Wrap around seatbelt
AssigneeInstitute for Injury Research
InventorDavid C. Viano
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Abstract
A vehicle seat and safety assembly includes a seat cushion, a seatback, and a wraparound seatbelt system to restrain an occupant in rear, side and rollover crashes. The seat cushion is connected to a vehicle floor. The seatback is connected to the seat cushion. The wraparound belt has a first strap end, a second strap end, and a strap, net or supporting body extending between the first strap end and the second strap end to direct restraining forces from an occupant through the seat to the vehicle floor or structure. The strap, net, or supporting body extends at least partially through or is integrated with the seatback and may incorporate pretensioning, load-limiting and other features to increase and control occupant restraint in non-frontal crashes.
Claims19
A safety assembly, comprising:
- a wraparound belt having a first strap end connected to an inboard seatbelt stalk that supports a seatbelt receiver, a second strap end connected to a seatbelt webbing proximate an outboard side of a seat cushion, and a strap body extending between the first strap end and the second strap end, the strap body arranged to at least one of partially extend through and be disposed on a seatback.
A vehicle seat and safety assembly arranged to use pretensioning and load limiting features to increase and control occupant restraint in rear, side and rollover crashes, comprising:
- a seat cushion connected to a vehicle floor;
- a seatback connected to the seat cushion;
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- a wraparound belt having a first strap end, a second strap end, and a strap body extending between the first strap end and the second strap end, the strap body extending at least partially through or integrated with the seatback, wherein the first strap end is connected to an inboard seatbelt stalk that supports a seatbelt receiver, the inboard seatbelt stalk is disposed proximate to an inboard side of the seat cushion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.