Seat belt buckle with slide sensor

US6076239A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• TAKATA (EUROPE) Vehicle Safety Technology GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Robert Kopetzky · Lonsee, DE
• Frank Pietschmann · Maulburg, DE
• Thomas Steidle · Ulm, DE
• Matthias Pleyer · Senden, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 10, 1998
• Grant date: Jun 20, 2000
• Expiry date: Apr 10, 2018

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T24/45743
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A belt lock for a safety belt has a frame (10), a latching element (14) for the latching of the belt tongue (18) and a securing element (16), which secures the latching element (14) in the latched state. Furthermore, a detector device (24, 26, 28) is provided at the belt lock which detects the position of the securing element (16).