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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2005
Yutaka Yamaguchi, Hikone, JP;
Yoshiyuki Nakano, Hikone, JP;
Hiroshi Tomita, Omihachiman, JP;
Tadayuki Asako, Shiga, JP;
Toshiyuki Konishi, Shiga, JP;
Yutaka Yamaguchi, Hikone, JP;
Yoshiyuki Nakano, Hikone, JP;
Hiroshi Tomita, Omihachiman, JP;
Tadayuki Asako, Shiga, JP;
Toshiyuki Konishi, Shiga, JP;
Takata Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A buckle device that includes a buckle with which a tongue supported by a seat belt becomes engaged, and buckle-moving device which moves the buckle between a storage position at which the buckle is stored when the buckle is not used and a use position at which the buckle is retained in a used state in which the seat belt is fastened. The buckle may be hidden in the vehicle seat at the storage position. The buckle does not obstruct the occupant when the occupant sits on or gets off the vehicle seat, and the occupant can smoothly sit on or get off the vehicle seat.