A seat belt assembly includes a first lap belt portion 26 having an anchored end 28 and a first plate 50, and a second lap belt portion 32 having an anchored end 34 and a second plate 56. A first shoulder belt 38 having a retractor end 40 and a buckle end 42 extends through a first slot 52 in the first plate between the retractor end and the buckle end. A second shoulder belt 44 having a retractor 46 end and a tongue end 48 extends through a first slot 58 in the second plate between the retractor end and the tongue end. The buckle end is preferably fixedly attached to a buckle 66 and the tongue end is preferably fixedly attached to a tongue 68, the buckle and the tongue being releasably attachable. The first and second lap belt portions may be fixed to the first and second plates respectively, or they may be received in second slots (54, 60 figure 4) in the first and second plates such that each lap belt portion has a further end secured to a frame of the seat. The assemblies are particularly intended to counter submarining of the occupant.
Four and six point seat belt systems
2018-03-14
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR |