Nissan Motor Company Limited

Tomokazu Inaba

Sachiro Kataoka

Yoshiki Kokuryo

Kazuyoshi Terunuma

Toshiharu Asano

A control system for a passive seat belt arrangement of an automotive vehicle. A drive motor of the control system is in an electric circuit and adapted to operate the seat belt arrangement to release a vehicle occupant from its restraint upon being supplied with electric current. Electric current supply to the motor is accomplished by closing a handle switch in the electric circuit. The handle switch is adapted to be closed when a door inside handle is operated by a vehicle occupant who intends to open a vehicle door to get off the vehicle, thereby preventing the vehicle occupant from being released from restraint with the seat belt arrangement in case the door is opened contrary to the occupant's will. A speed-sensitive preventing means for preventing the drive motor from being energized when the vehicle is moving.

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Yokohama, Japan

Tomokazu Inaba