US 2025/0091546 A1Published application

Webbing height adjusting device

AssigneeHornling Industrial Inc.

InventorsLiang-Hsiung Wang, Chia-Chun Chu

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Abstract

A webbing height adjusting device connected to a main webbing extending out from a webbing retractor of a seat belt system of a vehicle has a shock absorbing component and a webbing height adjusting unit. The shock absorbing component has a D-loop, a supplementary webbing, and an elastic element connected to the supplementary webbing for shock absorbing. The webbing height adjusting unit has an adjuster base, a slider, an elastic member, and an outer shell. The main webbing is mounted through the D-loop and the adjuster base; the supplementary webbing is mounted through the webbing height adjusting unit and clamped by the slider and the adjuster base pressed by the elastic member. The outer shell allows an operator to move the slider and the adjuster base relatively so as to unclamp the supplementary webbing and adjust the height of a top position formed by the webbing height adjusting unit.

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Dependent claims

A webbing height adjusting device adapted to be connected to a main webbing extending out from a webbing retractor of a seat belt system of a vehicle, and the webbing height adjusting device comprising:

a shock absorbing component having
a D-loop configured to be connected to an upper position in the vehicle and configured for the main webbing to be mounted therethrough, thereby the D-loop dividing the main webbing to a rear section and a front section;
a supplementary webbing configured to be located between the rear section and the front section of the main webbing and having
a top end connected to the D-loop;
a bottom end being opposite to the top end and configured to be connected to a lower position in the vehicle;
and
at least one flexible section;
and
at least one elastic element located beside said flexible section and having two opposite ends fixed to two opposite ends of said flexible section respectively;
and
a webbing height adjusting unit disposed below the D-loop, configured to be connected to the front section of the main webbing and the supplementary webbing to form an adjustable top position, and having
an adjuster base having
a frame;
a webbing-abutting portion formed on an upper section of the frame;
and
a sliding space formed between the webbing-abutting portion and the frame;
a webbing-mounting portion formed on a lower section of the frame;
and
a main webbing slot formed in the webbing-mounting portion and the frame and configured for the front section of the main webbing to be mounted therethrough;
a slider mounted in the sliding space of the adjuster base, configured to move up and down, and having an inclined slot configured for the supplementary webbing to be mounted therethrough;
an elastic member disposed between the slider and the adjuster base and configured to provide a restoring force to allow the slider and the webbing-abutting portion of the adjuster base to clamp the supplementary webbing;
and
an outer shell mounted on the adjuster base, configured to move up and down relative to the adjuster base, and being operable to actuate the slider and the adjuster base to move relatively so as to unclamp the supplementary webbing;
wherein when the outer shell is released, the restoring force provided by the elastic member pushes the slider and the adjuster base to move relatively and re-clamp the supplementary webbing.

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a shock absorbing component having
a D-loop configured to be connected to an upper position in the vehicle and configured for the main webbing to be mounted therethrough, thereby the D-loop dividing the main webbing to a rear section and a front section;
a supplementary webbing configured to be located between the rear section and the front section of the main webbing and having
a top end connected to the D-loop;
and
a bottom end opposite to the top end;
an elastic element connected to the bottom end of the supplementary webbing and having a bottom configured to be connected to a lower position in the vehicle;
and
a webbing height adjusting unit disposed below the D-loop, configured to be connected to the front section of the main webbing and the supplementary webbing to form an adjustable top position, and having
an adjuster base having
a frame;
a webbing-abutting portion formed on an upper section of the frame;
and
a sliding space formed between the webbing-abutting portion and the frame;
a webbing-mounting portion formed on a lower section of the frame;
and
a main webbing slot formed in the webbing-mounting portion and the frame and configured for the front section of the main webbing to be mounted therethrough;
a slider mounted in the sliding space of the adjuster base, configured to move up and down, and having an inclined slot configured for the supplementary webbing to be mounted therethrough;
an elastic member disposed between the slider and the adjuster base and configured to provide a restoring force to allow the slider and the webbing-abutting portion of the adjuster base to clamp the supplementary webbing;
and
an outer shell mounted on the adjuster base, configured to move up and down relative to the adjuster base, and being operable to actuate the slider and the adjuster base to move relatively so as to unclamp the supplementary webbing;
wherein when the outer shell is released, the restoring force provided by the elastic member pushes the slider and the adjuster base to move relatively and re-clamp the supplementary webbing.

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a shock absorbing component having
a D-loop configured to be connected to an upper position in the vehicle and configured for the main webbing to be mounted therethrough, thereby the D-loop dividing the main webbing to a rear section and a front section;
a supplementary webbing having a bottom end and a top end being opposite to each other;
and
two elastic elements, one of the two elastic elements connected to the D-loop and the top end of the supplementary webbing, and the other one of the two elastic elements connected to the bottom end of the supplementary webbing and configured to be connected to a lower position of the vehicle;
a webbing height adjusting unit disposed below the D-loop, configured to be connected to the front section of the main webbing and the supplementary webbing to form an adjustable top position, and having
an adjuster base having
a frame;
a webbing-abutting portion formed on an upper section of the frame;
and
a sliding space formed between the webbing-abutting portion and the frame;
a webbing-mounting portion formed on a lower section of the frame;
and
a main webbing slot formed in the webbing-mounting portion and the frame and configured for the front section of the main webbing to be mounted therethrough;
a slider mounted in the sliding space of the adjuster base, configured to move up and down, and having an inclined slot configured for the supplementary webbing to be mounted therethrough;
an elastic member disposed between the slider and the adjuster base and configured to provide a restoring force to allow the slider and the webbing-abutting portion of the adjuster base to clamp the supplementary webbing;
and
an outer shell mounted on the adjuster base, configured to move up and down relative to the adjuster base, and being operable to actuate the slider and the adjuster base to move relatively so as to unclamp the supplementary webbing;
wherein when the outer shell is released, the restoring force provided by the elastic member pushes the slider and the adjuster base to move relatively and re-clamp the supplementary webbing.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.