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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 1997
Filed:
May. 28, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Shinichi Yasui, Nagoya, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2808012 ; 280808 ; 297483 ;
Abstract
A collision energy absorbing structure of a vehicle seat belt device is provided with a guide rail, a slider, and a slip joint. The guide rail (14) includes a vertically extending slit (20) and a pair of flanges (24, 25) which make resistance against deformation of the guide rail in the inward direction of the passenger compartment. The slider (16) is attached to the guide rail with nails (50) deformable under a load larger than a predetermined one in the outward direction of the passenger compartment and disposed in the guide rail outward thereof. The slip joint (18) is attached to the slider and disposed in the guide rail inward thereof.