IP Library Granted Patent US 7,845,734
Granted Patent B2
US 7,845,734 · App. 11/992,417 · Granted Dec 7, 2010

Vehicle seatbelt

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Patent No.
US 7,845,734
App. No.
11/992,417
Granted
Dec 7, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

To provide a vehicle seatbelt capable of suppressing the reduction in the power holding of a buckle webbing, a vehicle seatbelt includes a buckle webbing and a buckle mounted at an end of the buckle webbing. The buckle webbing is provided with a webbing loop portion connected to the buckle. The vehicle seatbelt also includes an elastic holding band for holding the buckle webbing inside the seat by stretching the buckle webbing. In the webbing loop portion a band guide member is mounted. The elastic holding band passes through the band guide member and is routed to wrap around the webbing loop portion.

Claims (13)

1. A vehicle seatbelt comprising:

a tongue;

a buckle webbing arranged on a the side of a seat, and comprising a webbing loop portion formed at an end thereof, wherein the webbing loop portion comprises a loop;

a buckle mounted at an end of the buckle webbing to be detachably attached to the tongue, wherein the buckle is connected to the buckle webbing via the loop;

an elastic holding band connected to the seat for holding the buckle webbing inside the seat by stretching the buckle webbing; and

a band guide member for fixing a position of the elastic holding band relative to the buckle webbing,

wherein the elastic holding band passes between an inside of the band guide member and an outside of the webbing loop portion while being wrapped around the outside of the webbing loop portion.

2. The seatbelt according to claim 1 , wherein the band guide member passes inside and outside the loop of the webbing loop portion, and wherein the elastic holding band is routed to wrap around the outside of the loop of the webbing loop portion operatively associated with the band guide member.

3. The seatbelt according to claim 1 , wherein a width of the band guide member across the webbing loop portion is smaller than a portion of the buckle webbing other than the webbing loop portion.

4. The seatbelt according to claim 1 , further comprising a tongue webbing, wherein the tongue is provided on the tongue webbing.

5. The seatbelt according to claim 1 , wherein the band guide member is formed by being sewn to wrap a branch of the webbing loop portion adjacent to the seat.

6. The seatbelt according to claim 1 , wherein the elastic holding band is a rubber elastic holding band.

7. The seatbelt according to claim 1 , wherein the band guide member passes through an inside of the loop and along an outer side of the loop.

Assignments (5)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 12, 2021
From: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS SECURITY AGENT FOR THE SECURED PARTIES
To: JOYSON SAFETY SYSTEMS JAPAN K.K.
Reel/Frame 057775/0655 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 12, 2021
From: JOYSON SAFETY SYSTEMS JAPAN K.K.
To: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS SECURITY AGENT FOR THE SECURED PARTIES
Reel/Frame 057828/0338 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 1, 2018
From: JOYSON SAFETY SYSTEMS JAPAN K. K.
To: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
Reel/Frame 046286/0789 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 13, 2018
From: TAKATA CORPORATION
To: JOYSON SAFETY SYSTEMS JAPAN K.K.
Reel/Frame 045938/0931 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 13, 2008
From: GOMI, SELJI; JUNG, JAE-YOON
To: TAKATA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 021099/0303 →