Seat belt shoulder adjuster

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1999-12-07

2001-08-21

Dickson, Paul N. (Department: 3618)

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Attachment

Reexamination Certificate

active

06276720

ABSTRACT:

The contents of Application No. TOKUGANHEI 10-347408 filed on Dec. 7, 1998 in Japan is hereby incorporated by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention is related to a shoulder adjuster of a vehicular seat belt.
2. Description of the Related Art
Three-point seat belts have been provided at seats in vehicles in the past, in which an adjuster is provided on a vehicle pillar for the purpose of adjusting the pull-out height of the seat belt.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In the seat belt adjust structure of the past, however, there are a large number of constituent parts, leading to the possibility of an increase in both manufacturing cost and weight. Additionally, because the adjuster protrudes greatly from the pillar, it can have the effect of making the interior space in the vehicle smaller.
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide seat belt adjuster having few constituent parts, and also having only a smaller protrusion into the passenger compartment of the vehicle.
To achieve the above-noted object, a seat belt adjuster according to the present invention is formed by a rail and a slider, the slider having a seat belt returning part formed thereon. The rail is disposed along and fixed to a vehicle pillar. The slider is attached to the rail so that it can move up and down with respect to the rail. The webbing of the seat belt passing between the rail and the slider is returned into the passenger compartment of the vehicle via the seat belt returning part of the slider.
According to the above-noted configuration, the slider is slid along the rail up and down with respect to the vehicle, enabling easy height adjustment.
When the above-noted height adjustment is performed, because the constituent parts of the above-noted structure are just the rail and the slider, there is a great reduction in the number of parts and a reduction in cost. Because it is possible to shorten the assembly process because of the extremely simplified structure, there is a great reduction in the manufacturing cost. The small number of parts also enables a weight reduction.
Additionally, because of the formation of a webbing returning part on the slider, there is no great protrusion into the passenger compartment of the vehicle, enabling the achievement of an attractive, large-appearing vehicle interior. Thus, it is possible to obtain a large interior space in the vehicle, with a reduction in cramping.


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