Patent ID: 6082655
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A vehicle occupant restraint apparatus comprising:a length of seat belt webbing extensible about a vehicle occupant; anda mechanism associated with said length of seat belt webbing, said mechanism including at least one movable component and a one-piece cover member defining a chamber in which said at least one movable component is located, said cover member enclosing said at least one movable component and damping audible noise generated by vibration of said at least one movable component,said one-piece cover member comprising at least two layers and not more than three layers of dissimilar polymeric material co-molded together, said at least two layers including a base layer and an outer layer, one layer of said base layer and said outer layer being made of an impact resistant material and the other layer of said base layer and said outer layer being made of a noise absorbing material bonded to said one layer.