Safety belt device in a motor vehicle

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9623837
APP PUB NO 20150314749A1
SERIAL NO

14442894

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A belt fitting for a safety belt device in a motor vehicle, the fitting having a base portion and an adjoining insertion tongue, in which base portion a belt eye is provided, through which a belt strap is guided and which subdivides the belt strap into a shoulder belt portion and a lap belt portion when the belt is fastened, and additionally having a clamping element that is freely movable between a release position, in which the belt strap is run freely movably through the belt eye, and a clamping position in which the belt strap is clamped tightly with a clamping force between the clamping element and a clamping stop. According to the invention, the clamping element and/or the clamping stop has a clamping contour, with which the belt strap can be clamped tightly in the clamping position over a belt strap width in a non-linear and/or uneven clamping force distribution.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • VOLKSWAGEN AG

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Möker, Carsten Rühen, DE 1 8

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