Seat belt device
AssigneeTakata Corporation
InventorsHiroaki Fujii, Shigeru Kohama
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Abstract
A seat belt device allows easy connection of a lap anchor fixed to one end of a seat belt relative to a vehicle body or the like even when a seat weight sensor is installed below a vehicle seat. The seat weight sensor and the vehicle seat are fixed to a vehicle body floor. A hitch member is attached to the seat weight sensor via a mounting bracket by a bolt. A lap anchor is locked to a hitch member by an engaging hook of the lap anchor. The hitch member is directly attached to a mounting bracket of the seat weight sensor. The mounting bracket is positioned between a seat rail and the seat weight sensor.
Claims10
A seat belt device comprising a seat belt for restraining and protecting an occupant sitting on a vehicle seat, and a lap anchor fixed to an end of the seat belt,
- wherein the seat belt is connected to a vehicle component on a side of the vehicle seat via the lap anchor, a seat weight sensor installed below the vehicle seat measures a seat load applied to said vehicle seat, and the action of the seat belt device is controlled on the basis of the measured value of the seat load,
- wherein said lap anchor is locked to a hitch member by an engaging hook of the lap anchor, and wherein the hitch member is directly attached to a mounting bracket of the seat weight sensor, the mounting bracket positioned between a seat rail and the seat weight sensor.
A seat belt device, comprising:
- a hitch member directly attached to a mounting bracket of a seat weight sensor, the mounting bracket positioned between a seat rail and the seat weight sensor;
- a lap anchor attached to a hitch member;
- wherein the lap anchor comprises an engageable hook to lock to the hitch member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.