Seat belt storing structure

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2000-12-01

2002-07-02

Cuomo, Peter M. (Department: 3636)

Chairs and seats

Body or occupant restraint or confinement

Safety belt or harness; e.g., lap belt or shoulder harness

C297S481000, C297S188010

Reexamination Certificate

active

06412876

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a seat belt storing structure.
2. Description of the Related Art
FIG. 5
is a perspective view of a conventional bench seat. The bench seat
101
that can accommodate three people at the maximum is provided with a seat belt
102
for a passenger seated in a left-hand side seat, a seat belt
103
for a passenger seated in a right-hand side seat and a seat belt
104
for a passenger seated in a central seat, and the left- and right-hand side seat belts
102
,
103
are a so-called lap and shoulder or three point seat belt, which is constructed so as to be retracted into a retractor (not shown) when not in use. On the other hand, the center seat belt
104
is a so-called lap or two point seat belt, which is stored in a seat belt storing bag
105
when not in use.
This seat belt storing bag is sewn using the same material as that used for the skin of the seat
101
, and in a case where the seat
101
comprises a seat cushion
106
and a seat back
107
provided rearward of the seat cushion
106
and is a bench seat provided with a left-hand side seat
108
, a right-hand seat
109
and a center seat
111
, the seat belt storing bag
105
is conventionally provided on a seat surface
112
of the center seat
111
.
However, providing the seat belt storing bag
105
on the seat surface
112
of the center seat
111
deteriorates the external appearance of the seat. In addition, the seat belt bag
105
touches the hip of the seated passenger (even when the bag is empty), and the seated comfort is also deteriorated.
Moreover, when the seat is caused to slide longitudinally or rotate, there may be a risk that the seat belt pops or suspends out of the bag.
In addition, the seat belt storing bag
105
needs to be sewn using the same material as that used for the skin of the seat
101
. This increases the use of the expensive texture and requires a process for sewing seat belt storing bags
105
, thereby increasing the production cost.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
To this end, an object of the invention is to provide a seat belt storing bag which can preserve the external appearance and seated comfort of a seat, prevent the popping out of the seat belt and reduce the production cost.
With a view to attaining the object, according to a first aspect of the invention, there is provided a seat belt storing structure, wherein a belt storing bag for storing a belt and a tongue plate of a seat belt is provided so as to be attached to the back of a seat cushion of an automotive seat comprising the seat cushion and a seat back.
The belt storing bag is provided so as to be attached to the back of the seat cushion of the automotive seat. When the seat belt is not in use, the belt and the tongue plate of the seat belt are stored together in the belt storing bag. As a result, it is avoided that both the belt and the tongue plate are placed on the seat cushion, the external appearance of the automotive seat being thereby preserved.
Additionally, since nothing is placed on the seat cushion, there is no risk that something touches the hip of the seated passenger, the seated comfort being thereby preserved.
The belt storing bag is provided so as to be attached to the back of the seat cushion, so that the belt storing bag is made to be located close to a lower anchorage of the seat belt. As a result, the belt can be stored in the belt storing bag as far as a portion in the vicinity of the anchorage, this preventing the popping out of the seat belt (belt).
Furthermore, since the belt storing bag is located on the back of the seat cushion and hence is concealed from the front, there is no need to use a decorative skin material or fabric, and hence a fabric material of lower grade may be used, this eventually leading to the reduction in production cost.


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