Patent ID: 6755465
Filing Date: 2004-06-29
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
A vehicle occupant restraint system provided in association with a vehicle seat for preventing a vehicle occupant from slipping forward under a seat belt in an impact situation such as a vehicle crash, comprising;a pair of fixed support members attached to either side of a seat frame at a front part of a seat bottom; an arm pivotally attached to a front end of each of said fixed support members; a cross member extending between free ends of said arms; and a power unit provided in association with at least one of said support members for actuating said arms and cross member upward so as to selectively raise a front part of said seat bottom in an impact situation such as a vehicle crash; at least one of said support members comprising a main member having a vertically extending section which is elongated in a fore-and-aft direction, an upper flange extending laterally from an upper end of said vertically extending section, and a lower flange extending laterally in a same direction as said upper flange from a lower end of said vertically extending section, and a lid member which is attached to free ends of said upper and lower flanges to form a closed profiled casing in cooperation with said main member.