When it comes to automobile safety, there’s one organization you’ll turn to — SAE International (formerly the Society of Automotive Engineers). Now there’s two new updates for the J Standards on seat belt anchors – SAE J383, “Motor Vehicle Seat Belt Anchorages – Design Recommendations,” and SAE J384, “Motor Vehicle Seat Belt Anchorages – Test Procedures.” They’re available from Document Center Inc. in both paper format and for pdf download.
These documents were both stabilized in 2013 and were not expected to be updated at all, let alone so soon. However, as is sometimes the case, the act of putting a standard to bed causes last minute alerts to errors! So both these documents have been updated to be compatible with FMVSS (Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards) requirements. Changes to the SAE J384 also include the addition of the provisions of SAE J385, which has been cancelled as of July of this year.
The SAE J383 provides you with design recommendations for the location of seat belt assembly anchorages. These locations are intended to properly transfer of occupant restraint forces on the strongest parts of the human anatomy to the vehicle or seat structure.
The companion document, SAE J384, specifies performance requirements and test procedures for the strength and location of seat belt assembly anchorages. It applies to seat belt anchorages attached to vehicle body structure or to seat assemblies in the vehicle.
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