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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2011
Ulrich Klafke, Kirchlinteln, DE;
Mario Eckmann, Verden, DE;
Ole Scharnberg, Hamburg, DE;
Jens Albrecht, Hamburg, DE;
Sandra Kleinke, Hamburg, DE;
Wolf Ulrich Wachter, Elmshorn, DE;
Ulrich Klafke, Kirchlinteln, DE;
Mario Eckmann, Verden, DE;
Ole Scharnberg, Hamburg, DE;
Jens Albrecht, Hamburg, DE;
Sandra Kleinke, Hamburg, DE;
Wolf Ulrich Wachter, Elmshorn, DE;
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A shell element for the buckle cover of a seat belt buckle is disclosed. The shell element comprises a base body made of a hard elastomer and an outer and an inner surface. So that when the buckle cover bears against a further vehicle element with a hard surface, no wear and no undesirable noise is generated and so that the seat belt buckle permanently has attractive visual and haptic properties, a further element made of a soft elastomer is directly connected to the base body and is connected thereto by a material and/or positive connection, said further element forming at least one part of the outer surface of the shell element.