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Buckle device

  • US 7,996,964 B2
  • Filed: 07/29/2009
  • Issued: 08/16/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2007
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A buckle device for a motor vehicle, comprising:

  • a locking tongue for inserting into a buckle; and

    a deflecting body connected to the locking tongue, which is configured to subdivide a safety belt into a shoulder portion and a lap portion and to deflect said safety belt such that the shoulder and lap portions extend away from the deflecting body in different directions,wherein the deflecting body is connected to the locking tongue via at least one elongate element, which is at least partially wound around the deflecting body, andwherein the at least one elongate element is unwound from the deflecting body by a force acting on the shoulder portion which exceeds a predetermined threshold force, in order to limit a resulting force acting on the shoulder portion.

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