Patent ID: 6273469
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
An assembly for use in a vehicle, said assembly comprising:a webbing guide for guiding movement of seat belt webbing in the vehicle;a fastener for mounting said webbing guide in position in the vehicle, said fastener including a head portion and a longitudinal axis;a resilient cover including a cover portion covering said head portion of said fastener and at least a portion of said webbing guide; andan energy absorbing structure insertable between said webbing guide and said resilient cover,said energy absorbing structure having a base wall with a base surface and an outer periphery, a plurality of parallel, spaced apart, planar first ribs extending from said base surface toward said webbing guide, and a plurality of spaced apart second ribs extending from said base surface toward said webbing guide, said first ribs and said second ribs being located within said outer periphery,at least one each of said first and second planar ribs extending transverse to each other and intersecting such that said one first planar rib extends toward one side of said one second planar rib and away from another side of said one second planar rib forming a cross that extends away from said base surface toward said webbing guide, said first and second planar ribs deforming to absorb energy of an impact to an outer surface portion of said resilient cover.