Passive seat belt assembly for automobile or the like

Claim 1

A passive seat belt for an automobile or the like comprising a guide assembly linked to a drive means which is actuated in response to the open-close operation of a door, said guide assembly including a shoulder belt guide rail mounted on a roof side rail and a movable member mounted on said guide rail reciprocating to and fro there along; a shoulder belt having its outer end fastened by means of an anchor to the rear end of said shoulder belt guide rail and its inner end disposed through a rectractor on the center floor in the compartment, a first guide means operatively connected to said movable member slidably engaging a rear portion of said shoulder belt; a wrap belt having its inner end fastened by means of an anchor to the center floor in the compartment and its outer end mounted through a retractor at the inner rear bottom of the door; an adjustment means mounted in a substantially central position of said shoulder belt extended when the door is opened; and a second guide means coupled to said adjustment means and slidably engaging the wrap belt, whereby each of said belts is positioned to a restrictive position and a non-restrictive position of passenger as the door is closed and opened, respectively.