Items of an Engineering Program on an Advanced Web-Clamp Device

870328

02/23/1987

Event
SAE International Congress and Exposition
Authors Abstract
Content
The objective of this paper is to introduce a web-clamp concept which can be adapted to emergency locking retractors (ELR's) or entirely replace these current seat belt locking devices in order to enhance the safety of car passengers in collision-accidents.
Different types of web-clamp systems which demonstrate the discussed clamping concept are demonstrated and evaluated in comparison with the current ELR, as well as the pyrotechnically pre-loaded ELR system.
The theory of the clamping concept as developed here, as well as different designs with correlating performance data (safety, comfort), will be discussed.
It will be shown that a well-adjusted restraint system based on this web-clamp concept can reach a safety and comfort level close to pyrotechnically pre-loaded ELR systems.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/870328
Pages
10
Citation
Adomeit, D., and Balser, W., "Items of an Engineering Program on an Advanced Web-Clamp Device," SAE Technical Paper 870328, 1987, https://doi.org/10.4271/870328.
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Publisher
Published
Feb 23, 1987
Product Code
870328
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English