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Belt buckle for a motor vehicle

US8902057B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

5References

7Claims

0Family size

Assignee

VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT · DE

Inventors

Torsten Strutz · Wolfsburg, DE
Jörg Winkler · Ullersdorf, DE
Peter Baumann · San Francisco, US
Andre Leschke · Wolfsburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 21, 2007
Grant date	Dec 2, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 14, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T24/45623
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A belt buckle for a motor vehicle is provided wherein, through the use of the belt buckle, a tongue of a seat belt is mechanically receivable and, through the use of a switch, an insertion status of the tongue is detectable. A device is assigned to the switch through the use of which the switch position of the switch is wirelessly communicable to a receiver circuit.

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