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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 1988
Filed:
Jul. 22, 1986
Osamu Tokugawa, Kanagawa, JP;
NSK Warner K.K., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A seat belt anchor mechanism includes an anchor stay defining interlocking teeth, a base plate displaceable together with an associated vehicle seat along the anchor stay, an interlocking means fixed on the base plate for engagement with any one of the interlocking teeth in the event of an emergency, means for mounting the base plate on the seat in such a way that the interlocking means is displaceable in a direction which crosses the sliding direction of the seat, and a cover member displaceable between a normal position and an emergency position. In the normal position, at least a part of the cover member is interposed between the anchor stay and the interlocking means so as prevent the interlocking means from engaging any one of the interlocking teeth. In the emergency position, said at least a part of the cover member is retreated from the space between the anchor stay and the interlocking means so as to allow the interlocking means to engage any one of the interlocking teeth.