Seat belt guide

• US 6,749,223 B2
• Filed: 07/25/2002
• Issued: 06/15/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 07/30/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nifco Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Nifco Incorporated
• Inventors: Kazuo, Yoshino, Yutaka, Hirako
• Primary Examiner(s): Ellis, Christopher P.
• Assistant Examiner(s): SHARMA, RASHMI K
• Application Number:
  US10/201,783
• Publication Number:
  US 20030020272A1
• Time in Patent Office: 691 Days
• Field of Search: 280/801.1, 280/727, 297/483, 297/473, 297/481
• US Class Current: 280/801.1
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2022/1818 Belt guides
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2022/207 Horizontally or transversally adjustable
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 22/20 adjustable in position, e.g. in height
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 22/26 secured to the seat

Abstract

A seat belt guide includes a main portion formed of a lower cover and an upper cover, a slide portion of a hanger is inserted into a hanger guide portion to slide in the front and rear directions of the hanger guide portion. Thus, guide positions of a seat belt can be changed. In the main portion, there is provided a spacer with upper flange and lower flanges, which is inserted into a slide hole of the slide portion, so that the slide portion is disposed between the upper and the lower flanges, and the hanger can be slid.

Claims

1. A seat belt guide for guiding a seat belt, comprising:

a fixed main portion including two separated cover members, one of said cover members having a first engaging portion integrally formed therewith, and the other of said cover members having a second engaging portion integrally formed therewith, said first and second engaging portions engaging with each other in an assembled state of the cover members,

a moving member slidably attached to the main portion to have guide positions in front and rear directions relative to a seat, said moving member having a slide hole therein extending in the front and rear directions; and

a supporting member passing through the slide hole to be attached to the seat, said supporting member having a plurality of flanges integrally formed therewith to act as a stopper with respect to the slide hole.

2. A seat belt guide as claimed in claim 1, wherein said supporting member has a cylindrical shape to be fixed to the seat by a tapping screw.

3. A seat belt guide as claimed in claim 2, wherein at least one of said flanges has two flange portions positioned on two sides of the slide hole having a width smaller than that of the slide hole.

4. A seat belt guide as claimed in claim 3, wherein said flanges include an upper flange located on the moving member, and lower flanges situated under the upper flange to have a space therebetween, said moving member being located between the upper and lower flanges.

5. A seat belt guide as claimed in claim 4, wherein said main portion includes a boss portion projecting downwardly therefrom, said supporting member being located in the boss portion.