US4393555A
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Belt lock for a safety belt
Assignee: REPA FEINSTANZWERK A GERMAN CORP GmbH
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Filing: 1981-04-01
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Granted: 1983-07-19
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Expires: 2001-04-01
Abstract
Abstract Belt lock for a safety belt with a plug-in guide provided in a lock-housing for a belt plug-in tongue. The tongue can be arrested in the plug-in guide by a latch mechanism, and can be unlocked by operation of a pressure element against the force of a spring. The plug-in tongue is provided at one side at a longitudinal edge with an engagement detent in which a latch of the locking mechanism can engage. The tongue has a guide profile at its forward end, seen in the plug-in direction which profile fits only at the correct insertion mode with a mating surface in the plug-in guide.
Inventors
- 👤 Fohl
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 12:25
CPC Classifications
A; A44; A44B; A44B11/00; A44B11/25; A44B11/2503; A44B11/2507; A44B11/2515; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/45; Y10T24/45225; Y10T24/45602; Y10T24/45675
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
155 words
Lock for a safety belt comprising a belt lock having a lock-housing with an insertion path, a plug-in tongue with an engagement detent only at one side at a longitudinal edge for insertion in the insertion path of the lock-housing, a latch mechanism having a latch for engaging the detent of the plug-in tongue inserted in the insertion path, said tongue having a guide-profile at its forward end, seen in the profile direction, said insertion path having a mating surface which fits the guide-profile of said tongue only when correctly inserted, a pressure element movable against the force of a spring to move said latch out of engagement with said tongue to permit withdrawal of the tongue from the belt lock, and wherein the plug-in tongue is provided with a wart-like, stamped projection which is raised above the tongue's flat side, and which is guided loosely with play in a groove-like bulge in the housing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
155 words
Lock for a safety belt comprising a belt lock having a lock-housing with an insertion path, a plug-in tongue with an engagement detent only at one side at a longitudinal edge for insertion in the insertion path of the lock-housing, a latch mechanism having a latch for engaging the detent of the plug-in tongue inserted in the insertion path, said tongue having a guide-profile at its forward end, seen in the profile direction, said insertion path having a mating surface which fits the guide-profile of said tongue only when correctly inserted, a pressure element movable against the force of a spring to move said latch out of engagement with said tongue to permit withdrawal of the tongue from the belt lock, and wherein the plug-in tongue is provided with a wart-like, stamped projection which is raised above the tongue's flat side, and which is guided loosely with play in a groove-like bulge in the housing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
50 words
Belt lock according to claim 1, wherein the lock-housing is a U-shaped, bent part, with opposite disposed plates in which are wedge-shaped, support openings, in which is hingeably supported a wedge-shaped latch with a smaller wedge-angle, and wherein said latch is connected with said pressure element by a lever drive.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
54 words
Belt lock according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the latch is rounded at the point of the wedge, and is hingeably supported in said correspondingly rounded wedge-shaped endings of the support openings, and wherein said latch is provided at the other side with a convexly arched support edge for the plug-in tongue.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
214 words
Lock for a safety belt comprising a belt lock having a lock-housing with an insertion path, a plug-in tongue with an engagement detent at one side at a longitudinal edge for insertion in the insertion path of the lock-housing, a latch mechanism having a latch for engaging the detent of the plug-in tongue inserted in the insertion path, said tongue having a guide-profile at its forward end, seen in the profile direction, said insertion path having a mating surface which fits the guide-profile of said tongue only when correctly inserted, and a pressure element movable against the force of a spring to move said latch out of engagement with said tongue to permit withdrawal of the tongue from the belt lock, wherein the lock-housing is a U-shaped, bent part, with opposite disposed plates in which are wedge-shaped, support openings, in which is hingeably supported a wedge-shaped latch with a smaller wedge-angle, and wherein said latch is connected with said pressure element by a lever drive and, wherein at both sides of said plates lever elements are connected with the latch, which lever elements are guided by means of formed lever pins in guide slots of the pressure element, which latter can be pressed on or snapped onto the lever pins of the lever elements.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
214 words
Lock for a safety belt comprising a belt lock having a lock-housing with an insertion path, a plug-in tongue with an engagement detent at one side at a longitudinal edge for insertion in the insertion path of the lock-housing, a latch mechanism having a latch for engaging the detent of the plug-in tongue inserted in the insertion path, said tongue having a guide-profile at its forward end, seen in the profile direction, said insertion path having a mating surface which fits the guide-profile of said tongue only when correctly inserted, and a pressure element movable against the force of a spring to move said latch out of engagement with said tongue to permit withdrawal of the tongue from the belt lock, wherein the lock-housing is a U-shaped, bent part, with opposite disposed plates in which are wedge-shaped, support openings, in which is hingeably supported a wedge-shaped latch with a smaller wedge-angle, and wherein said latch is connected with said pressure element by a lever drive and, wherein at both sides of said plates lever elements are connected with the latch, which lever elements are guided by means of formed lever pins in guide slots of the pressure element, which latter can be pressed on or snapped onto the lever pins of the lever elements.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
247 words
Lock for a safety belt comprising a belt lock having a lock-housing with an insertion path, a plug-in tongue with an engagement detent at one side at a longitudinal edge for insertion in the insertion path of the lock-housing, a latch mechanism having a latch for engaging the detent of the plug-in tongue inserted in the insertion path, said tongue having a guide-profile at its forward end, seen in the profile direction, said insertion path having a mating surface which fits the guide-profile of said tongue only when correctly inserted, and a pressure element movable against the force of a spring to move said latch out of engagement with said tongue to permit withdrawal of the tongue from the belt lock, wherein the plug-in tongue is provided with a wart-like, stamped projection which is raised above the tongue's flat side, and which is guided loosely with play in a groove-like bulge in the housing, wherein the lock-housing is a U-shaped, bent part, with opposite disposed plates in which are wedge-shaped, support openings, in which is hingeably supported a wedge-shaped latch with a smaller wedge-angle, and wherein said latch is connected with said pressure element by a lever drive, and wherein at both sides of said plates lever elements are connected with the latch, which lever elements are guided by means of formed lever pins in guide slots of the pressure element, which latter can be pressed on or snapped onto the lever pins of the lever elements.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
247 words
Lock for a safety belt comprising a belt lock having a lock-housing with an insertion path, a plug-in tongue with an engagement detent at one side at a longitudinal edge for insertion in the insertion path of the lock-housing, a latch mechanism having a latch for engaging the detent of the plug-in tongue inserted in the insertion path, said tongue having a guide-profile at its forward end, seen in the profile direction, said insertion path having a mating surface which fits the guide-profile of said tongue only when correctly inserted, and a pressure element movable against the force of a spring to move said latch out of engagement with said tongue to permit withdrawal of the tongue from the belt lock, wherein the plug-in tongue is provided with a wart-like, stamped projection which is raised above the tongue's flat side, and which is guided loosely with play in a groove-like bulge in the housing, wherein the lock-housing is a U-shaped, bent part, with opposite disposed plates in which are wedge-shaped, support openings, in which is hingeably supported a wedge-shaped latch with a smaller wedge-angle, and wherein said latch is connected with said pressure element by a lever drive, and wherein at both sides of said plates lever elements are connected with the latch, which lever elements are guided by means of formed lever pins in guide slots of the pressure element, which latter can be pressed on or snapped onto the lever pins of the lever elements.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
43 words
Belt lock according to claim 5, wherein the U-shaped pressure element straddles the oppositely disposed plate, and is guided alongside of the latter, and wherein the bulge in one of the plates serves as stop for limiting the motion of the pressure element.
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