SEATBELT ANCHOR ASSEMBLY

摘要

A seatbelt anchor assembly includes a ferrule, a cable, and seatbelt buckle. The ferrule can be mounted at one end to a seat base or other mounted structure of the vehicle, and can further include an anti-rotation pin that is received in a locating hole of the seat base to limit rotation of the ferrule during mounting and during normal occupant use. The pin can be made from aluminum or other material that can shear off in response to a dynamic vehicle load, allowing the ferrule to pivot about its mounting location to align the loads. The ferrule can be in the form of a blank including a body portion and a head portion having a pair of ears, and can include a recess between the ear portions and the body portion to limit tension in the ferrule when the ferrule is crimped to mount a cable thereto.

主权项

1. A vehicle restraint apparatus for a motor vehicle belt restraint system and adapted for connection with a structural component of a motor vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
an elongate ferrule having a restraint component mounting portion, a vehicle mounting portion, and a body portion therebetween, the vehicle mounting portion having a mounting aperture therein for being pivotally mounted to a structural component of a motor vehicle; a seatbelt restraint component coupled to the restraint component mounting portion of the ferrule; a pin attached to the body portion of the ferrule, wherein the pin is made from a material having a lower shear strength than the material of the ferrule, and the pin is configured for being inserted into a hole or disposed against a surface of a corresponding vehicle structure to limit rotation of the ferrule about the mounting aperture in response to a load exerted on the ferrule that is below a first predetermined level, and further configured to shear off in response to a load exerted on the ferrule that is above the predetermined level to allow the ferrule to pivot about the mounting aperture.