Automatic seatbelt system

Claim 1

An automatic seatbelt system for use in a motor vehicle, comprising: a webbing, one end of which is secured to an upper rear end of a vehicle door and the other end of which is secured to a central portion of a vehicle floor, whereby said webbing is automatically fastened over and unfastened from an occupant on a vehicle seat in accordance with closing and opening of said door, respectively; a guide lever for guiding said webbing at the inner side of said seat, said guide lever comprising: a main body mounted on the inner side of said seat and having a first stopper means; a webbing guide portion with an opening thorugh which said webbing is passed, said webbing guide portion being rotatably supported on said main body through a laterally extending axis, said webbing guide portion having a second stopper means for restricting a rotational angle of said webbing guide portion within a predetermined angle in cooperation with said first stopper means; a spring having one end portion mounted on one of said main body and said webbing guide portion and an opposite end portion urged against the other of said main body portion and said webbing guide portion, said spring biasing said webbing guide portion to urge said second stopper means in a direction toward engagement with said first stopper means; and a roller rotatably mounted on said webbing guide portion, an outer periphery of said roller defining said opening through which said webbing is passed.