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TONGUE AND SEAT BELT DEVICE USING THE SAME

  • US 20150021896A1
  • Filed: 02/14/2013
  • Published: 01/22/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A tongue that is slidably supported by a seat belt, separates the seat belt into a shoulder belt and a lap belt, and has an engagement portion engageable with a buckle, the tongue hasa seat belt insertion hole that is provided so as to be elongated in a direction perpendicular to or substantially perpendicular to the engagement portion and allows the seat belt to be inserted therethrough;

  • anda seat belt slide portion that forms part of the seat belt insertion hole and has a seat belt slide surface against which the seat belt slides,wherein the seat belt slide portion has a specified number of recess portions provided in the seat belt slide surface, and a specified number of projections are separately provided in the recess portions,wherein the seat belt slide surface at least has a shoulder belt-side seat belt slide surface that is disposed on a shoulder belt side and extends in a longitudinal direction of the seat belt insertion hole, andwherein, relative to a position where the distance in a direction perpendicular to or substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the seat belt insertion hole is a minimum, the shoulder belt-side seat belt slide surface extends from the shoulder belt side to a lap belt side, and part of the shoulder belt-side seat belt slide surface is positioned on the lap belt side relative to the position where the distance is the minimum.

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