Apparatus for a safety belt height adjuster
AssigneeDr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
InventorGuenter Dietrich
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Abstract
A connecting screw for a locking rail of a vertical belt adjuster is anchored in a threaded head of a sleeve element anchored in a vehicle pillar wall. The sleeve element can be positioned during installation by a guide element which envelops the threaded head and is disposed so as to clamp in notches of the threaded head.
Claims18
A motor vehicle deformation element assembly for a vertical belt adjuster of a safety belt system or for a retaining rod of a net-equipped partition wall in a motor vehicle, whereby the deformation element is disposed between a receiving element and a vehicle body pillar of a motor vehicle,
- wherein the receiving element is held on a pillar wall of the vehicle body pillar with intercalation of the deformation element;
- wherein a fastening screw, which is passed axially through the receiving element and the deformation element, is held in a threaded head of a sleeve element,
- wherein the threaded head rests against an inside wall surface of the pillar wall in an operating position;
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- wherein in a head impact position the threaded head is detached from the inside wall surface of the pillar wall.
A motor vehicle safety belt adjuster assembly for a vehicle having a vehicle pillar with a hollow space therein, comprising:
- a belt system locking rail;
- a plastically deformable deformation element disposable in use between the locking rail and a vehicle pillar wall;
- a sleeve element with a threaded head which in use is disposed in the hollow space of the vehicle pillar and engageable with a pillar wall surface facing toward the hollow space, and
- a fastening screw extending in use through the locking rail and deformation element and threadably engaging the threaded head to clamp the locking rail and deformation element at the pillar wall,
- wherein said sleeve element is movable with said threaded head into said hollow space and away from said pillar wall in response to collision impact forces against the locking rail.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.