Patent ID: 7077430
Filing Date: 2006-07-18
Classification: B60N,B60R

Abstract:
1. A vehicle ( 1 ) comprising a seat ( 11 ) oriented in the transverse direction ( 10 ) of the vehicle for a passenger traveling sideways, and a seatbelt ( 12 ) which secures the passenger to the seat ( 11 ), the vehicle ( 1 ) further comprising a restraining structure ( 15 ) running in the transverse direction ( 10 ) of the vehicle which is arranged in front of and immediately adjacent to the seat ( 11 ) in the forwards direction ( 7 ) of the vehicle, said restraining structure ( 15 ) configured to check the movement of the passenger's head and upper body in the event of a collision and wherein the vehicle ( 1 ) further comprises a second threshold-shaped forward slide safeguard ( 23 ) arranged on the floor ( 37 ) of the vehicle and extending in the transverse direction ( 10 ) of the vehicle in a leg space ( 24 ) located in front of the seat ( 11 ) in the transverse direction ( 10 ) of the vehicle, said second forward slide safeguard ( 23 ) configured to check movement of the passenger's feet in the event of a collision.