Seat belt buckle
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsTRAVIS M. REEL, Adam M. PARKER, Trent W HOBBS
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Abstract
A webbing type buckle for a vehicle is provided. The webbing type buckle includes a housing having a first section that is configured to secure a seat belt of the vehicle via a slot provided on the first section. The webbing type buckle further includes a hollow flexible loop disposed on an aperture provided on a second section of the housing such that a first portion of the hollow flexible loop is enclosed inside the housing and the second portion of the hollow flexible loop remains outside of the housing. Further, the hollow flexible loop is configured to provide a passage for a wiring harness.
Claims20
A webbing type buckle for a vehicle, comprising:
- a housing having a first section that is configured to secure a seat belt of the vehicle via a slot provided on the first section;
- and
- a hollow flexible loop disposed on an aperture provided on a second section of the housing such that a first portion of the hollow flexible loop is enclosed inside the housing and the second portion of the hollow flexible loop remains outside of the housing,
- wherein the hollow flexible loop is configured to provide a passage for a wiring harness.
A seat belt device for a vehicle, comprising:
- a webbing type buckle that includes:
- a housing having a first section that is configured to secure a seat belt of the vehicle via a slot provided on the first section;
- and
- a hollow flexible loop disposed on an aperture provided on a second section of the housing such that a first portion of the hollow flexible loop is enclosed inside the housing and the second portion of the hollow flexible loop remains outside of the housing,
- wherein the hollow flexible loop is configured to provide a passage for a wiring harness.
A method of assembling a wiring harness to a webbing type buckle of a seat belt of a vehicle, the method comprising:
- securing a first section of a housing of the webbing type buckle to the seat belt of the vehicle via a slot provided on the first section of the housing;
- disposing a hollow flexible loop on a second section of the housing such that a first portion of the hollow flexible loop is enclosed inside the housing and the second portion of the hollow flexible loop remains outside of the housing;
- and
- passing the wiring harness via a through hole provided on the hollow flexible loop.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.