Themissionofseatbeltistoensurethat,duringtheeventswhichcouldcreateinjuries,theoccupantsofthevehiclearekeptinthecorrectpositionavoidinganyimpactagainsttheinteriorparts.
Wearingseatbeltsproperly,isfundamentaltoyoursafetyandthesafetyofyourpassenger.Duringacrashoremergencystop,seatbeltscanhelpkeepyoufrombeingthrownagainsttheinsideofthecar,againstyourpassenger,oroutofthecar.
Ofcourse,seatbeltscannotcompletelyprotectyouineverycrash.But,inmostcases,theyreduceyourchanceofseriousinjury.Theycanevensaveyourlife.Thatiswhyregulatoryrequireyoutowearseatbelts.
Seatbeltsarestrongnylonstrapsthatholdpeopleintheirseatsduringacollision.Lapbeltsextendacrossapersonslap.Shoulderbeltsextendoverapersonsshoulderandchest.
Thesecomponentsareessentiallystandardized,becausethesamecomponentisusedondifferentcarsandbydifferentcar-manufacturers.Smalldifferencescanbeonlygeneratedbyspecificconditionsforbeltsinstallation.ThemaintraditionalcomponentsareshowninFig.10.1.
Webbing
Thewebbingisthecomponentofthesafetyseatbeltsthathasthemissionofphysicallyrestrainingtheoccupantsontheseat.Itconsistsofafabricwithstructure,warpandweft,wovenwithtechniquesandmaterialsinsuchawayastoprovidehighresistancetobreakageandsever
Thewebbingisalsoresponsiblefortheso-calledcomfortofuse,whichisdeterminedbytheperceptionoftheuserwhentheseatbeltisworn.Awebbingwhichissoftandsmoothwithlowtransversestiffnessisusuallyperceivedbetterintermsofcomfortthanawebbingwithhardedges.
Pillarloop
Inpracticethepillarloopistheeffectiveupperanchorpointwhichcaneitherbefixed,ifanchoreddirectlytothecentralpillar,ormobileintermsofheightwiththeseatbeltsheightadjuster.Themostcommonimplementationusesametalringcoveredwithanin-mouldedplasticmaterial.
Althoughthiscomponentappearstobequitesimple,itiscriticalintermsofthestressesthatmustbeenduredanddamagetothewebbingthatcouldresult.Forthisreason,thepillarloopisdesignedtoresistimpulsiveloads,andpreventthewebbingrunningthroughitveryquicklyduringtheimpactorbecomingtwistedoveritswidthwhichmaycausesignificantabrasionandresultinbreakageofthewebbing.
Buckleassembly
Thebuckleisthecomponentoftheseatbelttowhichthetongueisengaged,madewithplasticmaterialin-mouldedonametalinsertsimilartothepillarloop.
Thebuckleassemblyiscomposedofacouplercontainedinaplasticcasingequippedwithareleasebuttonwhichmustensurereleaseoperation,particularlyfollowinganaccidentsandprovidealinktotherealanchorpoint.Today,asalreadymentioned,therealanchorpointisplacedontheseat,whereasinthepastitwaslocatedonthefloor;thelinkcanbemadewithametalcableorflatmetal.
Heightadjuster
Thisdeviceisinstalledonthecentralpillar(Bpillar),accordingtotheproceduredescribedpreviouslyforthedefinitionofeffectiveanchorpoints,S1andS2,andisdesignedtoenabletheappropriatepositioningofthewebbingontheshoulderofoccupant,accordingtodifferentpopulationpercentiles(i.e.peopleofvariousheights).Itcomprisesaslide-shapeddevicewithamobilepartslidinginatrack,andafixedparttowhichthecursorcanbefixedinthechosenpositions.Thepillarloopisfixedonthecursor.
Retractor
Theretractorconstitutestheheartofthesafetybeltsystem,havingthetaskofwrappingthewebbingonaspool,enablingtheunwindingandensuringthattheseatbeltdoesnotcausetheunwantedsensationofexcessiveshootingorimpedimenttooccupantmovement,whichmaybecausedespeciallyifextractionofthewebbingisblockedwhennotrequiredtodoso.
InsteadthelockingofthewebbingisstandardizedbytheregulationR16andisgovernedbytwoindependentsystems:thegeometricanddynamicsystem.
Thegeometricsystemcausesthelockingofthebeltwhen,duetoexternalevents(deceleration,shock,etc.),thecarmovesbyasignificantnumberofdegreescomparedtothereferencehorizontalposition.
Loadlimiter
Toretainvehicleoccupantswithsafetybeltswithoutpenalizingthecomfortorcreatesecondaryinjuriesisarelativelycomplextask;theloadlimiterrepresentsavaluableaidtoreachthegoal,thankstotheuseofthepretensioners,bynowalmoststandard,whichareanalyzedbelow.
Theloadlimiter,nowadayspracticallyanintegralpartoftheretractor,hasthetaskoflimitingtheforcetransmittedbythebelttotheshoulderandthechestduringanimpact,soastomitigateanyeffectontheoccupants.Partoftheloadlimiteristhetorsionbar,locatedintheretractor.Duringimpact,ittwistsaround,enablingalimitedandcontrolledunwindingofthewebbingsoastolimittheforceexertedontheoccupantandtherebymitigatingdamagetotheshoulderandchest.
Seatbeltsaredesignedforadultsandlargerchildren.Smallchildrenmustbeproperlyrestrainedinchildsafetyseats.Apregnantwomanneedstowearaseatbelttoprotectherselfandherunbornchild.
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