Nissan Motor Company Limited

Fuji Kiko Co., Ltd.

Yoshinobu Kondo

Hideoki Matsuoka

Yoshimasa Kataumi

Hideyuki Nagashima

A structure of a pedal such as an acceleration pedal, a clutch pedal, or a brake pedal for a vehicle in provided. This structure includes generally a pedal pad detachably supported by a pedal arm, a housing integrally formed on the pedal pad, and a mass having a preselected weight for absorbing vibration transmitted through the pedal arm. The mass includes first and second sections, the first section is inserted into the housing to be retained in the pedal pad and the second section extends outside the housing. Thus, various types of masses having different widths in the exposed second section can be attached to the pedal pad to adjust the resonance frequency of the pedal arm.

Vibration proofing structure of pedal for vehicle

A covering structure of a guide rail fixed to an inner wall of a vehicle body, within which is slidably guided a slide member connected to a seat belt which comprises: a decorative cover covering the guide rail and slide member and flexible yarn-like bodies in the form of a brush at lower edges of the decorative cover, thereby preventing dust from entering an opening of the guide rail and a hand or a finger of a child from being jammed by the slide member and guide rail and obtaining a more aesthetical appearance of the guide rail.

Covering structure of a guide rail for a seat belt

A position memory device for a reclining seat to memorize tilted positions of a seat back. The memory device includes a memory wheel adapted to be rotated with movements of the seat back, a reset cam integrally formed with the memory wheel, and a reset lever urging against the reset cam so as to rotate the memory wheel relative to the seat back. Two memory switches adapted to engage respective ends of a recessed portion of the memory wheel to sense when the memory wheel is rotated to a determined position with the seat back in the memorized position, thereby improving the accuracy of returned positions of the seat back and decreasing operative forces of the reset lever.

Position memory device

An emergency escape device for seat belts comprising a buckle including a latch mechanism, a tongue operative to be engaged with and disengaged from the buckle, a fixed operative member fitted to a retractor, and a release means movably fitted to the retractor and operative to disengage the tongue from the buckle.

Emergency escape device for seat belts

A covering construction of a guide rail for housing the sliding member of a passive type safety seat belt of an automotive vehicle comprises a plastic cover sheet applied on the opening of the guide rail and having a slit normally closed by the sheet member which allows the sliding member to move freely therein.

Covering construction of a guide rail

A passive seat belt arrangement has an improved belt carrying mechanism which comprises a track member diagonally mounted on a vehicular hinged door, and a wheeled belt carrying device which runs in the track member to carry an intermediate portion of the seat belt for preparing easy-enter and occupant restraining positions of the belt in response to opening and closing movements of the door.

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Yoshinobu Kondo