Trw Vehicle Safety Systems Inc.

Michael P Gleason

Jeffery Rosso

Hans-Peter Betz

Bob L McFalls

Peter Haas

Barry J Maloney

John J Donnellon

Andrew F Hartman

Todd M Sabalinski

Devin Rewalt

James S Brooks

Andrew F Hartmann

Peter Hass

Bob Mcfalls

Jeffrey Rosso

A locking tongue has a base part, a webbing slot in the base part and a locking cam. The locking cam is movable between a rest position and a clamping position. A biasing means biases the locking cam towards the rest position. The locking cam can assume the rest position in which the belt webbing can pass freely through the webbing slot, a clamping position in which the locking cam presses the belt webbing against the clamping edge of the webbing slot, the biasing means being able to return the locking cam from the clamping position into the rest position, and a locking position in which the locking cam locks the belt webbing in the webbing slot, the biasing means not being able to return the locking cam from the locking position towards the rest position.

Locking tongue for a safety belt

A one-piece stamped metal guide () for seatbelt webbing () in a vehicle () includes a mounting portion () for mounting the guide in the vehicle. The mounting portion () defines a mounting plane (). A guiding portion () includes a guiding surface () having at least one guide element () stamped in the metal forming the guiding portion. A portion of the guiding surface () including the at least one guide element () is positioned outside the mounting plane (). Laterally spaced side portions () connect the guiding portion () with the mounting portion (). The mounting portion (), guiding portion (), and side portions () define a webbing slot () for receiving the seatbelt webbing () for sliding movement over the guiding surface ().

Guide for seatbelt webbing

An apparatus (,) includes a webbing roller (,), a brake structure (,), and a support structure (,). The roller (,) includes a spool (,) and a pair of axially opposite spindle structures (,) centered on an axis of rotation (,). A rotatable outer surface (,) of the spool (,) is configured to engage seat belt webbing (,). The support structure (,) is configured to support the roller (,) in an ordinary operating position in which the outer surface (,) of the spool (,) is spaced radially from a braking surface (,) on the brake structure (,). The support structure (,) is further configured to support the roller (,) for movement under the influence of tension in the seat belt webbing (,). Such movement of the roller (,) includes uniform movement radially from the ordinary operating position to a restrained position in which the outer surface (,) of the spool (,) engages the braking surface (,) on the brake structure (,).

D-ring/roller assembly for supporting seat belt webbing in a vehicle

An energy management device (10) for connecting a length of belt webbing (16) with a vehicle portion (30) includes an elongate strap (50). The strap (50) has a fixed end portion (100) for connection with the vehicle portion (30), a free end portion (102), and an intermediate portion (110) extending between and interconnecting the fixed end portion and the free end portion. The device (10) has an unactuated condition in which force is transmitted from the belt webbing (16) to the vehicle portion (30) through the strap (50) between the fixed end portion (100) and a first point (116) on the strap which is on the intermediate portion (110) of the strap. Upon the application of a force greater than a predetermined force to the belt webbing (16), the device (10) moves an actuated condition in which force is transmitted between the fixed end portion (100) of the strap (50) and a second point (116a) on the strap which is farther from the fixed end portion than the first point (116).

Seat belt webbing energy management device

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Oakland, MI, United States of America

Michael P Gleason