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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2005
Patrick J. Mattes, Yoder, IN (US);
Erik K. Nelson, Woodburn, IN (US);
Thomas R. Graham, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Patrick J. Mattes, Yoder, IN (US);
Erik K. Nelson, Woodburn, IN (US);
Thomas R. Graham, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC, Warrenville, IL (US);
Abstract
A vehicle passenger seat active occupant restraint provides for absorbing energy from a passenger during sudden deceleration of a vehicle. The torso belt portion of a three-point restraint system is anchored using a spring and a displacement limiting linkage at the opposite end from its point of connection to the lap portion of the belt. During deceleration energy is transferred from the restrained occupant to the spring up to the displacement limit.