Device for adjustably fastening a belt fitting to an automobile body

Claim 1

A mechanism for adjusting a fitting for the belt of a motor vehicle seat belt system with said fitting being fastened to the motor vehicle body, the fitting being vertically adjusted manually, comprising a guide, fastened to the vehicle body, for an adjusting member with an anchorage means for the fitting and a pressure-activated lock bolt which, by means of spring tension, engages automatically into tooth gaps, serving as stop points, of a locking tooth construction disposed at the guide, with said locking tooth construction having locking surfaces aligned substantially vertically to the sliding direction of the adjusting member in belt stress direction, characterized in that the lock bolt is disposed separately and movably at the anchorage means of the fitting, that the locking tooth construction has deflector slopes by means of which the lock bolt is automatically removed from the respective stop point when the adjusting member is adjusted in the opposite direction, and that a push-button is provided for operating the lock bolt.

Claim 9

A device for adjustably fastening a fitting to an automobile body for a belt of a safety belt system for motor vehicle passengers, said device comprising a fitting that can be slidably adjusted manually, with an adjusting component that carries the fitting and is located in a guide that is attached to the automobile body, wherein the adjusting component in belt stressing direction is locked by means of a locking mechanism that engages automatically by means of a spring and has locking surfaces that are located essentially vertically to the sliding direction, characterized in that means are provided for the automatic release of the locking effect when the adjusting component is adjusted in the direction opposite the belt stressing direction, a push-button located at the device for releasing the locking effect in belt stressing direction, wherein said locking mechanism has a lock that automatically engages in locking points provided at the device, and wherein said means for the automatic release of the locking effect includes at least one of the lock and the locking points having on the side toward the direction opposite the belt stressing direction a sloped surface that forces the lock out of the respective locking point when the adjusting component is adjusted in the adjusting direction opposite the belt stressing direction, wherein said guide has two toothed strips that are arranged at a parallel distance, the toothed gaps of said strips providing said locking points within which said lock engages, said lock being elastically supported at said adjusting component and located transversely to the two strips, and wherein the toothing of the two strips has a saw-toothed profile, and wherein said guide is a rail that is essentially U-shaped in its cross-section, with approximately C-shaped inwardly directed end areas of the legs, said two toothed strips being formed by the free end sections of the respective C-profiles.

Claim 10

A device for adjustably fastening a fitting to an automobile body for a belt of a safety belt system for motor vehicle passengers, said device comprising a fitting that can be slidably adjusted manually, with an adjusting component that carries the fitting and is located in a guide that is attached to the automobile body, wherein the adjusting component in belt stressing direction is locked by means of a locking mechanism that engages automatically by means of a spring and has locking surfaces that are located essentially vertically to the sliding direction, characterized in that means are provided for the automatic release of the locking effect when the adjusting component is adjusted in the direction opposite the belt stressing direction, a push-button located at the device for releasing the locking effect in belt stressing direction, wherein said locking mechanism has a lock that automatically engages in locking points provided at the device, and wherein said means for the automatic release of the locking effect includes at least one of the lock and the locking points having on the side toward the direction opposite the belt stressing direction a sloped surface that forces the lock out of the respective locking point when the adjusting component is adjusted in the adjusting direction opposite the belt stressing direction, wherein said guide has two toothed strips that are arranged at a parallel distance, the toothed gaps of said strips providing said locking points within which said lock engages, said lock being elastically supported at said adjusting component and located transversely to the two strips, and wherein the toothing of the two strips has a saw-toothed profile, and wherein said guide is a rail that is essentially U-shaped in its cross-section, with approximately C-shaped inwardly directed end areas of the legs, said two toothed strips being formed by the free end sections of the respective C-profiles.

Claim 14

A device for adjustably fastening a fitting to an automobile body for a belt of a safety belt system for motor vehicle passengers, said device comprising a fitting that can be slidably adjusted manually, with an adjusting component that carries the fitting and is located in a guide that is attached to the automobile body, wherein the adjusting component in belt stressing direction is locked by means of a locking mechanism that engages automatically by means of a spring and has locking surfaces that are located essentially vertically to the sliding direction, means for automatically releasing of the locking effect when the adjusting component is adjusted in the direction opposite the belt stressing direction, a push-button located at the device for releasing the locking effect in belt stressing direction, and characterized in that said adjusting component has a sliding head which carries a support that is approximately hat-shaped in its cross-section with a welding nut being located at the bar of the support for a holding-down bolt of the belt fitting, said support also having a perforation located at one of the legs thereof for the swivel-engagement of said push-button.

Claim 15

A device for adjustably fastening a fitting to an automobile body for a belt of a safety belt system for motor vehicle passengers, said device comprising a fitting that can be slidably adjusted manually, with an adjusting component that carries the fitting and is located in a guide that is attached to the automobile body, wherein the adjusting component in belt stressing direction is locked by means of a locking mechanism that engages automatically by means of a spring and has locking surfaces that are located essentially vertically to the sliding direction, means for automatically releasing of the locking effect when the adjusting component is adjusted in the direction opposite the belt stressing direction, a push-button located at the device for releasing the locking effect in belt stressing direction, and characterized in that said adjusting component has a sliding head which carries a support that is approximately hat-shaped in its cross-section with a welding nut being located at the bar of the support for a holding-down bolt of the belt fitting, said support also having a perforation located at one of the legs thereof for the swivel-engagement of said push-button.

Claim 17

A device for adjustably fastening a fitting to an automobile body for a belt of a safety belt system for motor vehicle passengers, said device comprising a fitting that can be slidably adjusted manually, with an adjusting component that carries the fitting and is located in a guide that is attached to the automobile body, wherein the adjusting component in belt stressing direction is locked by means of a locking mechanism that engages automatically by means of a spring and has locking surfaces that are located essentially vertically to the sliding direction, characterized in that means are provided for the automatic release of the locking effect when the adjusting component is adjusted in the direction opposite the belt stressing direction, wherein said locking mechanism has a lock that automatically engages in locking points provided at the device and wherein said means for the automatic release of the locking effect includes at least one of the lock and the locking points having on the side toward the direction opposite the belt stressing direction a sloped surface that forces the lock out of the respective locking point when the adjusting component is adjusted in the direction opposite the belt stressing direction, wherein said guide has two toothed strips that are arranged at a parallel distance, the tooth gaps of said strips providing said locking points within which said lock engages, said lock being elastically supported at said adjusting component and located transversely to the two strips, and wherein the toothing of the two strips has a saw-toothed profile, and wherein said guide is a rail that is essentially U-shaped in its cross-section, with approximately C-shaped inwardly directed end areas of the legs, said two toothed strips being formed by the free end sections of the respective C-profiles.

Claim 18

A device for adjustably fastening a fitting to an automobile body for a belt of a safety belt system for motor vehicle passengers, said device comprising a fitting that can be slidably adjusted manually, with an adjusting component that carries the fitting and is located in a guide that is attached to the automobile body, wherein the adjusting component in belt stressing direction is locked by means of a locking mechanism that engages automatically by means of a spring and has locking surfaces that are located essentially vertically to the sliding direction, characterized in that means are provided for the automatic release of the locking effect when the adjusting component is adjusted in the direction opposite the belt stressing direction, wherein said locking mechanism has a lock that automatically engages in locking points provided at the device and wherein said means for the automatic release of the locking effect includes at least one of the lock and the locking points having on the side toward the direction opposite the belt stressing direction a sloped surface that forces the lock out of the respective locking point when the adjusting component is adjusted in the direction opposite the belt stressing direction, wherein said guide has two toothed strips that are arranged at a parallel distance, the tooth gaps of said strips providing said locking points within which said lock engages, said lock being elastically supported at said adjusting component and located transversely to the two strips, and wherein the toothing of the two strips has a saw-toothed profile, and wherein said guide is a rail that is essentially U-shaped in its cross-section, with approximately C-shaped inwardly directed end areas of the legs, said two toothed strips being formed by the free end sections of the respective C-profiles.