Adjustable seat belt anchorage
First Claim
1. An adjustable seat belt anchorage (20) comprising:
- a guide rail (22) adapted to be secured to a portion of a vehicle (24) generally at or above occupant shoulder height, the guide rail (22) forming an open channel (34), a plurality of pairs of cut-outs (36) oppositely positioned in the front walls (28) of the guide rail;
a latch plate assembly (50) comprising;
a resilient carrier (52) slidingly received within the channel (34);
a latching mechanism (54) biased into the guide rail by the carrier (52) and supported by and movable within the carrier (52) including a latch bar means (112) extending upwardly from the carrier (52) for engaging a selected pair of cut-outs (36) and an attachment means (102) for supporting a D-ring (140), wherein the attachment means is located relative to the latch bar means (112) in a manner that forces and torques exerted upon the safety belt (146) and D-ring (140) tend to urge the latch bars means (112) into the cut-outs (36) in the guide rail (22) anda spring (56) to upwardly bias the latch plate assembly comprising a coiled end (84) slidably received within a portion of the carrier (52) and extendable along the guide rail (22) as the carrier is moved therealong including an attachment end (122) secured to the guide rail proximate a first stop (32) formed therein.
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Abstract
An adjustable seat belt anchorage (20) comprising: a guide rail (22) adapted to be secured to a portion of a vehicle (24) generally at or above occupant shoulder height, the guide rail (22) forming an open channel (34), and a plurality of pairs of cut-outs (36) oppositely positioned in front walls (28) thereof; a latch plate assembly (50) comprising: a resilient carrier (52) slidingly received within the channel (34); a latching mechanism (54) biased into the guide rail by the carrier (52) and supported by and movable within the carrier (52) including a latch bar (112) extending upwardly from the carrier (52) for engaging a selected pair of cut-outs (36) and a bushing (102) for supporting a D-ring (140), wherein the point of attachment of the D-ring is located relative to the latch bar (112) in a manner that forces and torques exerted upon the safety belt (146) and D-ring (140) tend to urge the latch bar (112) into the cut-outs (36) in the guide rail (22) and a spring (56) comprising a coiled end (84) slidably received within a portion of the carrier (52) and extendable along the guide rail (22) as the carrier is moved therealong including an attachment end (122) secured to the guide rail proximate a first stop (32).
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12 Claims
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1. An adjustable seat belt anchorage (20) comprising:
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a guide rail (22) adapted to be secured to a portion of a vehicle (24) generally at or above occupant shoulder height, the guide rail (22) forming an open channel (34), a plurality of pairs of cut-outs (36) oppositely positioned in the front walls (28) of the guide rail; a latch plate assembly (50) comprising; a resilient carrier (52) slidingly received within the channel (34); a latching mechanism (54) biased into the guide rail by the carrier (52) and supported by and movable within the carrier (52) including a latch bar means (112) extending upwardly from the carrier (52) for engaging a selected pair of cut-outs (36) and an attachment means (102) for supporting a D-ring (140), wherein the attachment means is located relative to the latch bar means (112) in a manner that forces and torques exerted upon the safety belt (146) and D-ring (140) tend to urge the latch bars means (112) into the cut-outs (36) in the guide rail (22) and a spring (56) to upwardly bias the latch plate assembly comprising a coiled end (84) slidably received within a portion of the carrier (52) and extendable along the guide rail (22) as the carrier is moved therealong including an attachment end (122) secured to the guide rail proximate a first stop (32) formed therein. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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Specification