Looking for breakthrough ideas for innovation challenges? Try Patsnap Eureka!

Modular seatbelt retractor

a seat belt and module technology, applied in the field of seat belt retractors, can solve the problems of increasing the installation space required, affecting the safety of passengers, and occupying a large amount of installation space, and achieve the effect of being particularly compact and simple design

Inactive Publication Date: 2020-02-13
AUTOLIV DEV AB
View PDF7 Cites 1 Cited by
  • Summary
  • Abstract
  • Description
  • Claims
  • Application Information

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The patent text proposes a new design for a belt retractor that allows for a more compact and narrow arrangement. This allows the belt to be placed in elongated spaces, such as the vehicle seat or other vehicle structures. By directly supporting the belt reel on a load-bearing structural part of the vehicle or seat, the belt retractor can replace the previously required frame and absorb the restraining forces. This design also reduces the torque and bending stiffness requirements for the load-bearing structural part. Overall, this new design provides a more efficient and compact belt retractor arrangement for safety and comfort during vehicle travel.

Problems solved by technology

One problem however, is that the belt retractor with its other components requires a comparatively large amount of installation space due to its external dimensions so that installation in the vehicle seat can be problematic.
This large belt reel is further enlarged towards the outside by a correspondingly large frame of the belt retractor and other components such as a drive device for an irreversible belt tensioner, an electric motor for a reversible belt tensioner, a force limiting device, sensor devices or the like, which further increases the installation space required.

Method used

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
View more

Image

Smart Image Click on the blue labels to locate them in the text.
Viewing Examples
Smart Image
  • Modular seatbelt retractor
  • Modular seatbelt retractor
  • Modular seatbelt retractor

Examples

Experimental program
Comparison scheme
Effect test

Embodiment Construction

[0029]FIGS. 1a and b show a part of a seat structure of a vehicle seat for a motor vehicle which forms the backrest of the vehicle's seat. The seat structure forms the dimensionally stable “core” of the vehicle seat and is additionally equipped with springs and / or upholstery to improve seating comfort. In addition, other functional components not shown on the seat structure, such as seat adjustment mechanisms, a headrest, electronic devices such as displays, or even heating devices, are provided.

[0030]The seat structure formed of a composite of several load-bearing structural parts 2, two of which are formed by parallel longitudinal struts 1. The upper ends of the longitudinal struts 1 are connected by a load-bearing structural part 2 to form a dimensionally stable upper side of the backrest. For the connection of the longitudinal struts 1, there are fixing holes 4 on these upright brackets, and fixing holes are also provided on structural part 2, through which the parts are connect...

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
Login to View More

PUM

No PUM Login to View More

Abstract

A belt retractor (40) having a belt reel (14), a seat belt (12) which can be wound thereon to form a belt reel, and at least one first assembly, the first assembly being arranged coaxially with the axis of rotation of the belt reel (14) and in series with the belt reel (14). The belt retractor is especially adapted for mounting inside the frame member of a motor vehicle seat.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims the benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119 to German Patent Application No. 10 2018 213 282.8, filed Aug. 8, 2018, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention concerns a seat belt retractor for a motor vehicle.BACKGROUND[0003]The basic components of seat belt retractors are a load-bearing frame and a rotatable belt reel mounted in the frame, on which a seat belt can be wound up.[0004]In addition to supporting the belt reel, the frame is also used to attach the retractor to a seat structure or a vehicle structure and is typically made of a correspondingly thick steel sheet which is bent into a U-shaped frame.[0005]Vehicle seats with seat belt devices are, for example, known for use as front seats in cabriolet style vehicles in which at least the belt retractors of the seat belt devices are fastened to the backrests of the vehicle se...

Claims

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
Login to View More

Application Information

Patent Timeline
no application Login to View More
Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B60R22/46
CPCB60R2022/3402B60R22/4628B60R2022/4666B60R22/26B60R22/34B60R22/46B60R2022/4642B60R2022/287B60R2022/4473B60R22/44B60R22/3413
Inventor JABUSCH, RONALDCLUTE, GUNTER
Owner AUTOLIV DEV AB
Who we serve
  • R&D Engineer
  • R&D Manager
  • IP Professional
Why Patsnap Eureka
  • Industry Leading Data Capabilities
  • Powerful AI technology
  • Patent DNA Extraction
Social media
Patsnap Eureka Blog
Learn More
PatSnap group products

Browse by: Latest US Patents, China's latest patents, Technical Efficacy Thesaurus, Application Domain, Technology Topic, Popular Technical Reports.

© 2024 PatSnap. All rights reserved.Legal|Privacy policy|Modern Slavery Act Transparency Statement|Sitemap|About US| Contact US: help@patsnap.com