Seat belt shoulder adjuster
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1. A seat belt shoulder adjuster structure comprising:
- a rail disposed along and fixed to a pillar;
a slider having a substantially C-shaped cross section including a center part comprising a surface substantially parallel to an opposing surface of said rail that faces a passenger compartment of a vehicle, said slider being movably fixed to the rail so as to enable up and down movement, and a webbing returning part in said surface of said center part of said slider, wherein webbing of a seat belt passes between the rail and the slider via the webbing returning part and into the passenger compartment of the vehicle.
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Abstract
A seat belt shoulder adjuster has a rail and a slider, the slider having formed in it a webbing returning part through which the seat belt is returned to the passenger compartment of a vehicle. The rail is disposed along a pillar and fixed thereto. The slider is mounted to the rail so as to enable up and down movement with respect thereto, and webbing of a seat belt passes between the rail and the slider via the webbing returning part, into the passenger compartment of the vehicle.
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29 Claims
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1. A seat belt shoulder adjuster structure comprising:
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a rail disposed along and fixed to a pillar;
a slider having a substantially C-shaped cross section including a center part comprising a surface substantially parallel to an opposing surface of said rail that faces a passenger compartment of a vehicle, said slider being movably fixed to the rail so as to enable up and down movement, and a webbing returning part in said surface of said center part of said slider, wherein webbing of a seat belt passes between the rail and the slider via the webbing returning part and into the passenger compartment of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
an engaging part that provides engagement between the slider and the rail; and
an impelling member for impelling the engaging part in the engagement direction, and releasing the engagement condition when operated in opposition to the impelling force thereof.
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9. A seat belt shoulder adjuster according to claim 8, wherein the engaging part is formed by an engaging protrusion formed on both edges of either the rail or the slider, and an engaging depression formed on both edges of the other of the rail and slider.
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10. A seat belt shoulder adjuster according to claim 9, wherein the impelling member is a leaf spring disposed between the rail and the slider so as to impel either the engaging protrusions or the engaging depressions in a direction that causing engagement with the other of the engaging depressions or protrusions.
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11. A seat belt shoulder adjuster according to claim 10, wherein said leaf spring comprises a first lateral element and a transverse element extending therefrom, wherein said leaf spring is disposed within said slider so that said webbing passes over said transverse element.
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12. A seat belt shoulder adjuster according to claim 11, wherein said leaf spring further comprises a second lateral element, wherein said transverse element is connected at one end to the first lateral element and is connected at another end to the second transverse element, and wherein said leaf spring is disposed within said slider so that said webbing passes over said transverse element and between said first lateral element and said second lateral element.
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13. A seat belt shoulder adjuster according to claim 12, wherein said first lateral element and said second lateral element have substantially a same shape and are each roughly bisected by the lateral element, forming an H-shaped leaf spring.
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14. A seat belt shoulder adjuster according to claim 13, wherein said first lateral element and said second lateral element are of different lengths.
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15. A seat belt shoulder adjuster according to claim 14, wherein said first lateral element and said second lateral element extend in opposite directions from said transverse element.
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24. A seat belt shoulder adjuster according to claim 13, wherein the impelling member is a leaf spring disposed between the rail and the slider so as to impel either the engaging protrusions or the engaging depressions in a direction that causing engagement with the other of the engaging depressions or protrusions.
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25. A seat belt shoulder adjuster according to claim 24, wherein said leaf spring comprises a first lateral element and a transverse element extending therefrom, wherein said leaf spring is disposed within said slider so that said webbing passes over said transverse element.
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26. A seat belt shoulder adjuster according to claim 25, wherein said leaf spring further comprises a second lateral element, wherein said transverse element is connected at one end to the first lateral element and is connected at another end to the second transverse element, and wherein said leaf spring is disposed within said slider so that said webbing passes over said transverse element and between said first lateral element and said second lateral element.
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27. A seat belt shoulder adjuster according to claim 26, wherein said first lateral element and said second lateral element have substantially a same shape and are each roughly bisected by the lateral element, forming an H-shaped leaf spring.
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28. A seat belt shoulder adjuster according to claim 27, wherein said first lateral element and said second lateral element are of different lengths.
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29. A seat belt shoulder adjuster according to claim 28, wherein said first lateral element and said second lateral element extend in opposite directions from said transverse element.
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16. A seat belt shoulder adjuster comprising:
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a rail disposed along and fixed to a pillar;
a slider having a substantially C-shaped cross section including a center part comprising a surface substantially parallel to an opposing surface of said rail that faces a passenger compartment of a vehicle, said slider being movably disposed over the rail;
an engaging part that provides engagement between the slider and the rail;
an impelling member for impelling the engaging part in the engagement direction, and releasing the engagement condition when operated in opposition to the impelling force thereof, thereby enabling movement of the slider along the rail; and
a webbing returning part formed in said surface of said center part of the slider, wherein webbing of a seat belt passes between the rail and the slider via the webbing returning part and into the passenger compartment of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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