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Specifications & Regulations regarding seat belts

Specifications & Regulations

Specifications & Regulations regarding seat belts

by  mloew  Posted    (Edited  )
Specifications from SAE International (www.sae.org): [li]J384: Motor Vehicle Seat Belt Anchorages-Test Procedure (www.sae.org/servlets/productDetail?PROD_TYP=STD&PROD_CD=J384_199406) [/li][li]J383: Motor Vehicle Seat Belt Anchorages--Design Recommendations (www.sae.org/servlets/productDetail?PROD_TYP=STD&PROD_CD=J383_199506) [/li][li]J385: Motor Vehicle Seat Belt Anchorages-Performance Requirements (www.sae.org/servlets/productDetail?PROD_TYP=STD&PROD_CD=J385_199503)[/li]

US Government National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (www.nhtsa.gov), Department of Transportation: FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS (FMVSS): [li]571.208 Standard No. 208; Occupant crash protection (http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/get-cfr.cgi?TITLE=49&PART=571&SECTION=208&YEAR=1999&TYPE=PDF) [/li][li]571.209 Standard No. 209; Seat belt assemblies (http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/get-cfr.cgi?TITLE=49&PART=571&SECTION=209&YEAR=1999&TYPE=PDF)[/li][li]571.210 Standard No. 210; Seat belt assembly anchorages (http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/get-cfr.cgi?TITLE=49&PART=571&SECTION=210&YEAR=1999&TYPE=PDF)[/li]


There is also this SAE International Technical Paper publicly available:
2003-01-0954 Safety Belt Fit, Comfort, and Contact Pressure Based on Upper Anchorage Location and Seat Back Angle
By Liang Chen, Rana Balci and Alicia Vertiz.
Delphi Corporation (www.delphi.com)
(www.delphi.com/pdf/techpapers/2003-01-0954.pdf)
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