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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2005
Applicants:
Tadahiro Nakayama, Hikone, JP;
Hiroshi Tomita, Omihachiman, JP;
Yoshiyuki Nakano, Hikone, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Takata Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 22/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A kinetic-energy absorbing member absorbs the kinetic energy of a pull-in member such as a buckle or a lap anchor when reaching a bottom position. The kinetic-energy absorbing member, which includes a thin-walled tubular member that may be made of metal such as iron or aluminum, is arranged between a bracket and buckle. As the pretensioner is actuated, the buckle is pulled by a wire, thereby depressing the kinetic-energy absorbing member against the bracket so that the kinetic-energy absorbing member collapses and the kinetic energy of the buckle is absorbed when reaching the bottom position.