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EP0223582A2
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Safety belt shoulder anchorage
Assignee: SMR Automotive Mirrors UK Ltd
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Filing: 1986-11-17
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2006-11-17
Abstract
Abstract A motor vehicle safety belt system has a strap (10) arranged use extend from the user's shoulder, via an anchorage assembly, on to a retractor mounted below the anchorage assembly. The anchorage assembly comprises a support member (26) non-pivotally secured to the vehicle body and a guide member (14) containing a slot (34) and mounted for angular movement between a first position in which the slot (34) is perpendicular to the portion of the strap (10) extending therefrom to the retractor and a second position in which an abutment surface thereon engages with the support member (26) so that the support member (26) is on the opposite side of the abutment surface to the slot (34). The guide member (14) is spring biased into its first position.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert Frederick Else
- 👤 Michael John Lay
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 08:27
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R22/00; B60R22/18; B60R22/24; B60R2022/1818; B60R2022/1831
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
240 words
A safety belt shoulder anchorage for a motor vehicle including a strap (10) arranged, in use, to extend from the user's shoulder and then on to a retractor mounted below the anchorage assembly, the anchorage assembly comprising a support member (26, 40, 60, 100, 130) non-pivotally secured to the vehicle body, a guide member (14, 30, 46, 68, 106, 140) containing a slot (34, 48, 74, 76, 114, 142) and mounted for angular movement between a first position in which the slot (34, 48, 74, 76, 114, 142) is perpendicular to the portion of the strap (10) extending therefrom to the retractor and a second position in which the slot (34, 48, 74, 76, 114, 142) is perpendicular to an orientation between the part of the strap (10) extending towards the retractor and the part of the strap (10) extending towards the shoulder of the user when the belt is in use, characterised in that the guide member (14, 30, 46, 68, 106, 140) has an external abutment surface adjacent to the side of the slot (34, 48, 74, 76, 114, 142) engaged by the strap (10), a support member (26, 40, 60, 100, 130) is non-pivotally secured to the vehicle body so as to engage with the abutment surface when the guide member (14, 30, 46, 68, 106, 140) is in its second position, the guide member (14, 30, 46, 68, 106, 140) being biased into its first position.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
240 words
A safety belt shoulder anchorage for a motor vehicle including a strap (10) arranged, in use, to extend from the user's shoulder and then on to a retractor mounted below the anchorage assembly, the anchorage assembly comprising a support member (26, 40, 60, 100, 130) non-pivotally secured to the vehicle body, a guide member (14, 30, 46, 68, 106, 140) containing a slot (34, 48, 74, 76, 114, 142) and mounted for angular movement between a first position in which the slot (34, 48, 74, 76, 114, 142) is perpendicular to the portion of the strap (10) extending therefrom to the retractor and a second position in which the slot (34, 48, 74, 76, 114, 142) is perpendicular to an orientation between the part of the strap (10) extending towards the retractor and the part of the strap (10) extending towards the shoulder of the user when the belt is in use, characterised in that the guide member (14, 30, 46, 68, 106, 140) has an external abutment surface adjacent to the side of the slot (34, 48, 74, 76, 114, 142) engaged by the strap (10), a support member (26, 40, 60, 100, 130) is non-pivotally secured to the vehicle body so as to engage with the abutment surface when the guide member (14, 30, 46, 68, 106, 140) is in its second position, the guide member (14, 30, 46, 68, 106, 140) being biased into its first position.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
51 words
An anchorage assembly according to claim 1, wherein the abutment surface of the guide member (14, 68, 106, 140) is parallel to the slot (34, 74, 76, 114, 142) and engages with the support member (26, 60, 100, 130) along the entire length of the slot (34, 74, 76, 114, 142).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
An anchorage assembly according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the guide member (14, 46, 68, 106, 140) is biased into its first position by a spring (28, 54, 90, 118, 150).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
An anchorage assembly according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the pivotal mounting of the guide member (30) is positioned so that the guide member (30 is biased into its first position by gravity.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
50 words
An anchorage assembly according to any preceding claim, wherein the support member (40, 60, 100, 130) is formed with an aperture (42, 66, 104) and the abutment surface of the guide member (46, 68, 106, 140) arranged to engage with an edge of the aperture when in its second position.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
58 words
An anchorage assembly according to any preceding claim, wherein the abutment surface is of arcuate shape centered on the axis about which the guide member (30, 46) is movable between its first and second positions, the support member (26, 40) having a complementary arcuate surface which remains in close proximity to the abutment surface during said angular movements.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
An anchorage assembly according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the guide member (14, 68, 106, 140) is mounted for angular movement about an axis located adjacent to one end of the abutment surface.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
An anchorage assembly according to any preceding claim, wherein the anchorage assembly is directly mounted on a structural member of the vehicle body.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
35 words
An anchorage assembly according to any of claims 1 to 7, wherein the anchorage assembly is mounted on a carriage which is vertically movable relative to the vehicle body so as to permit height adjustment.
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