Seatbelt webbing guide
A restraint system includes a webbing-guide shell including a guide portion and a sloping portion, and a member reinforcing the sloping portion. The guide portion includes a slot and an opening from the slot through the guide portion, and the sloping portion includes a top surface sloping downwardly in a vehicle-inboard direction. The material of the member is stronger than the material of the webbing-guide shell.
1. A restraint system comprising:
a webbing-guide shell including a guide portion and a sloping portion, the guide portion including a slot and an opening from the slot through the guide portion, the sloping portion including a top surface sloping downwardly in a vehicle-inboard direction; and
a member reinforcing the sloping portion, the material of the member being stronger than the material of the webbing-guide shell;
wherein the member includes a vertical portion elongated vertically and a horizontal portion elongated horizontally; and
the vertical portion includes a top edge sloping at substantially the same angle as the top surface relative to horizontal.
2. The restraint system of claim 1 , wherein the top surface slopes at less than 45° from horizontal.
3. The restraint system of claim 1 , further comprising a seat frame, wherein the member is fixed to the seat frame.
4. The restraint system of claim 3 , wherein the member is fastened to the seat frame.
5. The restraint system of claim 3 , wherein the member is fixed to a vehicle-outboard half of a top surface of the seat frame.
6. The restraint system of claim 5 , further comprising a retractor positioned behind the webbing-guide shell.
7. The restraint system of claim 6 , further comprising a webbing elongated from the retractor to in front of the webbing-guide shell.
8. The restraint system of claim 3 , further comprising a covering extending around the seat frame and between the webbing-guide shell and the seat frame.
9. The restraint system of claim 1 , wherein the member is press-fit into the webbing-guide shell.
10. The restraint system of claim 1 , further comprising a fastener extending through the horizontal portion.
11. The restraint system of claim 10 , wherein the webbing-guide shell includes a hole positioned to permit access to the fastener, the restraint system further comprising a cover engageable with the hole.
12. The restraint system of claim 11 , wherein the hole is positioned on the sloping portion below the top surface.
13. The restraint system of claim 1 , wherein the vertical portion is press-fit into the webbing-guide shell.
14. The restraint system of claim 1 , wherein the webbing-guide shell is a single piece.
15. The restraint system of claim 14 , wherein the member is a single piece.
16. The restraint system of claim 1 , wherein the webbing-guide shell is plastic.
17. The restraint system of claim 1 , wherein the member is metal.
18. The restraint system of claim 17 , wherein the member is steel.
19. A restraint system comprising:
a webbing-guide shell including a guide portion and a sloping portion, the guide portion including a slot and an opening from the slot through the guide portion, the sloping portion including a top surface sloping downwardly in a vehicle-inboard direction;
a member reinforcing the sloping portion, the material of the member being stronger than the material of the webbing-guide shell, wherein the member includes a vertical portion elongated vertically and a horizontal portion elongated horizontally; and
a fastener extending through the horizontal portion.
20. The restraint system of claim 19 , wherein the webbing-guide shell includes a hole positioned to permit access to the fastener, the restraint system further comprising a cover engageable with the hole.