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Seatbelt buckle apparatus

  • US 20090094807A1
  • Filed: 10/10/2008
  • Published: 04/16/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2007
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A seatbelt buckle apparatus for attaching a tongue of a seatbelt, comprising:

  • a buckle projection mechanism having a buckle for receiving the tongue of the seatbelt, said buckle projection mechanism locating the buckle inside a seat when an occupant is not seated, and to stand up from the seat when the occupant is seated;

    a seating detection portion for detecting a load of the occupant, housed in the seat at a seating position of the occupant, said seating detection portion having a supporting member; and

    a load transmission-driving device transmitting a displacement amount of the supporting member, generated in the seating detection portion when the occupant is seated, to the buckle projection mechanism, and driving the buckle projection mechanism so that the tongue can be inserted into the buckle when the occupant is seated.

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