Device for adjusting the position of a strap return element of in particular an automobile vehicle safety belt
US4858954A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 20, 1988 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 20, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R22/201
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The device comprises a guide rail (1) fixed to a post of the vehicle and including an opening (3) in which is movable a fixing pin (4) of the strap return element (5), the pin having a base. An element (11) constituting a lock defining a generally C-shaped opening (12) which has a width less than the dimension of the base of the pin, is provided between the base (10) and the rail (1) and mounted to be movable by control means (13, 14) between a first locking position in which the two branches of the C-shaped opening (12) of the element constituting a lock are in facing relation to the opening (3) of the rail (1) so as to define two apertures for locking the pin of the return element in positions corresponding to two end positions of the strap return element (5), and a second position for shifting the return element in which the intermediate part of the C-shaped opening (12) of the element constituting a lock is in facing relation to the opening (3) of the rail (1) to permit the shifting of the return element (5). Resilient means (15) are provided for biasing the element constituting a lock to the locking position thereof.
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