Webbing guide apparatus
First Claim
1. A webbing guide apparatus employed in a seatbelt system in which one end of a shoulder webbing is housed in a roof portion of the body of a vehicle, said apparatus comprising:
- guide means for restraining an intermediate portion of said webbing in such a manner that said webbing is movable in its longitudinal direction, said guide means being pivotally supported by a seat back rest of the vehicle or a head rest which is mounted on said seat back rest; and
means for limiting the range of pivoting of said guide means so as to raise a distal end of said guide means toward to roof of said vehicle when the seat back rest is inclined toward the front of the vehicle;
whereby, when said seat back rest is forwardly inclined, a space which allows an occupant to smoothly enter or leave a back seat of said vehicle is provided.
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Abstract
A webbing guide apparatus is arranged such that an intermediate portion of a shoulder webbing is guided by a guide means provided on a head rest for the purpose of allowing an occupant who is to seat himself or is seated in the back seat of a two-door vehicle to smoothly enter or leave the vehicle. When the seat back rest is inclined toward the front of the vehicle, the angle of pivoting of the guide means with respect to the head rest is properly limited such that the intermediate portion of the webbing is moved upwardly forward of the vehicle in response to the forwardly inclining movement of the seat back rest, thereby enlarging the space where the occupant of the back seat of the vehicle moves when entering or leaving the vehicle.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A webbing guide apparatus employed in a seatbelt system in which one end of a shoulder webbing is housed in a roof portion of the body of a vehicle, said apparatus comprising:
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guide means for restraining an intermediate portion of said webbing in such a manner that said webbing is movable in its longitudinal direction, said guide means being pivotally supported by a seat back rest of the vehicle or a head rest which is mounted on said seat back rest; and means for limiting the range of pivoting of said guide means so as to raise a distal end of said guide means toward to roof of said vehicle when the seat back rest is inclined toward the front of the vehicle; whereby, when said seat back rest is forwardly inclined, a space which allows an occupant to smoothly enter or leave a back seat of said vehicle is provided. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A webbing guide apparatus for use in a seatbelt system in which one end of a shoulder webbing is housed in a roof portion of the body of a vehicle, said apparatus comprising:
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(a) guide means for retaining an intermediate portion of the webbing, said guide means having one end thereof supported by a seat back rest or a head rest which is mounted on said seat back rest; (b) means for pivotally supporting said guide means on said seat back rest or said head rest; and (c) means for limiting the pivoting of said guide means about its pivotally supported portion, whereby, when said seat back rest is inclined toward the front of said vehicle, the intermediate portion of said webbing is caused to move forwardly and toward the roof of said vehicle in response to the forwardly inclining movement of said seat back rest, thereby providing a space so that an occupant can smoothly enter or leave a back seat of said vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A webbing apparatus employed in a seatbelt system in which a tongue plate is retained on an intermediate portion of a continuous webbing which has one end thereof secured to a lower portion of the body of a vehicle and the other end secured to a roof portion of the vehicle body, said apparatus comprising:
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(a) guide means pivotally supported by a head rest which is mounted on a seat back rest, said guide means being adapted to allow the intermediate portion of said webbing to pass through the inside thereof, and said guide means having a distal end projecting from said head rest; and (b) means for limiting the range of pivoting of said guide means, said limiting means being provided between said head rest and said guide means, whereby, when said seat back rest is inclined toward the front of said vehicle, the intermediate portion of said webbing is bent in such a manner as to move forwardly and toward the roof portion of said vehicle, thereby providing a space which is required for an occupant to smoothly enter or leave a back seat of said vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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