Seatbelt system
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsIchiro Suzuki, Jun Yasumatsu, Yoshikazu Imai, Masanao Motonami
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Abstract
A raised arm structure protruding inwardly on a vehicle door has a longitudinally extending slit through the undersurface thereof, and through the slit, a movable belt guide within the arm structure slidably holds an intermediate portion of an occupant restraining webbing from within the arm structure, whereby a part of the webbing held by the movable belt guide is out of sight from above and under the arm structure.
Claims10
A seatbelt system for an automotive vehicle having a door and an occupant restraining webbing, said seatbelt system comprising:
- a raised door arm structure on the inside of the door, said arm structure protruding inwardly and extending approximately from one end of the door to the other end thereof;
- a longitudinally extending slit defined through the undersurface of said arm structure;
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- belt guide means in said arm structure, said belt guide means being movable longitudinally within said arm structure and guiding said webbing through said slit from within said arm structure, whereby at least a part of said webbing guided by said belt guide means is out of sight from above and under said arm structure.
A seatbelt system for an automotive vehicle having a door, said seatbelt system comprising:
- at least one occupant restraining webbing, one end of said webbing being secured to the lower rear portion of the door;
- means defining an inwardly opening recess on the inside of the door;
- a raised door arm structure on the inside of the door, said arm structure protruding inwardly and extending approximately from one end of the door to the other end thereof so that said recess is divided into two sections including an upper recess and a lower recess;
- a longitudinally extending slit defined through the undersurface of said arm structure;
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- belt guide means in said arm structure, said belt guide means being movable forward within said arm structure when the door is open and rearward when the door is closed and slidably guiding an intermediate portion of said webbing through said slit from within said arm structure, whereby a part of said webbing extending from the end thereof to said intermediate portion guided by said belt guide means is out of sight from above and under said arm structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.