Impact-protected safety belt buckle
US5216788A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 13, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jun 8, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/45665
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A safety belt buckle for receiving and locking an insertion tongue is comprised of a casing having an insertion slot, an insertion tongue that is slidably mounted in the insertion slot and has a cutout, a spring-loaded ejector, arranged in the insertion slot and acting on the insertion tongue, and a locking device mounted inside the casing and cooperating with the cutout of the insertion tongue for locking the insertion tongue in the insertion slot in a locking position of the safety belt buckle. Furthermore, a spring-loaded sliding key is guided within the casing and comprises a sliding key body and a key button The key button is slidably connected to the sliding key body. The sliding key cooperates with the locking device to unlock the safety belt buckle. A sensor spring is mounted between the sliding key body and the key button for holding the key button in an extended position relative to the sliding key body and essentially maintaining the extended position when acceleration forces occur in an unlocking direction of the safety belt buckle. The sensor spring also translates a relative displacement of the key button from the extended position in the unlocking direction, caused b…
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