Seat belt buckle pretensioner mounting mechanism
AssigneeDaimlerChrysler AG
InventorsChristopher J. Pesta, Matthew E. Dukatz, William Mar
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Abstract
An automotive seat belt buckle pretensioner is economically mounted on a seat structure with a bracket structure that includes a first major wall securable to an available mounting surface, a second major wall offset horizontally from the first wall mounting the operating components of the pretensioner, and a horizontal connector wall joining the first and second major walls. The bracket can be reconfigured to meet different mounting surface availabilities and installation space requirements.
Claims7
An automotive seat belt buckle pretensioner assembly comprising:
- a mounting bracket that includes a first major wall oriented in a first vertical plane, a second major wall oriented in a second vertical plane, and a connector wall joining said first and second major walls, whereby the major walls are offset;
- a seat belt buckle;
- a pyrotechnic power means mounted on said second major wall of the mounting bracket;
- a pulley mounted on said second major wall of the mounting bracket;
- a cable extending from said buckle around said pulley to said pyrotechnic power means;
- said first major wall having means thereon for attaching the bracket to an automotive seat structure.
An automotive seat belt buckle pretensioner assembly comprising;
- a mounting bracket that includes a first major wall having a single mounting hole for attaching the bracket to an automotive seat structure, and a second major wall oriented in a vertical plane so as to be offset from the first major wall;
- a seat belt buckle;
- a pyrotechnic power means mounted on said second major wall of the mounting bracket;
- a pulley mounted on said second major wall in a common plane with said power means;
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- a cable extending from said buckle around said pulley to said pyrotechnic power means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.