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AssigneeZF Automotive Germany GmbH
InventorsPeter Haas, Andrea Schüch, Hans-Peter Betz, Jörg Meyer
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The invention describes a belt buckle (10) for a motor vehicle comprising a belt buckle housing (12) as well as a lighting unit (20) present in the area of a tongue insertion opening (36) and including a lamp (22) and a light conductor (16). A front panel (14) surrounding the tongue insertion opening (36) is provided which limits the belt buckle (10) on the end face. The front panel (14) is coupled to the belt buckle housing (12) via at least one detent mechanism (24, 30) such that the light conductor (16) provided at least partially between the front panel (14) and the belt buckle housing (12) is aligned. The invention further describes a method for manufacturing a belt buckle (10).
A belt buckle (10) for a motor vehicle, comprising a belt buckle housing (12) as well as a lighting unit (20) present in the area of a tongue insertion opening (36) and including a lamp (22), a light conductor (16) and a diffusor (18) assigned to the light conductor (16), wherein a front panel (14) surrounding the tongue insertion opening (36) is provided which limits the belt buckle (10) on the end face, and wherein the front panel (14) is coupled to the belt buckle housing (12) via at least one detent mechanism (24, 30) such that the light conductor (16) provided at least partially between the front panel (14) and the belt buckle housing (12) and the diffusor (18) provided between the front panel (14) and the belt buckle housing are aligned.
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