Buffer device
OwnerLiang-Hsiung Wanginventor
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Abstract
A buffer device has a plate, a moveable ring, and an elastic member. The plate has an insertion hole formed through the plate, a connecting portion, and a retaining hole. The connecting portion and the retaining hole are formed on the plate and are located above the insertion hole of the plate. The moveable ring is moveably mounted out of a front side of the plate and has a slot. The slot is formed through the moveable ring. The elastic member is connected with the connecting portion of the plate and the moveable ring. A top section of the elastic member is wound on the connecting portion of the plate. A bottom section of the elastic member is wound on a top section of the moveable ring and passes through the slot of the moveable ring.
Claims4
A buffer device comprising:
- a plate having
- a front side;
- an insertion hole formed through the plate;
- a connecting portion formed on the plate and above the insertion hole of the plate;
- and
- a retaining hole formed on the plate and above the insertion hole of the plate;
- a moveable ring moveably mounted out of the front side of the plate, and having a slot formed through the moveable ring and a top section;
- an elastic member connected with the connecting portion of the plate and the moveable ring, being an annular elastic webbing, and having
- a top section wound on the connecting portion of the plate;
- and
- a bottom section wound on the top section of the moveable ring and passing through the slot of the moveable ring;
- wherein the buffer device is applied to a seat belt mechanism in a vehicle for connecting a webbing to provide a cushion effect, the webbing is inserted through the insertion hole of the plate and the slot of the moveable ring, and the moveable ring of the buffer device is pulled by a pulling force of the webbing and moves relative to the plate by the tensile deformation of the elastic member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.