Patent ID: 9707927
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: A44B,B60R,H01H,H02G

Claim:
1. A seatbelt buckle apparatus for a motor vehicle, comprising: a cover defining an inlet and an outlet; a buckle housing at least partially covered by the cover and configured to provide at least part of a structure for selectively coupling a seatbelt latch plate received through the inlet to the seatbelt buckle apparatus; a projection feature projecting from or adjacent to the buckle housing; a switch housing disposed adjacent to the buckle housing spaced apart from the projection feature; a switch disposed at least in part in and/or on the switch housing and configured to monitor whether the seatbelt latch plate is coupled or not coupled to the seatbelt buckle apparatus; a switch wire harness in communication with the switch and extending from the switch housing through and pass the outlet; and a strain relief-guide feature that is spaced apart from the switch housing and that carries and/or guides a section of the switch wire harness so as to provide strain relief to the switch wire harness between the strain relief-guide feature and the switch housing when a force is applied to the switch wire harness downstream from the strain relief-guide feature, wherein the strain relief-guide feature is part of a wire harness guide structure that is mounted on the projection feature or is defined at least in part by the cover.