Belt deflector for a seat belt in an automotive vehicle, more specifically in a cabriolet or a coupe
First Claim
1. A belt deflector for a seat belt of a front seat in an automotive vehicle, said belt deflector comprising:
- a movable beam having a deflection portion for a shoulder belt portion of the seat belt;
a base member comprising a) securing means for securing the base member in a side region of a bodywork, at the side of a front door and under a bodywork line which bodywork line is defined by lower edges of a side window recess, said base member forming b) a guide for the movable beam, the movable beam being guided between a lower at-rest position and an upper position in which upper position the deflection portion is located above the bodywork line,a drive for the beam which drive is movable relative to the base member, a control unit being associated with the drive; and
a crash sensor being responsive to a crash acceleration of the automotive vehicle and triggering the control unit, in an event of triggering the drive causes the movable beam to move from the at-rest position to the upper position.
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Abstract
A belt deflector for the seat belt of a front seat in an automotive vehicle, more specifically in a cabriolet or coupé-type automotive vehicle, said belt deflector comprising a movable beam (28) that has a deflection portion (50) for the shoulder belt portion (46) of a seat belt, a base member (30) comprising a) securing means for securing it in the side region (22) of a bodywork, behind a front door and beneath a bodywork line (24) that is defined by the lower edges of the side window recesses, and forming b) a guide for the movable beam (28) so that the movable beam (28) is guided between a lower at-rest position and an upper position in which upper position the deflection portion (50) is located above the bodywork line (24), a drive (36) for the beam (28) which is movable relative to the base member (30), a control unit being associated with the drive (36) and a crash sensor that is responsive to crash acceleration of the automotive vehicle and triggers the control unit so that the drive (36) causes the movable beam (28) to move from the at-rest position to the upper position.
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12 Claims
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1. A belt deflector for a seat belt of a front seat in an automotive vehicle, said belt deflector comprising:
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a movable beam having a deflection portion for a shoulder belt portion of the seat belt; a base member comprising a) securing means for securing the base member in a side region of a bodywork, at the side of a front door and under a bodywork line which bodywork line is defined by lower edges of a side window recess, said base member forming b) a guide for the movable beam, the movable beam being guided between a lower at-rest position and an upper position in which upper position the deflection portion is located above the bodywork line, a drive for the beam which drive is movable relative to the base member, a control unit being associated with the drive; and a crash sensor being responsive to a crash acceleration of the automotive vehicle and triggering the control unit, in an event of triggering the drive causes the movable beam to move from the at-rest position to the upper position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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