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Device for adjusting the position of a strap return element of a safety belt

US4702494A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 29, 1986
Grant dateOct 27, 1987
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Expiry dateOct 29, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T74/18848
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The device for adjusting the position of a strap return relement (1) of a safety belt, in particular for a motor vehicle, in which the strap return element is mounted to be movable between two end positions in a guide rail (3), comprises actuating means (4) for driving in both directions of rotation a drum (6), around which there is wound a connecting element (7) whose two ends are connected to the vehicle, through coupling means (8) around which there is disposed the strap return element (1) so as to shift the latter to any point of an adjustment travel defined by said two end positions, and the coupling means comprising means (13) for preventing the rotation of the drum when a force is exerted on the strap return element.

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