Buckle support assembly
AssigneeTakata Seat Belts, Inc.
InventorPaul Smith
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Abstract
A buckle support assembly is provided including an anchor member and a buckle with a support member extending therebetween. A sleeve member is supported in position to extend between the anchor member and buckle and about the support member via interfering portions of the anchor member and sleeve member. Preferably, the interfering portions include small tabs of the anchor member and internal ribs of the sleeve member.
Claims23
A buckle support assembly for a vehicle, the buckle support assembly comprising:
- an anchor plate for being secured to a vehicle body;
- a buckle for receiving a tongue plate on a seat belt;
- a support member of belt webbing material extending between the anchor plate and the buckle to position the buckle at an elevated position for receiving the seat belt tongue plate;
- a sleeve member extending about the support member and between the anchor plate and the buckle;
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- interfering portions of the sleeve and anchor plate that engage to keep the sleeve extending upwardly beyond the anchor plate and avoid the need for fastening or clamping of the sleeve member.
A buckle support assembly for a vehicle, the buckle support assembly comprising:
- an anchor plate for being mounted to a vehicle body;
- a buckle;
- a support member extending between the anchor plate to the buckle to support the buckle at an elevated position in a vehicle;
- a sleeve extending about the support member and between the anchor plate and the buckle;
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- interfering projections formed on the anchor plate and internally in the sleeve that cooperate to limit downward shifting of the sleeve relative to the anchor plate.
An anchor plate of a buckle support assembly for anchoring a seat belt to a vehicle body, the anchor plate comprising:
- an elongate body having generally parallel sides spaced by a width of the body;
- a lower mounting portion of the elongate body having a fastener receiving opening for securing the anchor plate to a vehicle frame with a fastener therethrough;
- an upper, belt securing portion of the elongate body having an opening for receiving a seat belt therethrough;
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- aligned projections extending laterally outward from the spaced edges for supporting a cover member of the buckle support assembly to generally extend upwardly from the elongate body.
A sleeve for covering a support member of a buckle support assembly, the sleeve comprising:
- an elongate tubular body having upper and lower ends and an interior space through which the support member extends;
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- internal ribs extending in the interior space adjacent the tubular body lower end for engaging an anchor plate of the buckle support assembly and supporting the tubular body extending upwardly therefrom.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.