JPH10119717A - Seat belt - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a seat belt recognizable from the outside at the time of being put on during night travel of a vehicle or the like. SOLUTION: In a seat belt 20, at least part of the surface to be the outer face at the time of wearing the seat belt 20 has a shade of color conspicuous at night. Whether the seat belt 20 is put on can therefore be confirmed from the outside of a vehicle, and moreover proving no hindrance to wearing. As a shade of color conspicuous at night, a tape with luminous or light reflecting paint applied thereto can be stuck to a part to be the outer face at the time of wearing the seat belt 20, or cloth or textile material colored with luminous or light reflecting coloring agent can be woven in the whole face of cloth or the part to be the outer face at the time of wearing. In short, a striped pattern 3 ought to be confirmable from the outside even at night at the time of wearing the seat belt 20.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a seatbelt which must be worn by an automobile or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Such a seat belt is formed of a woven cloth material having strength enough to withstand an impact at the time of a collision, and in a case of a normal passenger car, the seat belt is made of a black background so that the wearing state is not conspicuous. Is formed.

[0003]

This seat belt is
They are required to be worn to ensure safety, but the rate of wearing them is low and frequent attention by police officers.

[0004] In the daytime, it can be confirmed from the outside of the car, but in the nighttime, it is necessary to confirm whether or not the vehicle is worn by stopping the vehicle in progress.

[0005] An object of the present invention is to provide a seatbelt that can be recognized from the outside even when the vehicle or the like is running at night.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a seat belt in which at least a part of the outer surface at the time of wearing is a color that is conspicuous at night, so that whether or not the seat belt is worn can be determined from outside the vehicle. It can be confirmed and, furthermore, does not hinder wearing.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION As a color that stands out at night, a tape coated with a light-emitting or light-reflective paint or the like can be attached to a portion that becomes an outer surface when a seat belt is worn, or the entire surface of a fabric or A cloth or fiber material colored with a luminescent or light-reflective dye can be woven into the part that becomes the outer surface when worn, but the point is that when wearing a seat belt, a stripe pattern is confirmed even from the outside at night Anything that can be done is acceptable.

[0008]

FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the present invention in which the entire outer surface of a seatbelt 10 is colored yellow or a color similar thereto, and the outer surface of a seatbelt substrate 1 is fluorescent. The colored surface 2 is formed by weaving with a colored yarn or by sticking a fluorescent tape on the entire outer surface.

FIG. 2 shows the seat belt 10 shown in FIG.
Indicates a state in which a passenger in the front seat of the vehicle is wearing the vehicle. As shown in this figure, it is possible to confirm at a glance whether or not the occupant wears the seat belt.

FIGS. 3 to 7 show various modifications of the colored state of the seat belt.

A seat belt 20 shown in FIG. 3 has a plurality of thin stripes 3 obtained by weaving a colored or dyed fiber material into a base material 1 in the form of vertical stripes at the time of manufacturing the seat belt.

FIGS. 4 to 6 show the manner of forming the stripes 3 formed on the outer surface of the seat belt 30, respectively. The seat belt 30 shown in FIG. It is provided in the center of. FIG.
1 shows an example in which a plurality of thin stripes 3 are arranged obliquely in parallel on the outer surface. The seat belt 50 shown in FIG. 6 shows an example in which a plurality of thin stripes 3 are arranged on the outer surface in parallel in the horizontal direction.

FIG. 7 shows a modified example in which various characters 4 are formed on the outer surface of the seat belt 60 by using luminescent colors.

[0014]

【The invention's effect】

(1) The presence or absence of wearing from outside can be easily confirmed, especially at night.

(2) The seat belt can be easily modified without changing the structure of the seat belt including the mounting mechanism.

(3) Even if the light-emitting portion is extremely small, it can be checked whether or not it is worn.
The color tone of the seat belt itself is not uncomfortable. (4) It is a safety measure for the vehicle itself because it gives a warning that the seat belt is not fastened.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a seat belt according to a first embodiment of the present invention, in which a coloring tape is stuck on the entire outer surface of the seat belt.

FIG. 2 shows a state in which the seat belt of FIG. 1 is worn.

FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the seat belt of the present invention, in which a colored portion is formed by a plurality of thin stripes.

FIG. 4 shows an example in which a colored portion is formed by one stripe.

FIG. 5 shows an example in which a plurality of thin stripes are formed obliquely in parallel.

FIG. 6 shows an example in which a plurality of thin stripes are formed in parallel in the horizontal direction.

FIG. 7 shows an example in which a colored portion is formed by an arrangement of characters.

[Explanation of symbols]

10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 Seat belt of the present invention 1 Base material of seat belt 2 Colored surface 3 Stripe 4 Character

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A seat belt, characterized in that at least a part of an outer surface when worn is a color that stands out at night. 2. The seat belt according to claim 1, wherein a color that stands out at night is formed by applying a light-emitting or light-reflective paint. 3. The seat belt according to claim 1, wherein a colored cloth material having a noticeable color at night is sewn into the belt base material.