Abdominal injury to automobile occupants can be caused by the lap portion of the belt restraint if it is not well deployed below the wearer's iliac spines. A new test device, capable of providing a quantitative measure of lap belt fit is described. Based on the standard 3 dimensional “H-point machine”, the device has been validated with a large number of occupants seated in a wide variety of contemporary passenger cars. Procedures for employing the device are presented.
Development of a Belt Configuration Test Device
Sae Technical Papers
SAE International Congress and Exposition ; 1984
1984-02-01
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Englisch
Development of a Belt Configuration Test Device
Kraftfahrwesen | 1984
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