TWM471780U - Locking device for seat belt - Google Patents

Description

Seat belt buckle device

This creation is related to seat belts; in particular, a buckle for a seat belt.

When a traffic accident occurs, the vehicle often stops or changes direction during the journey. The person on the vehicle will be subjected to inertial force and move at a high speed toward the original traveling direction, which is likely to cause serious injury; because the seat belt has a good restraining effect, It is enough to offset the inertia force. If the occupants of the vehicle have seat belts, the degree of injury can be greatly reduced in the car accident. Therefore, the seat belt is an indispensable equipment for maintaining traffic safety.

In addition to driving safety applications, seat belts are also widely used in aircraft, ships, and even amusement equipment to protect users' lives in many situations. However, the buckle used in the conventional seat belt can be loosened only by one-handed pressure. It is common for the user to unwind the buckle of the seat belt due to unintentional malfunction, and even a child with little strength can Easy to unlock, with potential safety concerns.

In view of this, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a buckle for a seat belt, which can ensure that the seat belt can be unwound due to malfunction and effectively avoid accidents.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the buckle device of the seat belt provided by the present invention comprises a buckle seat, a hook body, a stopper, a fastener and a push button. The buckle has an internal space, and the internal space has a side opening and an external communication; the hook system is disposed in the inner space of the buckle, and can be spaced between a first position and a second position The slanting body is located in the first position in a normal state; the stopping member is disposed in the inner space of the buckle seat, and is reciprocable between a third position and a fourth position, the blocking The device is in the third position in a normal state, and when the blocking member is located in the fourth position, a portion of the blocking member is located on the pivoting path of the hook body, and the hook body is restricted from the first a position pivoting toward the second position; the fastener includes a tongue plate inserted into the inner space from the lateral opening, the hook body hooking the tongue plate to prevent the fastener from being opposite to the buckle seat Separating, the tongue plate and pushing the stop member from the third position to the fourth position to restrict the hook body from pivoting from the first position to the second position; the push button is movably disposed And outside the buckle seat, and driving the stopper to move from the fourth position to the third position.

Thereby, the push button is applied to drive the stopper to move from the fourth position to the third position, and the fastener can be pulled away from the buckle; in other words, the fastener is to be pulled away When the buckle is released, the push button must be applied first, and then the pivoting action of the hook can be completed, so that the possibility of unfastening the seat belt due to malfunction can be eliminated.

100‧‧‧Lock device

10‧‧‧ buckle seat

12‧‧‧Internal space

14‧‧‧ lateral opening

20‧‧‧

22‧‧‧Hook

24‧‧‧ end face

26‧‧‧ Force Department

30‧‧‧stops

32‧‧‧stop surface

34‧‧‧ force surface

40‧‧‧fasteners

42‧‧‧ tongue plate

42a‧‧‧ recess

50‧‧‧ push button

60‧‧‧First elastic parts

70‧‧‧Second elastic parts

80‧‧‧ linkage device

82‧‧‧ first end

84‧‧‧second end

90‧‧‧ shaft

P1‧‧‧ first position

P2‧‧‧ second position

P3‧‧‧ third position

P4‧‧‧ fourth position

F1‧‧‧ first force

F2‧‧‧second force

C‧‧‧ scheduled trajectory

1 is a cross-sectional view showing a preferred embodiment of the present invention, showing a case where the fastener does not enter the inner space of the buckle seat; FIG. 2 is another cross-sectional view of the preferred embodiment of FIG. 1 showing the tongue of the fastener entering the interior of the buckle seat FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the preferred embodiment of FIG. 1 , showing the appearance of the buckle seat; FIG. 4 is another schematic view of the preferred embodiment of FIG. 1 , illustrating the appearance of the buckle seat and the fastener; FIG. 5 is still another cross-sectional view of the preferred embodiment of FIG. 1 illustrating the actuating direction of the stop member and the hook body when the buckle is disengaged from the buckle seat.

In order to explain the present invention more clearly, the preferred embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 5, a buckle device 100 for a safety belt according to a preferred embodiment is created. The utility model comprises a buckle seat 10, two hook bodies 20, a stopper 30, a fastener 40, a push button 50, two first elastic members 60, two second elastic members 70, and two torque springs. The interlocking device 80 of the example; wherein the buckle seat 10 has an internal space 12 having a lateral opening 14 communicating with the outside; the fastener 40 includes a tongue 42 from which the tongue 42 can be The lateral opening 14 enters the interior space 12.

The hook body 20 is disposed in the inner space 12 of the buckle seat 10, and the hook body 20 has the same structure, and has a hook at one end, so that the hook member 40 and the buckle seat 10 can be coupled to each other without being detached. a portion 22, and the two hooks 20 can be pivoted between a first position P1 shown in FIG. 1 and a second position P2 shown in FIG. 5; the tongue 42 of the fastener 40 has a constriction a neck portion, and a concave portion 42a is formed on each side of the converging neck portion. When the two hook bodies 20 are located at the first position P1, each of the hook portions 22 respectively hooks the recess portion 42a. In addition, the two first elastic members 60 are disposed in the inner space 12 of the buckle seat 10, respectively for pushing the hook body 20 to move toward the first position P1, where the hook body 20 is defined Normally, the first position P1 is located; the force applied to the two hook bodies 20 by the two first elastic members 60 ensures that the hook portions 22 closely hook the corresponding concave portions 42a of the tongue plate 42, so that The fastener 40 can be stably coupled to the buckle seat 10.

The blocking member 30 is disposed in the inner space 12 of the buckle seat 10 and reciprocally movable between a third position P3 shown in FIG. 1 and a fourth position P4 shown in FIG. 2; The elastic member 70 is disposed on the buckle The inner space 12 of the 10 is configured to push the blocking member 30 to move toward the third position P3. Here, the stop member 30 is normally located in the third position P3, and the blocking member is 30 has a second stop surface 32 that is symmetrically disposed.

Each of the hooks 20 has an end surface 24, and the end surface 24 pivots along the predetermined position C along a hook 20 between the first position P1 and the second position P2 (ie, the imaginary seen in FIG. 1) The wire is moved in an arc in the preferred embodiment; each of the linkages (torsion springs) 80 is sleeved on a shaft 90 fixed to the buckle 10 and has a first end 82 and a a second end 84, wherein the first end 82 is in contact with a force receiving surface 34 of the stop member 30, and the tongue 42 of the fastener 40 enters the interior of the buckle opening 10 from the lateral opening 14 In the space 12, the second end 84 is pushed by the tongue 42 of the fastener 40 to move the stopper 30 from the third position P3 to the fourth position P4. When the blocking member 30 is located at the fourth position P4 shown in FIG. 2, the second stopping surface 32 is located on each of the predetermined trajectories C, and is connected to each of the end faces 24 of each of the hooks 20, The hook body 20 is restricted from pivoting from the first position P1 to the second position P2. In other words, when the blocking member 30 is located at the fourth position P4, the two hooks 20 stay at the first position P1, and the fastener 40 is also fixed by the two hook portions 22 of the two hook bodies 20 Can not leave the buckle seat 10.

It should be noted that, in the preferred embodiment, the tongue plate 42 transmits the stop member 30 to the fourth position P4 through the two linkage device 80 as an example of a torsion spring, but the linkage is achieved. The means is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, when the tongue 42 of the fastener 40 enters the inner space 12 from the lateral opening 14 of the buckle 10, the tongue 42 can be pushed. The blocking member 30 is moved from the third position P3 to the fourth position P4, so that the blocking member 30, the two hook bodies 20 and the fastening member 40 achieve the matching relationship as described above, thereby allowing The fastener 40 and the buckle 10 cannot be separated from each other.

The push button 50 is movably disposed outside the buckle seat 10 and is coupled to the stopper member 30. The push button 50 can be externally applied, and a first force F1 is applied in conjunction with the stopper member 30. The stopper 30 moves from the fourth position P4 from the third position P3; each of the hooks 20 has a force receiving portion 26 opposite to the other end of the hook portion 22, and the force receiving portion 26 protrudes from the buckle portion 10, and can be forced by the second force F2 to move the hook 20 from the first position P1 to the second position P2. As shown in FIG. 5, if the user wants to take the fastener 40 out of the inner space 12 of the buckle seat 10, the user needs to push the push button 50, thereby applying the first force F1 to the stopper 30. The stopper 30 is moved to the third position P3. Since the storage of the compression of the second elastic members 70 is released, the user does not need to work too hard to push the push button 50; The second stop surface 32 of the piece 30 no longer abuts the end surface 24 of the two hook body 20, so the user can apply the second force F2 to the force receiving portion 26 of the two hook body 20 to make each The hook body 20 moves from the first position P1 to the second position P2. When the two hooks 20 are located at the second position P2, the two recesses 42a of the tongue 42 are separated from the hooks 22 of the two hooks, and the fastener 40 can be from the side of the buckle 10 The second end 84 of the two linkages (torsion springs) 80 can additionally provide a force to push against the tongue 42 . The fastener 40 is self-locking from the buckle 10 . The lateral opening 14 is ejected.

It should be particularly noted that the hook body 20, the first elastic member 60, the second elastic member 70, the linking device 80, and the recess 42a of the tongue plate 42 of the preferred embodiment are two in number and symmetrically disposed. However, the number and location of such components are not limited by the present invention. In other preferred embodiments, a seat belt buckle device including only one of the above components may be designed, but the components thereof are matched and The manner of actuation is similar to that of the buckle device 100 of the preferred embodiment, and details are not described herein.

According to the previous description, the locking device of the creative seat belt After the buckle 10 is combined with the fastener 40, the button 10 cannot be easily separated. The user needs to push the push button 50 and cooperate with the pivoting action of the hook 20 to release the fastener 40 from the buckle. Block 10, thereby preventing the seat belt from being untied due to malfunction, and effectively ensuring safety. The above description is only for the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the equivalent structural changes of the present invention and the scope of the patent application are intended to be included in the scope of the patent.

100‧‧‧Lock device

10‧‧‧ buckle seat

12‧‧‧Internal space

14‧‧‧ lateral opening

20‧‧‧

22‧‧‧Hook

24‧‧‧ end face

26‧‧‧ Force Department

30‧‧‧stops

32‧‧‧stop surface

34‧‧‧ force surface

40‧‧‧fasteners

42‧‧‧ tongue plate

42a‧‧‧ recess

60‧‧‧First elastic parts

70‧‧‧Second elastic parts

80‧‧‧ linkage device

82‧‧‧ first end

84‧‧‧second end

90‧‧‧ shaft

P1‧‧‧ first position

P3‧‧‧ third position

C‧‧‧ scheduled trajectory

Claims (8)

A buckle device for a seat belt, comprising: a buckle seat having an inner space, wherein the inner space has a side opening and a communication with the outside; a hook body is disposed in the inner space of the buckle seat, and Pivoting between a first position and a second position, the hook body is in the first position in a normal state; a stop member is disposed in the inner space of the buckle seat, and can be in a third Reciprocatingly moving between the position and the fourth position, wherein the blocking member is in the third position in a normal state, and when the blocking member is in the fourth position, a portion of the stopping member is located in the hook body Pivoting the path, and restricting the hook body from pivoting from the first position to the second position; a fastener comprising a tongue plate, the tongue plate being inserted into the inner space from the lateral opening, the hook body hook Holding the tongue plate so that the fastener cannot be separated from the buckle seat, and the tongue plate pushes the stopper to move from the third position to the fourth position to restrict the hook body from the first position to the The second position pivots; a push button is movably disposed outside the buckle and drives the block Member moves from the fourth position to the third position. The buckle device of the safety belt of claim 1, wherein the hook body has a hook at one end, the tongue of the fastener has a recess, and when the hook is in the first position, the hook body The hook hooks the recess of the tongue so that the fastener cannot be separated from the buckle. The buckle device of the safety belt of claim 2, wherein the hook body has a force receiving portion opposite to the other end of the hook portion, and the force receiving portion protrudes outside the buckle seat and is driven by an external force to generate the hook body. Pivot. The buckle device of the safety belt of claim 1, wherein the stopper has a blocking surface, the hook body has an end surface, the end surface moves with the pivoting of the hook body; and the fourth position is The stopping member has a blocking surface located on the pivoting path of the hook body and abutting the end surface to restrict the hook body from pivoting from the first position to the second position. The buckle device of the seat belt of claim 1, further comprising a linkage device for receiving the pushing of the tongue of the fastener to drive the stopper to move from the third position to the first Four positions. The fastener device of claim 5, wherein the linkage device comprises a torsion spring, the torsion spring is sleeved on a shaft fixed to the buckle seat, the torsion spring has a first end and a first a second end, wherein the first end is in contact with a force receiving surface of the stopper, and the second end is pushed by the tongue of the fastener to move the stopper from the third position to the first Four positions. The buckle device of the seat belt of claim 1, further comprising a first elastic member disposed in the inner space of the buckle seat for pushing the hook body to the first position Move in direction. The buckle device of the seat belt of claim 1 further includes a second elastic member disposed in the inner space of the buckle seat for pushing the stopper to the third Move in the direction of the position.