| US 7,513,531 B2 | ||
| Simplified height adjuster for D-ring | ||
| Mark F. Gray, Sterling Heights, Mich. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Takata Seat Belts, Inc., Auburn Hills, Mich. (US) | ||
| Filed on Oct. 04, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/242,758. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0075539 A1, Apr. 05, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. B60R 22/20 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 280—801.2 [280/808; 297/483] | 11 Claims |
| 1. A height adjuster for a seat belt D-ring, the height adjuster comprising:
a vertically extending, elongated guide rail and having at least one row of vertically spaced openings;
a one piece, slider movable vertically along the rail to adjust the height of the D-ring;
a locking protrusion on one end of the slider for engaging into a selected one of the vertically spaced openings on the rail;
a portion of the slider at one end thereof having a spaced position from the rail for being pushed to pivot toward the rail
to remove the locking protrusion from the locking opening in the rail to allow the slider to be shifted vertically for height
adjustment;
a single bent spring positioned between the rail and the slider portion for biasing the one end of the slider portion to its
spaced position and biasing the locking protrusion into the locking position in the selected one of the openings in the rail,
the one end of the slider portion being pushed against the spring force to compress the bent spring and to pivot the slider
about its other end to remove the locking protrusion from the rail opening; and
an interior space between the rail and the slider with the single bent spring being sized to fit entirely within the interior
space.
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