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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 1990
Filed:
Oct. 12, 1988
Kazuaki Shitanoki, Utsunomiya, JP;
Masashi Kusumi, Utsunomiya, JP;
Hidetaka Shinozaki, Utsunomiya, JP;
Takahiro Higuchi, Utsunomiya, JP;
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A control method for an automatic seat belt of an automobile including interconnecting a seat belt mechanism with a door of the automobile to operate the mechanism with opening and closing of the door so that the seat belt is automatically tightened when the door is closed and loosened when the door is opened, further comprising in addition interconnecting the seat belt mechanism with an ignition switch so that the seat belt is automatically turned from the tightened condition to the loosened condition even when the door is still closed if the ignition switch is turned off or an ignition key is removed from the ignition switch.