# US 11,305,678 B2 · Belt mount for a vehicle seat or a vehicle bench seat and vehicle seat arrangement

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- Number: US 11,305,678 B2
- Document ID: US11305678B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/998,131
- Filed: 2020-08-20
- Published: 2022-02-24
- Granted: 2022-04-19
- Earliest claimed: 2020-08-20
- Assignees: Aguti Produktentwicklung & Design GmbH
- Applicants: Aguti Produktentwicklung & Design GmbH
- Inventors: Andreas Grieger
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11305678B2

## CPC

- B60N 2/688: {Particular seat belt attachment and guiding}
- B60N 2/24: for particular purposes or particular vehicles
- B60R 22/26: secured to the seat
- B60R 2022/1818: {Belt guides}
- B60R 2022/266: {Rear seats, e.g. benches}
- B60N: SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

A belt mount for a vehicle seat or a vehicle bench seat in a vehicle is proposed, wherein the belt mount comprises an attachment mechanism for attaching to a vehicle structure in the region of a vehicle floor such that a lower end section of the belt mount can be fixed in the region of the vehicle floor, wherein the belt mount comprises a support arrangement with a support member for supporting on the vehicle structure of the vehicle. According to the invention, the support member, protruding forward in the driving direction, is present on the belt mount such that it is spaced apart at the top from the lower end section of the belt mount and is formed in such a way that the support member can be connected in the region of the vehicle structure of the vehicle which is present above the vehicle floor.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A belt mount for a vehicle seat or a vehicle bench seat in a vehicle, wherein the belt mount comprising:
an attachment mechanism for attaching the belt mount to a vehicle structure of the vehicle in a region of a vehicle floor such that, in an attached state of the belt mount, a lower end section of the belt mount can be fixed in the region of the vehicle floor; and
a support arrangement with at least one support member supporting the belt mount on the vehicle structure of the vehicle,
wherein, in the attached state of the belt mount, when viewed in a vertical direction, the at least one support member is present on the belt mount and spaced apart at the top from the lower end section of the belt mount,
wherein the at least one support member on the belt mount protrudes forward in a driving direction of the vehicle,
wherein the at least one support member is connected in a region of the vehicle structure of the vehicle located above the region of the vehicle floor, and
wherein a flat one of the at least one support member of the support arrangement is connectable with sides of an inner wall of the vehicle, a supporting pillar of a vehicle bodywork, or a supporting vehicle column.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The belt mount as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one of the at least one support member is a rigid component.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The belt mount as claimed in claim 1, wherein, in the attached state of the belt mount in the vehicle, in the support arrangement, at least one of the at least one support member is oriented horizontally or inclined with respect to the horizontal direction.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The belt mount as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one support member is an elongated profile element.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The belt mount as claimed in claim 1, wherein in the support arrangement, at least one of the at least one support member is oriented in the driving direction.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The belt mount as claimed in claim 1, wherein in the support arrangement, at least one of the at least one support member is inclined with respect to the driving direction.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The belt mount as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one support member extends on the belt mount and protrudes forward in the driving direction over a support length of the support arrangement.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The belt mount as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one support member is flat.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The belt mount as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one support arrangement is adjustable on the belt mount.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

A vehicle seat comprising the belt mount as claimed in claim 1.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

A vehicle comprising the vehicle seat as claimed in claim 10.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The belt mount as claimed in claim 1, wherein in the support arrangement, at least one of the at least one support member is oriented parallel to the driving direction.