Patent ID: 6394535
Filing Date: 2002-05-28
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
A vehicle occupant protection system, comprising:a seat which is fitted with a seat belt for restraining a vehicle occupant in the seat; a first member attached to the seat and supported on a vehicle body so as to be slidable in a direction of an input crash load resulting from a vehicle crash, the first member being adapted to deform under the crash load while supporting an inertial force of said seat upon occurrence of the vehicle crash; a second member which is connected to a main part of the vehicle body and adapted to deform under the crash load while supporting an inertial force of the vehicle body; and a power actuator for applying a forward force to said first member relative to said second member with a certain time delay after the occurrence of the vehicle crash, the first member being adapted to substantially deform only after said forward force is applied to said first member by said power actuator upon occurrence of the vehicle crash.