The invention is directed to a force-limiting energy absorber (11) comprising at least one elongated metal element (12,13) chosen out of a group consisting of a metal wire, a profiled metal wire, a metal strand, a bundle of untwisted metal wires and a meta...

A vehicle safety restraint seat belt incorporating a load limiting effect to allow a limited and controlled forward motion of the occupant after the retractor has locked to decrease the forces exerted by the belt on the occupant's torso. [0002] The webbing...

A seat belt retractor with a belt reel (3) for the seat belt webbing, a load limiter which is designed as a hydraulic pump (7) allows limited extraction of belt webbing with energy absorption when the belt reel is blocked, the absorption of energy being ad...

The invention relates to a safety belt device for motor vehicles with a safety belt (12) and a deflection device (14) for the safety belt, which is connected to a bracket (16) that can be attached to the vehicle via an absorption unit (18), wherein the def...

An inexpensive webbing retractor is obtained by making a pretensioner and a lock device small and reducing the number of parts. A plurality of protrusions 126 are formed on an inner peripheral portion of the bearing body 124, which pivotally supports a clu...