Vehicle occupant restraint device
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMitsuyoshi Ohno, Katsuya Shimazu, Tatsuya Hashido
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Abstract
A vehicle occupant restraint device includes a seat belt, a belt support airbag, and a belt covering member. The seat belt restrains the occupant seated on a seat cushion of a vehicle seat to the vehicle seat. The belt support airbag is provided in a folded state in a lap belt or a shoulder belt of the seat belt and is inflated and deployed by gas supplied in an event of a frontal collision of a vehicle. The belt covering member covers at least a predetermined region of the lap belt on a belt anchor side and urges the lap belt downward when the seat belt is released.
Claims5
A vehicle occupant restraint device comprising:
- a seat belt configured to restrain an occupant seated on a seat cushion of a vehicle seat to the vehicle seat;
- a belt support airbag provided in a folded state in a lap belt or a shoulder belt of the seat belt and configured to be inflated and deployed by gas supplied in an event of a frontal collision of a vehicle;
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- a belt covering member configured to cover at least a predetermined region of the lap belt on a belt anchor side and to urge the lap belt downward when the seat belt is released,
- wherein the belt covering member is a resin plate having a substantially “C”-shaped cross section and extending along the seat belt;
- wherein the belt covering member includes a lower half portion on the belt anchor side and an upper half portion on a side opposite to the belt anchor side;
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- wherein the lower half portion and the upper half portion are rotatably connected by a support shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.