Seat belt device
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsYoshihisa SUGAMATA, Naotoshi TAKEMURA, Kazuo IMURA, Yusuke NAKAMURA
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Abstract
In the present invention, a seatbelt device is provided with: a seat state determination unit that determines the state of a sea a movable support section that supports a seatbelt within a range of possible movement on a seat back; a movement mechanism that, with a motor moves the movable support section within the range of possible movement; and a motor control unit that controls the motor in accordance with the usage state of the seat determined by the seat state determination unit. Due to this configuration, the position of the seatbelt is made optimal for an occupant, and the comfort of the occupant is thus improved.
Claims9
A seat belt device in which all of support parts that support a seat belt are provided to a seat, the seat belt device comprising:
- a seat state determination unit configured to determine a state of the seat;
- a movable support part configured to support the seat belt in a movable range that is set to a seat back;
- a movement mechanism configured to move the movable support part in the movable range with a motor;
- a motor control unit configured to control the motor in accordance with a use state of the seat that is determined by the seat state determination unit,
- wherein the seat state determination unit includes a seat angle determination unit configured to determine an inclination angle of the seat back, and
- wherein the motor control unit is configured to control the motor in a manner that, as the seat back is inclined more to a rear side of the seat, the movable support part is positioned on a lower end side of the movable range.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.