A PASSIVE SAFETY BELT SYSTEM

THE GEOMETRY AND BEHAVIOR OF SEVERAL FRONT-SEAT PASSIVE BELT CONFIGURATONS HAVE BEEN STUDIED AND EVALUATED AND GENERAL DESIGN CRITERIA ARE DISCUSSED. THE PREFERRED SOLUTION IS A THREE-POINT BELT WITH TWO ENDS ATTACHED TO THE DOOR. THE BELT STRAPS AUTOMATICALLY, AND FOR COMFORTABLE EXIT, THE OCCUPANT MAY MAKE A SLIGHT MANUAL OPERATION. CRASH TESTS INDICATE THAT THE BELT PERFORMS APPROXIMATELY AS A STANDARD THREE-POINT BELT. DOOR STRENGTH, RETRACTOR STRENGTH, STRAP STRENGTH AND TENSION, AND SEAT INFLUENCE HAVE BEEN TESTED. CURVES ARE GIVEN FOR RECORDED AND COMPUTED DATA, INCLUDING OLD AND NEW SEVERITY INDEX.

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• Authors:
  • PILHALL, S
  • Bohlin, N
• Publication Date: 1972-11

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Automotive Engineering
  • Volume: 80
  • Issue Number: 11
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
  • ISSN: 0098-2571

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash tests; Crashes; Curves (Geometry); Design; Injury severity; Manual safety belts; Performance tests; Testing
• Uncontrolled Terms: Data; Design criteria; Severity
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00222007
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Automotive Engineering
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 13 1972 12:00AM