| US 7,513,530 B2 | ||
| Seatbelt apparatus | ||
| Seiji Gomi, Tokyo (Japan); and Byoung Hoon Lee, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Takata Corporation, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 06, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/481,185. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2005-205078 (JP), filed on Jul. 14, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0013184 A1, Jan. 18, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. B60R 22/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 280—801.1 [24/163 R; 180/268; 277/634; 277/636; 297/468; 297/482] | 19 Claims |
| 1. A seatbelt apparatus comprising:
a seatbelt having a tongue;
a buckle device having a buckle section configured to engage with the tongue, the buckle device further having a switch configured
to sense engagement between the buckle section and the tongue, wherein the buckle section includes an enclosure;
a wire configured to fix the buckle device to a vehicle body;
a protective cover, covering an outer side of the wire so as to house the wire;
a signal cable connected to the switch and extending on an inner side of the protective cover;
a holder located on the inner side of the protective cover and fitted on the outer side of the wire; and
a wheel configured to connect the seatbelt apparatus to a vehicle frame or a vehicle seat;
wherein ends of the wire are mounted in the enclosure of the buckle section;
wherein the wire is folded about the wheel so that the wire is pivotably secured via the wheel.
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