A MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY DEVICE

摘要

A safety device for a motor vehicle comprising an inflatable curtain (1) having an upper edge (2) and a lower edge (4). The upper edge (2) is to be mounted within the interior of a motor vehicle. A first portion (5) of an elongate, flexible element such as a cord extends from a mounting point (3) on the lower edge (4) over a pulley (8) to a sliding ring (1x0). A second portion of the cord extends from the mounting point (3) through a guide (12) round a lower pulley (11) through the ring (10) to a lower anchoring point (7). As the inflatable element inflates so the mounting point (3) on the lower edge moves downwardly, and a triangle of tension is created between the upper pulley (8), the lower pulley (11) and the mounting point.