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US 6,293,626 B1Granted
Tongue for an inflatable belt and an inflatable belt device
AssigneeTakata Corporation
InventorTutomu Nariyasu
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AssigneeTakata Corporation
InventorTutomu Nariyasu
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A tongue for an inflatable belt device and the inflatable belt device. One end of the inflatable belt is attached to the rear of the tongue. This connection preferably is concealed by a cover. The cover is preferably constructed from a synthetic resin. Also, the cover preferably is integrally formed with a flange. The flange serves to press on the inflatable belt, thus ensuring that the inflatable belt has a substantially constant thickness over the entirety of its length including the area in the vicinity of the belt-tongue joint. The flange, preferably, has a plurality of tear lines at which the flange tears open into a plurality of flaps when the inflatable belt is inflated. Also, the belt conforming member preferably has a groove at the union of the cover and the flange, which facilitates swiveling of the flange and the flaps about an axis of the groove.
A safety restraint system for an automotive vehicle, the safety restraint system comprising:
A tongue for an inflatable belt comprising a rear end adapted to be coupled to the inflatable belt, and a belt conforming member adapted to conform an end of the inflatable belt to the rear end surface of the tongue and a cover covering an outside of the tongue and wherein the belt conforming member includes a flange extending inward from the cover and formed integrally with the cover.
A tongue comprising a rear end adapted to be coupled to an inflatable belt, and a belt conforming member adapted to conform an end of the inflatable belt to the rear end surface of the tongue wherein the belt conforming member includes a synthetic resin.
An inflatable belt device comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.