JP2000071933A - Vehicular seat belt - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicular seat belt capable of urging not only a driver but also an occupant to put on the seat belt by applying a light emitting function thereto. SOLUTION: This seat belt 1 has a suspended fastener 2 attached to the side of a driver's seat, a belt body 3 suspended from the fastener 2 and a locking plate 4 passed through the belt body 3. The belt body 3 contains a luminous pigment in the whole or a part of knitting fabric having at least a luminous front.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automobile seat belt provided on a driver's seat, a passenger seat, and a rear seat of an automobile.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art All vehicles have a driver's seat,
Seat belts are also provided on the passenger seat and the rear seat.
Seat belts are extremely effective as a means for ensuring the safety of the driver and passengers during sudden braking or collision. In recent years, the use of seat belts has been particularly screamed, but the wearing rate has not yet reached a satisfactory result.
In particular, passengers in the front passenger seats and rear seats usually have a low seatbelt wearing rate.Therefore, police departments have strengthened enforcement of police and instructed drivers and passengers to use seatbelts. They are worn thoroughly.

[0003] By the way, in recent automobiles, a warning lamp is provided on a meter display section in front of a driver's seat. The warning light is turned on when the driver does not wear a seat belt, and urges the driver to wear the seat belt.

[0004]

However, since the warning light is provided only in the driver's seat and is not provided in the passenger seat or the rear seat, there is no warning function for passengers. The warning function is also provided to the driver while the vehicle is stopped, but when driving, the driver mainly looks ahead, so that the warning effect is reduced by half. In addition, the warning light has a limited life, and when the warning light goes out, the warning function stops.

Further, when controlling the wearing of a seat belt, a police officer can immediately determine whether or not the seat belt is worn in the daytime, but cannot determine whether or not the seat belt is worn in the darkness at night. All vehicles must be stopped and checked.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problem. By providing a seat belt with a light emitting function, not only a driver but also a passenger can wear the seat belt. An object of the present invention is to provide an automobile seat belt. Another object of the present invention is to provide an automobile seat in which it is possible to easily determine whether or not a seat belt is worn in police enforcement at night.
The point is to provide Toberto.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The automotive seatbelt of the present invention comprises a fabric containing a luminescent pigment so that at least the front surface emits light.

[0008] In the automobile seatbelt according to the second aspect of the present invention, the fabric is formed by using a fiber or a thread using a luminescent dye.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a luminescent paint is applied to the whole or a part of the surface of the cloth.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the fabric has a luminescent paint applied to a part of its surface, and the luminescent paint applied portion is recessed from the fabric surface.

[0011]

When the seatbelt is worn, especially at night, at least the front surface of the seatbelt emits light, so that the above-mentioned issuance is seen by the oncoming driver and passengers, and the seatbelt is encouraged. . In addition, police officers who control the situation immediately determine whether or not a seat belt is worn, even at night.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the luminescent dye is used for the fibers or yarns constituting the fabric, the entire front surface of the seat belt emits light.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the luminescent paint is applied to the whole or a part of the fabric surface, the whole or a part of the front surface of the seat belt emits light.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the luminescent paint is applied to a part of the fabric surface and the luminescent paint is recessed from the surface of the fabric, a part of the front surface of the seat belt emits light. Also, even if the seat belt is rubbed with the hanging fixture or the lock plate, the luminescent paint does not peel off.

[0015]

FIG. 1 shows the use of an automobile seat belt 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The illustrated example shows a situation in which the driver M is wearing the seat belt 1 provided in the driver's seat S, but a similar seat belt is provided in the passenger seat and, if necessary, in the rear seat. Can be

As shown in FIG. 2, the seat belt 1 includes a suspension fixture 2 attached to a side of a driver's seat, a belt body 3 suspended by the suspension fixture 2, and a belt body. And a lock plate 4 passed through 3 so that the belt body 3 tightens the front of the body and the knee,
By connecting the lock plate 4 to a lock receiver (not shown) beside the driver's seat, the driver can provide the driver with the seat belt 1.
Is attached.

The belt body 3 is formed by including a luminescent pigment in the whole or a part of the fabric so that at least the front surface emits light. The belt body 3 is formed by using fibers or threads using a luminescent dye. Thus, the entire front surface of the belt body 3 can be configured to emit light.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a plurality of strip-shaped recesses 5 having a constant width are formed in parallel on the surface of the cloth by a method such as embossing. By applying the luminescent paint 6, the front surface of the belt body 3 is configured to emit light in a striped pattern. The luminescent paint 6 is manufactured by mixing a fluorescent pigment or a luminous pigment with a vehicle such as a resin varnish. The luminescent paint may be directly applied to the surface of the belt main body 3 without providing the concave portion 5. However, if the luminescent paint 6 is applied to the bottom surface of the concave portion 5 as in this embodiment, the luminous paint 6 Even if the front surface is rubbed against the hanging fixture 2 or the lock plate 4, the applied luminescent paint 6 does not peel off. The same effect can be obtained by weaving fibers, yarns, tapes, or the like in which the luminescent dye is used in the recess 5.

As shown in FIG. 5, each of the strip-shaped recesses 5 may be formed in the front surface of the belt body 3 in a straight line parallel to the width direction. They may be formed in parallel. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a plurality of circular concave portions 5 are formed on the front surface of the belt main body 3 regularly or irregularly.
, The front surface of the belt body 3 may be configured to emit light in a polka dot pattern.

In the above-described embodiment, only the front surface of the belt body 3 emits light. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the rear surface of the belt body 3 may emit light. If the back surface is also configured to emit light, the desired effect can be obtained even when the belt body 3 is worn upside down.

When the driver wears the seat belt 1 having the above structure, the front surface of the belt body 3 of the seat belt 1 emits light to emit light, especially at night, so that the driver of the oncoming vehicle, as shown in FIG. When viewed from the passenger, the light emission of the belt main body 3 is seen, and the user is encouraged to wear the seat belt. In this case, in the seat belt 1 in which the belt main body 3 is formed of fibers or threads using a fluorescent dye, the entire front surface of the belt main body 3 emits light. In the seat belt 1 formed by forming a band-shaped or circular concave portion 5 on the front surface of the belt body 3 and applying a luminescent paint 6 on the bottom surface, the belt body 3 emits light in a striped pattern or a polka dot pattern. .

If the driver of each vehicle wears the seat belt 1, the police officer who performs the control can immediately determine whether or not the seat belt 1 is worn because the front of the belt body 3 emits light. In addition, it is possible to stop only the vehicle in which the driver does not wear the seat belt 1.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention, the fabric contains a luminescent pigment so that at least the front surface of the seat belt emits light. Therefore, especially at night, when the opponent sees the seat belt glowing, Not only the driver but also the passenger can be encouraged to wear the seat belt. In addition, since the driver mainly looks forward when driving, even at night, the driver or the passenger of the oncoming vehicle can see that they are wearing the seat belt, and the wearing of the seat belt is encouraged. Further, unlike a conventional warning light, the warning function does not expire and the warning function can be maintained for a long time.

Furthermore, when cracking down on the use of seat belts, even in darkness at night, a police officer can determine whether or not a seat belt is worn, and stop all vehicles to confirm whether or not the seat belt is worn. No need to do.

In the second aspect of the present invention, since the luminescent dye is used on the surface of the fibers or yarns constituting the fabric, the entire front surface of the seat belt emits light, and the warning function is enhanced.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the luminescent paint is applied to the whole or a part of the cloth surface, the whole or a part of the front surface of the seat belt emits light, and the light emission pattern can be arbitrarily set.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, since the luminescent paint is applied to a part of the fabric surface and the luminescent paint applied portion is depressed from the fabric surface, even if the seat belt is rubbed with a hanging fixture or a lock fitting, The effect is obtained that the luminescent paint does not peel off and can be used for a long time.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a use state of a seat belt according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a seat belt.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view showing a belt main body.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged plan view showing a belt body according to another embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged plan view showing a belt body according to another embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view of a state where a seat belt is worn as viewed from an opponent.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Seat belt 3 Belt body 5 Recess 6 Luminescent paint

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An automobile seat belt comprising a luminescent pigment in a fabric so that at least the front surface emits light. 2. The automobile seat belt according to claim 1, wherein the fabric is formed using fibers or yarns using a luminescent dye. 3. The automobile seatbelt according to claim 1, wherein the luminescent paint is applied to the whole or a part of the surface of the cloth. 4. The automobile seatbelt according to claim 1, wherein the luminescent paint is applied to a part of the surface of the fabric, and the luminescent paint applied portion is recessed from the fabric surface.