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Seat belt device for vehicle

US5791687A · kind A · utility

17Cited by
3References
5Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 23, 1996
Grant dateAug 11, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 23, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60R22/201
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A seat belt device for a vehicle having a good shock absorbing function for impact from the car-room side as well as sufficient person binding performance is provided. The seat belt device has an anchor member attached to an upper portion of a vehicle pillar and comprises a shock absorbing member provided on the pillar, supported by the pillar in a direction from an exterior side to an interior side of a car-room, and deformable in a direction from the interior side to the exterior side; a connecting means for connecting the shock absorbing member with the anchor member; and a spacer member interposed between the shock absorbing member and the anchor member for keeping the anchor member apart from the pillar.

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