APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING SEAT BELT TO VEHICLE BODY

• US 20120139222A1
• Filed: 06/21/2011
• Published: 06/07/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: Lee, Ji Yeoun, Shin, Choong Sik
• Granted Patent: US 8,540,283 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 280/801.2
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2022/1818 Belt guides
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 22/22 secured to the vehicle floor

Abstract

An apparatus for mounting a seat belt to a vehicle body, may include a wire integrally having on a first end thereof a belt insert ring, an end of the seat belt being inserted into the belt insert ring, a wire installing unit coupled to a second end of the wire and secured to the vehicle body, and a belt restraining unit coupled to the vehicle body while slidably receiving the seat belt so as to restrain movement of the seat belt which may be inserted into the belt insert ring.

Claims

1. An apparatus for mounting a seat belt to a vehicle body, comprising:

a wire integrally having on a first end thereof a belt insert ring, an end of the seat belt being inserted into the belt insert ring;

a wire installing unit coupled to a second end of the wire and secured to the vehicle body; and

a belt restraining unit coupled to the vehicle body while slidably receiving the seat belt so as to restrain movement of the seat belt which is inserted into the belt insert ring.

2. The apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein the wire installing unit is secured to a floor panel placed in an interior of a vehicle.

3. The apparatus as set forth in claim 2, wherein the wire is aligned along the floor panel.

4. The apparatus as set forth in claim 3, wherein the wire is operable between the wire installing unit and the belt restraining unit.

5. The apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein the belt restraining unit comprises a pair of rotary hooks, each of the rotary hooks having a U-shaped hook part that slidably receives the seat belt, and being rotatably coupled at a first end thereof to the vehicle body.

6. The apparatus as set forth in claim 5, wherein one of the rotary hooks is rotatably provided on a floor panel placed in an interior of a vehicle, and

a remaining one of the rotary hooks is rotatably provided on a side member.

7. The apparatus as set forth in claim 6, wherein the rotary hook provided on the floor panel which is placed in the interior of the vehicle is covered with a carpet.

8. The apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein the belt restraining unit comprises:

a rotary hook having a U-shaped hook part that slidably receives the seat belt, and rotatably coupled at a first end thereof to the vehicle body;

a hook mounting bracket having one hook insert part and secured to the vehicle body; and

a looped hook inserted into the hook insert part to be rotatable relative to the hook mounting bracket, the seat belt passing through a space between the looped hook and the hook mounting bracket.

9. The apparatus as set forth in claim 8, wherein the rotary hook is rotatably provided on a floor panel placed in an interior of a vehicle, and

the hook mounting bracket is rotatably provided on a side member.

10. The apparatus as set forth in claim 9, wherein the rotary hook provided on the floor panel which is placed in the interior of the vehicle is covered with a carpet.

11. The apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein the belt restraining unit comprises:

a hook mounting bracket having on opposite ends thereof two hook insert parts, the hook mounting bracket being secured to the vehicle body; and

two U-shaped rotary hooks, each of the rotary hooks being rotatably inserted at a first end thereof into the corresponding hook insert part, the seat belt passing through space between the rotary hooks and the hook insert parts.

12. The apparatus as set forth in claim 11, wherein the hook mounting bracket is secured to a side member.

13. The apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein the belt restraining unit comprises:

a hook mounting bracket having one hook insert part and secured to the vehicle body; and

a double hook having a rod part which rotatably passes through the hook insert part, and a pair of hook parts which are bent, respectively, on opposite ends of the rod part in a U shape,

wherein the seat belt is slidably received under the hook parts.

14. The apparatus as set forth in claim 13, wherein the hook mounting bracket is secured to a side member.