There are provided a side panel constituting a vehicle side face at a higher level than a damper attachment portion suspending a rear wheel, a retractor fixed to a cabin-inside face of the side panel, a frame member forming a closed-cross section extending vertically in corporation with the side panel, and a reinforcing member fixed to the side panel. The reinforcing member comprises a retractor attachment portion to attach the retractor, a gusset portion to partition the closed-cross section of a C pillar reinforcement vertically, and a vibration-damping joint portion joined to the side panel via a vibration-damping material. Herein, the reinforcing member is formed integrally by a member which is configured to be continuous over a range of the retractor attachment portion, the gusset portion and the vibration-damping joint portion.

A seat belt system (10) has a control unit (14) and a seat belt (16) which includes a webbing (18) and a belt retractor (20). The belt retractor (20) comprises a belt reel (28) for the webbing (18), a rotation angle sensor (30) with a sensor unit and a rotatable measuring element, and a gear unit coupling the belt reel (28) to the measuring element. The belt reel (28) has a fully extended position and a ghost position. Furthermore, the gear unit is designed so that the gear unit reduces the rotation of the belt reel (28), when the belt reel (28) is adjusted from the ghost position to the fully extended position, to a maximum of 1.0 revolutions of the measuring element. In addition, a method for determining the extension length of a webbing (18) of a seat belt system (10) wound on a rotatable belt reel (28) is provided.

A seat belt system (10) has a control unit (14) and a seat belt (16) which includes a webbing (18) and a belt retractor (20). The belt retractor (20) comprises a belt reel (28) for the webbing (18), a rotation angle sensor (30) with a sensor unit and a rotatable measuring element, and a gear unit coupling the belt reel (28) to the measuring element. The belt reel (28) has a fully extended position and a ghost position. Furthermore, the gear unit is designed so that the gear unit reduces the rotation of the belt reel (28), when the belt reel (28) is adjusted from the ghost position to the fully extended position, to a maximum of 1.0 revolutions of the measuring element. In addition, a method for determining the extension length of a webbing (18) of a seat belt system (10) wound on a rotatable belt reel (28) is provided.

In a webbing take-up device, a moving member is moved while being guided along a cylinder in order to rotate a spool in a take-up direction. A urging plate of a guide member urges a flange at an axial direction leading end portion of the cylinder toward a restricting direction side, and a leg plate of a frame restricts rotation of the flange toward the restricting direction side. This enables rattling of the axial direction leading end portion of the cylinder about the axial direction of the cylinder to be suppressed.

An embodiment front vehicle body structure of a vehicle body is provided. The vehicle body includes an underbody and an upper body coupled to the underbody, and the front vehicle body structure includes a pair of front wheel arch members respectively disposed on both sides of a front part of the upper body according to a vehicle width direction and a front seat mount unit including a front seat crossmember extending along the vehicle width direction and coupled to each of the front wheel arch members.

An embodiment front vehicle body structure of a vehicle body is provided. The vehicle body includes an underbody and an upper body coupled to the underbody, and the front vehicle body structure includes a pair of front wheel arch members respectively disposed on both sides of a front part of the upper body according to a vehicle width direction and a front seat mount unit including a front seat crossmember extending along the vehicle width direction and coupled to each of the front wheel arch members.

Disclosed is a low-posture zero-gravity seat frame capable of being adjusted in multiple directions. A first left front connecting rod has a lower end hinged to a left slide rail front bracket and an upper end hinged to one end of a second left front connecting rod, and the other end of the second left front connecting rod is hinged to a front horizontal tube. A second toothed plate driving device is able to adjust the height of a seat framework through the movement of a rear horizontal tube. A seatbelt retractor is disposed below the seat framework. The seat frame can realize zero-gravity adjustment, occupies a small space, and can fulfill low-posture seat arrangement.

Disclosed is a low-posture zero-gravity seat frame capable of being adjusted in multiple directions. A first left front connecting rod has a lower end hinged to a left slide rail front bracket and an upper end hinged to one end of a second left front connecting rod, and the other end of the second left front connecting rod is hinged to a front horizontal tube. A second toothed plate driving device is able to adjust the height of a seat framework through the movement of a rear horizontal tube. A seatbelt retractor is disposed below the seat framework. The seat frame can realize zero-gravity adjustment, occupies a small space, and can fulfill low-posture seat arrangement.

A device for reducing kinetosis-related disorders of an occupant of a vehicle includes a vehicle seat with a headrest. A seat belt is assigned to the vehicle seat which is configured to increase a connection of the occupant to the vehicle seat before an onset of an acceleration. An actuator system is coupled to the headrest which is configured to move the headrest automatically, at least in sections, counter to an expected direction of an acceleration of a head of the occupant before the onset of the acceleration. The seat belt is tightenable by a reversible belt tensioner before the onset of the acceleration.

A device for reducing kinetosis-related disorders of an occupant of a vehicle includes a vehicle seat with a headrest. A seat belt is assigned to the vehicle seat which is configured to increase a connection of the occupant to the vehicle seat before an onset of an acceleration. An actuator system is coupled to the headrest which is configured to move the headrest automatically, at least in sections, counter to an expected direction of an acceleration of a head of the occupant before the onset of the acceleration. The seat belt is tightenable by a reversible belt tensioner before the onset of the acceleration.