Method for setting a safety belt and adjusting apparatus for a safety belt

A method for setting a safety belt in a vehicle, wherein

• for the adjustment of the safety belt an adjusting apparatus is provided, the position of a deflection point for the safety belt being able to be set thereby and the safety belt extending therefrom in the direction of the shoulder of a vehicle occupant fastened-in by the safety belt, the method comprising
• automatically setting the position of the deflection point via at least one sensor device in order to adapt the path of the safety belt to the fastened-in vehicle occupant, and
• evaluating, via the at least one sensor device, an angle which is present between
• a belt portion which extends from the deflection point in the direction of the shoulder of the fastened-in vehicle occupant, and
• a further belt portion and/or a part fixed to a bodywork or seat part,
• in order to set automatically an adjusted position of the deflection point adapted to the fastened-in vehicle occupant via the adjusting apparatus,
• wherein an evaluation of the angle and thus an automatic setting of the deflection point is automatically repeated after a predefined time period has passed.

An adjusting apparatus for a safety belt in a vehicle, the adjusting apparatus comprising:

• at least one adjustable belt guiding element for defining a deflection point, the safety belt extending therefrom in the direction of the shoulder of a vehicle occupant fastened-in by the safety belt;
• and
• a sensor device, an adjusted position of the belt guiding element being able to be automatically set thereby in order to adapt the path of the safety belt to the fastened-in vehicle occupant,
• wherein via the sensor device an angle is able to be evaluated which is present between
• a belt portion which extends from the deflection point in the direction of the shoulder of the fastened-in vehicle occupant, and
• a further belt portion and/or a part fastened to a bodywork and/or a seat part,
• in order to predetermine an adjusted position for the adjustable belt guiding element adapted to the fastened-in vehicle occupant,
• wherein at least two sensor elements arranged adjacent to one another and/or above one another relative to a vehicle vertical axis are provided in order to detect in each case a spacing.

An adjusting apparatus for a safety belt in a vehicle, the adjusting apparatus comprising:

• at least one adjustable belt guiding element for defining a deflection point, the safety belt extending therefrom in the direction of the shoulder of a vehicle occupant fastened in by the safety belt, and
• a sensor device, an adjusted position of the belt guiding element being able to be automatically set thereby in order to adapt the path of the safety belt to the fastened-in vehicle occupant,
• wherein via the sensor device an angle is able to be evaluated which is present between
• a belt portion which extends from the deflection point in the direction of the shoulder of the fastened-in vehicle occupant, and
• a further belt portion and/or a part fastened to a bodywork and/or a seat part,
• in order to predetermine an adjusted position for the adjustable belt guiding element which adapted to the fastened-in vehicle occupant,
• wherein at least one sensor element of the sensor device is arranged so as to be inclined relative to the vertical.