Belt locking arrangement for a passive belt system for automobiles
First Claim
1. A belt locking arrangement for a passive safety-belt system for automotive vehicles having a forwardly hinged vehicle door, wherein a belt lock is movable in a guide on the inner surface of the door into and out of locking engagement with a lock tongue secured to the body of the vehicle, by an auxiliary power drive, said arrangement comprising, in combination, a guide sleeve built into the door and formed with a slot opening toward the interior of the vehicle;
- a flexible push-pull member running in said guide sleeve and connected to said auxiliary drive for operation thereby; and
a transporter slide extending through said slot and connected to said push-pull member and to said belt lock;
said lock comprising two substantially U-shaped cover plates spaced from and extending parallel to one another to define therebetween an open forward-facing gap for said lock tongue;
a pair of symmetrically formed claws pivotally mounted between the front ends of said cover plates;
said claws having oblique faces directed toward the front and opposing each other in the zone of said forward-facing gap; and
respective return springs biasing said claws to engage their oblique faces with each other.
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Abstract
The invention provides a belt locking arrangement for a passive safety belt system for automobiles in which the belt lock is movable along a guide on the inside of a vehicle door by an auxiliary power drive, connected to the lock via a flexible push-pull member that runs in a guide sleeve in a wall of the door, and which has a slot through which a transporter slide, connected to the push-pull member and the lock, extends. When operated the lock engages with the lock tongue rigidly fixed to the body of the vehicle.
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5 Claims
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1. A belt locking arrangement for a passive safety-belt system for automotive vehicles having a forwardly hinged vehicle door, wherein a belt lock is movable in a guide on the inner surface of the door into and out of locking engagement with a lock tongue secured to the body of the vehicle, by an auxiliary power drive, said arrangement comprising, in combination, a guide sleeve built into the door and formed with a slot opening toward the interior of the vehicle;
- a flexible push-pull member running in said guide sleeve and connected to said auxiliary drive for operation thereby; and
a transporter slide extending through said slot and connected to said push-pull member and to said belt lock;
said lock comprising two substantially U-shaped cover plates spaced from and extending parallel to one another to define therebetween an open forward-facing gap for said lock tongue;
a pair of symmetrically formed claws pivotally mounted between the front ends of said cover plates;
said claws having oblique faces directed toward the front and opposing each other in the zone of said forward-facing gap; and
respective return springs biasing said claws to engage their oblique faces with each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
- a flexible push-pull member running in said guide sleeve and connected to said auxiliary drive for operation thereby; and
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