公开(公告)号：US5220713A

公开(公告)日：1993-06-22

申请号：US937538

申请日：1992-08-28

申请人： Wendell C. Lane, Jr. ,  Kevin M. Gillis ,  Bob L. McFalls

发明人： Wendell C. Lane, Jr. ,  Kevin M. Gillis ,  Bob L. McFalls

IPC分类号： B60N2/26 ,  A44B11/25 ,  B60R22/10 ,  B60R22/12 ,  B60R22/48

CPC分类号： A44B11/2549 ,  A44B11/2561 ,  A44B11/2569 ,  Y10T24/45597 ,  Y10T24/45623

摘要： An improved apparatus for interconnecting safety belts includes a buckle member which receives a tongue member to interconnect the safety belts. An indicator and ejector assembly has a visually readable indicia which changes from red to green as the tongue and buckle members are interconnected. As the tongue and buckle members are disconnected, the indicia changes from green back to red. The indicia is disposed on an indicator member which transmits force to eject the tongue member at least partially from the buckle member as the tongue and buckle members are disconnected.

公开(公告)号：US6109697A

公开(公告)日：2000-08-29

申请号：US026637

申请日：1998-02-20

申请人： Wendell C. Lane, Jr. ,  Kenneth H. Kohlndorfer ,  Mark F. Gray ,  Markell Seitzman ,  Jon E. Burrow

发明人： Wendell C. Lane, Jr. ,  Kenneth H. Kohlndorfer ,  Mark F. Gray ,  Markell Seitzman ,  Jon E. Burrow

IPC分类号： B60R22/195 ,  B60R22/24 ,  B60R22/26 ,  B60R21/00

CPC分类号： B60R22/195 ,  B60R22/1951 ,  B60R22/1954 ,  B60R22/24 ,  B60R22/26

摘要： A belt tightening device (100/100') for use with a safety device such as a seat belt buckle: a flexible member (12), such as an anchoring length of seat belt webbing, operatively connected to the safety device (34); a housing (102) including a first opening (110) through which the flexible member loosely extends; first and second relatively movable clamping members (160, 162) for causing a portion of the flexible member extending from the housing to be drawn into the housing thereby shortening the remaining length of the flexible member causing a safety belt operatively attached to or part of the flexible member to become more tightly disposed about a user thereof.

摘要翻译： 一种用于与诸如安全带扣的安全装置一起使用的带束紧装置（100/100'）：可操作地连接到安全装置（34）的诸如安全带织带的锚定长度的柔性构件（12）; 包括第一开口（110）的壳体（102），柔性构件通过该第一开口松动地延伸; 第一和第二可相对移动的夹紧构件（160,162），用于使从所述壳体延伸的所述柔性构件的一部分被拉入所述壳体中，从而缩短所述柔性构件的剩余长度，从而使安全带可操作地附接到或 柔性构件围绕其使用者变得更加紧密地设置。

公开(公告)号：US5899494A

公开(公告)日：1999-05-04

申请号：US933200

申请日：1997-09-18

申请人： Wendell C. Lane, Jr.

发明人： Wendell C. Lane, Jr.

IPC分类号： B60R21/217 ,  B60R21/261 ,  B60R21/264 ,  B60R21/276 ,  B60R21/28

CPC分类号： B60R21/276 ,  B60R21/261 ,  B60R2021/2765 ,  B60R21/2171 ,  B60R21/2644

摘要： An airbag module (10) employing a deflagration venting system (40) for adaptively changing the level of venting provided during airbag inflation is disclosed. The adaptively controlled airbag system (10) includes an airbag (12) in fluid communication with an airbag inflator (18). A manifold (16) is provided for directing the output of the airbag inflator (18) into the airbag (12), and a reaction canister (22) houses the airbag (12), the airbag inflator (18), and the manifold (16). A deflagration device (40) is provided for selectively venting the airbag module (10). The deflagration device (40) may be activated for creating at least one variable shaped vent (50, 52) for regulating output from the airbag inflator (18) and adaptively changing the deployment force of the airbag (12).

摘要翻译： 公开了一种使用爆燃排气系统（40）的安全气囊模块（10），用于自适应地改变在气囊膨胀期间提供的排气水平。 自适应控制的气囊系统（10）包括与气囊充气机（18）流体连通的气囊（12）。 设置有用于将气囊充气机（18）的输出引导到气囊（12）中的歧管（16），反应罐（22）容纳气囊（12），气囊充气机（18）和歧管 16）。 提供了一种用于选择性地排气气囊模块（10）的爆燃装置（40）。 爆燃装置（40）可被启动，用于产生用于调节气囊充气机（18）输出的至少一个可变形通气孔（50,52），并自适应地改变气囊（12）的展开力。

公开(公告)号：US5685603A

公开(公告)日：1997-11-11

申请号：US611067

申请日：1996-03-05

申请人： Wendell C. Lane, Jr.

发明人： Wendell C. Lane, Jr.

IPC分类号： B60N2/28 ,  B60N2/42

CPC分类号： B60N2/2893 ,  B60N2/2821 ,  B60N2/286 ,  B60N2/2884

摘要： An apparatus (10) for a vehicle includes a child seat (54) for holding a child. A support device (16, 44) supports the child seat (54) on a seat (12) of the vehicle for movement relative to the seat (12) during a collision in which at least one condition exceeds a predetermined threshold. An energy absorbing device (60) absorbs kinetic energy of the child and the child seat (54) during such relative movement. The support device may include support bars (16) that permit sliding movement of the child seat (54) relative to the support bars (16) and the vehicle seat (12). Several types of energy absorbing devices may be used, including compressible bellows (60), cuttable strips of sacrificial material (108), crushable pieces of sacrificial material (154), deformable projections (188), a payout device (250) with webbing (296), compressible shock absorber assemblies (340), and slidable frictionally engaging portions (392 and 396).

摘要翻译： 一种用于车辆的装置（10）包括用于保持儿童的儿童座椅（54）。 支撑装置（16,44）支撑在车辆的座位（12）上的儿童座椅（54），用于在碰撞期间相对于座椅（12）移动，其中至少一个条件超过预定阈值。 能量吸收装置（60）在这种相对运动期间吸收儿童和儿童座椅（54）的动能。 支撑装置可以包括允许儿童座椅（54）相对于支撑杆（16）和车辆座椅（12）滑动运动的支撑杆（16）。 可以使用几种类型的能量吸收装置，包括可压缩波纹管（60），牺牲材料可切割的条带（108），可破碎的牺牲材料片（154），可变形突起（188），具有织带的支付装置（250） 296），可压缩减震器组件（340）和可滑动的摩擦接合部分（392和396）。

公开(公告)号：US5423598A

公开(公告)日：1995-06-13

申请号：US75686

申请日：1993-06-11

申请人： Wendell C. Lane, Jr. ,  Robert M. Varga

发明人： Wendell C. Lane, Jr. ,  Robert M. Varga

IPC分类号： B60R22/26 ,  B60R22/185 ,  B60R22/34 ,  B60R22/36 ,  B60R22/42 ,  B60R22/46 ,  A47C31/00

CPC分类号： B60R22/3405 ,  B60R22/185 ,  B60R22/26

摘要： An improved safety apparatus (10) is used in association with a belt (16) which restrains movement of an occupant of a vehicle. The belt (16) is taken up by and paid out from a retractor assembly (22). Upon the occurrence of vehicle deceleration greater than a predetermined deceleration, a solenoid assembly (132) operates a clamp assembly (28) to grip the belt (16) and prevent paying out of the belt. In one embodiment of the invention, the retractor assembly (22) includes a sensor assembly (54) which operates a retainer assembly (56) to prevent withdrawal of the belt from the retractor assembly when the deceleration of the vehicle is in excess of a predetermined deceleration. The sensor assembly (54) is mounted on a movable carriage (32) in the retractor assembly (22). Although the clamp assembly (28) and the retractor assembly (22) may be used in many different locations in a vehicle, they are advantageously located on the back (24) of a vehicle seat (12).

摘要翻译： 一种改进的安全装置（10）与用于限制车辆乘员的运动的皮带（16）相结合使用。 皮带（16）由卷收器组件（22）吸收并从其中支出。 当车辆减速度大于预定的减速度时，螺线管组件（132）操作夹紧组件（28）以夹紧皮带（16）并防止从皮带上退出。 在本发明的一个实施例中，牵开器组件（22）包括传感器组件（54），该传感器组件操作保持器组件（56），以防止当车辆的减速度超过预定 减速 传感器组件（54）安装在牵开器组件（22）中的可移动滑架（32）上。 尽管夹具组件（28）和牵开器组件（22）可用于车辆中的许多不同位置，但它们有利地位于车辆座椅（12）的后部（24）上。

公开(公告)号：US4640997A

公开(公告)日：1987-02-03

申请号：US807501

申请日：1985-12-11

申请人： Wendell C. Lane, Jr.

发明人： Wendell C. Lane, Jr.

IPC分类号： B60Q1/14 ,  H01H3/16 ,  H01H9/00

CPC分类号： B60Q1/1476

摘要： A multiple function control stalk for a vehicle having a pivotable headlight dimmer switch therein is disclosed. The control stalk can house a plurality of electrical switches for controlling various devices within the vehicle, such as windshield wiper and washer controls and vehicle speed or cruise controls. The control stalk is pivotally connected to a turn signal lever of the vehicle such that it can be pivoted toward the driver in a plane of movement which is generally perpendicular to the plane defined by the plane of movement of the turn signal lever itself. A two position electrical switch is provided within the control stalk. The switch includes a plunger which is engaged by pivoting movement of the control stalk relative to the turn signal arm to move from a first position to a second position, and vice versa. The switch can be utilized to control the operating condition of the headlights, namely, low beam or high beam, or other controlled device in the vehicle.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于具有可枢转的头灯调光开关的车辆的多功能控制杆。 控制杆可以容纳多个用于控制车辆内的各种装置的电气开关，例如挡风玻璃刮水器和洗衣机控制装置以及车辆速度或巡航控制装置。 控制杆枢转地连接到车辆的转向信号杆，使得其可以在大致垂直于由转向信号杆本身的运动平面限定的平面的运动平面中朝向驾驶员枢转。 控制杆内设有两位电气开关。 开关包括柱塞，其通过控制杆相对于转向信号臂的枢转运动而啮合，以从第一位置移动到第二位置，反之亦然。 该开关可用于控制前照灯的操作状态，即，近光灯或远光灯或车辆中的其它受控设备。

公开(公告)号：US5390874A

公开(公告)日：1995-02-21

申请号：US119941

申请日：1993-09-10

申请人： Wendell C. Lane, Jr.

发明人： Wendell C. Lane, Jr.

IPC分类号： B60R22/40 ,  B65H75/48

CPC分类号： B60R22/40

摘要： A vehicle seat belt retractor (10) has a spool (20) on which seat belt webbing (26) is wound. An externally-toothed ratchet wheel (50) is rotatable with the spool (20) in a belt withdrawal direction (22). A first pawl (70) is supported on a housing (12) for pivotal movement about a first axis (72) into engagement with the ratchet wheel (50) to block rotation of the ratchet wheel (50) in the belt withdrawal direction (22). An inertia member (62) supported on the housing (12) is movable in response to vehicle deceleration greater than a predetermined deceleration to pivot the first pawl (70) into engagement with the ratchet wheel (50) and thereby block rotation of the ratchet wheel (50) and the spool (20) in the belt withdrawal direction (22). A second pawl (90) is supported on the housing (12) for pivotal movement relative to the ratchet wheel (50) about a second axis (92) spaced from the first axis (72). The first pawl (70) has a portion for supporting the second pawl (90) and for effecting movement of the second pawl (90) about the second axis (92), upon movement of the first pawl (70) about the first axis (72), into a ready position. The second pawl (90), when in the ready position, is engageable with the ratchet wheel (50) to block rotation of the ratchet wheel (50) and thus of the spool (20) in the belt withdrawal direction (22).

摘要翻译： 车辆座椅安全带卷收器（10）具有缠绕安全带织带（26）的线轴（20）。 一个外齿轮棘轮（50）可旋转，其中滑阀（20）处于皮带取出方向（22）。 第一棘爪（70）被支撑在壳体（12）上，用于围绕第一轴线（72）枢轴运动，与棘轮（50）接合，以阻止棘轮（50）在带退出方向（22 ）。 支撑在壳体（12）上的惯性构件（62）可响应于大于预定减速度的车辆减速度而运动，以使第一棘爪（70）与棘轮（50）接合，从而阻止棘轮 （50）和所述卷轴（20）处于带取出方向（22）。 第二棘爪（90）被支撑在壳体（12）上，用于围绕与第一轴线（72）间隔开的第二轴线（92）相对于棘轮（50）枢转运动。 第一棘爪（70）具有用于支撑第二棘爪（90）的部分，并且用于当第一棘爪（70）绕第一轴线移动时，使第二棘爪（90）绕第二轴线（92）移动 72），进入就绪的位置。 当处于就绪位置时，第二棘爪（90）能够与棘轮（50）接合，以阻止棘轮（50）的旋转，从而阻止卷轴（20）沿带退出方向（22）旋转。

公开(公告)号：USD296203S

公开(公告)日：1988-06-14

申请号：US847570

申请日：1986-03-31

申请人： Wendell C. Lane, Jr.

设计人： Wendell C. Lane, Jr.

公开(公告)号：USD294244S

公开(公告)日：1988-02-16

申请号：US772353

申请日：1985-09-04

申请人： Wendell C. Lane, Jr.

设计人： Wendell C. Lane, Jr.

公开(公告)号：US4723057A

公开(公告)日：1988-02-02

申请号：US774320

申请日：1985-09-10

申请人： Wendell C. Lane, Jr.

发明人： Wendell C. Lane, Jr.

IPC分类号： B60Q1/14 ,  H01H9/02

CPC分类号： B60Q1/1476

摘要： The present invention relates to a multiple function control stalk for a vehicle having a linearly moveable wiper delay rheostat. The control stalk includes a plurality of switches for controlling various devices on the vehicle, such as the windshield wiper and washer controls and vehicle speed or cruise controls. A windshield wiper delay switch is provided on the control stalk which includes a rheostat having an arm which is linearly moveable in a direction generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the control stalk. The wiper delay rheostat is disposed slightly above the body of the control stalk for easy viewing and manipulation by the vehicle driver. Movement of the arm of the wiper delay rheostat varies the electrical resistance thereof and, consequently, causes an electrical control circuit to alter the period of delay between successive cycles of operation of the windshield wipers.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种具有直线移动刮水器延时变阻器的车辆的多功能控制杆。 控制杆包括用于控制车辆上的各种装置的多个开关，例如挡风玻璃刮水器和洗衣机控制以及车辆速度或巡航控制。 在控制杆上设有挡风玻璃刮水器延迟开关，其包括具有臂的变阻器，该臂可在大致平行于控制杆的纵向轴线的方向上线性移动。 刮水器延时变阻器设置在控制杆的主体上方，以方便车辆驾驶员的观察和操纵。 刮水器延时变阻器的臂的运动改变其电阻，因此导致电气控制电路改变挡风玻璃刮水器的连续操作循环之间的延迟周期。