Guide device for automobile seatbelt

• US 20040124690A1
• Filed: 12/12/2003
• Published: 07/01/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fuji Heavy Industries Limited (Subaru Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Fuji Heavy Industries Limited (Subaru Corp.)
• Inventors: Miura, Hiroyuki, Chida, Jun, Matsuzaki, Teruo, Morita, Rikiya
• Granted Patent: US 7,131,669 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 297/463.1
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2022/1818 Belt guides
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 22/24 secured to the side, door, or roof of the vehicle

Abstract

A seatbelt extracted from a retractor is extended to and suspended by a webbing guide portion of a main rod, folded back in a predetermined direction by the webbing guide portion, and extended from a belt drawing-out portion. A load applied to the webbing guide portion when the seatbelt contacts it is dispersed by a plurality of rods to prevent the load from concentrating to the portion where the main rod is attached to a vehicle body, and thus it is not necessary to provide a large bracket for attaching the main rod to the vehicle body. With the above arrangement, the weight and the cost of parts can be reduced while securing the strength thereof and realizing a belt folding-back function, and further a degree of design freedom of the layout can be improved.

Claims

1. A seatbelt guide device for an automobile for guiding a seatbelt extracted from a retractor, comprising:

a main rod with a guide portion for suspending and folding back the seatbelt; and

an auxiliary rod for dispersing a load applied to the main rod;

wherein the main rod and the auxiliary rod are restrained each other and secured to a vehicle body.

2. The seatbelt guide device according to claim 1;

wherein said load is transmitted to the vehicle body under optimum conditions setted in accordance with the restraining conditions of the main rod and the auxiliary rod.

3. The seatbelt guide device according to claim 1, further comprising,

other rod for preventing from easily disconnecting the seatbelt from the guide portion.

4. The seatbelt guide device according to claim 1, further comprising,

a cover for preventing from easily disconnecting the seatbelt from the guide portion.

5. The seatbelt guide device according to claim 2, further comprising,

other rod for preventing from easily disconnecting the seatbelt form the guide portion.

6. The seatbelt guide device according to claim 2, further comprising,

a cover for preventing from easily disconnecting the seatbelt from the guide portion.

7. The seatbelt guide device according to claim 1, wherein:

the main rod has a first rod with the guide portion formed in an arc shape of a part of a rod-shaped member;

the auxiliary rod has a second rod with one end secured to the inside of the guide portion and a third rod disposed in parallel with the first rod and coupled with the first rod by a support member;

one end of the first rod on the guide portion side thereof and one end of the third rod secured to a first portion of the vehicle body confronting the retractor in the same way as the other end of the first rod and the other end of the third rod secured to a second portion of the vehicle body between the first portion and the retractor; and

the other end of the second rod secured to a third portion of the vehicle body in the vicinity of the second portion.

8. The seatbelt guide device according to claim 1, wherein:

the main rod has a first rod with the guide portion formed in an arc shape of a part of a rod-shaped member;

the auxiliary rod has a second rod with one end is secured to the inside of the guide portion;

one end of the first rod on the guide portion side thereof secured to a first portion of the vehicle body confronting the retractor in the same as the other end of the first rod secured to a second portion of the vehicle body between the first portion and the retractor; and

the other end of the second rod secured to a third portion of the vehicle body in the vicinity of the second portion.

9. The seatbelt guide device according to claim 1, wherein:

the main rod has a first rod with the guide portion formed in an arc shape of a part of a rod-shaped member;

the auxiliary rod has a second rod which is fixedly secured to the inside of the guide portion and has a removal preventing portion formed of the open end thereof extending to a side of the guide portion for preventing the removal of the seatbelt from the guide portion;

one end of the first rod on the guide portion side thereof secured to a first portion of the vehicle body confronting the retractor in the same as the other end of the first rod secured to a second portion of the vehicle body between the first portion and the retractor; and

the other end of the second rod secured to a third portion of the vehicle body in the vicinity of the second portion.

10. The seatbelt guide device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a bracket for securing at least one of the main rod and the auxiliary rod to the vehicle body.

11. The seatbelt guide device according to claim 1, wherein:

at least one of the main rod and the auxiliary rod has a flat-plate-shaped vehicle body attaching portion formed thereto for fixing the rod to the vehicle body.