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Safety belt device in a motor vehicle

  • US 9,623,837 B2
  • Filed: 11/05/2013
  • Issued: 04/18/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A belt fitting for a safety belt device in a motor vehicle, said belt fitting comprising:

  • a base section, said base section comprising a belt slit through which a belt strap passes, and which, when the safety belt is fastened, subdivides the belt strap into a shoulder belt section and a lap belt section,an adjoining insertion tongue, anda clamping element configured to be adjustable between a release position, in which the belt strap can move freely as it passes through the belt slit, and a clamping position, in which the belt strap is clamped tightly between the clamping element and a clamping stop with a clamping force,wherein the clamping element and/or the clamping stop has a clamping contour with which the belt strap, when it is in the clamped position, is clamped with a non-linear and/or non-uniform clamping force distribution over a width of the belt strap, wherein the clamping contour comprises a crown or an outward bulge having an apex that presses into a center of the belt strap when it is in the clamping position and with arc sections descending in a crosswise direction of the belt strap.

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