportation (AREA)
  • Automation & Control Theory (AREA)
  • Seats For Vehicles (AREA)
  • Air Bags (AREA)
  • Force Measurement Appropriate To Specific Purposes (AREA)

Abstract

A child safety device for a vehicle including a seat including a shell (14), a harness including at least one strap (23,25,26) for retaining an occupant in the seat, and a sensor (18) between a device on the strap and the seat sheLI indicating a tension status of the harness.
PCT/US2007/065955 2006-04-04 2007-04-04 Harness tension sensor and crash occurrence sensor WO2007115301A2 (en)

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AU2007234394A AU2007234394B2 (en) 2006-04-04 2007-04-04 Harness tension sensor and crash occurrence sensor
CA002647207A CA2647207A1 (en) 2006-04-04 2007-04-04 Harness tension sensor and crash occurrence sensor

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US74423906P 2006-04-04 2006-04-04
US60/744,239 2006-04-04
US11/695,947 US20070228802A1 (en) 2006-04-04 2007-04-03 Harness tension sensor and crash occurrence sensor
US11/695,947 2007-04-03

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WO2007115301A3 true WO2007115301A3 (en) 2008-03-27

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AU2007234394B2 (en) 2010-10-28
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WO2007115301A2 (en) 2007-10-11
CA2647207A1 (en) 2007-10-11

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