Belt buckle for a vehicle safety belt
AssigneeKey Safety Systems, Inc.
InventorsWalter Krauss, Thomas Schrott, Mark Seer, Michael Bär, Martin Specht
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Abstract
A belt buckle for a vehicle safety belt, comprising a housing (3) which is formed by at least two housing shells (1,2) joined together and in which a locking mechanism (4) is arranged, and a pushbutton (22), provided on said housing, for operating the locking mechanism (4), wherein at least two housing shells (1,2) are joined together at their shell rims and that elongated cover strips (8,9) made of solid material and covering the mutually abutting rims (17,18) of the housing shells (1,2) are fixed to the joined housing shells (1,2).
Claims20
A belt buckle for a vehicle safety belt, comprising:
- a housing (3) which is formed by at least two housing shells (1,2) joined together,
- a locking mechanism (4) arranged in said housing, and
- a pushbutton (22) provided on said housing for operating the locking mechanism (4),
- wherein the at least two housing shells (1,2) are joined together at mutually abutting shell rims, and wherein elongated cover strips (8,9) are fixed to the joined housing shells (1,2), said elongated cover strips are formed of solid material and cover the mutually abutting shell rims (17,18) of the housing shells (1,2).
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