Apparatus for retaining a seat belt
AssigneeJaguar Land Rover Limited
InventorsZafer Ozcan, William Clements, Mark Lambert
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a seat belt retainer for a vehicle, the retainer comprising a body having an opening, the body being configured for attachment to a support. An actuator is mounted within the opening, the actuator being moveable within the opening for actuating a seat latch mechanism. A guide is supported by the body, the guide defining an at least partial aperture for receiving a seat belt therethrough. The actuator and the guide are at least partly aligned along the longitudinal axis of the seat belt passing through the aperture, in use.
Claims20
A seat belt retainer for a vehicle, the seat belt retainer comprising:
- a body having an opening, the body being configured for attachment to a support;
- an actuator mounted within the opening, the actuator being moveable within the opening for actuating a seat latch mechanism;
- and
- a guide supported by the body, the guide defining an at least partial aperture for receiving a seat belt therethrough,
- wherein the actuator and the guide are at least partly aligned along a longitudinal axis of the seat belt passing through the at least partial aperture, in use, and
- wherein the support is the seat latch mechanism.
An assembly, comprising:
- a seat belt retainer for a vehicle, the seat belt retainer comprising:
- a body having an opening, the body being configured for attachment to a support;
- an actuator mounted within the opening, the actuator being moveable within the opening for actuating a seat latch mechanism;
- and
- a guide supported by the body, the guide defining an at least partial aperture for receiving a seat belt therethrough,
- wherein the actuator and the guide are at least partly aligned along a longitudinal axis of the seat belt passing through the at least partial aperture, in use;
- and
- the seat latch mechanism,
- wherein the seat belt retainer is attached to the seat latch mechanism by a plurality of fixings.
An assembly, comprising:
- a seat belt retainer for a vehicle, the seat belt retainer comprising:
- a body having an opening, the body being configured for attachment to a support;
- an actuator mounted within the opening, the actuator being moveable within the opening for actuating a seat latch mechanism;
- and
- a guide supported by the body, the guide defining an at least partial aperture for receiving a seat belt therethrough,
- wherein the actuator and the guide are at least partly aligned along a longitudinal axis of the seat belt passing through the at least partial aperture, in use;
- and
- the seat latch mechanism,
- wherein the seat latch mechanism comprises shoulders for supporting the seat belt retainer thereon.
An assembly, comprising:
- a seat belt retainer for a vehicle, the seat belt retainer comprising:
- a body having an opening, the body being configured for attachment to a support;
- an actuator mounted within the opening, the actuator being moveable within the opening for actuating a seat latch mechanism;
- and
- a guide supported by the body, the guide defining an at least partial aperture for receiving a seat belt therethrough,
- wherein the actuator and the guide are at least partly aligned along a longitudinal axis of the seat belt passing through the at least partial aperture, in use;
- and
- the seat latch mechanism,
- wherein the at least partial aperture is inclined relative to shoulders of the seat latch mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.