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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2010
Wendell C. Lane, Jr., Romeo, MI (US);
David J. Dziuda, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Randy G. Handrinos, Troy, MI (US);
Wendell C. Lane, Jr., Romeo, MI (US);
David J. Dziuda, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Randy G. Handrinos, Troy, MI (US);
Autoliv ASP, Inc., Ogden, UT (US);
Abstract
A linear pretensioner device for motor vehicle belt restraint systems. In one embodiment, the linear pretensioner is formed by a pair of stamped sheet metal housing components joined along a plane which is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the internal piston bore. After the sheet metal housing half members are formed, assembly proceeds by loading the elements of a cable assembly into one of the housing half members, placing the second housing half member over the first and fastening them together by spot welds or other fastening processes. Alternate embodiments include a one-piece housing component deformed to form the housing, and a variety of means for connecting together the housing members or sections. The invention is also related to methods of assembling various designs of pretensioners.