LOAD INDICATORS FOR PERSONAL RESTRAINT SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS

摘要

Buckle assemblies having load indicating features and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a buckle assembly includes a tang having an opening that receives a web to secure the buckle assembly to a vehicle or a seat structure. The tang also includes an elongate aperture and one or more deformable protrusions along the edge of the aperture. The tang is operably coupled to a buckle frame via a coupling member that extends through the aperture. Upon the application of a sufficient load to the tang, the coupling member deforms the protrusion(s), allowing the tang to move relative to the frame. Movement of the tang relative to the frame can move a colored load indicating region to a position that is visible through a window in a housing of the buckle assembly.

主权项

1. A buckle assembly, comprising:
a frame having a first aperture; a tang having a second aperture, wherein the tang includes at least one protrusion on an edge portion of the second aperture, wherein the at least one protrusion at least partially defines a first end portion of the second aperture and a second end portion of the second aperture; and a coupling member operably coupling the tang to the frame, wherein the coupling member extends through the first aperture in the frame and through the first end portion of the second aperture in the tang.