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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2001
Burckhard Becker, Solingen, DE;
Michael Hennicke, Solingen, DE;
Abstract
The vehicle seat of a vehicle has a seat carrier with a side part, a buckle of a safety belt positioned thereon and a vertically adjustable underframe. The underframe is provided with a sector gear. An engaging element is arranged on the seat carrier and is designed to cooperate with the sector gear. During normal, non-accidental circumstances, the sector gear is in a rest position in which the engaging element is free from the sector gear. The buckle is connected to an upper end of a rope that cooperates with the engaging element. In an accident situation the engaging element engages the sector gear. A tightening unit for the belt has a driving cylinder. The rope is deflected in its direction at a point of deflection. A lower portion of the rope runs substantially in longitudinal direction of the side part. The other end of the rope is arranged on the driving cylinder. A holder for the tightening unit is provided on the side part.