Position adjustment device for vehicle safety belts
First Claim
1. A vehicle safety belt position adjustment device, comprising:
- a guide rail, which is attachable to a vehicle, the guide rail having a generally C-shaped cross-section and including two legs, each leg including a portion extending toward a portion of the other leg, each leg also including a terminal portion extending toward an interior portion of the guide rail, the guide rail further including a plurality of recesses arranged along a central area of the guide rail;
an adjustment carriage, which is displaceable in the guide rail, guided by the guide rail legs and constructed and arranged for connection to a belt mounting member, including at least one locking aperture positioned in a central portion of the adjustment carriage so as to align with the plurality of guide rail recesses;
a locking device constructed and arranged to be disposed in the adjustment carriage aperture and to selectively engage the guide rail recesses to lock the adjustment carriage in a plurality of locking positions with respect to the guide rail;
a locking spring for engaging the locking device and biasing the locking device into the guide rail recesses, the spring also constructed and arranged to engage the guide rail and selectively position the adjustment carriage in the plurality of locking positions;
an adjustment carriage spring constructed and arranged to bias the adjustment carriage between a first end position and a second end position within the guide rail; and
a disengagement lever constructed and arranged to selectively disengage the locking device from the guide rail recesses to allow movement of the adjustment carriage in the guide rail.
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Abstract
A position adjustment device for a direction reversing guide for vehicle safety belts includes a guide rail, a displacement element with an arresting mechanism, advancing member, replacement member and possibly displacement levers. This height-adjustment device is suitable for high stresses and at the same time can be simply and inexpensively produced. The guide rail (1) essentially has a C-shaped cross section, the adjustment element (12, 12'"'"') is guided along end strips (3) of the guide rail (1), and a detent element (19), which is taken along by the adjustment element (12, 12'"'"') extends through recesses (6, 18) in the guide rail (1) and the displacement element (12, 12'"'"'). A metal spring (21, 32), which forces the detent element (19) into the recesses (6, 18), is provided for maintaining the arrested position at the adjustment element (12, 12'"'"'), and a position restoring spring for the position adjustment device is also provided.
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1. A vehicle safety belt position adjustment device, comprising:
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a guide rail, which is attachable to a vehicle, the guide rail having a generally C-shaped cross-section and including two legs, each leg including a portion extending toward a portion of the other leg, each leg also including a terminal portion extending toward an interior portion of the guide rail, the guide rail further including a plurality of recesses arranged along a central area of the guide rail; an adjustment carriage, which is displaceable in the guide rail, guided by the guide rail legs and constructed and arranged for connection to a belt mounting member, including at least one locking aperture positioned in a central portion of the adjustment carriage so as to align with the plurality of guide rail recesses; a locking device constructed and arranged to be disposed in the adjustment carriage aperture and to selectively engage the guide rail recesses to lock the adjustment carriage in a plurality of locking positions with respect to the guide rail; a locking spring for engaging the locking device and biasing the locking device into the guide rail recesses, the spring also constructed and arranged to engage the guide rail and selectively position the adjustment carriage in the plurality of locking positions; an adjustment carriage spring constructed and arranged to bias the adjustment carriage between a first end position and a second end position within the guide rail; and
a disengagement lever constructed and arranged to selectively disengage the locking device from the guide rail recesses to allow movement of the adjustment carriage in the guide rail. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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