An occupant restraint system including a seat having a head rest where the seat has a seat belt anchor, a seat belt retractor and a seat coupling member each coupled with the seat. The system further includes a seat belt assembly including a first seat belt portion and a second seat belt portion. At least one deployable restraint is stored on or within at least one of the seat belt assembly or the seat, where the at least one deployable restraint has a deployed position and a retracted position that is deployed by a deployment member.

Passenger restraint systems are provided. The restraint systems can include: a passenger seat supported by a frame; a restraint bar pivotably attached to the frame; and at least one piston operably engaged between the restraint bar and the frame. Restraint system pistons are provided. The pistons can include: a central chamber housing a piston head and rod; a fluid reservoir in fluid communication with the central chamber; and at least one electromechanical valve operable between an open and a closed position. Methods for restraining a passenger within a seat are also provided.

Manually operable piston assemblies are provided that can include a piston head within a cylinder, the piston head separating fluid in the cylinder to define rod-side fluid and head-side fluid. The piston assembly can be configured to operate in at least six positions, including but not limited to a first position of locking retract static; a second position of locking retract extend flow; a third position of locking retract flow; a fourth position of locking extend static; a fifth position of locking extend retract flow; and a sixth position of locking extend flow. Manually operable piston assemblies are also provided that can include a piston head within a cylinder, with the piston head separating fluid in the cylinder to define rod-side fluid and head-side fluid. The manually operable piston assembly can further be configured to operate in at least six positions that include a first position of locking extend static; a second position of extend movement flow; a third position of manual override retract flow; a fourth position of manual override extend flow; a fifth position of locking retract static; and a sixth position of retract movement flow.

Methods for operating a manually operable piston are also provided. The methods can include applying pressure to retract the piston rod and allow head-side fluid to pass through piston head passageway and mix with rod-side fluid. Methods for operating a manually operable piston can also include applying pressure to extend or retract the piston rod and allow head-side fluid to pass through at least one valve and mix with rod-side fluid.

A ride vehicle system includes a ride vehicle including a seat configured to accommodate a passenger, a restraint system of the ride vehicle, where the restraint system includes a restraint configured to secure the passenger within the seat, and a forced air system of the ride vehicle, where the force air system is configured to generate an air flow, direct the air flow internally through the restraint, and discharge the air flow toward the passenger via a discharge port of the restraint.

An occupant restraint system including a seat having a head rest where the seat has a seat belt anchor, a seat belt retractor and a seat coupling member each coupled with the seat. The system further includes a seat belt assembly including a first seat belt portion and a second seat belt portion. At least one deployable restraint is stored on or within at least one of the seat belt assembly or the seat, where the at least one deployable restraint has a deployed position and a retracted position that is deployed by a deployment member.

The present disclosure describes a module base element for a vehicle occupant protection system comprising at least one module carrier for receiving at least one airbag module wherein the airbag module comprises at least one airbag and the airbag is connected to a gas source, especially a gas generator, and comprising a hinged arm having at least one hinged element so that the module carrier can be moved from an idle position to an operating position and from an operating position to an idle position, and comprising a lap restraint element. The present disclosure further describes a vehicle occupant protection system for protecting a vehicle occupant in a vehicle seat comprising at least one restraint element, wherein at least one restraint element of the vehicle occupant protection system is disposed in a module base element according to the present disclosure.

A ride vehicle for an amusement park includes a restraint system. The restraint system includes a first conformable component configured to be disposed over a first lower portion of a guest's body. The restraint system further includes a behind-the-knee component configured to be disposed behind a leg of the guest. The restraint system additionally includes a linkage mechanism configured to move the first conformable component, the behind-the-knee component, or a combination thereof, to secure the restraint system to the guest.

An occupant protection device includes a seat having a seat portion and a backrest portion, a first restraining member configured to restrain a left shoulder of an occupant, a second restraining member configured to restrain a right shoulder of the occupant, a take-up unit that holds and takes up the first restraining member and the second restraining member, and a lifting unit, wherein the first restraining member and the second restraining member are fed out from a housing portion of the seat owing to being taken up by the take-up unit, and restrain the left and right shoulders, and wherein the lifting unit causes a front edge side of a seat face of the seat portion to rise when the take-up unit takes up the first restraining member and the second restraining member.

A vehicle seat, which is provided in a vehicle equipped with a head portion protecting airbag that protects a head portion of a vehicle occupant at a time of a side collision, includes: a head portion restraining portion that is provided at an upper portion side of a seatback so as to be able to tilt rearward from an upright state, and that restrains a head portion of a vehicle occupant, wherein, when the seatback is tilted rearward beyond a predetermined angle with respect to a vertical direction, the head portion of the vehicle occupant can be protected due to at least a side portion that is at a vehicle transverse direction outer side of the head portion restraining portion covering a side of the head portion of the vehicle occupant.

A loader having a seat assembly mounted in the loader cab for movement along 2 axes. The cab pivots relative to the loader to permit access to loader components. The main operator controls in the loader are pilot valves operated by the loader operator without any electronic interfacing between the operator and the pilot valves. The pilot valves are supported directly by the seat assembly to move with the seat assembly and reduce inadvertent pilot valve motion induced by vehicle movement. Also provided is a hydraulic hose channeling arrangement which permits the support of hydraulic pilot valves relative to a seat assembly which is moveably mounted in a pilotable loader cab.

A vehicle seat includes a frame member including an outer wall and an inner wall, the outer wall and the inner wall defining a cavity therebetween and a side airbag supported by the frame member in the cavity, wherein the outer wall extends along an outboard angle relative to a seat-forward direction and the side airbag is inflatable to an inflated position extending along the outboard angle.