| 摘要 |
<p>According to the present invention there is provided a ball and socket mounting arrangement for a buckle for a vehicle safety restraint seat belt, comprising: a rivet (30); a ball member (1) comprising an attachment section (3) and a ball section (2) formed with a hole therethrough for receiving the rivet (30); a first (10) and a second (20) socket member, each having an attachment section (9) and a socket section (8) with a hole (11) formed for receiving the rivet (30), wherein each of the attachment sections (3,9) has at least one fixing hole (5,12) and wherein, upon assembly of the mounting arrangement, the rivet (30) holds the ball section (2) between the first (10) and second (20) socket sections. <??>The first (10) and second (20) socket sections may each be of identical shape. This has advantages in manufacturing costs. They are made so that the socket section (10,20) is a hollow half sphere and the attachment section (9) is offset to one side of the socket section (10,20). Thus when the two hollow half spherical socket sections (10,20) are turned to face each other, the two attachment sections (9) lie laterally adjacent each other forming a symmetrical arrangement with two fixing holes (12) and surrounding the ball section (2). <IMAGE></p> |
