Seat belt device
First Claim
1. A seat belt device comprising a seat belt for restraining and protecting an occupant sitting on a vehicle seat, and a lap anchor fixed to an end of the seat belt,wherein the seat belt is connected to a vehicle component on a side of the vehicle seat via the lap anchor, a seat weight sensor installed below the vehicle seat measures a seat load applied to said vehicle seat, and the action of the seat belt device is controlled on the basis of the measured value of the seat load,wherein said lap anchor is locked to a hitch member by an engaging hook of the lap anchor, and wherein the hitch member is directly attached to a mounting bracket of the seat weight sensor, the mounting bracket positioned between a seat rail and the seat weight sensor.
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Abstract
A seat belt device allows easy connection of a lap anchor fixed to one end of a seat belt relative to a vehicle body or the like even when a seat weight sensor is installed below a vehicle seat. The seat weight sensor and the vehicle seat are fixed to a vehicle body floor. A hitch member is attached to the seat weight sensor via a mounting bracket by a bolt. A lap anchor is locked to a hitch member by an engaging hook of the lap anchor. The hitch member is directly attached to a mounting bracket of the seat weight sensor. The mounting bracket is positioned between a seat rail and the seat weight sensor.
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10 Claims
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1. A seat belt device comprising a seat belt for restraining and protecting an occupant sitting on a vehicle seat, and a lap anchor fixed to an end of the seat belt,
wherein the seat belt is connected to a vehicle component on a side of the vehicle seat via the lap anchor, a seat weight sensor installed below the vehicle seat measures a seat load applied to said vehicle seat, and the action of the seat belt device is controlled on the basis of the measured value of the seat load, wherein said lap anchor is locked to a hitch member by an engaging hook of the lap anchor, and wherein the hitch member is directly attached to a mounting bracket of the seat weight sensor, the mounting bracket positioned between a seat rail and the seat weight sensor.
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6. A seat belt device, comprising:
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a hitch member directly attached to a mounting bracket of a seat weight sensor, the mounting bracket positioned between a seat rail and the seat weight sensor; a lap anchor attached to a hitch member; wherein the lap anchor comprises an engageable hook to lock to the hitch member. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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