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US 4,355,442 AGranted
Connecting device for automobile seat belt
AssigneeNissan Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorYoshimi Sato
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AssigneeNissan Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorYoshimi Sato
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A connecting device for an automobile seat belt including a tag, and a buckle comprising a base and a slider block slidably fitted with each other. The base comprises at least two latches slidable in directions substantially at right angles to the direction of insertion of the tang and urged away from each other by means of a spring fixed at the center of the base and integrally constructed with a spring forcing the tang out of the buckle when the former is released from the latter. The slide block is provided with a guide hole engaging the latches of the base and having guides for moving the latches toward each other in response to a movement of the slider block. The tang has a pair of guides for moving the latches toward each other in response to insertion of the tang into the buckle and a pair of anchoring portions adjoining the pair of guides for the latches. The device including the buckle and tang is lengthwise shorten and compactly constructed, which is particularly advantageous for a passive seat belt.
In a connecting device for an automobile, which includes a buckle and a tang, said buckle comprising a base and a slider block slidably fitted with each other, said base comprising at least two latches urged away from each other by means of a spring and slidable in directions perpendicular to that of insertion of said tang, said spring being fixed at substantially the center of said base and integrally constructed with a spring forcing said tang out of said buckle when the former is released from the latter, said slider block provided with a guide hole engaging said latches of said base and having guides for moving said latches toward each other in response to a movement of said slider block, and said tang being made in the form of a C and having a pair of guides for moving said latches toward each other in response to an insertion of said tang into said buckle and a pair of anchoring portions adjoining said pair of guides for said latches.
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