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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2025
Autoliv Asp, Inc., Ogden, UT (US);
Dan Murphy, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Jon Burrow, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Autoliv ASP, Inc., Ogden, UT (US);
Abstract
A lockbar in a tongue of a seat belt system in a vehicle, wherein the crash locking tongue includes the lockbar, a base plate, and a cover material overmolded onto the base plate. The base plate is configured to be reversibly coupled to a buckle in the seat belt system and to have a slot through which a belt webbing extends in order to restrain the movement of a passenger in the vehicle. The lockbar includes one or more fins located on a bottom surface near a front edge, a pair of guide wings located on a back edge adjacent to opposite sides, a clamping surface that is in contact with the belt webbing, and an elastomeric spring. The lockbar undergoes a vertical translation upon a vehicle accident that causes a clamping surface to apply an inward pressure on the belt webbing, thereby, reducing movement of the belt webbing.