Seat belt energy management loop
AssigneePolaris Industries Inc.
InventorsJames A. J. Holroyd, Shane W. Marko, Daniel W. Vogl
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Abstract
A seat belt energy management loop system is disclosed. The seat belt energy management loop system reduces off-axis loading on a retractor for a seat belt during side loading of a vehicle. The seat belt energy management loop system includes a triangularly shaped wire loop, a first spacer attached to a first end of the wire loop and a second spacer attached to the second end of the wire loop. A fastener passes through the first and second spacers to attach the wire loop to a vehicle and relative to the seat belt retractor.
Claims20
A seat belt energy management loop system, comprising:
- a wire loop extending from a first end to a second end the first end adjacent the second end;
- and
- a first spacer attached to at least one of the first end or the second end;
- wherein the wire loop has,
- a seat belt support portion positioned opposite the adjacent first and second ends;
- a seat belt guide portion between the seat belt support portion and the adjacent first and second ends;
- and
- a first seat belt guide wire segment between the seat belt support portion and the seat belt guide portion.
A seat belt energy management loop system, comprising:
- a wire loop extending from a first end to a second end;
- and
- a first spacer attached to the first end;
- a second spacer attached to the second end;
- wherein a gap is defined between the first spacer and the second spacer to enable a seat belt to be positioned within the wire loop;
- wherein the wire loop has,
- a seat belt support portion opposite the first and second ends;
- a seat belt guide portion between the seat belt support portion and the first and second ends;
- and
- a first seat belt guide wire segment between the seat belt support portion and the seat belt guide portion.
A seat belt energy management loop system, comprising:
- a wire loop extending from a first end to a second end;
- and
- a first spacer attached to at least one of the first end or the second end;
- wherein the wire loop has,
- a seatbelt support portion opposite the first and second ends;
- a seat belt guide portion between the seat belt support portion and the first and second ends;
- and
- a first seat belt guide wire segment between the seat belt support portion and the seat belt guide portion;
- wherein the wire loop includes the first seat belt guide wire segment, a second wire segment, and a third wire segment to define a substantially triangular shaped wire loop.
A seat belt energy management loop system, comprising:
- a wire loop extending from a first end to a second end;
- and
- a first spacer attached to the at least one of the first end or the second end;
- wherein the wire loop has,
- a seat belt support portion opposite the first and second ends;
- a seat belt guide portion between the seat belt support portion and the first and second ends;
- and
- a first seat belt guide wire segment between the seat belt support portion and the seat belt guide portion;
- wherein the wire loop further includes an anti-rotation finger configured to inhibit rotation of the wire loop relative to a fixation point.
A seat belt energy management loop system, comprising:
- a triangularly shaped wire loop having a first end and a second end, the first end adjacent to the second end;
- a first spacer attached to the first end of the wire loop;
- a second spacer attached to the second end of the wire loop;
- and
- a fastener configured to pass through the first spacer and the second spacer and configured to attach the wire loop to a vehicle to reduce off-axis loading on a seat belt retractor.
A seat belt energy management loop system, comprising:
- a triangularly shaped wire loop having a first end and an adjacent second end, the first end positioned adjacent to the second end to define a gap between the first end and the second end, the triangularly shaped wire loop shaped to include a first wire segment, a second wire segment, and a third wire segment, the first wire segment forming a seat belt guide surface;
- a first annular spacer attached to the first end of the wire loop;
- a second annular spacer attached to the second end of the wire loop;
- and
- a fastener configured to pass through the first and second annular spacers and configured to attach the wire loop to a vehicle to reduce off-axis loading on a seat belt retractor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.