Spring loaded web guide
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsMohammed Shenaq, Dean M. Jaradi
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Abstract
A seatbelt web guide assembly is adapted to be fixed to a seat back and comprises a web guide in the shape of a loop and a track base adapted to be fixed to a seat back. The track base has a housing and a sliding element. The housing is adapted to be fixed to the seat back and defines a sliding axis. A sliding element is slideably disposed in a guide feature of the housing defining the sliding axis. The web guide is connected to the sliding element for movement therewith along the sliding axis. A spring is disposed between the housing and the sliding element, biasing the sliding element relative to the housing.
Claims17
A seatbelt web guide assembly of adapted to be fixed to a seat back comprising:
- a web guide in the shape of a loop;
- and
- a track base including:
- a housing adapted to be fixed to the seat back and defining a sliding axis;
- a sliding element slideably disposed in an axially extending guide feature in the housing;
- the web guide connected to the sliding element for movement therewith along the sliding axis;
- and
- a spring disposed between the housing and the sliding element and the spring biasing the sliding element relative to the housing,
- wherein
- the sliding element includes a substantially planar guide plate;
- and
- the housing defining as a first guide feature a groove receiving the guide plate for translation therein along the sliding axis.
A seatbelt web guide assembly adapted to be fixed to a seat back comprising:
- a web guide in the shape of a loop;
- and
- a track base including:
- a housing adapted to be fixed to the seat back and defining a sliding axis;
- a sliding element including a slider slideably disposed in a channel defined by the housing;
- the web guide connected to the slider for movement therewith along the sliding axis;
- and
- a spring disposed between the housing and the slider and the spring biasing the slider relative to the housing,
- wherein the sliding element further includes a substantially planar guide plate slideably disposed in a groove formed in the housing for translation therein along the sliding axis and further disposed between the slider and the web guide.
A seatbelt web guide assembly adapted to be fixed to a seat back comprising:
- a web guide in the shape of a loop;
- and
- a track base including:
- a housing adapted to be fixed to the seat back and defining a sliding axis;
- a sliding element including a slider slideably disposed in a channel defined by the housing and a substantially planar guide plate connected to the slider and slideably disposed in a groove formed in the housing for translation therein along the sliding axis;
- the web guide connected to the slider for movement therewith along the sliding axis;
- and
- a spring disposed between the housing and the slider and the spring biasing the slider relative to the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.