Motor vehicle seat featuring two seat belts

• US 5,022,677 A
• Filed: 12/22/1989
• Issued: 06/11/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/1988
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ferrari SPA Esercizio Fabbriche Automobile E
• Original Assignee: Ferrari SPA Esercizio Fabbriche Automobile E
• Inventors: Barbiero, Roberto
• Primary Examiner(s): Bertsch, Richard A.
• Application Number:
  US07/454,965
• Time in Patent Office: 536 Days
• Field of Search: 280/801, 280/802, 280/804, 280/806, 280/808, 297/468, 297/473, 297/483, 297/485, 297/487
• US Class Current: 280/801.1
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2022/1818 Belt guides
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 22/06 having the belt or harness connected to a member slidable in a vehicle-mounted track
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 22/26 secured to the seat

Abstract

A seat comprising a first eyelet secured to the top of the seatback, on one side of the same, and inside which a first belt slides; a winding device for the first belt, secured to the rear surface of the seat; a carriage traveling substantially longitudinally and to which is secured one end of the first belt; a second eyelet secured to the seat portion of the seat and inside which a second belt slides; a second winding device secured underneath the seat for winding the second belt; and means for retaining one end of the second belt, which means are secured to the seat for enabling the connection of connecting means to which the end of the second belt is secured.

Claims

1. A motor vehicle seat having an inner side and an outer side, said vehicle seat including a seat portion (1) securable to inner and outer side plates (18, 21) and having an underneath surface, and a seatback (2) adjustably mounted on said seat portion (1), said seatback (2) having a top portion (6) and a rear surface, said vehicle seat being mountable with said outer side adjacent a longitudinal bottom rail (9), said vehicle seat being fitted with a two seat belt system, comprising in combination:

(a) a first eyelet (5) secured to said top portion (6) on said inner side;

(b) a first winding device (7) carried by said seatback (2) secured to said rear surface on said inner side;

(c) a shoulder belt (3) slidable through said first eyelet (5), said shoulder belt (3) having one end connected to said first winding device (7), and partially wound by said first winding device (7);

(d) a carriage (8) securable to the other end (10) of said shoulder belt (3) and automatically movable lengthwise along said rail (9) between a forward position and a rearward position;

(e) a second winding device (14) carried by said seat portion (1) secured to said underneath surface, a second eyelet (13) carried by the outer one (18) of said side plates (18,

     21);

(f) a third eyelet (17) secured to an outer edge of said underneath surface;

(g) a lap belt (4) sliding through said second and third eyelets (13,

     17), said lap belt (4) having one end connected to said second winding device (14), said lap belt (4) being partially wound by said second winding device (14), the other end (16) of said lap belt (4) being provided with a connecting and locking member (20); and

(h) retaining means secured to the inner one (21) of said side plates (18,

     21) and said retaining means including a housing for connecting and locking said member (20) when inserted therein.

2. A seat according to claim 1, wherein said second eyelet (13) is carried by a member pivotally mounted by on said outer side plate (18), and wherein said retaining means (15) is carried by another member (22) pivotally mounted on said inner side plate (21).