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Ford offered the inflatable seat belts
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Ford offered the inflatable seat belts
Ford Motor Co plans to adopt new models of the Ford Flex and Lincoln inflatable seat belts for the rear seat passengers. This technology was first introduced on the updated Ford Explorer - but only as an option value of $ 195. The Flex model is based platform Explorer, it uses the new Ford Taurus. The specific model of the Lincoln, which will be used such belts is not called, but it is known that the architecture of the model Explorer, Flex, and Taurus is used on the wagon Lincoln MKT and MKS sedan. According to experts, the inflatable belts, offered by Ford, should increase the level of safety of the passengers in the back seat, and, as adults, and young children. These belts, when used daily, practically does not differ from the ordinary and is fully compatible with car seats. At the same time in the belt this belt is "built in" folded accordion inflatable cushion which is inflated with cold compressed gas by increasing the pressure on the belt. For filling pillows require less pressure than filling the usual air bags, and the internal pressure in the inflatable belt is also lower. Naduvath, the belt becomes larger and, therefore, reduces the pressure on the head, neck and chest of the passenger. It should be added that the idea to use safety belts in their traditional form in 1955, were offered by Ford. This company also made airbags driver and front passenger are standard equipment for most cars already in the mid 90-ies.
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