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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2000
Yutaka Yamaguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Akihiro Shiota, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshihiko Kawai, Tokyo, JP;
Tadayuki Asako, Tokyo, JP;
Takaaki Kimura, Tokyo, JP;
Takata Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a buckle for a seat belt, lower ends of side walls of an operational button is positioned at a level lower than lower ends of guide portions of a base, and an upper surface of a portion of a lower cover defining a tongue-insertion opening is positioned at a level higher than an upper surface of a bottom of the base. Therefore, when a tongue is engaged with the buckle, an engaging portion of the tongue touches at least one of the side walls of the operational button made of resin, and the portion of the lower cover made of resin. Thus, the tongue is prevented from touching the guide portions and the bottom of the base made of metal, thereby preventing a noise due to the metal-to-metal contact when the tongue is inserted into the buckle and engaged with the buckle. Therefore, a jar on an occupant's nerve when wearing the seat belt can be avoided.