JP2006103400A - Seat belt device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve external appearance, and to fit a seat belt by an occupant without resistance. <P>SOLUTION: In this seat belt device 10, a lap belt part 22B of the seat belt 22 is locked on a seat cushion 16 via rerouting pad 32 and rerouted seat belt body 36, and thereby pressure on the belly part of the occupant 20 (a pregnant woman, in particular) by the lap belt part 22B is reduced. In this case, a shawl 42 covers and hides the crotch of the occupant 20 to be the vicinity of a connecting part of the rerouted seat belt body 36 to the seat belt 22 and the inner thighs of the occupant 20, and thereby the external appearance can be improved, and resistance feeling to fitting of the rerouted seat belt body 36 imparted to the occupant 20(women, in particular) can be reduced. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a seat belt device having a structure in which a middle portion in the longitudinal direction of a waist belt mounted on a waist portion of an occupant is locked to a passenger compartment floor portion.

  As the seat belt device, a tongue plate with a seat belt guide provided on a portion (waist belt) that is stretched to the left and right of the occupant's waist of the seat belt is inserted into the seat belt buckle so that the longitudinal intermediate portion of the waist belt is There is one that is locked to the vehicle body and reduces the pressure on the abdomen of an occupant (especially a pregnant woman) by the waist belt (for example, see Patent Document 1).

However, in this seat belt device, the seat belt is disposed between the crotch of the occupant, so that the appearance is not good and the occupant (especially a woman) feels resistance to wearing.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-44655

  An object of the present invention is to obtain a seat belt device that can improve the appearance and can be worn by a passenger without resistance in consideration of the above facts.

  The seat belt device according to claim 1 is supported by a vehicle body on the right and left sides of a seated occupant, and is attached to a waist portion of the occupant, a longitudinal intermediate portion of the waist belt, and a passenger compartment floor portion. And a occupant leg covering cover member provided at a connecting portion between the waist belt and the reroute belt.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the seatbelt device according to the first aspect is characterized in that the occupant leg covering cover member is detachable from the connecting portion.

  In the seat belt device according to the first aspect, the waist belt is attached to the occupant's waist by supporting the waist belt to the vehicle body on the right and left sides of the seated occupant. Furthermore, the reroute belt connected to the waist belt at the connection portion is supported by the passenger compartment floor through the occupant's crotch, so that the waist belt is locked to the vehicle body at the middle in the longitudinal direction. Is restrained.

  Here, the occupant's lower limbs near the connection portion of the reroute belt are covered with an occupant's lower limb covering cover member. For this reason, even if a reroute belt is arrange | positioned between a passenger | crew's crotch, it can improve appearance and can reduce the resistance feeling with respect to mounting | wearing of the reroute belt given to a passenger | crew (especially woman).

  In the seat belt device according to the second aspect, the occupant leg covering cover member is detachable from the connecting portion. For this reason, it is possible to freely select an occupant leg covering cover member to be attached to the connecting portion.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of a seat belt device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention (including a passenger seat 14 and an occupant 20) viewed from the left side of the vehicle. 1 shows a front view of the seat belt device 10 mounted (occupants not shown) as seen from the front side of the vehicle. In the drawings, the front of the vehicle is indicated by an arrow FR, the rear of the vehicle is indicated by an arrow RR, the right side of the vehicle is indicated by an arrow RW, and the left side of the vehicle is indicated by an arrow LW.

  The seat belt device 10 according to the present embodiment is provided for a passenger seat 14 that is a passenger seat in the passenger compartment 12. The passenger seat 14 is provided with a seat cushion 16 as a lower seat member on the floor F of the passenger compartment 12, and the seat cushion 16 is disposed substantially horizontally. A lower end of a seat back 18 as an upper seat member is supported on the vehicle rear side end of the seat cushion 16, and the seat back 18 is disposed substantially vertically. Thus, the seat cushion 16 supports the occupant 20 seated on the passenger seat 14 in a state where the occupant 20 is placed on the lower body side (portion from the waist to the lower limbs), and the seat back 18 supports the occupant 20 on the upper body side (from the waist to the head). Support the tilt of the part up to).

  The seat belt device 10 includes a seat belt 22. An anchor 24 as a support portion is fixed to one end of the seat belt 22, and the anchor 24 is fixed (supported) to the floor F of the passenger compartment 12 on the left side of the passenger seat 14 (outside in the vehicle width direction) or a side surface near it. ), The seat belt 22 is supported by the anchor 24.

  The other end side of the seat belt 22 is wound around a retractor (not shown) as a storage device, and the retractor is retracted with respect to the seat belt 22 (from one end side of the seat belt 22 to the other end side, as shown in FIG. 2). An urging force in the direction of arrow A) is applied.

  An intermediate portion of the seat belt 22 is inserted into a through anchor 26 as an upper support portion, and the seat belt 22 is movable with respect to the through anchor 26. The through anchor 26 is fixed (supported) to the upper part of the side surface of the passenger compartment 12 on the vehicle left side of the passenger seat 14, whereby the seat belt 22 is supported by the through anchor 26. For this reason, when the seat belt 22 is not attached to the occupant 20, the seat belt 22 is supported only by the anchor 24 and the through anchor 26, and the other end side is wound around the retractor. A portion between the anchor 24 and the through anchor 26 is disposed substantially vertically on the vehicle left side of the passenger seat 14.

  The seat belt 22 is inserted into a tongue 28 as a support portion between the anchor 24 and the through anchor 26, and the tongue 28 is movable in the longitudinal direction of the seat belt 22. Corresponding to the tongue 28, a buckle 30 is fixed to the floor F of the passenger compartment 12 on the vehicle right side (vehicle width direction inside) of the passenger seat 14, and the tongue 28 is inserted and attached (connected) to the buckle 30. The tongue 28 is supported by the buckle 30 and the seat belt 22 is supported by the tongue 28. As a result, a portion between the through anchor 26 and the tongue 28 of the seat belt 22 is made into a shoulder belt portion 22A as an upper belt, and obliquely extends from the upper left side of the occupant 20 to the lower right side from the upper left side. It is attached to. Further, a portion between the tongue 28 and the anchor 24 of the seat belt 22 is a lap (waist) belt portion 22B serving as a waist belt, and is placed on the lower body side (particularly the waist portion) of the occupant 20 from the left side to the right side. Mounted in the direction.

  A reroute pad 32 constituting a part of the reroute belt is connected to the lap belt portion 22B of the seat belt 22. As shown in detail in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the reroute pad 32 has a substantially V-shaped main body portion 32A on the front surface side and a pair of substantially rectangular mounting portions 32B on the back surface side. The base end 32 </ b> C of each attachment portion 32 </ b> B is connected to the upper end of the main body portion 32. Here, as shown in detail in FIG. 4, in a state where the lap belt portion 22B is arranged at the upper portion on the back surface side of the main body portion 32A, each attachment portion 32B is bent around the base end 32C to the back surface side of the main body portion 32A. It is done. For example, a so-called hook-and-loop fastener 38 is attached to the back surface of each attachment portion 32B, and is detachably engaged with the hook-and-loop fastener 38 attached to the back surface of the main body portion 32A. The pair of hook-and-loop fasteners 38 to be engaged are provided with a large number of hook-like projections standing on one hook-and-loop fastener 38 and a plurality of loop-like protrusions engaging with the hook-like projections on the other hook-and-loop fastener 38. General structure. Thereby, the reroute pad 32 is formed into a substantially cylindrical shape with the lap belt portion 22B inserted therein, and is attached to the lap belt portion 22B so as to be movable and detachable.

  One end 36A of a belt-like reroute belt main body 36 constituting a part of the reroute belt is integrally connected to the center of the reroute pad 32 in the longitudinal direction (vehicle width direction) and the front side of the vehicle by sewing or the like. As shown in FIG. 1, the reroute belt main body 36 is detachably attached to the vehicle front side surface of the seat cushion 16 by, for example, a hook-and-loop fastener 40 (see FIGS. 3 and 4) (to the seat cushion 16). The attached surface fastener is not shown). Thus, the reroute pad 32 and the reroute belt main body 36 are supported through the seat cushion 16 to the floor F of the passenger compartment 12 through the crotch of the occupant 20. The lap belt portion 22B of the seat belt 22 is locked to the seat cushion 16 via the reroute pad 32 and the reroute belt main body 36, and is separated from the abdomen of the occupant 20 (bypassing the abdomen). The reroute belt body 36 restrains the lower limb of the occupant 20. For this reason, the pressure to the abdomen of the passenger | crew 20 (especially pregnant woman) by the lap belt part 22B of the seatbelt 22 is reduced.

  On the front side of the reroute pad 32, an opaque cloth-shaped shawl 42 (apron) serving as a occupant leg covering cover member is detachably attached by a connecting member 42A such as a button or a fastener. Covering between the crotch of the occupant 20 and the inside of the crotch (both thighs) of the occupant 20, which is the connection part of the reroute belt main body 36 to the seat belt 22, with the belt 22 and the reroute belt main body 36 attached. Can do.

  Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described.

  In the seat belt device 10 having the above configuration, the shawl 42 provided on the front side of the reroute pad 32 is between the crotch of the occupant 20 and the crotch of the occupant 20 (both The inside of the thigh is covered and concealed. For this reason, even if the reroute belt main body 36 is disposed between the crotch of the occupant 20, the appearance can be improved, and the resistance (embarrassment) to the occupant 20 (especially female) wearing the reroute belt main body 36 can be reduced. .

  Further, the shawl 42 is attached to the reroute pad 32 by the connecting member 42 </ b> A so that the shawl 42 can be attached to and detached from the reroute pad 32. Therefore, even when the shawl 42 is soiled, the shawl 42 can be easily detached from the reroute pad 32, and by preparing a plurality of types of the shawl 42, the shawl 42 to be mounted on the reroute pad 32 can be used for the clothes and preferences of the occupant 20. You can choose freely according to your mood.

  In the present embodiment, the shawl 42 is attached to the main body portion 32A via the connecting member 42A. However, the shawl 42 may be attached to the reroute belt main body 36 or the lap belt portion 22B. Any attachment that can cover the surface is acceptable.

It is the schematic side view seen from the vehicle left side which shows the mounting state (a passenger seat and a passenger | crew are included) of the seatbelt apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is the front view which looked at the vehicle back from the vehicle front side which shows the wearing state (occupant is abbreviate | omitting illustration) of the seatbelt apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the reroute pad, reroute belt, and shawl in the seatbelt apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention, (A) is a front view, (B) is a back view. It is a reverse view which shows the attachment condition of the reroute pad to the seatbelt in the seatbelt apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

10 seat belt device 20 occupant 22B lap belt part (waist belt)
32 Reroute Pad (Reroute Belt)
36 Reroute Belt Body (Reroute Belt)
42 Shawl (Cover member for occupant leg covering)

Claims (2)

A waist belt that is supported on the vehicle body on the right and left sides of the seated occupant and is attached to the waist of the occupant;
A reroute belt that connects the longitudinal intermediate portion of the waist belt and the passenger compartment floor;
An occupant leg covering cover member provided at a connecting portion between the waist belt and the reroute belt;
A seat belt device comprising:   The seat belt device according to claim 1, wherein the occupant leg covering cover member is detachable from the connecting portion.

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