GB1577013A

GB1577013A - Motor vehicle bodies

Info

Publication number: GB1577013A
Application number: GB2325876A
Authority: GB
Original assignee: Talbot Motor Co Ltd
Current assignee: Peugeot Motor Co PLC
Priority date: 1976-06-04
Filing date: 1976-06-04
Publication date: 1980-10-15
Also published as: ES229014Y; FR2353428B1; FR2353428A1; ES229014U

Description

(54) IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE BODIES (71) We, TALBOT MOTOR COM PANY LTD., formerly known as CHRYSLER UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED, a British Company, of Administrative Centre, P.O. Box 122A Abbey Road, Whitley, Coventry CV3 4BB, formerly of Bowater House, 68 Knightsbridge, London SW1X 7LH, do hereby declare the invention for which we pray that a patent may be granted to us and the method by which it is to be performed, to be particularly described in and by the following statement: This invention relates to motor vehicle bodies and is \ particularly applicable to automotive vehicle bodies.

The invention provides a motor vehicle body having an anchorage for an end of a seat belt on a part of the body at which the body has inner and outer body panels, the anchorage being disposed between the inner and outer body panels, the inner body panel having a recess in the side of the panel facing the interior of the vehicle body for a passenger arm rest and an aperture for the seat belt disposed away from the arm rest.

The inner body panel may be formed with an aperture and the recess may be provided by a separate trim panel formed with a recessed part which extends into the aperture, said recessed part of the trim panel being shaped to provide the arm rest for a passenger and the trim panel having the said aperture through which a seat belt may pass at a location disposed away from the arm rest forming portion of the panel.

Preferably a rigid guide is mounted on the inner body panel in register with the aperture in the recessed part of the trim panel to guide a seat belt through the aperture in the trim panel.

The seat belt anchorage may be mounted in a further aperture in the inner panel on a mounting member secured to the side of the inner panel remote from the outer panel, the anchorage being supported by the mounting member between the inner and outer body panels.

The anchorage may, for example, comprise a reel of an inertia reel mechanism, the housing for which is mounted on the mounting member.

The following is a description of a specific embodiment of the invention, reference being made to the accompanying drawings in which: - Figure 1 is a perspective view of part of an interior of an automotive vehicle body; Figure 2 is a vertical section through part of the body shown in Figure 1; Figure 3 is an elevation view of part of the body as shown in Figure 1 in greater detail; and Figure 4 is a sectional view on the line 4-4 of Figure 3.

Referring first to Figure 1 of the drawings there is shown an inside rear quarter of a two door automotive vehicle body 10 one of the doors being indicated at 11. One front seat is indicated at 12 and a fixed rear seat extending across the full width of the vehicle interior is indicated at 13. The body has fixed rear side windows 14.

A seat belt 15 for the passenger using the front seat 12 is attached at one end to an anchor plate 16 secured to the body sill 17 below the door aperture 18 for the door 11.

The belt first passes through a free sliding tongue 19 which is engageable in a socket 20 mounted on a flexible stalk 21 in turn mounted between the front seats of the vehicle and then extends through a slot in an anchor plate 22 pivotably secured to the vehicle body between the rearward side of the door aperture 18 and the side window 14.

The seat belt then passes to an anchorage mounted within the structure of the vehicle body and which will now be described with reference to Figures 2 to 4.

The side of the vehicle body to the rear of the door aperture 18 comprises an outer panel 23 and an inner panel 24. The inner panel 24 is covered by a trim panel 25. A large rectangular aperture 26 is formed in the inner panel 24 immediately above the rear seat cushion and in front of the rear seat squab. The trim panel is provided with a moulded trim insert 27 shaped to extend into the aperture 26 and to provide an upwardly facing arm rest 28 for a rear seat passenger.

A forward upper corner of the moulded trim insert 26 is formed with an upwardly and outwardly directed face 29 having an aperture 30 to receive the seat belt 15. A rigid belt guide 31 is mounted behind and below the aperture 30 by screws 32 secured to the inner panel 24 to guide the seat belt 15 through the aperture 30.

Below the aperture 26 in the panel and opposite the end of the rear seat cushion 13, the inner panel 24 is formed with a further aperture 33. A rigid plate 34 is bolted at 35 to the inner panel 24 below the aperture 33 and extends upwardly part way across the aperture. A pin 36 mounted on the plate engages in a slot 37 in the lower edge of the aperture to locate the plate in the upward direction.

An inertia reel 38 is secured by a bolt 39 to the upper end of the plate 34 within the aperture 33 and projecting towards the outer body panel 23. The inertia reel receives the seat belt 15 and the reel thus provides an anchorage for the other end of the seat belt.

Thus the reel mechanism is mounted in a concealed part of the vehicle body and yet is accessible by removal of the rear seat cushion 13 and trim panel 25 for maintenance if required.

In a further construction, not shown, the rigid guide 31 is mounted on the outerside of the inner panel 24 in register with the aperture 30 to guide the seat belt through the aperture.

WHAT WE CLAIM IS: 1. A motor vehicle body having an anchorage for an end of a seat belt on a part of the body at which the body has inner and outer body panels, the anchorage being disposed between the inner and outer body panels, the inner body panel having a recess in the side of the panel facing the interior of the vehicle body for a passenger arm rest and an aperture for the seat belt disposed away from the arm rest.

2. A motor vehicle body as claimed in claim 1 wherein the inner body panel is formed with an aperture and the recess is provided by a separate trim panel formed with a recessed part which extends into the aperture, said recessed part of the trim panel being shaped to provide the arm rest for a passenger and the trim panel having the said aperture through which a seat belt may pass at a location disposed away from the arm rest forming portion of the panel.

3. A motor vehicle body as claimed in claim 2 wherein a rigid guide is mounted on the inner body panel in register with the aperture in the recessed part of the trim panel to guide a seat belt through the aperture in the trim panel.

4. A motor vehicle body as claimed in any of the preceding claims wherein the seat belt anchorage is mounted in a further aperture in the inner panel on a mounting member secured to the side of the inner panel remote from the outer panel, the anchorage being supported by the mounting member between the inner and outer body panels.

5. A motor vehicle body as claimed in any of the preceding claims wherein the anchorage comprises a reel of an inertia reel mechanism, the housing for which is mounted on the mounting member.

6. A motor vehicle body having an anchorage for a seat belt on a part of the body substantially as described with reference to and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

**WARNING** end of DESC field may overlap start of CLMS **.

Claims

**WARNING** start of CLMS field may overlap end of DESC **. panel 23 and an inner panel 24. The inner panel 24 is covered by a trim panel 25. A large rectangular aperture 26 is formed in the inner panel 24 immediately above the rear seat cushion and in front of the rear seat squab. The trim panel is provided with a moulded trim insert 27 shaped to extend into the aperture 26 and to provide an upwardly facing arm rest 28 for a rear seat passenger. A forward upper corner of the moulded trim insert 26 is formed with an upwardly and outwardly directed face 29 having an aperture 30 to receive the seat belt 15. A rigid belt guide 31 is mounted behind and below the aperture 30 by screws 32 secured to the inner panel 24 to guide the seat belt 15 through the aperture 30. Below the aperture 26 in the panel and opposite the end of the rear seat cushion 13, the inner panel 24 is formed with a further aperture 33. A rigid plate 34 is bolted at 35 to the inner panel 24 below the aperture 33 and extends upwardly part way across the aperture. A pin 36 mounted on the plate engages in a slot 37 in the lower edge of the aperture to locate the plate in the upward direction. An inertia reel 38 is secured by a bolt 39 to the upper end of the plate 34 within the aperture 33 and projecting towards the outer body panel 23. The inertia reel receives the seat belt 15 and the reel thus provides an anchorage for the other end of the seat belt. Thus the reel mechanism is mounted in a concealed part of the vehicle body and yet is accessible by removal of the rear seat cushion 13 and trim panel 25 for maintenance if required. In a further construction, not shown, the rigid guide 31 is mounted on the outerside of the inner panel 24 in register with the aperture 30 to guide the seat belt through the aperture. WHAT WE CLAIM IS:

1. A motor vehicle body having an anchorage for an end of a seat belt on a part of the body at which the body has inner and outer body panels, the anchorage being disposed between the inner and outer body panels, the inner body panel having a recess in the side of the panel facing the interior of the vehicle body for a passenger arm rest and an aperture for the seat belt disposed away from the arm rest.