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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2021
Joyson Safety Systems Acquisition Llc, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Mark Gray, Macomb, MI (US);
JOYSON SAFETY SYSTEMS ACQUISITION LLC, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A pretensioner for a seat belt device in a vehicle includes a cable connected to the seat belt device at a first end of the cable. The pretensioner also includes a base frame containing a pipe. A rod is located within the pipe, and one end of the rod is configured to be subjected to pressure from gas provided by a gas generator. A second end of the cable and a second end of the rod are connected to a swage block. The rod is configured to be driven within the pipe in the pretensioning direction by gas from the gas generator when the gas generator initiates in response to an acceleration of the vehicle greater than a predetermined high acceleration thereby causing the swage block to move and pull the cable to thereby cause a corresponding movement of the seat belt device.